The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-06
Lost Spaulding High It's
First Game to Goddard,
A to 0
WAS PITCHERS BATTLE
AGAINST FORD
Errors at Critical Times
Proved Undoing of High
School Team

A royal pitchers battle was waged b,
clash between Spaulding high school ant
Goddard seminary on the seminary cam
pus yesterday afternoon. The honor'
between the pitchers were about even
but ragged support by the Spauldine
feeders, who aggregated six misplays
gave Goddard the game to 0.
The largest school game crowd of the
season was on hand, taxing the stands
to their capacity and surging out onto
the field. Both schools were represent
ed by full coterie of supporters and
admirers, who found enough excitement
to keep them on edge all during the
game. even unto the retirement of the
final batter, The battle did not fail to
arouse the animation of both teams, for
frequent delays were incurred during its
progress by questionable decisions, which
were resolved into a general discussion
by the executive stalls and players of
the clubs. These proceedings were cello.
brated often times to the general dis
gust of the crowd, which did not seem
to approve.
Tomasi celebrated his initial appear
ance in Spaulding suit in a highly
pleasing manner and pitched game de-
serving of victory. He compelled thir-
teen batters to retire with strikeouts
chalked up against them and allowed but
two hits. His pitching was stumbling
block to the seminary students, who
found it impossible to fathom his deliv-
cry. The runs negotiated by the "hill
team were the result of faulty playing
by his hackers.
Little Russ Ford, the stellar port
slider of the Goddard aggregation, was
the selection, of Coach Hoernle to as
sumo the responsibilities of the game
and he never pitched better game in
his career. The midget had everything.
His pitching was on par or even bet
ter than that Of the Spaulding hurler, |
as he had somewhat better control, pass
ing but one batter, while Tomasi's Wild |
ness resulted in four free tickets. Ford |
was exceptionally strong in pinches and |
several times when Spaulding had OPP |
portunities to make runs he pulled him
self together and returned to the bench |
triumphant.
Goddard managed to slide two runs /
across the plate in the second session.
Witt, who had promenaded to first on /
four wide ones, purloined the middle
hassock and advanced to third base on
Merrill's sacrifice. Tierney then knocked
a fly into right field. Which Gordon
muffed. The ball rolled over the bank /,
and by lamentably weak relay, both
runners had ample time to make the
terminal
The other brace of runs came in the
sixth inning After Wiley had made
pretty catch Of fly in the proximity
Of the right field naples, Feeley reached
first base on Sectors error Of his liner. {
Feeley then stole second. Witt wormed
put his second pass. In an attempt
TO catch Feeley off second base Wiley
allowed Tomas's throw to trckle q
through his legs, both runners advanc- q
ing peg. Merrill raped weak fly 7
INTO left field. Joe Banchi made a muff I
If the ball, enabling Feeley to travel to i
The threshold. Witt, who had held up g
IN second, made third on a wild heave by t
Levin to catch him mapping at second
Merrill stole second base. A wild pitch
~ Tomasi scored Witt from third ana
Merrill moved along to the last sta a
ion. Tomasi put on full steam and
etired the next two batters
In the final session Spaulding made
valiant struggle at least to efface d
hutout game. Hooker laid down a neat
unit and beat the throw to first base
Re was tagged out with feet to spare
rying to pilfer second. Had he waited