St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-22
Hanover Twice.

mails Defeated Twice BY Wide
Margin. visitors Bat Both Pitchers
uard in opening Game. Errors
partly responsible for Second
Defeat
III, St. Johnsbury base ball team
- their season before a good sized
blast Wednesday and although the
CIV" shoes we're all in the Hanover
w.. i wa shown that Manager Hig-
' s.a has some base ball material that
III. round into shape before many days |
1I 1 max, some of the fastest teams sit
%. .od take notice. The initial game
" 70 the visitors, 10 to 3, but it is a
sel l;arent fact that after the fourth in
! gaI the Only score made was credited
lDS Iohnsbury, which goes to show
~sst thew are capable OF when the stage
n.y. Esn+tben opened the game for St.
E.b NV and the New Hampshire lads
O ut ~ his delivery like ducks to water.
I y .hs frst inning single, triple and
. ~ ~ errors gave the visitors three runs
IT WI. the locals went out in order. In
s ". '.cond TWO doubles. single and an
Wv r.or cave Hanover two more. st.
I I'i~ scored in this inning. Higgins
H. 2'I Il ont for three bases and Smythe
i III down a pretty single, scoring him:
H Higgins had passed the word to Laird
;, he warming up as he might be
.O,l.d mon before long and when Wor-
n .S.n Took the bench after the second the
' 'u fayorite was sent to the slab.
h TSs change didn't seem to bother the
. ~ much, however, and Laird's
fr,t two innings were almost an exact
,.oetion of Worthen's experience.
h three singles, base on balls and an
..bsr error sent the visitors score up to
.rbt in the third and the locals also
n Gathered in another on base hit, a base
an halls and two errors.
" The he, 6rst Hanover man up in the fourth
vslked and the next singled, a passed
Son 6lled the bases and two scored ON a
elders choice before the inning ended.
q NV" pulled himself together after this
-.rtoti6n and during the rest of the
Y came he had them under his wing.
81 Iobnsburv's last score came in the
d sigbtb, the result of smashing three
4 5sgger by Smythe and single by Hale:
Smythes catch of a fly in the third
Il base bleachers after a long run from lett
h feld was a sensational feature and called
q forth a round of applause.
Fl The score:
81 Innings 2 3 5 s 9 RI B
Hanover 3 0 o o O. 10 IL 5
MI o. o 0 l O. 3 9
Batteries Jacobs Reed and Harrison.
81 Worthen Laird and Higgins.
One of the old time crowds turned out
a Saturday to witness the second game
between Hanover and the locals. The
y GRAND stand was we'll filled and the
beachers along first and third base
E lines, not to mention the railroad track
Il and lumber piles from the campu:
almost as far as the eye could reach
q and considerably farther than the turn
stae man could reach, Notwithstanding
the help Of a deputy sheriff and severa
Il policemen.
The visitors returned from their up
n state campaign with a few victorie:
and couple of good drubbings to their
credit, and the local fans were confident
that Higgins colts would even up to-
Wednesdays defeat, but it was not Sc
ordained
Smythe and Hoban opposed eacl
other in the box and although eacl
allowed but eight hits, the visiting
twirer kept the bingles scattered SO the!
81 did but little damage except IN the
ninth, when the locals got to him with
vengeance. and ran in three tallies
Smythe was a bit wild at times ant
passed up six men besides hitting one
andnearly every slip occurred when !
meant something to the visitors. Adj
to this the fact that St. Johnsbur,
made nine errors and the secrets out.
Capt. Higgins made few changes II
the lineup for Saturdays game. Berr.
a was imported for the occasion ant
III played the second sack in finished style
as well as doing some grand site
work Skip was sent into the cente
garden and although nothing came hi
way he made up at the bat and o.
bases for what he didn't get chance t
do lin the field.
Peck was back on first and it was n
surprise to the fans to see him put up
Z grand game In fact it is always expect
ed Of the initial sacker. His pickup {
avid throw that was started for tn
river in the eighth was the pretties
piece OF work seen on the grounds for
long time and the spectators Shove
that they liked that kind of base ball.
The story Of the game is almost who'll
a story Of errors, misplays and los
chances. Dudley, the first man up, ptu
lpan easy fly to Bryant, which tt
latter muied Wainwright famed an
Il Jacobs forced Dudley out at secontt
Smythe put on more steam and !
Hoban also went out by the air line.
st. Iohnsbury Jared better in their hal
Ambal got a pretty bingle and sto
second, Peck was out on an easy II
and Smythe took the count, but kimba
IN the meantime had stolen third, whel
he waited for Berry's pretty single I
score BRYANT was out on a fly. ~
next two innings brought neither SIC
anything.
In the fourth inning began the slaugl
Ter by Hanover. Jacobs drew a pas
and o. Hoban famed. His brother g