Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-08-21

Specially reported for the HERALD.
Last Thursday our bows went to Cole
brook to play the return game with the
Colcbrook nine. Notwithstanding the
rain Wednesday, the weather was very
fine Thursday, and the ground was in
good condition. In talking with the
boys ON the train, the opinion that the
COlebrookS would win was very gcuer-
ally expressed, but they declared that the
COlcbrooks would work for every score
that they got. We reached Colcbrook
at 1890, and manager Gonya took the
nine to the hcld for a little preliminary
practice. We found the ground to he
very different from that our bows had
been accustomed to play on. The out
field was very rough, III some places look
ing as ii it had at some time been plowcd
and never Smoothcd. There was sharp
rise from second to third, making it very
difficult to steal third base, and this last
was out OF sight of the umpire. The
ground is LAID out the reverse Of ours, the
sun shining full i'll the eyes of the hclders.
making it almost impusS bic to find the
! balls 1attcd to the outfcld. After Il
good dinner III the Monadnock House. the
boys donncd their uniforms and went to
the ground prepared Ito do or die ="
The ColebrookS not being able to furnish
an umpire, Mr. Darling was called to fill
that important position, and did it TO
the satisfaction OF everyone. Bailey, the
pitcher, suffering from lame arm
Clarke, the second baScman, was called
/ to the box, and the game commenced at
, clock. HOdsdcn pitched the nine inn
! ings for our team in manner that could
not be c>cellcd by any country pitcher in
the State. The first three innings were
genuine surprises to everybody. Neither
SIDE made Il run, and Hodsdcn shut ont
the Colcbrooks completely. Clarlie's
! pitching was more difficult for our boys
/ to get on to than was Bailev's, and
! Crawford caught i'll an uncxceptionablc
manner. The feldcrs gave the battery
much better support than when they
were here, which may be owing to the
new men who played in this game. The
support given Hodsden and Flahcrty
WAS good, but not equal to that given
. them here, our boys finding it very diff
cult to Iun over the rough ground to
catch the balls battcd to the outheld on
account Of the glaring sun i'll their faces.
! \ unique catch was made by LatOnta
/ VINO. when seeing the ball coming to-
wards him, put up his hands, shut his
eyes, and caught the ball. Flahcrty
worked one OF his neat tricks on base
runner who took first ON balls The run
ner stepped OFT the base. and stood look
ing at the pitcher, when l'laherty threw
the ball to first and to the runners great
surprise and chagrin he fOund himscliout.
THIS was great hit; for after that the
, Colcbrook C0achcrS found it almost inn
possible to get their men to play of from
first base. Hodsdcn gave four men bases
ON balls and hit one Clarke hit orc and
gave three bases on balls. Our boys were
enthusiastically chccrcd when they made
good plays, and in hatrespcct fairly divid-
cd the honorS with the Colybrook team.
The Colcbrooks were model hosts. ard
extended to our boys every courtesy in
their power. 1t was unanimously dccd-
ed that II we must be beaten Il WAS 4
pleasure to be defeated by such pleasant
and gentlcmauly boys as the Colcbrooks.
The score by innings:
lnnings......,.......l . : ; = 9
Colebrnoks ..............O u . q SIS
Island Ponds ..."..,...O o o o l -