Connecticut western news., 1900-08-16
CANAAN VS LIME ROCK.

The mOSt ENCltIng 9dne fldyeu Tn This Section this Season. Canaan Victorious.
 The Canaan base ball nine has won victories before but there never was g more glorious one than that achieved over the confident Lime Rock aggrega- tion last Thursday afternoon. The Cs- naans knew they had mans job on their hands so got together what they considered fairly good nine and al- though they had not played together before they started for Lime Rock &C., companied by about fifty base ball en- thusiasts. determ ined to put up good fight and give their opponents an argu- ment that wonld test their metal. Lime Rock has an enviable base ball Sscord as we'll as reputation. They are we'll organized and equipped and bask in the perpetual sunshine of home ap- preval and support, a condition not realized by the Canaan boys. At their hands the triumphant Lees 'met their Waterloo" and the thought that Canaan could put up any kind of an argument with them never punctured their minds. That they failed to reckon on thelr host" is shown by the following detail of the game.
 The line up of the hines were as fol- lows: Canaan-R Stanton b, Thomp- son 9 b, Guernsey p, Christie of, Par sons c, Garvin ss, Bierce If, Quinn If, F. Stanton b.
 Lime Rock-Mead of, Amundson p, Mover 0, Clarey b. Silvernail b. Ly- man If, Hubbard ss, Murtch If, Norton b.
 MT Washington of Lakeville umpired The game to the entire satisfaction of all interested. The game was called at about o'clock with the Canaans at bat. R. Stanton and Thompson flied out and Guernsey died at first. The Csnasns had no trouble iu finding Amundson's B curves but Guernsey was a conundrum which the Lime Rocks could not master, their excellent field work succeeded in keeping the score down and the game interesting. The first three men at bat for the Lime Rocks were retired in suc- ce sion and the inning closed with neither side scoring.
 In the second Christie died at first on . single, Parsons famed out and Gar van was thrown out at first; Clarey died at first, Silvernail gained first on a sin- gle, Lyman and Hubbard struck out. In the third. Bierce. Quinn and F. Stanton were retired; Murtch hit safe and scored on Mead's single, Mead and Amundson were retired. R. Stsnton flied out in the fourth, Thompson hit a two-bagger, the longest hit of the game, Guernsey made single, Christie fan ned and Parsons safe hit allowed Guernsey and Thompson to score while Garvan struck out. Silvernail scored for the Lime Rocks and the inning closed with the score 2 to 2
 In the fifth and sixth neither side scored. By this time the large crowd in attendance was nearly wild with ex. citement. Both teams were on theil metal and played ball that was ball such ball as is seldom seen on country diamond-encouraged by the frantic ciies of the crowd. In the seventh Norton scored for Lime Rock and both sides were shut out in the eighth with the score 3 to in fsyor of Lime Rock An expression of mingled satisfaction and pleasure settled upon the ia ,es oi the Lime Rock supporters which was contrasted by look of resignation up on the Canaanite's as the hines took their positions for the final inning. Every ything pointed towards Csnaan's defeat but with two men out they made glorious rally and amid deafening cries, shouts and "cat calls" from the excited spectators, retired victorious from the field covered with dust and precipitation and deluged with the con. grstulations of their friends.
 | Lyman relieved Amundson at the boa and the inning was played as follows Christie stopped at first on a groundel to Norton. Parsons died at home and Garvin walked on balls. Bierce hi safe to right field taking first and send ing Garvin to second. Quinn walked on hit ball, placing three men or bases. F. Stanton. with two strike, called, hit safe over short stop and two runs were scored by Garvin and Bierct on tumble while Quinn retired a third. The Lime Rocks were shut ou and this. the best game of the season il this section was at an end. The Ca nsans came home flushed with victory and reviewed the game to their admir- friends who were all sorry they wer, not present.