Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-07
NORWICH DOWNS NEW LONDON IN CAME
 fOR BhCKUS HOSPITAL AMBULANCE FUND

There is gloom in New London for the I team representing the business men c the Whaling Town met defeat at tn hands of the Norwich business men a
 the Norwich State Hospital on Wednes-
 day afternon by the score of to in
 a game that was hotly contested from
 start to finish The game was for the
 benefit of the New Ambulance Fund of
 the w w. Backus Hospital and was
 played before a crowd of about 500 en-
 thusiastic fans and fanettes.
 Although the New London business
 men had two ex-leaguers in their lineup
 and Old Reliable Joe Cranker doing the twirling for the last four innings, the Norwich boys were strong enough to nose out with the long end of the score The game was one that was interesting to watch with just enough good hitting and snappy fielding to make it exciting. Dick Wall of the visitors was the star at bat, getting three safeties in five l trips to the plate. Dr. Marshall was | the shining light on the initial sack but ] his next door neighbor Jack Cairns, for i thirteen years 8 professional ball play CT, was equally as good in the field, but i at the bat the professor had something on him for the. ex-leaguer struck out 1 three times in five chances. Cook. an l other ex-lea guer played a good game at third.
 l Norwich, although they only secured l six hits to New London's 10, excelled in l basezunning and were assisted in getting on bases by the wildness of the pitcher l W. Donovan, pitching for Norwich, had | everything on the ball and it was only i errors by those back of him at critical | times that gave New London three of | their four runs.
 | J. Donovan playing first for Norwich played one of the best games put up by any of the players, nothing was too diff l fcult for Jack to get. Pendleton do- l ing the catching for the locals did some
 excellent backstop work and started the
 game with a long hit to right field. 1 New London started right off the bat 1 in the first inning by scoring one tally. | Wall, the first man up, slammed out a 1 two -bagger. Cook flied to Randall Cobb
 grounded to Hull. Chapin hit safe, SCOT ing, Wall. Cairns famed No more scoring for New London until the fifth | when Cook was safe at first on an error by Fox. Cobb reached first on error made by Hull and so did the next batter Chapin Cairns grounded to Hull. Cook and Cobb scoring, Hull threw out Cha pin at home. Cairns scored on Nash's hit. Marshall famed Riser flied to W Donovan. Three runs.
 | Norwich did not start to score till the fourth, when J. Donovan hit safe Ran. dall grounded out to Spencer to Mar.
 shall. Fox hit safe Hull safe at first
 on error by Spencer. Donovan forced r by balk by Spencer, Standish taking . first Ring grounded to Spencer who
 threw out Fox at home. Hull and Stan dish scored on Harris hit Ring score6
 on error by Cook. Pendleton walked w. Donovan grounded to Spencer, throw ing to. Marshall. Four runs
 | Norwich scored two more runs in tn,
 fifth, when J. Donovan grounded out tc
 Marshall Randall out on being hit b. batted ball. Fox walked. Hull safe or error made by Wall. Standish walked ) Fox and Hull scored on error by Cool : trying to catch Fox off the bag Standisl put out trying to score. Two runs : Norwich also scored one run in tn seventh The score