The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-07-21

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age of three large runs in the first
stanZa.
Newport's half of the first. be-
gan auspiciously, when Nelson
Browne drew "a free ticket to the
initial sack. By this time the driz-
zle had subsidized and the visiting
out-gardeners could better judge
fly ball. Brainy essayed to sacri-
flee Browne along to second, but
Bernie Starr snatched up his tap
and pegged him out. 1t looked as
though the ball had mt Brainys
bat as the latter was trying to
dodge. Brady hit weak ground
er to the pitcher, who pivoted
about and tossed to Maher at third
retiring Browne by several feet.
Tryon waited long one to Dow
ney, for the third out.
4Maher, Richereli, and Connor
were successive strike-outs Tor
Shelton in the second, when New
port scored her only run of the
game. Frank Ross punched a
single through second base, and
went to second when Davies I'M
corked wild pitch up against the
screened back stop. Maloney also
singled, but was retired at second
when Bruce hit to Richereh, who
tossed to Conlon, forcing the New
port first baseman. Ross scored
on a passed ball. Laird popped
out to Conlon, and Shelton was
thrown out, Maher to Mclaughlin.
A fast double play, engineered
by Chick Davies, nipped off Laird
and Shelton in the fifth frame.
Laird drove out "a long fly to
Downey, who muffed it. Shelton hit
to the box, and Davies threw to
Conlon, who covered second, and
cut loose fast peg that nailed
Shelton few inches from the bag.
After Mclaughlin had singled in
the fourth, Newport pulled off an
other double killing at the expense
Of Maher and Richerel. Wally
Brady got his only assist of the
game, when Richereli grounded TO
third. Wally nabbed Maher at sec
ond and Bower relayed the ball to
first in time to get Richereli
Following the first inning, and
until the nlntn, the visitors could
do nothino with Skelton's offer
ings. A single meager hit was all
that could be CLEANED off his speed
and wicked splitter. Meantime,
Newport threatened to break into
a series of goose eggs in the Lucky
seventh, when the sacks were
choked with Ross clansmen.
Here the Newport fans were
yelling themselves hoarse, clam
oring for their ball tossers to tie
the score. Ross secured life,
when Maher fielded hastily his
grounder and threw a mile over
McLoughlin's head into the first
base bleachers. The Newport |
chief ambled on to second on the |
miscue. Maloney flied out to Ric-'-
ereli, but Ginger Bruce reached
first, when the same player massei
up the latter's hit. Laird was |
walked, filling the bases.
With one out and Joel Shelton, !
a 300 hitter at bat, a run or runs
seemed certain. At this juncturc !
Chick Davies frightened up wonder
fully, and famed Shelton. Hope
was still batting for 1000 with the
Newport rooters, when Browne
stepped up to the rubber. But
Chick was master of all he sur
veyed. On three pitched balls,
Nelson Browne, struck out, never
to swing This was New
ports only opportunity to tie the
score, and with these two named
the hopes of a Border
City victory went glimmering.
Although st. Johnsbury won the
contest in the first stanza, yet
Manager Hoernle's cohorts &C.
mented their claim to the fracas
in the ninth, when they again
crossed the Mate thrice. Davies
singled to right and Starr was safe
at first on Maloney's error. Both
tailed on McLoughlin's second hit
of the game The latter went to
second when Shelton committed a
oalk, and scored when Richereli
3lashed daisy-nipper over the
Seystone cushion.
The Fairbanks A. A. team pre-
3ented a much stronger appear
,nce in the field with such valu-
able acquisitions as Jocko Conlon
1T short, ST. Angelo and Downey
n the outer garden and Nc
Loughlin at first, not to mention
Chick Davies who is able to cover
lalf of the infield himself.
Laird, the only new countenance
o be seen among the Newport
players showed up well in the
'ield He went way back into
enter field after Downey's tanta-
ling fly in the fourth and
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