Connecticut western news., 1907-09-05
M|LLERTON WINS
 GOOD BALL CAME
DEFEATS CANAAN IN THE NINTH
It was one of the Cleanest Games of Base Ball Ever PIayed-The Teams are Very Evenly Matched-Story of the Contest.

tne COnleSt,
 Millerton batsmen
 Were there with their sticks.
 Canaan five,
 Millerton six.
 That, in nutshell. is the story of the contest on the Millerton diamond Satur- day between the Millerton and Canaan base ball teams. But it was good game, a rattling good game. If Canaan could have had all of Its regular players, the result might have been different, but perhaps not. as the Millerton boys were also short one of thelr best men.
 We don't know when we have taken more solid comfort watching the national game than on this day. when we sat on one of those silver trimmed hemlock cushions, of which there are couple on the Mi1lerton grounds. It was an exhl- bitioHof good, clean base ball; no kick ing, no wrangling, no profanity, not thing to mar the interest of the contest. The Canaan base ball team is composed of gentlemen and they never met more gentlemanly lot of players than the Mil lerton boys. And right here let us say that we believe that the Millerton team is composed of the nine best amateur ball tossers in that section of New York state. Their pitcher, MT. Hughes, is one of the best we have seen this season, in fact, he is the only one who has made a favorable showing against pitcher Frank Stauton of tho Canaan team. They are very evenly matched.
 There are two Burns boys on the Mil lerton team and anyone familiar with the Burns genealogy knows that man by that name can play base ball. Their uncle "Jack" was the mainstay of the famous Chatham Monitors several years ago and he was also head liner on the New York fire department team. Their uncle "Tom" was also a ball tos- ser of repute on the Chatham team in by-gone years and it is as natural for these MilIerton nephews to play base ball as to take their daily rations. Per- haps the balance of the team had base ballistic ancestors and perhaps they didn't- At any rate they all know the game and play it we'll.
 It seemed to be an off day forC Canaan s best hitters. And all players have these days, days when it is doubtful if they could hit balloon with snow shovel Never mind who they were, for the game is over with and Canaan was fairly and squarely beaten.
 Umpire Bates has the reputation of being square man and we believe he IS. Two or three first base decisions were open to criticism, but MT. Bates believed them to be right and they probably did not affect the score.
 But enough of this, and to the story of the game Here it is in nine slices:
 Slice one It opened with Canaan at bat Ralph Stanton was the first man up, hit to R. Burns and was thrown out at first. Thompson hit to left for base, Weymouth sent foul part way to Anne mia and then struck out. Thompson stole second, sF. Stanton hit to Hughes and was out at first. For Millerton, Charles Ryan lifted the ball skyward and it fell into Bierce's glove and stayed there. Barnum hit for base. went to second and was put out trying to reach third. Traver famed. No runs.
 Second-P. Stanton struck out, Whit tier hit to R. Burns and was out at first, Charles Ryan gathered in Merriman' $ fly. Millerton, R. Burns was hit by a pitched ball and took first. Jsnks hit to F. Stanton, who threw low to head off Burns at second and Jenks reached first. Burns was thrown out by Weymouth while attempting to reach third and Jenks stole second. Weymouth dropped H. Rion's third strike, Rlon reached first and Jenks went to second. Jenks tried to reach home on Grants hit to F. Stan ton and was out at the plate. H. Rion was put out trying to steal home No runs.
 Third-Bierce and Cudney both hit to Traver and were thrown out at first. R. Stanton fouled to Barnum. Millerton, J. Burns famed, Hughes reached first on lawn mower to third which R. Stan ton failed to stop, Charles Ryan did the same thing and advanced Hughes to second Barnum famed. Traver banged the sphere to center for three bases, SCOT ing Hughes and Ryan. R. Burns made three huge slashes in the atmosphere. Two runs for Millerton.1
 Fourth-H Rion gathered in Thomp- sons fly, Weymouth was given a free pass to first and went to second on F. Stanton's nice hit to center. P. Stanton