St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-13
Much Feared Johnson Hammered
From The MOund-COnnOr, Shay,
Walizer And McGuinnis Continue
Batfest OF Last Two Weeks
GLORIOUSSEASON FINISH
Brass Band Plays As st. Johnsbury
Batters Make Good Their Threat to
Develop Into the Terror of All
Pitchers Out of the Big
Leagues.


day. and a large and enthusiastic
crowd of rooters all contributed to-
ward bringing the baseball season in
st. Johnsbury, to a successful finish
at the final game on the campus Sat
urday afternoon. Notwithstanding
the top-heavy score. the fact that the
local boys were handing a terrific
trouncing to the cream of New
Hampshire teams, served to hold the
interest of the crowd. One Laconia
slab artist was driven to cover with
a fusilade of hits in the fourth in
ming, and another we'll on the way
at the end of the eighth, made fit
ting climax to successful season.
The st. Johnsbury band gave their
services and the largest crowd of the
season turned out as an evidence OF
appreciation to the boys who have
kept st. Johnsbury on the baseball
map this year. The band entertain
ed before the game with a number
of selections, and the snappy. fielding
practice of the local and visiting
teams which gave promise of fast
game, got the large crowd in good
humor by the time Umpire Sault was
ready to pull the lid off.
AS the st. Johnsbury team took the
field Umpire Sault presented a large
bouquet to Manager Hoernle as a
token from the fans. Calls for a
speech only caused Hoernle to retire
deeper within his mask, and signal
for Davidson to steam one over.
The locals took this last appearance
to leave a good impression, for in
the field everything was handled
clean with but few exceptions, while
at bat they connected 16 times for a
total of "a bases. Connor and Shay
each had three hits out of five times
at bat. Walizer, Maginnis and
Hoernle were also pretty handy with
the willow with two hits apiece. Da-
wilson was in the best of form and
held the Laconians to five hits, at the
same time retiring nine of them on
strikes. He did not hand out a pass.
Opposing Davidson on the slab at
the Leginning of the game was John
son of Tufts college, who for three
innings worked we'll until in the
fourth as the count stood one and one,
six solid smashes lent by the locals,
and three errors by his teammates
drove him to the bench. Eight runs
crossed over in the meantime. Lou
gee, who took up the job, saw diff
Guilty in two of the five innings he
pitched, and which bid fair to be-
come a repetition of the fourth stan
"a. For ST. Johnsbury again took
out the big stick, and drove out six
hits for a total of IL bases, while
four runs were hung up on the score
board.
Walizer made a hard run and
fine catch of Tufts hard hit ball in
the ninth, that had three bases la
beled all over it. Mcpherson also
made fine stop at third of David
sons hot roller in the fifth frame.
Altogether everyone seemed satisfied
with the game as a windup for the
year.
The Game
Wingate started the first session
with a two-bagger to right center
Waller made a hard try but couldn't
reach it. Wingate went to third when
Mcpherson rolled out to McGinnis.
Davidson then received a hand from
the crowd, as he retired Clair and
Pease on strikes and STAYED off a pos
sible score. Corcoran also opened the
last half of the frame for ST. Johns
bury with a solid smash for two
bases. Connor dumped one safely
toward first and beat it out, Corcor-
an went to third. Maginnis skied to
T..
choice, but Connor was forced at sec
ond. Corcoran> came across with the
initial marker at this time. Walizel
made the final out Of the frame by
way of the box.
st. Johnsbury came near scoring
again in the third. Davidson receiv-
ed a life when Tuft let his grounder
through. Corcoran laid down a nice
| sacrifice. Common flied out to short,
but Maginnis came across with a hit
to center that placed Davidson on
third. Maginnis started to steal sec
| ond. and when the catcher threw to
| that base Davidson started for home
but being headed off he started for
third again. He probably would have
reached third safely, but fell down
and was tagged for the final out.
| In the first of the fourth session
Laconia tied things up, when Pease
led off with a hit to left and went to
second, on passed bail by Hoernle.
Young struck out, and Mccarthy lift
ed one to left for another out. Tuft
hit safely. Pease went to third on
the smash, and scored when Hornle
fumbled Maginnis' slow throw from
left field.
With the score tied, and the crowd
calling for a hit Shay delivered with
line drive over the keystone sack.
Waller hunted and was safe when
| first dropped Johnson's throw. Shay
reached third on the play. McG1n-
mis- received an ovation when he
scored Shay on a solid smash to cen
ter garden. Waller went to the
middle hassock. Keefe rolled to short
| and was safe on the play, when an
attempt was made to get Walizer go
ing to third Mcpherson dropped the
throw and every one was safe, with
two on the paths. Hoernle hit to
center scoring Walizer, and the cush-
ions were jammed. Davidson smash
red a single to Left McGinnis scored,
Corcoran lifted a long sacrifice ny and
Keefe scored from third after the
catch. Clair added to the muss by
letting ConnoF's hot roller through
which allowed Hoernle to register.