Power Company Unable to Field Their Best Side The St. Francis Xavier Alumni Association softball team pulled off a surprise victory by beating their more experienced' opponents, the Shanghai Power~Company' at the Race Course yesterday afternoon. The game played on ground No. 1, was perhaps the closest game played season, the Saints nosing out the Power Company in the last inning of the game; the inal score was 7-6. It is true, however, that the Power Company were unable to field their best team, and it was not until the latter part of the game that Rutherford arrived to complete the side. Reierstad, who pitched For them, did well' but lacked sufficient support. He was responsible for hitting a fine home run.
The Saints deserve full credit for their win, as each man did his utmost and the team scored consistently throughout the seven innings.
The Power Company, batting first, were put out in rapid succession. In their second inning, with Lewis on third, it looked like a certain run, but the Saints tightened up and prevented any further damage. They, in turn. managed to score once in the second and in the third, through Solovieff and Hyndman respectively The Power Company asserted them selves in the fourth inning, when Reierstad hit the ball to centre field for a homer., With Borodin on third and Trevelian on second,. Paponotf hit a stinger past first base to bring them both in, and so put his side ahead. The Saints, however, came back in the following inning when F. Foyn and Sousa accounted for a run each. Trailing by a run at the begining of the sixth inning, Trevelian and Stangaard crossed the home plate for another two runs to forge ahead, but Solovieff equalized for the Saints by coming home. In the last inning, Gray of the Power Company scored. F. Foyn did likewise, to be followed љy was the winning run ana automatical-lye e game.
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