The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-25
NEWPORT IS
SHOWED UNDER
BY NlORRISVlLLE

! nlS0n and George EDWARD w ellS II
Morlisville yesterday and easily de-
fcatcd the Newport baseball team by
score of to 2. This is the sec
ond serious defeat of the week fol
the visitors, making a total of foul
fol the season, which is still in its
infancy. This is as many as were
made by the boys from the border
city during the entire 1919 baseball
season With the players evidently
in batting and fielding slumn the
situation looks extremely dubious
However, all Of the boys are plan
ming to brace themselves and make
n determined stand against Shcr-
! brooke in the important game to be
played in the Canadian city on Sat
urday afternoon.
Thursdays game was PLAYED under
bad weather conditions. There were
three small showers during the game,
but it did not rain hard enough at
any one time to warrant hating the
contest. In the fifth inning, f. Sill
loway doubled and C. Silloway scor-
cd. G. Burnham raced toward home
but Lahar made perfect throw to
Bmoulette who tagged the runner
several feet from the platter. UNI
pire Jones called him safe When
the New1ort boys registered a hot
protest the local manager admitted
himself that the runner was rout and
the decision was changed.
Morrisville had a field day at the
bat and during the eight innings, 16
safe hits were collected off the COM
bined pitchir~ of Wells and Kenni-
son. Churchill led in the attack with
two doubles and two singles in four
times at bat. He was followed close
" by P. Burnham and G. Burnham
who succeeded in getting three
bingles each. c. Silloway, the
twiIlcr banged out two safe hits.
Newport got is only runs in the
first inning. Montgomery got life
on the pitchers error, and went to
second on a passed ball. Lahar
smashed out wicked fly to centre
field which Churchill pulled down. 1t
was a wonderful catch. Rublee hit
in front of the plate. The catcher
iielded the ball but stumbled and
turned complete somersault, Rub
Ice reaching first safely. Gilman hit
to G. Burnham who let the ball go
through him. Billings tried for it
buta lso muffed it, Gilman reaching
first and Monty" scoring. Brioullette
hit to G. Burnham who let the ball
go through him, Rublee scorin".
Mayo famed. Wells hit a liner
right into Billings hands.
Morrisvlle got these two runs
back and one extra in their half of
the first inning. Davis famed. Bri-
oullette missed the last strike but
threw him out at first. Billings was
safe on "Monty's" error. Churchill
singled, moving Billings along. p.
Burnham came through with Il
double and Billings and Churchill
romped home. C. Silloway flied to
Monty" but G. Burnham singled,
scoring his brother.
The locals got three more in the
third. Churchill hit high fly be-
tween left and center field. Both La
har and Folsom raced for hit, but
"Pinkey" halted when. he saw La
har coming and as a result the ball
dropped between the two men,
Churchill being credited with a
double. 1t was really Folsom's ball.
Folsom picked up the ball and threw
wild to second, the ball going past
Rublec, Churchill taking third. p.
Burnham flied TO Folsom. c. Sillo-
way singled to left, scoring Church
i'll and taking second on the throw
in. G.. Burnham. singled to left, send
ing Silloway to third and taking sec
ond on the return throw. F. Slllo-
wav fouled to Brioullettc back Of
the Newport bench, Merrill hit Tex
as Lacquer back of Gilman, scoring
Silloway and G. Burnham. Bridge
flied TO Lahai.
In the fifth, the locals got another
score. c. Silloway singled to right
and stole second. 6. Burnham singled
to center, sending c. Silloway to third
and taking second on the throw in.
F. Silloway doubled, scoring c. Sill
oway but G. Durham was out at the
plate, Lahar to Blioullettc Wells
relieved Kcnnison in this inning. IN
the sixth, tho locals got their final
marker Billings singld TO right All
went to third when Churchill
doubled p. Burnham hit to Gilman
who tr,el to get the runner at first.
Billings scored and P. Burnham was
safe. c. Siloway hit to Gilman and
Churchill was out at the plate, Gil
mar tc Brioullcttc.
Following is the box score and
sum nay.
Score by innings:
123 5 6 8 9