The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-06
Western Stars From the Otter
Creek District
NOSE OUT VICTORY IN NINTH
And Win from I. A. C. Nine With Margin
of Two Runs--With Only Two Runs
to Their Credit at End of 9th,
Visitors Go In and Win.

A baseball team with a cognomen
to the effect of Western Stars, who are
said to hail from Otter Creek district
sprung surprise yesterday afternoon
on the Italian Athletic club at the Rang
ers field by coming up from behind and
nosing out victory in the last innings
with a margin of two runs. The lads
from the town made famous by the
tales of Antoine Mofra We're given Il
well-earned victory of a score Ii to II.
A fair sized crowd gathered at the
park at the scheduled time of starting
at three o'clock and We're compelled to
sit in tedious suspense, awaiting the
arrival at the grounds Of the visitors,
who had come in on the afternoon train
from the north shortly before three
o'clock. With but little practice they
were hustled into play. In the open
ing chapter the home team piled up q
total of five runs, and it was apparent
that they were to walk off with an
other game of hilarious horse play. The
/. A. c. bunch increased their run to-
tai column with two in the fourth and
four more counters in the sixth inning
At this juncture OF the proceedings a
EtHffiAfu6 VI neatly CN6l NpHp III thS
grandstand was made The excessive
heat and the anticipation of an after
math Of fireworks gave the people great
nneasiness, distracting all interest from
the contest, causing them to make the
hasty exit. Had the crowd but fingered
another inning when the Creek boys
landed ON Laird for four runs, another
aspect Of the outcome might have been
assumed, with the result of staying until
the last gun was fired. The last three
innings were trying moments for tho
local club and was one OF the most
sensational finishes ever seen in the
city.
With two runs to their credit at the
close OF thes ixth innings the visitors
started their dash for the coveted vic
tory by rolling in four counters. The
next inning saw two more come in.
When the Vergennes swatters came in
to bat at the opening Of the final round,
the score stood II to 5 against them.
Holcomb started the inning with clean
single to left; reached second when Gia-
camuzzi dropped a throw on force
out play. Rivers struck out. Norman
tripled to right, sending in both Hocomb
and Munson. AT this stage the in
visible holster actioned Laird was re-
llieved by Beaton to filful the mounds
mans duties. He famed Burke, but
hit Huntley Norman scored when Ga-
camuzzi slipped up on Booths roller.
The score now stood even all. Captain
Alden, the varsity catcher of the Dart
mouth college baseball team Of the past
two years, was the Johnny on the spot
for the Addison county tossers. After
waiting until Beaten served him one to
his liking, he spanked the sphere over
Weafer's head in left field, counting
Huntley and Booth. These two runs
were their lead, enough to win. In the
last part of this inning the l. A. c. were
powerless to score. The losing of the
game does not reflect great discredt on
the home team, because they were TAX
en- so unawares but the uprising of their
opponents that the game was over be-
fore they regained their breath.
Laird, the old Barton pitcher and
sometimes Frontier twhatever that
ISL was doing duty work for Manager
Broggi. He pitched good ball until the
seventh inning, but nevertheless he was
exceedingly wild. Beaton went in with
his team ahead in tine ninth. Holcomb
we'll known to the fans Of this city
and with the st. lfnselms college team
this past year, lasted but two chapters
for the visitors. The reading remaining
chapters was left to the care Of one
Judas Booth, an idol in his DAYS
at the Green Mountain institute Booth, |
while not the most graceful of slabsters
held the locals in check until the end, |