The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-18
VICTORY BY 81
CARVED OUT BY
WRECKINC CREW
Maloney, Kelley. Butler,
Mclaughlin Sew-Up
Saranac Game

MaSslng their attack in the
fourth chapter upon the speedy
shoots of Joe Russell, the Scale
town wrecking, to wit; Jackie Ma
loney, Ted Butler, Frank Nc
Laughlin, and Art Kelley, hacked
out four hits for a total of seven
bases and carved out a 8 to 2 vic
tory over the Saranac Lake base
ball team yesterday on the Cam
pus.
Chadwick of Derry, N. H., slung
his initial tilt for the Fairbanks
A. A. and impressed the fans as
we'll as his chief, Charles Hoernle,
with the efficiency of his work. He
kept the bingles of the enemy
widely diffused, owing to the
sharply hooking splitter which he
carries in his repertoire. Endow~
ed with all the speed necessary to
throw 'em past the batter, Chad
wick also unveils an occasional
change of pace which battles the
opposition.
In the third frame, Owen Keefe,
the Saranac Lake backstop, who
ought to be t,'ying out for some
big league berth, waited one of
Chad's offerings high and higher
toward the azure blue until it just
cleared the fence in left field. If
the fence were not so short, Ted
Butler would no doubt have had
time to get under the gigantic
hoist but the barrier interviewed
and Saranac had a home run.
Not all the home runs that go
over left field fence are cheap
home runs. Some clear the boards
with so much TO spare that they
would go for the circuit on any
field. But, thore are other home
runs over the fence that some
Cimes could be caught and often
held to nothing more than tive
baggers. 1t IS hoped that some
time the powers-that-b will ac-
quire a sufficient strip of land on
the lot adjacent to extend the
board fence a little farther on.
Many visiting teams have motto
ed the short loft field and all am
bilious batters at once start lay
ing the pellet down toward left
field. The result is that the Cam
pus has probably been the scene of
more circuit drives than other ball
parks in the state.
Enough of digression-again in
the seventh, Joe Russell chose
ball to his liking and also sent It
on burning career almost on a
line over the same left field fence.
Thus both Of Saranac'S markers
were four-ply blows and were
earned. Russalps homer was
bonaflde circuit drive, withouv
question.
Particularly air-tight playing by
Coach HOernie'S protegees kept
the visitors from carrying off the
bacon several times. In the third
inning, Haffor1, lead-off man got
single through the Scalctown in
@ner Gordon. Following Hatford
came Buck Freeman who flied out
tc Pat Lavely, rapidly becoming a
fixture in right field for the locals.
Then came he battering Owen
Keefe, but before he propelled
his homer over the fence Hatford
tried to steal second. Hafford's at
tempted theft deprived his team of
run, for Charles Hoernle snap
ped the sphere with precision
down to Grieve and cancelled the
steal. Then Keefe collidcd but
only one run was chalked up in
stead of two.
Again in the seventh after Rus
sell had laced out his homer, the
locals can thank Hafford, who was
at bat, for not getting the
squeeze" signal. The Saranac
coacher at third evidently had re
ccivcd and understood the sign is
sued from the bench by Dan Sui
Ivan and had transmitted it to
Santoro, cx-Holy Cross third sack
er, perched on the hot corner.
Suddenly, according to prescrib-
ed formula, Santoro darted to the
plate. Chadwick pitched but
Hatford stood stock still and did
not move his bat. SO Sanford ran
into Hoernle who chased him al
most to third and then threw to
Kelley who touched him out. The
play made Sanford look foolish but
ali the blame is on the batter for
not getting the squeeze" signal
and acting in conformity. Credit is
due backstop Hoernle for hand
ling the situation like the veteran
he is.
The local wrecking crew went
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