The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-19
Defeated Barre A. G. 2 to 0
at Intercity Park on
Saturday
BLINDING RAYS OF SUN
IMPORTANT AGENCY
Gay Lost the Ball in the Sky
and Let Two Runners
Across Plate

0 Old SOL pouring his luminous rayI
into left field at Intercity park Sat
!, urday afternoon, interfered slightly witt
] the prospects of the Barre Athletics
causing a disruption OF the general prog
ress of pitchers battle that presented
st. Michacrs college with two cheap
runs, which were sufficient to win. This
occurred in the fifth inning when Gay
the Barre left fielder. lost his bearings
in the sun garden and allowed a fly from
the bat of Shortstop McGraw TO travel
for two sacks. The havoc wrought by
this piece Of misjudgment was but OF
mohentary duration, but resulted in the
scoring of two runs by st. Michaefs.
the sum total of the days proceed.
ings.
But not to this misjudgment is laid
the full responsibility OF the defeat.
Preceding the alleged two-base hit were
two palpable and inexclisable errors BY
the Athletic outfield that placed rum
ners on the middle and third tations
of the scoring circuit. With one man
out in the fifth inning, Jones hit a
weak fly to center field. Mckenzie came
romping in and allowed an easy out TO
sift through his mitts Boyer. the next
batter. rocketed waste ball to left cen
/ ter. The faculty Of erring seemed to
obsess the local outfeld and Gay
fooled. This placed men at second and
third. Bruno sent a wicked drive into
right field close to the fence. Tonguay.
running backwards, pulled the ball off
the netting. This was simultaneously
followed by bullet throw towards the
plate. Acting under advice from the
side lines, Jones held his ground at third
McGraw then picked ont groovei ball
and sent it into left field, Apparently
the ball was doomed for a sure putout,
as il sailed high and directly towards
the caretaker OF the sun garden. Gay
was seen to throw his hands in the air,
apparently bewiIdered by the sun. With
in ten feet of him fell the horsehide.
ne was too late, st. Miehael's were the
possessors of a brace of tallies.
From the announcement of the um
pire, the game assumed the aspect OF
a pitching duel between the Canadian
lad, DuChesneil and Tommy Davidson,
the curve and speed merchant of the To-
cal club. The honors were slightly in |
favor of the husky Frenehman. Both |
of the commanders were in fine fettle |
and had that disastrous fifth inning been /
blotted off the books, it was safe to |
assume that the game would have con- |
tinued well into extra innings and even /
unto the appearance of darkness, as the /
twirlers were getting stronger and |
stronger as the game progressed. Du-
Chesneil was the master of his best as
sortment of curves and was practically
invincible throughout. His strikeout rec
ord for the day numbered thirteen of the
Barre swatters. He had the local ag
under his control always and
at only one stage of the contest was
scoring by the Barre faction imminent.
This happened in the seventh session.
Charlie Hoernle opened that round with
a Texas Lacquer into center field. Wright
the next batter, stabbed waste ball
over second base, advancing Hoernle a
peg Both base runners advanced anoth-
er peg on Gays sacrifice. 1t was at
this stage that DuChesneil showed his
true worth. With men on second and
third he pulled out of very precarious
position by turning on full steam and
tanning mig" Maberini and Mckenzie
n succession.
In the subsequent session, the Ath-
etics were within the danger zone, but
sensational running handed catch
" Shortstop McGraw blighted all hopes
# rally. With two down and two on
,ases, Mute on second and w. Johnston
m first, Hoernle looked over DuChes-
leiFs offerings and slashed one on a
peedy course towards center field The
lit looked as though labeled for either
double or a long single, which would
ave manufactured at least one run.
icGraw. sizing mp the situation, came
caring over the ground and leaped into
he air just short of second base. His
scent of about two feet met the ball /
nd shut off all possible chance of seor- /
n.y. The catch came in for a long round |
( applause.
Fielding features were many through
ut the game, both teams putting up 1
cry snappy article of ball. Aside from I
he catches of Tonguay and McGraw, 1
ouble play by the Barre club revealed I
Gliding brilliancy. In the seventh in .
ing the visitors succeeded in filling /
he hassocks. McGraw hit sharply to
Y. Johnston, who felded Clearly to
ONE. Hoernle turned and snapped the
all to first, completing one of the fast
It of fast double plays OF added sig
ifoance to the game was the fact that
lie game was the first in which a coat
q of calcimine has ever been applied
the Barre Athletics since their start
veral years ago. The above is quoted
ON reliable information.
Davidson was in excellent form and
as master Of the situation at all times
e allowed but four hits, two of which
iould have been outs. One was the
III lost in the sun of left field and
e other a ball that First Baseman
right neglected 20 try for, the ball
nding but a short distance behind him.
svidson famed nine bstters and passed
rec men. The score:
st. Alichael's College