Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-10
FORT TERRY HAS.
 PICNIC ON CAMPUS
Soldiers scor. 20 Runs While N. F. "A. Independents Get Single Tally.

saturday afternoon on the Acad- emy campus the IN. F. A. Independ- ents were knocked to pieces by the | fast post team from Fort Terry, the score being 20 to 1. The local boys dld not have a show at any stage of the game, The N. F. A. infield play ed very loose ball while the soldier lnheid played exceptional baseball only one error being chalked up against the team.
 Sam Rlce. the eX- Washington play CT, certainly lived up to his reputa- ton, getting three singles and one double out of six trips to the plate Day, the left fielder, did some good hitting, getting three singles and Richards, the soldier third baseman, played in big league style, both in his batting and in his fielding. Stewart, the catcher, showed the. fans who were at the game. as good catching and throwing as has been seen in Nor Wich for some time.
 Capt. Ray Collnihan started the game in che box but at the end of the hftA inning his arm was pretty well .61ayed out after striking out six nlan. Parker relieved him but he was knocked out of the box in two in- nings, eight runs being scored off his delivery.
 Mcknight started off in the eighth inning in the box by pitching to three men who were all easily put out. The
 ninth was another bad inning, four ,runs being scored mainly because of
 the poor playing of the N. F. A. in-
 field.
 Clabby was the only N. F. A. man
 who sl1one at all with the stick. He
 hit one single and double out to the
 fence.
 The soldiers started the game off with rush. Richards singled and
 stole second and got to third on a
 wild pitch. Gustie struck out but got
 co first when Sayles muffed the ball.
 Richards came in. Stewart struck out.
 Rice singled, bringing in Gustie. Day
 and Noel were easily out
 Hull singled. Parker sacrificed him
 to second. Clabby got on on Gusty's error, Hull being advanced to third. On Counihan's single Hull scored, but Clabby was forced at second. Nc
 Knight famed.
 , West struck out, Vincent drew a l pass, Button was safe on an error ) Richards hit. to Mcknight who touch- / ed third. forcing Vincent Gustie fan
 ned. Sullivan flied to Richards Nel-
 son singled Sayles flied to West ! Burns hit to right field and Nelson tried to get third on it but was out II ObSN ci OPVAtCO up lIIS Cllllu WILL |
 two- bagger. Rice was out second tc first. Day flied out, Stewart came ir
 on the throw home. Nelson drew g ! pass and stole second West was out , at first. In the N. F. A. half Hull 2 struck out. Parker flied out. Clabby z poled a twobagger out to the fence Z Counihan was out, second to first. / The fourth inning was the begin < ming of the end for the N. F. A team hi ! II z diers for a total of four runs. Rich z Eards got his two-bagger in this in Z ming.
 In the last half the N. F. A. Inde 4 pendents started off strong. McKnigh r. and Sullivan each got a single Mel 's son famed. Sayles hit to third wher # Mcknight was forced. Burns struc1
 out.
 F. Counihan frightened up in the fit i5 inning, only one hit and one run be
 ing scored against him. The Aca 's demy's half was short as usual. fou g. men facing Button of whom Clabb 5ss was the only one to reach first base
 Stewart began the sixth. getting F On on an error. Rice and Day eac
 singled. Stewart was caught oi 4 third. Noel singled bringing in Ric 4 and Day. West flied out. Vincen $ doubled, clearing up the bases. But F ton singled, Richards drew a pass an
 stole second, Button came in on E passed ball. Gusty drew a pas! as Richards was caught off third T-nre n N. F. A. men faced Button in the las of the sixth.
 K The first of the seventh was tn sa4 same old story. three runs on tw 74 hits, poor fielding. Sayles flied O. x to Gusty. Shea famed and Hull fife 7s out
 3h5 Mcknight went into the box for tn H Academy Independents and pitche to three men in the eighth inning Tn x first man famed and the next tW "a were easy outs.
 The last of the eighth passe
 quickly. Parker flied out, Fitzgeral
 was out at first and Counihan hit er, Richards who to show how the so g, diers were playing sent the ball ay first via shortstop and second. ay The soldiers found Mcknight in u es first of the ninth but mainly becau: a. Of poor fielding work four runs we 4. scored. Three N. F. A. men fact es Button in the last of the ninth, n fl enc of whom saw first. an The score:
 g. N. F. 4. Independents. FOt Terry
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