The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-16
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| BY HARDWICk
Visitors Scored a Clean Shut-out,
8 to 0
LOCAL TEAM FIELDED POORLY
In Addition, They Were Not Able to
Connect With Hatch's Offerings to
Any Extent--Hardwick Played
Fast Ball.
LOCAL TEAM FIELDED POORLY

Eight innings sufliced the Hardwcl
A, c. to vanquish the Italians Saturday
afternoon, thereby strengthening its OPP
ton on the state championship. On &C
count of the absence OF light, Umpire
Carswell, with the mutual consent OF
the arrangements, terminated the con-
test after the local aspirants failed to
respond with rally in its eighth ses'
sion, the curfew proelaiming the Gale.
donia contingent to have eight point;
in the aggregate, while the local aspir'
ants were eonsoled by their adherents
after passing through the straight and
narrow lane that led to the absence OF
reckoning figures,
| Several hundreds of spectators
swarmed to Intercity park, filling the
bleachers on third base and their num-
bers partly filling the grandstand. These
spectators were kept in unnecessary sus-
pense for nearly an hour, awaiting the
arrival of several of the visiting team
whose non-appearanee was unaceount-
able. Shortly before o'clock, the game
was called
The local outfit went to pieces after
the fifth inning and, from an impartial
hibition of baseball, such as would have
discredited team composed OF lads
emerging from grammar school. New.
ertheless, the Hardwick contingent can
not be deprived of the credit OF winning
the clash as restrospection of their
work reveals that they outelassed the
Italians in every department Of the game
and at every stage.
Hatch. the Franklin county hardware
merchant, whose fame in baseball ranks
dates back many years and extends over
a good portion of the East, ambled to
the little hill and without doubt proved
his superiority over the Italians. He
held them scoreloss, kept his hits well
scattered, and his experience made him
master of the situation at all times.
Opposed to him was Sarka, the Proctor
southpaw, who has gained more than u
statewide reputation THIS season. Sarka
pitched excellent ball until the latter
part Of the seventh inning and with
proper aid the outcome might have been
different. The first six runs blotted on
his achievements can well be laid against
the doors OF his teammates. After that
the blond apparently lost all interest
The feature of the game was one.
handed catch by Lyons in the third
inning. The diminutiye second. sacker OF
the Hardwick aggregation pulled down
a Texas Lacquer from Joe Comolli's bat
in center field by making a spectacular
jumping bare. handed catch. This play
STAYED off run.
The first scoring of the Hardwick
team came in the fifth inning. Leonard
opened ID with crash to center field
fence, the ball leaving the bat like a
bullet. Scampini took the ball on the
bound off the netting and by fast
relay held Leonard at first. Lyons fol
lowed with a single to right field, Leon
ard taking third and Lyons going to
second on the throw to third. Here
Sarka frightened and struck out the next
two batters Bottigi, the Italian left
fielder, was playing in close when Carey
raped one in his territory. Bottigi went
back after it, and the spectators opined
that the fleet footed lad had gobbled it
up, He managed to knock it down, the
two base-runners tallying, jacques was
an easy ont, Sarka TO Calcagni
The sixth inning tells of four more runs
for the Caledonia lads. Lyons opened
with double in left field 0'Brien
famed Hatch was ticketed. Lyons had
reached third base on wild pitch and
scored on Comollis attempt to catch him
off third base. Carey then hit to Clare,
who threw wild to first. Hatch counted
on the play. Carey pilfered second and
Jacques reached first on tielder's choice.
Jacques was caught between first and
second base. and while a few of the
Italians were amusing themselves at
tempting to catch him, the Hardwiek
right fielder, Carey, walked in from third
base unmolested. Jacques finally drew
up ut second when Calcagni threw the
ball at an invisible ball player near
second base. Ingraham flied to Williams.
Brown hit safely to right field and
Jacques tailed. Murray was passed but
was caught stealing the middle station.
Two more runs were allotted the Wis
itors in the eighth inning. Leonard
clipped sizzling grounder to left, and
took second on a passed ball He scored
on Lyons hit to right field. OBrien
dumped one i'm front of the plate, fore
ing Lyons at second. Hatch singled to
left. moving 0'Brien up a peg. Carey
smashed clean bingle to right and
O'Brien crossed the threshold The next
two batters whitfield the air. The score
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