News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-07-09
PALMERS BEAT HARDWICK
Heavy Hitting Stonecutters Fall Before Pal
mers' Pants Cleaners. -Norcross Batted
From the Box and Smith Hit Hard.

uCIS TduLS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bdLLcQ
From the Box and Smith Hit Hard.
Manager Palmers' team furnished an
anti-climax to the glorious Fourth by
hanging to 3 defeat on the Hardwick
Town Team in the fastest game of the
season last Saturday. The Hardwick team
is fast aggregation, including Vail of
Middlebury, Smith formerly of the Chi
cago White Sox, and Murray of Dean
Academy. The locals were strengthened
by Munsell of Norwich: Dyke, Brown
University player and Crowell from the
Hyannis, Mass, team. Boardman played
LIST base, Stevens being out of the game
because of broken bone in his hand.
The Stonecutters lived up to their repu-
taton as suggers by finding Dyke for
eight hits including two doubles and d
triple, but in the field they gave grand
exhibition of juggling Snd distance throw
ing, eight errors being chalked up against
them.
The Palmers made six hits off from
Norcross and Smith and played fast
game in the field, Weafer's tumble of a
grounder and Dykes wild throw being
the only errors.
Carey opened the game for Hardwick
by placing a Texas Lacquer over CIowell's
head. Murray doubled to left. scoring
Carey. d. Lyons struck out, Brown |
touIed to Munsvll, and Murray was caught |
stealing Munsel to Weafer.
The locals opened on Norcross in the
first, scoring three runs, Kelley walked,
Crowell hunted and was safe on Nor
cross error, Weafer singled scoring Kel-
ley, Munsell singled scoring Crowell and
Weafer. Stowell fouled to Jacques and
Munsell was caught off first.
The Stonecutters tried to come back in
the second. Mcintyre walked, Jacques
hit to Dyke and both men were safe
when Payne failed to cover second.
Shepard singled. scoring Mcintyre, JAG
ques tried to make third and was out,
MunseIl to Weater. Smith walked. Nor
cross flied to Crowel and Smith was
caught off first, Crowell TO Boardman.
The Palmers continued the attack upon
NOrcross in the second; Payne struck
out Dyke hit safely and took second on
a passed ball. I'll. Lyon flied to Shepard,
Kelley hit to Norcross and was safe on
Tue latter's error, Dyke scoring on the
play. Crowell was out, Shepard to Brown.
This was alb ut enough for ii beginning
aud Manager o Brien derricked Norcross
aud sent in Bob Smith, erstwhile star
Splbal artist for the Chicago
White Sox. Brown was replaced at first
by O'Brien and Vail was sent to right
field. Old Bob Smith looked like real
pitGuer in his first inning, flaming Nun
sell after WeafeI had singled, and fol-
10 wing it up by striking out Stowel and
Buardman. In the fifth Kelley opened
on The Lacquer with single, Crowell
UuIted and was safe on Smiths tumble.
" lth Kelley on third, Crowel stole Sec
ono Weafer hunted and was thrown out
by Jacques, Kelley scoring, Crowell tried
to steal home ard was out on close
pla7, Munsell was thrown out by D.
Lyons.
Eardwck scored again IN the seventh.
Smith struck out. Vail walked. Carey
fliei to Weafer. Murray tripled to right,
Val scoring. Payne threw out d. Lyons.
Ia the eighth the Palmers tried a little
fanny base running much TO the discom
fitwe of one Bill Murray, whose prep
SC oo attempt to make double play fell
shot. Munsell singled, Stowell hunted
crowd back of first. Munsell tripped on
sec,nd turning his ankle and Wallace
wet in to run for him. Boardman was
outon an infeld fly. The Hardwick in
fieA than began to heave the ball around
ant in the mix up Wallace stole third
ant Stowell went second After some
DISPUTE MIR. Murray consented to let mat
ter rest Payne struck out. Shepard
let Dykes grounder go through him.
Wallace and Stowell scoring. O'Brien
fuubled II. Lyons grounder and Kelley
ended the agony by tanning.
Hard tried hard to score; O'Brien
singled, Mcintyre struck out, jacques
singled. Munsell caught O. Briep off Sec
Dndby quick throw. Shepard singled
to enter. Dyke intercepted Lyons throw
to Jet jacques and threw to Crowell,
getting Shepard at second. The score:-