The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-09
Ross Great Catch
Saves Newport Game
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settlers by the deadly and vii,
hoaving of SHELTON came in the
fifth stanza when Frank Ross
pulled off the greatest catch wit
messed on the Lawrence diamond
this season. Raymie SHELTON, who
has been abusing the pellet I'M
mll cifully the past two days
again met it on the button ant
drove it on line toward the tor
of the center field fence. Frank
Ross started with the crash of the
bat and never slackened his pace
until he was against the boarc
fence. Just as the fast travelling
forsehide was about to sal owe,
the barrier, Ross leaped and with
one hand clutchad tEc ball. IL wa,
the third out, and if it had not
been thus, another marker woult
have trickled in as Sullivan was on
as the result Of a base on balls. As
Frank walked in from the deep
center the applause continued ant
did not die down until he had
taken his seat on the Newport
bench. 1t was a truly great catch
and the fans arpre ciated it, as
much as Shelton did.
About the name of Nelson
Laird fully as much luster was
shed by his remarkable cavortine
all over the diamond at O'Sullivar
Field. Laird credited himself with
2 two-bagger in the fifth stanza.
The bingle to left field scored
Shelton who had driven a hard
ball down along the third base fol
another pair sacks. Nels created
no little stir among the fans in the
very first session, when he dashed
in from deep short and scooped
up wicked drive that Shelton
could not handle.
In feet the Fighting Bears"
from Newport played era-orless
ball in the field. Not only did they
play c11'orless ball but they even
went after balls that looked like
safe hits and then threw the run
narS out at first. The Green Noun
tam team certainly came back
with a punch after the defeat at
the hands of King Bader in Haver-
hill on Wednesday. Each Border
City outgardener covered a wide
range Of territory, Tlyon, Ross,
and Tesreau. The inner Gordon
looked like a million dollars, with
Ginger Bruce, Brainy Bower and
Maloney-and Of course Ncls
Manipulating scintillating ball.
Haverhill tailed twice in the
first inning, when Shelton slash
ed out his circuit drive over the
the left field fence. Lonergan was
hit in the arm by one of Skeletons
fast shoots and came across the
plate when the crash came from
the bat of Shelton. Joel was so
wild in the first frame that he hit
two men His wildness became an
asset as the game progressed.
The Haverhill Pros were some
what l4ary about getting good
foot hold on the plate preparatory
to swinging at the sphere.
Newport got her first score in
the second inning, when Jeff Tes-
reau doubled to the right field
fence, went to third as Frank
Ross was being tossed out by
Lonergan, and tailed when Null
owney uncorked wild pitch past
Sullivan. Doubles by SHELTON and
Laird accounted for another mark
II in the fifth.
A sure run was tossed away in
the sixth inning, when Tesreau
was caught mapping between sec
ond and third. The whole Haver-
hill infeld lined up on both sides
Of the Bear-killer and he was fl
nally run down. Jeff had beaten
out a bunt and advanced to the
keystone sack, when Raymie Skill
ton threw wild to Leary. Ross was
walked, and Bruce singled allow
ed by two more free passes to
SHELTON and Bower. the third
Newport tally was thus forced in,
while Ginger Bruce scored the
fourth on wild pitch by Harry
Mullowney.
The elongated former Boston
College southpaw twirled good
ball for five innings. In the six
tn, he developed a wild streak and
it was largely through his inabil-
lty to locate the plate that Haver
hill lost the game.
A desperate effort to pull the
game out of the fire was made by
the Haverhill Pros in the seventh
when Tubber White was injected
into the contest as pinch hitter
or Mullowney. White doubled 70
right and scored Camel who had
done likewise. .Thereupon Umpire
Stafford called the game on ac-
count of darkness.