Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-08-20
lyndonvilIe 3, Island Pond

That Island Pond has a team full
capable OF sustaining our reputation TO
good ball players was ably demonstrst
ed last Saturday when our local team
met the fast Lyndonville team on tn,
latter's home ground and We're defeated
10y the close score to /, and those who
saw the game all feel that with the
right amount of support when the boy,
play at home, they would put up gilt
edged article OF baseball.
LyndonvilIe allowed our boys to &c
first to bat where they were quickly re.
tired in one-two-three order aud Thoma.
had added three more strike outs to his
enviable and well earned reputation as
the man with the goods in the box
The ground rules agreed on before the
game provided that ball into the
crowd by either first, third or home
base would entitle the base runner to
but one base. When Lyndonville came
in for their turn at bat the first two
men were quickly retired and Davis
one of our former players, who in the
absence of their regular man, was play
ing short for Lyndonvlle, started tie
game with hit and stole second. Priest,
the next batter, also got hit to short,
which to all appearances was an easy out
but to everyone's surprise Boyce threw
wildly, the ball going over Morse's head
into the crowd and in spite of the above
agreement Davis came home and his
score was allowed to stand without pro-
test. Bennett, who was pitching for
Island Pond, in the absence of Welsh,
who was unable to go, had by that time
struck his gait and it was a one-two.
three shakespeare out o der that was
served to the next man, thereby retr-
ing the side.
After this neither side saw home I'M
til in our half of the fourth, with one
man out Stevens got hit and stole
second. Smith followed with a hit and
in attempt to put him out at first the
ball was thrown wild by Lyndonville
man and Stevens came home, whereup-
on Lyndonville protested and Stevens
was made to return to third base in &C
cordance with the ground rule. Thomas
saw what a predicament he was in and
pitched his best striking out the next
two men, leaving Stevens and Smith on
battle for tie and no player on either
side saw home until the first half of the
eighth inning when by hard work King
got to third, and hurt himself sliding,
Boyce taking his place as runner, COM
ing home on Stevens sacrifice hit.
1t was unfortunate that Lyndonville
was able to fluid Bennett so easily in the
eighth, especially as he had pitched so
we'll up to that time, Thomas leading
with two base hit was advanced to
third by hit 10y Charlaud aud came
home on Wakefeld's hit, which ad
vanced Charland to third, who came
home on Davis's hit to short. Bennett
again found himself and quickly retired
the side.
Our boys were unable to score in their
half of the ninth and the game ended 3
to / with one earned run to the credi,
of each team, Lyndonville's other two
being due to a robbery and an error
The only unpleasant feature of the
game was, that in spite of the fact that
Lyndonville had the game easily won
Hazel found it necessary to give oul
boys such manifestly unfair deal il
their half of the ninth.
Everyone played fine game bu
especial mention must be made of Refill,
at third, Bennett in the box and Hardy
behind the bat.