Connecticut western news., 1908-10-15
CANAAN B RUNS
 GT. HARRINGTON 5
VISITORS PLAYED POOR BASE BALL

VISITORS PLAYED POOR BASE BALL Stanton Adds 12 Strike Outs to His
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 On Saturday afternoon about l25 loyal fans and Harnesses" (uot counting the dozen or fifteen on the track gathered on frail birds outside) what Manager Roraback would have us believe IS Athletic park" to witness game ot ball between the Canaan league team and the Great Burlington.
 When a crowd will stand and shlver through nine innings of the brand ot base ball which was presented there It is evidence conclusive hat thelr enthusiasm for t;ie national game IS the sort that won't come off. The Ca naanites played better game than several they played during the league season. It was evident that it was one of the those days when they could have delivered d giit-edged article oI base ball had it been necessary for them to make half an effort TO win the game. Grown Was in the box for the visitors but lacked efr,rtiyenpss and the manner ill which the Canaan timber went against the sphere for singles and doubles was cantlon. On the other hand the visitors hit the ball when Stanton chose to have them and faaned when he didn't.
 Crown retired after the seventh nm inu because of the miserable support which his team mates gave him. 1t was an of day for them and errors piled up rapidlv. He was succeeded i'll the box by Flynn who was unable to stop the slaughter.
 Hines did the best batting for the visitors and Flynn fielded well. E. Hall also did some good work at short.
 Frank Stanton was the Canaan star, pitching an excellent game, striking out l2 men without great effort. hitting the ball freely and fielding his position nicely, making pretty one-hand stop of a hot liner, mentioned i'll che detalle'i account of the game. Foley of East Canaan played his first game with Ca naan and did excellent work. Dempsey made two.base hits with Hans Wagner ease, in fact something complimentary could be said of the work of every man on the team and had they played as good ball in every league game as they played Saturday. the pennant would have been flying in Canaan instead of Lakeville today.
 The first inning gave indications of ball game Crown, the first Harrington man to face Stanton flew to Brewer, Hines hit to left for two bases, l. Hall famed, Hines stole second and third and scored on Bills huff of Scott's throw, E. Hall hft to Foley, out first. Canaan scored no runs in this nning.
 In the second Stanton was invincible and Evans, MoDermott and Flynn famed in order. Then the Canaan batters got busy. Foley safe first on E. Halls tumble, Joyce hit to E. Hall, forcing Foley, stole second, Dempsey doubled to Jeff, scoring Joy ce, Bills safe on Boney's error, Scott sent a lawn mower past short scoring Bills and Dempsey, Stanton to Crown, out first
 In the third Wilcox and Crown were thrown out at first on short infield hits, Crown singled to center, Hines ditto right, I. Hall safe to right scoring Crown E. Hall to Dempsey, out first. Canaan was blanked.
 In the fourth, Stanton threw just three balls. Evans, the first man up, hit the hottest line drive seen on the grounds this season. Stanton was greeted by the applause of the loyal fans as he caught it with one band. McDer- mott flew to Holt, Flynn hit to Stanton. For Canaan Dempsey made another two bagger. Bills flew to Flynn, Holt famed McDermott muffed Scott's fly, Dempsey scored, Stanton flew to Flynn.
 Great Burlington half Of the fifth was blank. Canaan. Brewer safe first on Boney's huff, stole second and third, Heffernan famed, Foley famed, Joyce sent a grounder past short scoring Brewer, stole second and third, Dempsey hit by ball, Joyce and Dempsey scored on a passed ball, Bills walked, stole second, went to third on a high throw and scored on Holt's hit to Crown, Scott singled to right, F. Stanton doubled to right scoring Holt and Scott and was put out at third. Six runs.
 In the sixth l. Hall hit to Bills from whose glove the ball bounded to Heffer- nan who threw Hall out first, E. Hall hit safe, Evans hit to right, Hall mak- ing third, McDermott hit to Foley, SCOT ing E. Hall, Flynn fouled to Scott, Wilcox hit, to Foley, out first. Canaan