The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-15
SpauIding High Pounded Out
Victory Over Montpelier Sem.
WILLIAMS WAS IN THE BOX
When Game Was Safely Tucked Away
He Was Relieved by brennan, Who
Kept Up the Good Pitch
ing Work.

The Spaulding high school baseball
team came to life for the first time this
season yesterday afternoon, when they
beat Montpelier seminary at lntercity
park by the score of IA to 2. All after
noon the mercury went to low point
ON the thermometer, and reinforced by
cold winds the cold wave, which struck
us yesterday morning, managed to con-
fine the attendance TO a small group Of
loyal rooters from the two schools. It
was gratifying to the Spaulding sup.
porters to witness the article of bail
played by their representatives. They
hit the ball consistently, scoring about
every time the initial station was
reached, and every one fielded his posi-
tion in an efficient manner
The offsetting feature of the after
moons play was their base-r,mning abil-
ity. With the possible exceptions OF
a few, Spaulding is woefully weak at
base running. Time after time with men
ON second, the man at bat sent out clean
singles, but the man ON the middle sta
tion would hold up at third and not
even make an attempt to draw throw.
One or two of the high schools athletes
with difficulty wormed their way to third
base ON similar plays.
However. the Spaulding swatters pelt-
ed the horsehide into every conceivable
nook of the old league grounds In the
ninth Williams banged the sphere into
one of the hooks Ia hole under the
center field fence and drew up at the
terminal with a home run to his credit
on what would ordinarily have gone
down as a double. The heavy hitting of
r. L. -. 80
the contest. The first-sacl1er hit the ball
for keeps. Out OF six times at bat he
connected for five hits for a total of
six bases. Six bingles is what the clout-
or should be entitled to, as he was
robbed of another hit in the fifth, when
Mckinley, the second baseman of the
seminary team, pulled down Texas
Lacquer in short right field. Milne and
Birnie were the only Spaulding men who
did not come across with hits.
The best contributions to the hit col
nmn on the Montpelier teams scorebook
were given by Fletcher, Sargent and
Bliss, who raped out two safeties apiece,
The fielding features of the game were
srant Greenwood in left field made
pretty catch of Williams fly in the
fourth. robbing the Spaulding slab artist
of hit.
Williams, who is accustomed to cover.
ing the third sack for the high school, es.
saved for the first time to work on the
hillock. His performance of pitching was
the best that a Spaulding man has ac-
complshed this season. His control was
excellent and he had good speed and
curves. He has a cool head and with
men on bases he can tighten up and
pull his team out of hole, as demon
strated yesterday. In the seventh he
gave way to brennan, who was worked
out the, last three innings.
The seminary aggregation managed to
score one run off Williams by a series
of misplays, and wormed their way to
the plate in the seventh on brennan with
an earned run. Connors commenced the
game on the firing line for the Mont !
pelier team. and was relieved by Laval
ley in the second session. Both pitchers
were hit hard. A whirlwind start placed
Spaulding ont of danger. Six runs in the
first and second innings were scored by
tho wearers of the blue and red by bunch |
ing hits, and few misplays by the |
seminary team. The score: