The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-04
ENDED IN TIE
IN ELEVENTH.
Goddard and Montpelier
High Battled Till Dark
ness Came On
PITCHERS BATTLE
IN THE LAST HALF
Keefe Pitched Alright Ball
for Goddard Toward
the End

Darkness drew its curtain at the close
of the eleventh inning of the final game
of the Goddard Montpelier high school
series yesterday at Intercity park and
caused a cessation of hostilities with the
score standing even, all. During the
last five innings the game was moth
ing short OF pitchers battle and IT
might have gone on for many innings
to come. Goddard amassed its scores
during the first four innings and was
unable to tally after that. Montpelier
came in from behind and collected a
like number of pointers at the close OF
the sixth inning
From then on Pitcher Laird of Mont
pelier was in fine fettle and was UNI
hittable. Capt. Peterson who has not
donned uniform for many weeks iol-
lowing an injury inflicted to his pitch
ing arm at Hardwick, took charge OF the
Goddard nine. The big lad from Char
lotte remained in command Tor seven
innings when he retired, complaining OF
a lame wing. Peterson was succeeded
on the mount by lgnatits keefe OF
Marshfield. Coach Hoernle made sa-
pacious choice in selecting this young
ster. for the former Marshfield high
school ''wonder" had so much stuff
on the ball that his career in this neck
of the woods would have been brief had
a big tent scout been observing the game
from the stands. Keefe held the Mont
pelier batters at his mercy and was not
touched up for single hit during the
last four innings He struck out six
batters in that time and permitted but
a lone man to reach the base paths. OF
whatever glory earned by Goddard, this
vo,inpster deserves the major portion.
In the game a few weeks ago between
these teams similar number OF in
nings were required to complete the
game, but at that time the Barre school
was victorious by score of TO 3.
As much was to be determined by the
result of this game, both teams fought
tooth and nail until the final flash OF
the gun
Goddard took lead early in the game
and fortune was apparently favoring
them for a comparatively easy victory;
but the tide OF battle turned in the
fourth and sixth innings, when the cap
ital city aggregation manufactured sum
Gent runs to place them on an even ba-
sis with Goddard. j. Laird's pitching
was one of the features OF the game.
After the fourth inning he struck his
stride and allowed but three hits he
accomplished a remarkable feat in the
strikeout line by tanning seventeen OF
the "hill school, swatters.
Goddard Started.
With one out in the initial inning,
a.. saapp1 ba
He stole second and took third on
Smiths muu of throw from Fred
Laird. after Feeley had been retired.
Witt came to time and hammered line
drive to center field, scoring Farrell.
Capt. Peterson made the local teams
second tallv He met one of Laird's
shoots and sent it against the netting
in center field fence. The ball trickled
through the wire for home run.
In the latter part of the second in
ming f. Laird was safe on hit between
Witt and LaCasse. Peterson tried to
make force out of Hayden's bunt,
but finally resolved to make the put
out at first. His throw was high. al
lowing F. Laird to reach third base.
Johnny Glennie was there with the wal
Top for two bases into left field, scor-
ing Laird. BY clever pitching Peterson
retired the remainder of the side.
Witt made first in the fourth session
when F. Laird fumbled his grounder. He
stole second base and scored on Cosby's
screaming hit to right field. Cosby, who
had taken second on the throw in, made
the terminus on "Clar' Bishops long
double into left field.
with two men down in the latter
half of the fourth inning, Montpelier an
nexed brace of tallies. Hancock hit
into center field and moved along a peg
when Perkins was passed. Pitcher Laird