The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-09
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take part-an active payt--in this
game. Richards, who has been
with the Fisk Red Tops Of Spring
field, Mass, stabbed for Border
town and favorably impressed the
fans. There was GOODNESS in his
work that convinces one that he
will be a valuable addition TO the
self-supporting Newporters. His
fine double in the fourth enabled
Nicora to score, and he made two
especially clean assists during the
game. With richards retained on
the team Newport will prove a
most formidable foe to all she
may meet.
In viewing the game by innings
one finds the home runs were the
most exciting features until grad
ually things worked up to whirl-
wind finish. Newport maintained
a lead until the breaks Of the
game allowed three st. Johnsbury
runs to tie the score in the begin
ming of the seventh. Bernie STAIRS
second homer in the second half
Of the seventh again put Newport
in the lead. In Fairbanks eighth
Mclaughlin struck out Martin
put down a grounder to Nicora
and was out, after which Witty
| singled. Grieve, next man up for
Fairbanks, sent out a liner which
was good for two sacks and which
scored Witty. Again the score was
! tied. Newport was unable to
break the spell in her half of the
eighth.
In the beginning of the ninth
Maloney bounded the sphere down
to Kopf who clearly dispatched it
to Nieora in time to nip Malon-
ey's running career in the bud.
Up came Butler who knocked one
out to short stop where Laird
caught the ball with the tips of
his fingers and dropped it for
brief enough period to allow But
ler to reach the protecting folds of
first base in safety, Butler became
audacious and stole second, and
made third when Hoernle put a
grounder out to the right of sec
ond base. lust about this time
Richards pitched a drop which
dropped too much. struck the plate
bounded out of STAIRS reach and
enabled Butler to romp home.
Hoernle was caught coming home
and Kelley was put out at first
through Laird's assist. The score
board throbbed under the figures
of 7 to 6 in Fairbanks favor.
Then it was that Newport
stepped in to show decisively that
it was her day, and she dispelled
all doubt. Brainy Bower, first to
bat, drove out . single and seemed
inclined to try for second but
thought better Of it and decided to
play safe by remaining for the
time being at first, Pandem0nium
broke loose, and when Wallie
Kopf duplicated Brainy's feat. it
broke looser. With Wallie on first
and Brainv on second, Starr, with
home run TO his credit on each
OF his two previous trips to the
bat, stepped up and knocked the
sphere through the same hole in
the air that he had before used so
effectively. But WHY'S memory
was good, and he was camping
away out beside the fence where
he was able to swallow the ball
with his nit and still the howl of
delight from Newport fans who
surely thought that Starr was
making a successful attempt to
triplicate his home-run proclivi-
ties But, though Starr was out,
Brainy Bower was quite alive and
as soon as the ball was caught, he
dashed madly for home, reaching
the platter by a narrow margin of
safety. Pandemonium broke loos-
est of all, for again the score was
tied.
The crack of Brownies bat on 9
nice single was scarcely heard
amid the din. As Fastburn step
ped to the bat. pandemonium was
as superlatively loose as seemed
possible yet when he hit and scor-
ed Wallie Kopf and thereby end |
cd the game, it seemed that vet |
a little more lnoseness was added /.
to Mr.. Pandemonum, whoever