The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-21
FAIRBANKS BEATS
LYND0NVlLLEI IN
FAST GAME 5 TO z
st. j. Team Fast Rounding
Into Excellent Form I'm
der Coach HOernle

The Fairbanks A. A. shaped ur
better than ever in their game Satur-
day with the Lvndonvillc team which
they defeated by the score of 5 to 8
IN clean game of ball on Victory
Field, the new ball park in Lyndon
vile.
St. Johnsbury's representatives
were strengthened with two new
/ players, Sullivan in center, and
Kelley at third. Both of these men
proved the demon hitters of the
game; the former one getting four
hit for total OF si2s bases while the
latter connected three times for a
total of five. Conner Lynch and
Mahan each got one of the three
| other Fairbanks hits.
Nathan allowed the Lyndonville
team only five hits, and two of these
were of the scratchiest variety. He
passed only one man to first, and
was certainly entitled to a shut-out
victory, had the support given him
been a little better.
Common at short had one of his
cratic days. He had eleven chances
ard accepted eight Of them Two Of
his errors were indirectly responsible
for runs, while he cut off two runs at
TIL plate by fast fielding. Lynch at
second played good game, accept
ini five chances and getting hit
that knocked in one of the runs
Taylor, the Lyndonville pitcher,
was wild all through the game, and
started by passing the first man up.
Fitzpatrick at short was the life of
the team, and he was responsible
fo.' three men being caught off Sc
cond. He also scored their last run
when he got on with hit and by
good base running, got around.
St. Johnsbury scored two runs in
the first inning. Conner the first
man up worked the pitcher for a
pass. Hoernle grounded to Wake
field who threw Conner out at sec
ond, allowing Hoernle to occupy
FIST. He stole second, and advanced
II third when Taylor, in attempting
to catch him mapping at second,
threw the ball by Fitzpatrick, who
was playing the bag. Sullivan got
a hit that scored Hoernle, stole sec
cnd, and was brought in by Kelley
who hit for two bases. Taylor
c; ught Kelly sleeping off second, and
the side was retired when Legendrc
Int to first for an easy out.
Lyndonville got dangerous in
the first when Austin got a hit to
RIGHT, was sacrificed to second by
Shelrer, and slid in under Kelly at
third, when Mahan threw there on
l.. Gaudette's easy rolled to the box.
On the next ball pitched Gaudette at
tempted TO steal second, and Hoernle
threw to Conner to get him, but
Conner returned the ball in time to
eet Austin at the plate. The side
was retired when Conner threw the
next man out at first.
St. Johnsbury scored their last |
three runs in the third. Conner got |
a hit through third, went to second |
on Hoernle's out at first, and scored |
On Sullivan's two Dagger. Kelly |
hen scored Sullivan with another
wo base hit. Legendre struck out,
making the second out, and Lynch
rot a clean bingle into left that scor-
i Kelly from second. The side was
'ctired when Lynch was thrown out
1t second by Paige in an attempted
steal.
In the eighth Hazard got on by a
root by Conner, went around to third
when Fisk missed Lynch's throw off
Taylor's hit, and was thrown out at
he plate by Conner on Austin's
,yound hit to short, allowing Taylor
0 reach third, he having already
tole second. Shelrer hit fast one
Trough the box that Mahan knocked
own, allowing Conner to recover
t in time to throw the runner out at
rst. During this play Taylor scored
nd Austin moved to third, he hav-
nv previously stolen third. L. eau
cite got a clean hit that scored Aus
N. Gaudette was thrown out at sec
nd by Connor when Wakefield hit ,
. short. They scored their last run
n the ninth, on Fitzpatmck's hit,
rother boot by Conner and an out
+ first.
Following is a summary and box '
cre of the game: !
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