St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-16
BASE BALL VICTORY.
The st. JOhnsburys Trim LyndOnVilles
in a Ten Inning Contest.

"Play BALL" That's what the umpire
said on the campus Saturday afternoon
and both nines made good. To be sure,
it won't go down in base ball annals
with the Is inning Amherst Princeton
game which the New Jersey boys won by
one score, but it was acknowledged to be
the best game of ball ever played in St.
Johnsbury and there have been many
rattliug good games here in the past 20
years. 1t was easy enough Saturday
night to tell who had been to the game
for il you met a man who was so hoarse
he couldn't talk it was prima facie evil
dence that he had rooted for the home
nine that afternoon. 1t was a pretty
game to watch as there were only three
errors on both sides and only three men
saw third base. Philip Thompson pitched
the game of his life, striking out 10 men
and was splendidly backed up by Catcher
Pebbles, OF the Woodsvile nine. Two
other Woodsville players, Lyons and
Aldrich, played with our nine and will be
with them the rest OF the season. The
Lyndonville pitcher did good work and
was excellently supported. The home
nine led in batting, Adrich's three bag.
ger in the tenth inning winning the
game.
The game commenced with Lyndon
vile at the bat. Watson flied out to
Head and Hazel and Leonard struck out.
St. Johnsbury came in and Carr struck
out, while Pebbles was quickly put out
by Charland and Lynch batted to the
pitcher who soon put him out. Essenter
opened the second inning with fly to
Carr, Lanctot struck out and Charland
batted a high ball which Thompson
gathered in. Racette and Aldrch both
hit the ball, but were put out at first by
the third baseman and second baseman
respectively, and Lyons was hit by
batted ball. Priest opened the third inn
ing with a long fly which Lynch cap
tured, Dodge hit safe and stole second,
and the Lyndonville boys looked up.
But Currier was put out easy by bat
to the pitcher and Watson famed the
air to the great delight of the crowd.
Head and Thompson both found the ball,
but their flies were caught by Hazel and
Watson respectively. Peck got good
hit to lett field, but Dodge was there and
made good catch. In the fourth inn
ing Hazel, Leonard and Lanctot all
struck out, but just before the latter
famed Essenter sent fly out into center
field which Racette dropped. St. Johns
bury missed good chance to score in
the last halt of this inning as Carr made
a hit and stole second. Pebbles struck
out and Lynch made a sacrifice hit
which brought Carr to third base.
Essenter passed Head and Thompson
foued out to Leonard. In the fifth inn
ing Charland got hit, but it did not
help much as Priest flied out to Carr and
Dodge and Currier struck out. Peck
reached first on Hazels error. but was
put out stealing second. Both Racette
and Aldrich struck out. In the sixth inn
ing only three OF the visiting nine got
chance to bat. Watson flied out to AID
rich, Hazel was put out by Peck and
Leonard sent a liner to Head which the
latter soon sent to first base Lyons
was out to Currier, Carr struck out,
Pebbles made splendid hit to lett field,
but Lynch struck out and the sixth inn
ing ended like all the preceding ones with
no score on either side.
Essenter opened the seventh inning by
sending fly to Lyons, Lanctot was out
by short bat to the pitcher who threw
to first, Charland made a safe hit, but
was left on the base by Priest striking
out. Head went out to Charland,
Thompson was out by Hazel's throw to
first and Peck struck out. The one, two,
three order continued on both sides in
the eighth inning. Dodge flied out to
Lynch, Currier sent ball into the pitch
er's hands ard Watson batted a fly to
Carr. For the St. Johnsburys Racette
was put out by Lanctot, Aldrich struck
out and Lyons was out OF bunt. The
ninth inning opened with a safe hit by
Hazel, Leonard was put out by Racette
Essenter batted to the short stop and
was out and Lanctot struck out. Carr
came in and sent fly into Curriers'
hands, Lynch made a safe hit and was
advanced by a sacrifice hit by Head, but
the ninth inning ended when Thompson's
fly was caught by Watson. The excite.
ment was intense at the opening of the
tenth and last inning. Charland reach.
ed first on wild throw by Racette, but
Priest was out to Head who made a
fine slide to the base and caught Char
land, Dodge batted a fly to Lynch.
Peck opened the inning by sending fly
to Dodge, Racette got his base on balls,
Aldrich got three base hit and brought
Racette in and the game was won.
Following is the score:
ST. JoHNsBURY.