The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-03
Barre Athletics We're De-
feated, 2 to 0, by the
Cuban Giants
GAY WASN'T HIT HARD;
DIDN'T LOCATE PLATE
There Were Some Pretty
Features of the Game
at Intercity Park

IVildness on the part of pitcher Gay
at critical stages of the game, aided
somewhat by faulty fielding, was the
cause of the downfall OF the Barre Ath-
letics at lntercty park yesterday after
noon to the Cuban Giants, rowing band
OF colored baseball players rcputed to
be the strongest colored aggregation
playing the game in America to-day.
10 assure themselves of the victory, the
Giants smeared the local club with a
coat of calcimine, taking the game by
score of to 0.
Owing to the heavy schedule for the
week, the Barre management sent Gay,
the Randolph lad, to the breastworks IN
order that Davidson might be in fine
fcttle sor Wednesday afternoon. Gays
wilduess can be summed up in "small
snow storm" of seven free passes and
hitting two men with pitched balls and
two wild heaves. One of these heaves
occurred with man on third base who
scored on the misdirected pitch. The
portsider detailed from Burlington con-
tinually kept himself in tight pinches
and it was only through brilliant sup
port in these crises that he was able to
pull out with the score as it finally
stood. On three occasions the local
folders uncovered snappy and fast dou-
bic plays that relieved them of danger
Gus holes
Opposed to Gay was Thompson, a
thick -set person, who had fine assert
ment of curves, augmented by speed.
He was Questionable when hits meant
runs. Once with a man on second base
and none out, he pitched himself out
Of the hole, and, holding the runner on
second base, retired the side; and he did
likewise another time with but one out.
Three brilliant double plays by the To-
Gals and the all-around playing of Char
lie Hoernle, catcher for the Athletics,
featured the game. Hoernle was the life
behind the Athletics and his strong right
arm npped every colored base runner
who dared to explore the base paths.
At the bat he was the headliner of the
day, knocking out double and single
out of three trips to the plate.
In the third session the Athletics exc
cited a clever double play that brought
the grandstsnds to their feet. With
Meade on third base and Cooper on
first. the latter essayed to purloin the
middle hassock A sharp throw by Hoern
lie nailed Cooper standing up and
quick return by Mute nipped Meade at
the plate, trying to score on the play.
Another double play that brought forth
much applause came in the fifth inning,
staving off possible scores. Thompson
had reached third base, with a man on
second, when Cooper damned a long hit
into center field. Brown caught the ball
and threw the pellet to home plate.
Hoernle caught the runner, attempting |
to score, several feet off the plate.
In the second inning the Giants tailed |
for the first time. Malette, the little |
second sacker, had been passed and made
second base when Gay tried to catch |
him off first, the throw going high over |
Fowlie's head. He made third base on |
wild heave. Il. Brown hit high fly |
along right field line, with Peduzzi
muffed, enabling Malette to count. The
other run was negotiated in the sixth |
inning. Malette was safe when Stuart |
muffed Fowlie's assist at first base.
Despert hit to right field, moving NAL
cite along peg. Both runners adj
vanced base when L. Brown laid down
a pretty sacrifice and a wild pitch into
the grandstand by Gay permitted Nal
cite to promenade in from third base.
The score.