The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-03
Were Defeated by St. AnseIm's
College, 3 to 2, Saturday
POOR JUDGMENT ON BASES
Manchester College Team Also Bunched
Hits Off Weaferi-Star Catch Made
by Left-fielder Bottigi of
the Locals.

Inability to connect with Pomerlean's
southpaw slants when hits were badly
needed and reckless base running lost the
Italian A. c. 3 to game to st. An
selm's college of Manchester, \. H., at
the Berlin street grounds Saturday after
noon. 1t was one of the best games OF
the season, snappily played and with fea
lures enough to keep the interest OF the
/ fair-sized crowd of enthusiasts. In fact,
/ it was one of the few games that have
| furnished an argument for the last home
bunch.
| Weaferi was on the mound for the
| |. A. G. and was touched up for ten
safe swats, the hits being punched by the
collegians in the fourth, fifth and sixth
innings; but otherwise the home singer
was strong. He was given splendid sup
port by his teammates, one catch OF Bot
| tigi in particular being hair-raiser.
! The catch came in the fifth, when the
visitors were getting to Weaferi, three
safe raps having been made, one run
having been scored another just nipped
at the plate and another in prospect,
with the runner on second Holcomb was
up, and he hit short fly to left. Bot
| tigi started with the crack OF the bat,
and seeing that he was likely to lose
the ball he gave a dive just as it was
striking the ground, scooping it up and
rolling on his neck but still clinging to
the ball.
Both teams had chances to score early.
In the first inning Weaferi and Comolli
singled with two down, only to be left
when Soldini struck out. Again in the
second Giacamuzzi drew a pass and Bot
tigi was hit by the ball, and they worked
double steal aided by dummy work on
the part of the visitors; but there they
were left, as Williams flied to left AMI
Tonazzi hit into a double play driving
the ball at the shortstop, who hurled
to third.
The third was another chapter of lost
opportunities for the locals, as with one
down, Calcagni was treated kindly, being
sent to first on free ticket stealing
second when the colegians were taking
a nap and going to third when the pitch
er had brainstorm and tossed the ball
at Harry as he perehed on the second
bag Calcagni ducked the throw and
scooted for third. Pomerlean's brain
storm continued when he passed Wea
feri; but he revived enough to send Co
molli and Saldini back to the bench on
measly little pokes in front Of the plate.
St Anselm's was dangerous in the
second, when they clustered two singles,
but Weaferi frightened and closed the in
ming. A felder's choice. pass and a
single gave the visitors their first tally
in the fourth. Hagertv crossing the pan. |
Singles by Harris, Fish and Pomerlean |
were mixed with a sacrifice by Mccarthy |
in the fifth and gave the visitors one
more tally. Harris being caught at the |
plate on Soldini's heave before Fish reg |
stered on Pomerlean's single-sacker. II /
was then that Bottogi filed the breach I
with his sensational catch
The Italians got back one of the two
runs in the same inning Tonazzi singled 1
over third base and Davidi dropped an.
other into centerfield. On the drive To-
nazzi went tearing around the bases and,
got nipped at third on the eenterfelder's 4
heave, David going to second. At this
point Hagerty generously dropped Cal !
cagni's aerial and the first baseman FUN
bled Weaferi's little offering down the
first base line, the latter misplay enab-
ling David to cross the pan Calcagni
tried to score on the same misplay and
was snuffed out. and Comolli went out
to third.
The college bows eopped the winning
tallv in the sixth on Hagerty's single,
Derby's sacrifice and Dunn's safety.
From the fifth to the eighth, the To-
Gals went up against solid defense; but
the eighth showed promise when Wea-
feri dropped one into right field. which
Hagerty misiudged. and the runner went
to second on Comolli's out. third to first.
Soldini drew a pass. but the best Giaea-
muzzi could do was to roll one to second,
who touched the base for force-out,
and the third out of the inning
With the score 3 to against them,
there looked like fighting chance when
Bottigi started the ninth with a safety
and Williams was safe when his ground
sr got moxed up with Bottigi and the
second baseman. Tonazzi's fly to right
leld was dropped. and Bottigi. who had ,
leld up on second to avoid double play,
vas forced at third on very close dee- !
zion. David famed, but Comolli drew
/ pass. Weaferi, at this critical stage, ,
,oled out his third safety, and it was
,asy scoring for Williams Tonazzi took
fighting chance to tie up the score on
he same play and was thrown out at !
he plate, thus making a sensational fin
sh to an interesting contest. The score: !
!. A. c.