The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-19
NEWPORT LOSES TO
ORLEANS WITH
SCORE
Game With Few Errors and
Good Hitting on
Both Sides

Getting trimmed by second string
teams and easily defeating many of
the stronger outfits has become more
OF less of a habit with the Newport
baseball team and following the gen.
eral rule, the boys from the border
city allowed the Orleans Town team
to take their measure by the score of
3 to l in fairly interesting game
of ball at Orleans on Saturday after
noon. There was a small attendance
at the show, nearly forty per cent of
the fans present hailing from New
port.
There is absolutely no excuse for
the boys losing Saturdays matinee
because the boys had several oppor-
tunities to put the score on the right
side, but on practically every occa-
sion the necessary punch was lacking.
In contrast the Orleans rlayers took
advantage of the chances that pre-
scented themselves and put the game
on ice in the fourth inning with three
big runs, scored on four hits and
two bases on balls. 1t must bet aiken
into consideration, however, that
The "breaks Of the game were in
favor of the Orleans aggregation and
entirely against Newport.
This is the second defeat Newport
has suffered at the hands of their
close neighbors, but this beating was
not nearly bad as the one Orleans
gave Newport here a few weeks ago
for the reason that Orleans had a
much stronger team in action on
Saturday than it had when appearing
before the fans in Newport. The
management put a velr formidable
team into action against our dimmed
stars this time, but the fact remains
it was anything but an Orleans out
fit, only about one-third of the en-
tire nine hailing from Barton Land
ing. However, the fans have no kick
here ,as it made great deal more
interesting game to watch than the
awful exhibition given in Newport.
Solon "Slim" Hill, who made such
fine showing on the mound for the
export High school team during the
season recently closed, made his de-
bat with the older players in Satur-
days game, starting in the box.
",Slim" was sailing along very smooth
" until the fourth inning, when Beor,
Orleans heavy slugger touched him
for the first hit of the game. The
youngster Immediately gave signs of
weakening, but Captain Kennison
made no move to yank him. Hardy
followed Beor with another single
10 center Bassett came through
with single to right field and Beor
tailed. Hill got wild and walked
Brennan, filing the bases. At this
iuncture, Kennison pulled Hill out
and went on the mound himself. He
also made other changes, placing
Perley Hill, "Slim's" brother. on
second and sending Rublee to short.
kennison was slow in warming up so
Clifford met one of his curves square
", sending it far into right field,
Hardy registering, the bases again
being full. Matthews famed. Then
"Shylock1 either had difficulty in To-
eating the plate or Umpire SWEET was
unable to Judge his speedy ball, any
way Griffin was given base on balls
for the second time and the third
run was forced in, giving Orleans a
pretty safe lead and taking consider
able pep" out of the Newport play
Crs.
Despite his inability to finish the
Job on Saturday, Hill is certain to
prove a valuable asset to the team,
if "Shy" see fit to use him again.
The boy is a sure conner and with
more schooling can take his place
alon~side Of the best of them in the
twirling game. 1t was quite evident
that the erstwhile school pitched was
more or less nervous playing with
older men and in addition pitching
his initial game, but with all this
worn away, he will be able to go in
to the boz and win.
Newport's only run came in the
third inning TSlim" Hill walked and
was advanced to second on Mont
gomery's' hit to right field Lahar
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