Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18
ISLAND PO30 B. TEAM
STOPS The FAST GvIHG
NEWPORT $500 OUTFIT

local boys completely outplay-
cd the Border Towns hired out
fiji. When it is taken into con-
sideration that the local boys
are composed principally of
high school boys with Bob
Taylor, local lad, doing the
hurting, (and big "Bob" sure
did stand this crack outfit on
their heads, )more credit is due
them,
The features of the game
was the pitching and hitting of
Taylor, striking out 10 New
port Sluggers, including Benny
Tyron, twice, and the fast
work Of Stevens, the second
base fash Opposed to the 10
Gals was Kerwin, the crack VI
Of V. Twi~ler, but the boys
we're out TO win, so Mr.. KerWia
got his. 9 hits was the result,
One three bagger by Taylor
and a two base hit by our
smooth working 1st baseman,
big Bill" Sampson. Those
hits meant trouble for KirwIn
and resulted in runs.
The game had barely start
ed. Browne, of Newport, first
batter up had two strikes on
him and the next two were
balls. Then Umpire Tenney
waived him out on one that
looked good, but Mr.. Brown let
out an awful holler. Had he
] let it go at that all might
have been we'll, but instead of
going back to get a drink Of
] water, he walked back to the
Umpire and drove the heel cf
his hand into Tenney's mask
l with sufficient force to drive
his head back. He then turn
! ed and made off, when Tenney
got his mask off he sent it aft
e1 Browne with no results. It
!. might even have ended there.
lad everybody kept their head
but at this point one "Brainv"
Bowers of the Newport team
srrang at Tenney when he was
of his balance and not expect
irg him. He caught Tennv
Just over the left eye close to
1 the nose. His Jumps sure did
I look q little cut up about it
I when he got up, which was
not right away. Some of the
cooler heads hustled Mr. Bow
ers off the field and down to
the District Attorney office,
/, and after giving him some ad-
vice and urgent invitation to
call again after the game, he
was allowed to return, and
play was resumed. One writ
| er for a st Johnsbury paner
has so misrepresented the act
/ ual facts as to cause of trouble
and general conditions OF
! Ground and Game, that we
! feel our townspeople are far
from satisfied,
| The following will show you
| that the game was won on it's
| merits, Island Pond scores
= Flash Stevens up, raps out az
rice single to right, smiling
Alex King duplicates and Steve
goes to 3rd. Silent Warrer
J Emery, one Of the most effici
! ent players on the team. lays
cne down on the third base
\ line and King crosses the plate
\ for the first run while Rabbi
II Rooney makes 3rd by tas
II work. Then the wreckins
II crew in the person of the bes
II center fielder in the State o:
II Vermont comes up, Danforth
II and he poles one so far to cen
II ter, even If they are playins
II back for him; that King cal
II walk in with run No 2. Samso,
II leads off with a two bagge
Il and Long Harley Wentworth
al cur home run King, poles ou
a nice single. After Roone,
Il flies to left, "Bob" Taylo
81 makes his first hit, sending i
Sampson and putting Went,
Il on third. Flash Stevens thel
Il works the squeeze plav an
Il Wenty registers the fourtI
4 earned run Of the game.
4 Round Four. Sampson file
= to deep right and Wenty max
e5 his second hit. The Rabbi
advances him with a nice sac
rifice and up comes Big Bob