The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-24
Defeated st. Adams High
School, 6 OF A, in Six
Innings
CONDITIONS POOR
FOR GOOD PLAYING
Neither Pitcher Could Do
Much Fancy Work, but Was
Glad to Locate Plate

, In a sea of mud, with terra firma wob
bling like gelatine, the Spaulding higl
school baseball team continued its string
OF victories by taking the redoubtablt
st. Adams high school aggregation OF
ball ehasers into camp at the Italian
ball park yesterday by score of to 4
The game was called at the end of the
sixth inning by mutual agreement ow-
ing to the miserable playing conditions.
Both teams assembled on the field at
the scheduled hour and after confer
ence, the management OF the schools
formed an opinion that the game should
be postponed on account of wet grounds
and the incessant fall of rain was pour
ing steadily down. When the spectators
and the players were about to leave the
grounds an eleventh hour ediet was is
sued and the teams decided to attempt
the game and thus to flirt with rheu-
matism and pneumonia and risk both
| life and limb by nampaging about on
the slippery earth.
| BY virtue of the fact that the catch
er's position was inundated, the back
stops were content to worry along
through the monotonous six innings an
kle deep in mud and water. The base
paths were transformed into channels
| of water which were better favored for
navigation than foot running. A no
ticeable feature Of the game was the
minimizing of the error column, when
one would naturally expect it TO be
crammed TO it's capacity. But three
errors each were chalked up against the
teams.
Both pitchers were unable to show
true form and were content to serve
the ball, preferring control to speed and
an assortment of twisters. With both
pitchers lobbing the ball over the plate,
the batters simply rocketed the ball or
hit weakly. Bob Lowree, the Spaud
ing pitcher, had the better Of the argi-
ment if there was one. He held st.
Adams, heralded as group of fence
busters, to four scattered hits Lowree's
control was better than that of Hol-
land, the visitors moundsman
st. Adams secured brace of runs in
the initial inning and Spaulding. in the
final half of that session, doomed its
stock high by making five digits in its
run total column From then on ii |
was anybody's game, with neither school |
displaying its best ability, owing to the |
unfsvorable conditions. In the third in
ming st. Adams enhanced its prospects |
by making two more runs. Spauding |
came back in its half and tailed once. |
Thus the game ended to 4.
un,,, conxaa w. MAJ
With one out in the initial chapter,
Alexander reached first on Sectors err
ror. Alexander stole second base. Sun
derland was safe on Hooker's error.
Sunderland straightway pilfered second
base. Spear, the most formidable play
er in the ST. Adams lineup, banged
out two base hit, scoring both base
runners. He stole third. A. Brooks
was passed, but pretty double play,
Bianchi to Wiley, STAYED off all fur
Their chance OF scoring
When Spaulding came to bat. Sector
waited out four wide ones. Banchi hit
safely to center, advancing Sector a peg
Levin was safe on A. Brooks error. fill
ng the sacks. Brown was ticketed and
Sector counted. Gordon famed and
Wiley was promenaded, Bianchi cross
ng tine terminal. Hooker speeded
ball into left field, Levin and Brown
sallying. Wiley, who had reached sec
md on Hooker's hit. scored when Oliver
tracked liner into center field This
,nded the scoring OF the opening in
ling.
Preston opened st. Adams half of
he third with a double into center field. J
lie reached third when Lowree threw I
Wild to third attempting to head off
Preston. Sunderland was given free
'ass, choking the cushions. Spear was |
he man of the hour with singing sim q
lie to right, bringing Preston and Alex {
nder home. Spaulding made its final ]
ally with two out in the third. Oh 4
liver singled and stole second. He scored
N Lowree's double. The score: