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Runs in Final Inning - Only Five
Hits Made i'm Second Considerations
Steal Nine on MOquin.
After raining for nearly week Old Man
Weather was kind enough to turn off the
water supply so that the local league
could go through with its games as sched-
ued for Saturday afternoon.
Owing to counter attractions and so
many people going away for the holiday
the crowd was not as large as it might
have been, but with good weather next
week should see a much larger attend
ance for the boys are playing a good
brand of ball. as the fans who saw the
games Saturday will be willing to admit.
The first game in the afternoon was
between the Last and Wood Heel Go. and
Company 1, which the former won, to
-. With the exception of ene inning,
when the Company 1 boys elected to toss
the ball around a bit, it was a pretty
contest and was not definitely settled I'M
til the last inning, when the LaSters got
to Moores slants for four long singles,
good for as many runs and the game.
Company |, as last week, was shy a
pitcher and by consent of the directors
Moore of the :. \. Smith Mfg. Co, out
fit was loaned to them, and he held the
Lasters well in hand with the exception
of the third and seventh innings, allow
ing only eight hits throughout the con
test. Four of these came in the seventh
and clinched the game, as the soldier
boys were unable to do anything with
Burke's pitching except in the third,
when two singles and a double gave for
the soldiers their only runs of the game.
Moore started the game in fine fash
ion, tanning two of the first three bat
F,.r.. TO ], yt-hi IY1y.l az
touched for a single but frightened and
prevented score. Each team got a man
on in the second but neither could pro-
duce the necessary punch to bring in the
runner.
The third inning produced the first
runs of the game. While those of the
LaSters were pure and simple gifts, the
counters of the soldiers came on good
clean hitting. Williamson. first up for
the LaSters, got n life when Manning
juggled his groundcr. Burke ripped off
hit to left. Doyle hit one to short,
which ConnOrs stopped but lost for a
second. Williamson was asleep at sec
Ond, making no attempt to go to third.
and was touched out by Conn0rS Don
nelly hit one between first and second
that Lynch picked up, Moore covering
first, but Lynch gagged the throw wrong
and the ball got by Moore. allowing
Burke to score. DOYLE legged for third
and was safe on Moore's poor heave.
g. Barry hit one to COnnOrs, who played
the ball to first, getting the runner. but
Doyle scored on the play, Donnely TAX
ing third, scoring soon after when Moore
uncOrked a wild pitch. In the soldiers
half Moore connected for single Aims
worth popped to the catcher and Holt
fired out to third. but Wells came through
with clean single and Lynch leaned
against one With all his weight, driving
the ball on a line good for two sacks,
scoring Moore and Wells. Lynch stole
third but was left rs Bashaw famed.
The soldiers were easy picking for
Burke from then up to the seventh, when
q double play spoiled a threatening rally.
The vlCtOrS. however, land al on Moore
with both feet in this inning getting four
clean hits, some of which. however,
might possibly have been outs had the
outhc,ders not played 50 deep.
The Second Game.
The second game of the afternoon was
between Fort drummer and the s. \.
Smith Mfg. Co. and went to the former
by a score of , to ..
This game was a light hitting affair.
Only five hits were made by both teams,
three Of these going to the losers, while
Fisher allowed the Fort Drummer team
two, but it was his own lack of control
that cost the game.
In spite of the fact that the three runs
scored by the C0ttons were gifts the game
as a whole was fast and interesting. both
teams pulling off some fielding stunts that
go with good baseball.
Coupled with Fishers lack of control
was the slow work of MoGuin behind the
bat. allowing nine of the COttOnS to steal
when Il little faster work on his part
would have cut them off.
The Toy Makers batting order was
also juggled, losing it's effectiveness by
putting the good stickerS in the wrong
place. This can cause n lot of damage
at times, and while the So-called hitterS
did not produce in this game it is hard
telling what they might have done had
the come up with a man on. as there hap
pened to be on one or two occasions.
The ~Cottons were strengthened by the
acquisition of Plumb at first Although
he failed to hit safely he will help the
team wonderfully. The Smith Co. pro
duced a new one in Ingram at left field.
who turned in two putOutS. one of them
a one-hand affair which looked good but
is pretty poor dope to try when two hands
are available.
The third inning tells the whole story
as this was the only inning that brought
forth a tally. Fisher hit O'COnnOr, first
mp, who went to third on Woods single
to center, which was fielded slow. Wood
stole second. BroUllette got Fish in
the hole, 3 to ,. and the next ball went
soaring to the backstop. letting O'COnnell
in. Brouillette stole second, J. Urus
famed. Plumb hit oneson top that only
went in front of the plate. Moquin threw
him out at first but slow return to the
plate allowed Wood to score, Brouillette
taking third on the play and scored as
Fish" pulled off another wild pitch
From this inning on the game was tight.
The COttons got men on but they could
not nick Fisher for the necessary hit
The results of these two games put the
Wood Heel and Fort Dummer teams in
a tie for first place. Next week Satur-
day these two teams meet and one of them
is going to lead the league while the
Smith Co. and Company Irfight to see
who can occupy the cellar There ought
To be Something DOING WHOM the curtain