St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-08
WON FINAL GAME
St. JOhnsbury Closed Base Ball
Season With Victory Over Frank
Iin-PIayed SnaPpy Game.


1915 at the campus last Saturday
On the contrary the boys put more
pep into their play than they have
shown at any time during the
season, and a large crowd enjoyed
one of the cleverest exhibitions of the
national game staged by St
Johnsbury team in a long time.
Franklin was the attraction and
this speedy Granite state outfit was
forced to play the goat, the locals
handing out Z to 2 defeat to their
guests. OF this number St. Johns
bury earned six runs against one
clean tally for the visitors.
It was Sarrette's third appearance
and it was the old story of sending
the pitcher-either kind, take your
choice-to the well once too often.
Moore, Witt, Sullivan, Shea, Gallag-
her, etc., etc, were out with their
war paint and war clubs, and the
way they treated this clever box
mans offerings was anything but
kind. They seemed to have no re-
spect for his feelings, but simply
clouted the ball to all parts of the
lot with the result that Sarrette
became noticeably weary and i'll at
ease many times during the con-
fiict.
On the other hand, Big Chief
Davidson, there with everything he
ever possessed-and that is some
assortment as various summer resi-
dents of Fabyans, Littleton, Barre
and other villages will agree grin
ned his way through nine innings
and emerged from the fray with his
stock barely touched. Six hits was
the limit he would allow the visit
ors and so we'll scattered was this
half dozen that only once did they
figure in the run getting.
After the hard, uphill fight
against Franklin a week before, in
which St. Johnsbury barely nosed
out a winner, no such result was
looked for last Saturday. But the
locals never showed to better ad-
vantage, either at bat or in the
field, and they simply played the
visitors off their feet.
Nobody had put Sarrette wise to
the fact that a ball had been dis
covered which neither Witt nor
Cobb could hit, i. e., one thrown over
the grand stand, and in his ignor-
ance the Franklin twirler made the
worst error of the game. He grooV-
ed one for Witt with two on. Can
you guess what the Dutchman did
to that one? You win, he did just
that and it was good for three sacks
and two runs. The ball was picked
up over in the willows beyond the
center fielder and the crowd for the
last time was given chance to
show what they think of the modest
third sacker as a club wielder.
1t was a farewell appearance that
is bound to leave a good taste, and
real regret-not of the stereotyped
Jump" Sault pulled his last
"Ou-e-e-t" as Sarrette died at first.
The welcome" sign is bound to be
hanging out in 1916. Both players
and the management deserve some
thing for a summer of clean, whole
some sport, and although it is i'm
possible for everyone to express him
self in person there is no doubt
that the turnstile will prove the
truth of that, should they decide to
put a team on the diamond next
year.
The game started off brisk, Tom
my tanning two out of three in the
first inning. He also assisted in the
other put out. Moore poled out a
two Dagger, Hoernle flied out as did
Davidson, Moore being doubled on
the latter play.
Franklin failed to place a man
in the second but the locals showed
more speed. With two down Gal
Iagher hunted safely, stole second
to right Sully attempted to make
second but was out when Hayford
made a quick return of Jarvis throw
to the plate.
Nothing to the third except a hit
by Tommy which was spoiled when
he tried to make it good for the sec
ond station.
In the fourth both sides registered.
With one down Pease hit to center,
but was forced on grounder by
Common, the latter reached third on
single by Hayford. Hayford went
down to second on the throw and
then the two pulled off a pretty
double steal, Conner scoring. Claire
was an easy out. For the locals
Hoernle received a life on Claire's
tumble, advanced on Jack David
sons single and both scored when
Witt gave the ball one Of the long
est rides on record. He brought up
at third. Shea was out short to first
and then Gallagher grounded to
w III dlIOL1PlCO " SOOAO
on the play but both were out.
Goose eggs for both in the fifth
and then the memorable sixth.
The visitors added one to their
string in this session while the locals
were not stopped until they had
landed four. Burke hit clean one
to center and after Pease flied out
was advanced when Connor was
passed. Hayford connected and
Shea drove it to third. Witt let it
get through and Burke scored. Claire
flied and the fun was over for Frank
lin. Moore started things for the
locals with a hit to right. Hoernle
helped him along with a bunt and
J. Davidson contributed his mite
a sacrifice. Both scored when Witt
refused to be passed and threw his
bat at wide one which landed safe
over third. Shea, to help matters
along, connected for a two sacker, on
which Witt came home. Gallagher
grounded out, but Sullivan singled
on which Shea scored from second in |