The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-15
NOW AFEATURE,
THEN A BUNGLE
Thus Characterized, Game
Finally Went to |. A. G.
by 5 to A Score
VERMONT SECONDS
HAD GOOD PITCHER
But Martin Was Not Backed
Up in Tight
Shape

A strategic throw by Catcher Comoll
to Third Baseman Clari catching Holme
by inches off third base, terminated wha
was apparently batting rally ant
bIighted the hopes of the University o
Vermont scrub nine of winning an un
interesting and listless game Of baseball
at the Italian park yesterday afternoon
The game went to the local club by .
score OF to 4, at the conclusion Of
nine innings of spiritless and indiffer
ent playing
The game was to have been conclud
ed about half past five in order to al
low the visitors an opportunity to catel
the late afternoon train to Burlington
but owing to the delay of starting the
game, when that hour was reached sufli-
cent innings had not been contested to
record regulation game. BY mutual
agreement, the game was then prolonged
to the full quota of innings and short
" after the sun had departed below the
horizon line amidst glowing sky, Catch.
er Comolli brought the game to an end
with sensational ne-handed catch of
a high foul.
All of the runs manufactured by the
local club were handed up to them on
a silver platter. One came in the fourth
and bunch of four were negotiated for
in the subsequent session. In the mi
tial session the visitors scored three runs
ON a combination of hits and errors, cou
Piled with indifferent playing by the Ital-
ians.
The Vermonters presented surprise
box in the person OF one Claude Mar
tin, who proved to be an enigma to the
local swatters. This elongated person
age, with smatterng of mystery how
ering around his identity, was the pos
SCISSOR and master of a vast variety OF
curves that were not altogether relished
by the local club With his canny
changes OF pace and self -composure in
the box. Martin was bewildering. But
four hits were secured off his delivery.
three of these being of scratch order and
the other a clean cut belt by Joe Comol
ii in the last inning that went for
naught. That this Martin boy had the
Italians frequently standing on their
ears is somewhat substantiated by an
insight into the score book, which re-
corded twelve strikeouts to his credit.
Giuseppe Weaferi, the pride of the
Italian array of pitching timber. pilot
ed his eliminates successfully through
MS second game o. Lle sedsoH- ehjSll
did not show the form he did in his
initial appearance of the season, which
was at Mortified a few weeks ago,
when he held Norwich hitless in seven
innings. But Weaferi, with the excep- |
ton of the initial session, was very ef- !
fective, especially so with men on the |
sacks. He was touched up for eleven |!
swats, but these were well scattered |
As the game progressed Wcaferi tended /
to show greater strength.
The feature of the game was con-
tributed BY the visitors in the first in
ming, when they executed double play |
that STAYED off batting rally. With /
CLAIR on first and none out, David welt
ed one of Martins offerings far into the
deep corner of right field. The ball /
sailed on line and Clari, thinking that
the hit was good for two or three bases
headed for home. Gilbert. the visitors
right fielder, who is well known in To-
cal circles, romped back towards the
fence with the agility of deer, Reach
ing up he pulled the ball out of the air
at full reach. Turning. he hurled the
sphere to Donahue, who tagged second
base, completing the play. 1t has been
a long time since such play has been
pulled off in this city.
Visitors Scored Early.
The visitors opened the contest with
bunch of three counters. Smith beat