The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-03
Up to the Last Inning Game
Was Close
GIANTS GOT 5 RUNS IN 9TH
And Game Ended With Score of to in
Favor of the Visitors-I. A. c. Team
Rallied in Eighth, But With
out Result.

The Philadelphia Giants, an lndepen-
dent colored baseball team, made its APP
pearance in this city yesterday afternoon
at the new Italian A. c. field and scam
pered away with an s to victory
!. against the /. A. c. team. Up to the
last inning, the game was very close,
each team having about an equal share
of the argument. The score stood to
2 at the beginning of the last inning,
but when the smoke had blown away
after the first half of that round it re-
vealed the visiting stock had been boost
: ed up to points. 1t was hearthreak-
ing finish, as the local team were COM
mencing a final squirt, having started u
rally in the eighth inning. Rovetta,
the new l. A. c. recruit from New York,
performed for the first time in this city.
He is not a speedy pitcher, but has a
varied assortment of back breaking
curves He is strong on wide bender
and with his drop he has success. Yes
terday he held the command until two
men had faced him in the last session
when he was relieved by Beaton. Rovet-
Ia pitched excellent ball, although in
clined to be somewhat wild. He held
the dusky lads to five hits. In his wild
spells he hit three of the visitors and
also passed three.
The Philadelphia Giants are very
formidable group Of ball players. At all
times they are instilled with ginger, and
when they coach the chatter sounds like
the roars of arctic sea lions. Their cool
ness is resourceful. Their fielding yes
terday was far superior to that OF the
local lads, the bony lads manufacturing
but two errors against eight by the
I. A. G. team. The visiting team We're
the first to score, tallying once in the
opening inning Sanchez singled cleanly
to center, taking second when Calcagni
muffed Rovetta's throw to catch him
mapping. Wiley, the husky catcher,
brought his man in from second with
telling three Dagger into center field.
The local club evened up the score |
in the latter half of the same inning.
Davidson was passed but was caught /
stealing second. Witt sailed high |
shoot over the fence in right field for
two bases. On delayed steal, he
reached third and reached the plate when
Williams attempted to throw him out |
at home on Comoli's grounder. The
throw was late, Witt making the termi.
nal standing up.
No more scoring was done until the
sixth, when the Giants brought in runl
twice. Parks reached first when Giacs.
muzzi threw wild to first Green was
passed and Laukford was hit by a
pitched ball. 1t was at this stage that
Williams made costly error. The little
second baseman allowed swift ground
er to get by him and two runs crossed
the plate. In the eighth, the T. A. C.
made their second and last tally. With
one down. Bottigi hit for two bases.
He scored on Tonazzi's Texas Lacquer
into left field. The last inning was dis
astrous for the home club, three errors,
three hits, two passes and hitting one I
man went five runs for the Giants.
The earlier part of the game wit
messed several fielding stunts that could
be compared favorably with the sensa
tional Earl Williams, the Blue Sox
player, who covers second base for the
I. A. G. was the star. This little Spauld-
ing man made three wonderful plays.
In the first inning, with men on second
and third and but one down, Green
popped into right field Williams was !;
Praying III close ana tuTneu, running at
full tilt he pulled the ball down from
over his shoulder. He then recovered !
himself in time TO get Wiley at home
with lightning throw In the next in.
ming he made a pretty catch of hard
liner. He followed this up by fielding
! grounder and tagging the man out {
before he reached first base. Laukford ]
vas on third when Nelson rolled to sec
md. Williams picked the ball and feint-
i to throw to third. He then dashed
Tor first, keeping his eye on the man !
IT third. He touched out the runner
before the bag was reached. Tonazzi
made several clever catches in center
ield.