Connecticut western news., 1921-06-02
CANAAN DEFEATS NOR
 FOLK MEMORIAL DAY
Opening Game of Season Witnessed by Large ,sss ,ss,-.>-. Audience

1 loosely played game, on the local dia-
 rt1ond, on Memorial Day, by the score
 of. 12-5. .F Sawin and Schepinski both receiv-
 ed ragged support but Sawin was
 not effective as the local twirler, be-
 ing hammered for eighteen safe
 drives while only eight were gathered
 off the home slabster. The score by innnings: tt .+-
 First inning--R. Minacci fouled
 out to Hubby. Knott fumbled Tor rants easy roller. With Stempson at bat Torrant attempted to steal second and went all the way to third when Knott let Scott's throw go through him. c. Dyer hit an easy bone play of the year, by throwing roller to Knott, who pulled the first to the plate to get Torrant when he had an easy play at first base for the third out Scott caught c. Dyer stealing with good throw to Brown who had taken Knott's place.
 Fraleigh out R. Minaccf to I. Min acci. Brown out via the same route, l. Minacci making a good catch of R. Minacci's high throw. J. Casey singled to left, Schepinski singled to right and J. Casey scored on Canes overthrow of the relay in. Scott flied to J. Dyer in center.
 Second inning---I. Minacci singled but was caught stealing Scott to Brown. Schepinski dropped J. Dyer's high pop fly. Round singled through short. Caul was hit by pitched ball Sawin drove a long fly to Meade in deep center and J. Dyer scored. R. Minacci out Schepinski to Hubby.
 Meade singled to left center. Bald win singled to left and Meade went to third. Baldwin went down to sec ond on a short passed ball. Cole singled through second and, Meade scored. Hubby famed. Fraleigh singled to left and Baldwin scored. Brown grounded to R. Minacci who bunted 1t and Cole scored. Brown went down to the second station on a passed ball. J. Casey famed. Sa- win threw Shepinski out at first.
 Third inning---Torrant out Sche- pinski to Hubby. Simpson was hit by pitched ball and was caught off of first by Schepinski's quick throw to Hubby. c. Dyer walked. I. Minacci also received a free ticket to first. J. Dyer famed.
 Round fumbled Scott's grounder and then threw wildly past first after Scott had arrived there, allowing Scott to make second. Meade flied to R. Minacci.>,, Baldwin doubled to right and Scott scored when Dem slow dropped the throw at the plate. Cole doubled to right center and Baldwin scored. Hubby doubled over third base and Cole scored. Fra leigh foul flied to l. Minacci. Brown walked and he and Hubby each ad- vanced base on Denslow's passed ball. J. Casey flied to deep short where R. Minacci made pretty catch.
 Fourth inning--Denslow out Schc- pinski to Hubby. Round out the same way. Sawin singled and Dem slow ran for him. R. Minacci singl- ed to center. Meade made a wild throw to third trying to cut off Dem slow and Denslow scored, R. Minacci taking third. Torrant out Cole to Hubby.
 R. Minacci threw Schepinski out a. first. Scott singled md went to third when Denslow threw wildly to second in an attempt 70 catch him stealing. Meade singled but Scott held third. Baldwin flied Co l. Min acci and Cole famed.
 Fifth inning--Brown a, caught Stempson's pop fly. c. Dyer was safe on Coles tumble of his error. l. Minaeci struck out J. Dyer flied to Meade.
 Hubby grounded out tt I. Minacci. Fraleigh singled but wns caught stealing Denslow to Caul. Brown famed.
 Sixth inning---Caul was safe on Coles tumble. Denslow singled to left. Sawin followed suit and Caul scored. Denslow also tried to score but was caught Brown to Scot. R. Minacci flied to Meade and Cole threw Torrant out at first.
 ]. Casey out Torrant to I. Minacci. Schepinski doubled to right when Sawin tried to catch him mapping with a slow ball without wind-up. Scott singled and Cole running for Schepinski scored. Scott stole sec ond. Meade singled and Scott scored. Meade went down to second on a passed ball. Baldwin famed. Cole singled to right and Meade scored. Cole was caught off first and was out Sawin to R. Minacci
 Seventh inning--Stempson out Schepinski to Hubby. c. Dyer flied out to FraleiglrAwho fell after mak- ing the catch but held on to the ball. I. Minacci got life when Coles fast throw went through Hubby's hands and struck Hubby in the face. J. Dyer struck out.
 Hubby lined to Torrant. -Fraieigh safe on R. Minacci's wild throw over first. Fraleigh went down on wild pitch. Brown singled to left and Fraleigh scored. J. Casey fouled to CaIn.s.a-l~, sr,sn,,nlaI fn