The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-08
WITTY WINS
PITCHER'SDUEL
AT BERLIN, N. H.
Fairbanks A. A. Wins
Hard Fought Struggle
BY Score of A to 1

Overcoming many serious OBJ
stacles that lay in the path of vic
tory the Fairbanks A. A. baseball
club conquered the Berlln N. H.,
team by the score of to l on the
latter's diamond Saturday after
noon. A crowd, estimated at 800,
including sprlnkling of st.
Johnsbur-- royal rooters and a
goodly number of disabled world
war veterans from the govern
ment's tubercular hospital at 4oN-
ham. nearby, witnessed the defeat
of Berlin, the first that aggrega-
tion has succumbed to on its own
grounds up to date this season.
st. Johnsbury's ninth consecu-
tive victory came at the conclusion
of hard fought struggle between
the two strong outfits. The Berlin
management had secured for the
occasion the services OF a young
ster by the name of Scanlon, who
it was said, hailed from Portland,
Me. Opposing him on the mound
was Clarence Witty, the "iron man.
hurler of the Fairbanks team. The
two young right handlers engaged
in a neat little pitchers duel for
nine innings in which Witty car
ried away the honorsalthough he
was forced to hustle all of the way
through.
Both beavers were wild. While
Witty scattered his passes, Scanlon
walked five men in one inning. He
yielded seven altogether and made
things still more difficult for HIM
self by unloosening four wild
pitches. However, it is very GER
tain that had neither pitcher given
free ticket to first the result OF
the contest would have been in
favor of St Johnsbury although
instead of the score being A TO
it would have been / to 0. The
Fairbanks athletes put over one
earned run in the ninth frame as
the result Of safe bingles by Witty
and Conner while Ber,lin's solitary
run was d gift from 'Duteh''
Richereli in the fourth inning.
Never before this yea rhas the
Fairbanks team been forced to
perform under such unfavorable
conditions but the boys proved the
stuff they were made of by accli-
mating themselves the, best they
could. The playing field is in poor
shape. Even the Berlin boys ad
nit this and it was a difficult pro-
blem to put up real ball exhibi-
ton on the Berlin diamond. The
infeld is covered with small stones
which cause many otherwise easily
fielded grounders to take crazy
hops just before they reach the
field and bound into the outfeld
Although they have become accus-
toned to the conditions the Berlin
fielders have their troubles. So
is little wonder that two of ST.
Johnsbury's star infelders, Jocko
Conlon and Dutch" Richereli
were guilty of errors.
The batter must stand in hole,
from which it is difficult to get
started from if he is lucky enough
to hit the ball. The pitchers box
is probably in worse shape than
any other part of the diamond. 1t
is built of sand and none too good
a job was done in its construction.
So it is not only hard to pitch from
but extremely difficult to field
frim. AS it was both twirlers were
on even terms so far as this hand
leap was concerned because each
man was a stranger. However.
outside of the above mentioned
draw backs Saturdays game WAS
an interesting affair.
Fielding features were contri-
buted by "Red" Wilder. who rob-
bed Charlie Maher of an easy two
bagger or triple by spearing his
long high fly in right center field
and by Jocko Conlon who robbed
the heavy hitting Powers of
third safe crack by taking his diff
cult fly. In spite of his two mis-
cues Richereli played a fine game,
accepting II chances, making four
put outs and five assists. Nc
Laughhn played his usual fine
game in covering the Initial has
sock.
The five hits garnered off Scan
lon by the St. Johnsbury boys
were divided among Conlon. Witty
and Connor. Conlon hit double
and single in four trips to the
plate, Witty singled twice in four
times up while "Puss" hit safely
once in four times. Jacobs, Wilder,
McGee and Powers touched up
Witty Powers getting two and the
others one each.
After Conner had famed AMI
Downey had fouled to the catcher
Conlon doubled to left eld and
stole third base. but was stranded
when St. Angelo breezed out.
For two innings the Berlin bat
tiers went ont in ordc'' a~d 'ho 80
hit which McGee made In the third
was VISITED. Then came the tInrd
inning for St Johnbuly when Sean
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