Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-05-06
H. G. OVER WHELMS
MIDD IN BASEBALL
Hulihan Ineffective and Locals Are
Awed by Reputation of Visitors

With weather conditions more favor
able for football than baseball Holy
Cross College of Worcester overwhelm-
ed Middebury on the diamond yes
terday afternoon by the score of l4-Q.
Even the most optimistic of the local
fans dared not hope for a victory
against the visitors, one of the strong
est mines of a college that for many
years has held top rank in intercol-
legiate baseball, so the decisiveness Of
the defeat was not disappointing
Nevertheless as the game progressed
and Middlebury's nervousness grew in
deeper contrast with the GOODNESS of
their opponents until the Blue and
White seemed to lose heart altogether,
the spectators could not refrain from
the wish that Middlebury had been
less awed by the big reputation of Holy
Cross and played as they had played
Colby a week ago. Certainly Holy
Cross is a wonderful team but they
did not meet with Middlebury's best
defense and offense.
Hulihan Wild
Middlebury lost because it could not
hit Mclaughlin or Toney his successor,
because its inheld and its centerheld
failed to put up more than ragged
defense and because of Hulihan's wild
ness in the pitching box Holy Cross
won because it hit hard and ran the
bases with skill, but particularly be-
cause it supported well some very good
pitching After Stockwell led off with
a hit, the locals failed to connect again
for a safety.
Much of the one sidedness of the
game might be attributed to Hull
hans neffectiveness. When he found
the plate the batters failed to solve
his curves and speed but Ikes control
was so much a minus quantity that
the seven runs scored from him were
gratutous. In the first inning he walk
ed four, forcing in the initial tally. In
the second two more were given free
passes and in the fourth he blew up al
together, retiring in favor of Elmer.
Dugan Starts With Score
Leo Dugan, the first batter, was Civ
en- his base on balls, forwarded imme-
diately to second and third on wild
pitches when his brother Len Dugan
and Gagnon were passed OConnor
famed with three on but Santoro's
free pass forced in the first rt.n Simon
dinger also famed and MacGuire
grounded to Ross.
Middlebury began auspicously when
Stockwell hit safely through short and
Ross walked Hulihan sacrificed but
Elmer famed and Captain Timberman
flied out to left field That was Mid
dlebury's best effort at scoring and the
only hit it registered
Leo Dugan scored in the second in
ming on a walk and passed ball after
stealing second and third Gagnon fan
ned and Murphy was caught between
third and home on an attempted double
steal with Dugan. Middlebury went
out in order by the strike out route,
White, Meade and Hastings
Hulihan seemed to steady in the
third and famed O'Connor, the first
up. Timberman made a fine catch of
Santoros foul fly but Simondinger
walked and stole second when Ike
threw to catch him off first MCGUIRE
hit in Whitmore's hands in deep left.
Midd again went out in order
In the fourth Holy Cross obtained
seven runs when Murphy walked, was
sacrificed to second and scored on FL
mer's muff of Leo Dugan's drive. Len
Dugan walked, Gagnon was hit in the
leg and both tailed by O'Connor's hit
to center Here Elmer changed posi-
tions with Hulhan The inield weak
ened and let Simondinger and Murphy
reach first on easy grounders,S scoring
O'Connor. Midd failed to hit out of
the diamond and went out in order.
In the fifth Elmer found himself
and retired Holy Cross in order. Leo
Dugan famed, his brother popped to
White who made a beautiful catch
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