Connecticut western news., 1922-06-15
CANAAN NINE LOSE FIRST GAME OF SEASON To the Thomaston Team on Saturday by the Score
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| IHe season aC the nanQS or In0maS. ton Saturday afternoon by the score of Al. One disastrous inning caus. ed the downfall of the locals and the defeat of Bus Pond, who had twirled masterful ball until the crash came,
 Outside of the sixth inning, the game was a pitchers duel between Pond, former Hotchkiss star, and Brophy, ex-Eastern Leaguer. Ca naan gathered but three safe drives off of Brophy's offerings, one of them a scratch infeld hit in the ninth inning. Pond allowed seven hits, three of which came in the sixth session, the others being we'll scat tered. Four of these seven hits were of the infield variety.
 Canaan had a chance to score in the second inning but was unable to get run. Pond, first man up, was safe when Dodge fumbled his ground CT. Meade rolled to Bernatchez, Pond taking secoAd and going third when Brophy threw the ball over Ryan's head to the backstop. Pond fingered on third while Hubby pop ped to Waters and Mcleod famed.
 In the third inning Emond, first batter, struck out, but reached first when Ryan dropped the third strike and then threw high over Bernat- chez's head. Smith struck out, but Baldwin crashed a whiStling single to left center. Hubby, running for Emond, reached third on the blow. Both men were ditched as Fraleigh and Minacci famed.
 The locals scored tn cir lone run in the seventh, when Pond opened with a torrid two bagger to right center. Meade hit to Waters, who heaved the pill into right field, Pond scoring and Meade reaching second. He promptly stole third as Hubby famed. He was, stranded when O'Neil collared McLeod's intended sacrifice fly behind second base and Emond whiffed. /
 Canaan got two on bases in the ninth, with one out, on Ponds scratch infield hit and a tumble by Caring ton on Meade's hopper. Hubby and Mcleod were unable to advance them any. e.
 Thomaston secured their first hit in the fourth inning, when Dodge dropped a looper behind second base. He stole second and reached third on Carrington's sacrifice bunt. Pond famed Waters and Ryan, leaving Dodge camped on the third hassock
 The sixth inning beheld the SCOT ing of four runs by the visitors on three hits, two of them inheld scratches, and three errors. Bernat- chez, first batter, singled over Bald wins head and took second on At woods sacrifice, Minacci to Hubby. Dodge hit to Pond, who held Benat- chez on second and then threw late to first, giving Dodge a hit. Caring ton hit to Baldwin, who threw to Smith, but Bernatchez was safe, giv- ing Darlington a hit. Pond put strike across on Waters and then, seeing Dodge taking a big lead off second ran toward him to tag him with the ball. Bernatchez headed off third, and Pond made a sudden throw IO pLllII, WIlO LllSSS0 lbs anu DSldbb- chez scored, the other runners ad- vancing a base. Waters then hit to Smith, who babbled it, Dodge dent ing the plate. Ryan hit to Baldwin, who threw him out at first, Car rington scoring on the play, Hand lowich, a left hand batter, hit to left field. Fraleigh, after a hard run and leaping catch, dropped the ball and Waters scored. Brcphy ended the inning by grounding out to Minacci.