St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
ST. ]. WINS
THE OPENER
Gets Jump on Barre A. c. In First
Inning By Driving Three Runs
Across the Plate
.SHAY'S HOMER FEATURE,
Pitchers Are In Good Form, Each
Team Making But Four Hits-Big
Crowd and Band Is Out-Fans
Impressed With Snap Shown
By. the Team.

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Getting away with a three-run lead
in the first inning st. Johnsbury won
from the B. A. c. Saturday afternoon
4 to 2.
The st. bloomsbury band turned out
for the opening game and led the ball
team and fans down Eastern avenue
onto Railroad street to the campus
where already the seats were nearly
filled. While the players We're warm
ing up the band rendered a number
of selections.
Davidson was on the slab for St.
Johnsbury and pitched a fine brand of
ball Barre got four hits off his de-
livery but one was of decidedly
scratchy order. He presented free
transportation twice. Barre scored in
the sixth and in the ninth but had no
chance for scoring at any other time
except in the first when Davidson
passed the second man up and hit the
next.
The locals after laying by three
runs in the first were unable to hit
safely until the sixth inning when
Shay lifted one of Tomassi's fast ones
over centerfield fence for a home run.
1t was "some wallop" is about the only
way to describe it and it cleared the
fence with at least 20 feet to spare
Pedazzi, the first man up for Barre
hit a bounder to third and went out,
Faulkner to Maginnis. Davidson lost
control for a minute, hit Tomassi and
passed Stuart. With the Barre rooters
call for a hit Brown went out on
a roller to Shay and Johnson hit to
Faulkner and was thrown out at first
Right here Barre lost its best oppor-
tunity to score. Faulkner, the first
man up for st. Johnsbury hit the
second ball pitched to centerfeld for
two bases. Connors sacrificed him to
second and on the hit and run play
Berry sent a hot one to short that got
through, scoring Faulkner. With
Berry on second Shay lined a single
to center field, sending Berry over the
plate. Walizer went out on a roller
to third. Maginnis was safe on an
error by second on his hot grounder
and in the mix-up Shay scored.
Fowlie frightened up after this in
ming and did fairly well until the fifth
when he was replaced by Tomassi.
In the first of the second inning
Gordon struck out, Ossola hit to third
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struck out.
In st. Johnsburys half Keefe was
out on a roller to second. Davidson
flied out to center field and Faulkner
grounded out to the pitcher. There
was no chance for a score on either
side until the sixth inning when after
a strike-out by G.. Fowlie PedazZi hit
one to second. Connor made poor
throw which Maginnis should have
got, but the ball got by, leaving one
man on. Tomassi then smashed one
to center, driving Pedazzi to third,
Stuart was passed up, filling the bases.
With the infeld playing close Brown
hit a roller to third. Faulkner made
a quick return and on a close decision
forced Pedazzi at the plate.
Brown after reaching first started
on a long lead to second and was be-
ing run down between bases on
throw from Hoernle when Tomassi on
third took a start for home and on
relay from Shay would have been
caught easily at the plate if the ball
thrown by Faulkner had not hit him.
This gave Barre its first tally. In the
last of the sixth after Conner and
Berry both had gone down on strikes,
Shay brought the crowd to it's feet
with a I6IT1IlC Wd1lOP ONCA NOAASOAA
fence, making fitting climax 10 81
Johnsbury's run getting.
In the first of the ninth Barre start
ed a belated rally, after Brown put up
a high foul which Hoernle missed
after making a fine try for it, Brown
then struck out. Johnson raped
smart single to left. Gordon hit TO
Maginnis and in the attempt at a
douh1e NAV. Maginnis to Shay, Shay
failed to touch second and both run
ners were safe. Ossola picked the
next one pitched for a single over sec
ond. scoring Johnson. Then with TWO
on Fowlie ended the game by ground
ing into a double play, Shay to Ma
ginnis.
The next local games of the season
will be Friday and Saturday with the
Montreal Athletics. The summary:
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