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ST. JOHN’S WINNING STREAK ENDS AT 20
S.O.T.O. FIRST TEAM TO BEAT ST. JOHN’S SINCE MAY 12

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 13, 1866) – The record-setting winning run that St. John’s B.C. has been on for the past month has come to an end at twenty games, thanks to the Sons of the Ocean:

It was an even contest for the first five innings, but what undid the historically hot hosts was the 6th & 7th. St. John’s had a 3-2 lead after five thanks to singles from Collin Henderson & Konrad Jensen in the bottom of the 5th, but five Sons of the Ocean runs in the top of the 6th and four more in the top of the 7th – all thanks to singles & errors – turned the 3-2 lead into an 11-3 deficit. St. John’s set forth on a mighty rally in the bottom of the 9th, but after five runs a Thomas DiMola ground out to second base ended both the game and the streak.

The Player of the Game was a surprising one: Sons of the Ocean’s Albert Goddard, who is in his first year as a regular at catcher. The .300 hitter was 2-5 with two runs & four R.B.I. on the afternoon to bring his season total to date up to 23. LF Silvestro Masci was 3/5 with a pair of runs & an R.B.I, and All-Star 2B Albert Gore was 2/4 with two runs & R.B.I. each.

The loss left St. Johns’ record at 25-5 after the first day of play in Week Seven, while an excellent run of form by Sons of the Ocean (8-2 Last 10) has seen their record improve to 20-11 thanks to Wednesday afternoon’s big win. St. John’s still has a large New England lead, but thanks to S.o.t.O’s recent form they are not miles ahead of everybody.