The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-28
Gave Game to Barre A. G..
Over Goddard, Ii
to 3
SCHOOLS 2ND-STRING
PITCHERS WERE EASY
Town Team Had No Trou'
bles Connecting
With Ball

The Barre Athletic club baseball team
made its initial appearance OF the sea-
son before the public on Saturday aft
ernoon, when 1t lured the representatives
of Goddard seminary into its nets by a
score of l3 to 3. Three hours of list
less and Indifferent ball were consumed
in the exhibition, clearing the field of
action shortly before the evenings cur
| few sounded its knell
The Athletics converted their partici
patton in the game into a merry old
home week batting bee, coralling no
less than fifteen hits off the offerings
OF the seminary's colt pitchers, number
ing three. Every member OF the Barre
contingent, excepting Mckenzie, contrib.
uted to the swatting fest, some negotat
ing braces and triplets of bingles. Every
conceivable corner and angle of the
campus was visited by the welts and
pelts of the local warriors, whose bat
ting thirst could not be appeased by
the array of hill moundsman. Coaches
kurtz and Hoernle utilized the full quota
of second string efforts, which included
keefe, Brown and Ford. Keefe with
stood the gatherings and bullets for five
innings, withdrawing in favor of Brown,
another promising young man. Brown
abandoned the seige, after two innings,
in which time he was touched for FIVE
bingles. Ford, who succeeded Brown,
the game and was the most
effective of the entire display. He be-
came initiated for but one lone hit in
his two innings of workout
Pitted against the seminary students |
was Tommy" Davidson, high chief of
the Barre puzzling department. who
stood the seminary batters on their ears I
while he watched eighteen batters Whit I
the zephyrs and return TO their dugout. T
Davidson was in mid season form. hav-
ing a masterful command of his ben
lers, which was enhanced by a surplus
IF steam. He held Goddard to three hits,
Not a single run of the losing team was
earned. They resulted from gross err
'ors on the part OF Barre.
W. Johnston, captain of the Barre
hub, led the field in batting. He came
way from the field with three hits to
lis credit, one of which was long three
ushion drive over right field precipice
The Tonguay brothers, Mute and r.
Johnston showed excellent form with the
willow, each negotiating a brace of hits.
second Baseman Farrell was the king
'in hitter for the losing club mixing
lp with the pill for singles twice.
Game Started Like Whirlwind. i
The game started off in a whirlwind
ashton, Barre gathering in three runs
uring the initial session. After two
we're down w. Johnston advanced a peg
fhen Witt booted r. Johnston's ground
r. w. Johnston scored when LaCasse
ropped Wrights high fly and when
,urtz threw to the plate to head off
J. Johnston both he and Wright count
In the third stanza. Barre slid in
race of counters. Mute opened with
double and counted on Gays single.
ay crossed on W. Johnston's triple.
mother tally was registered in the fol-
wing inning. L. Tonguay doubled to c
ght Mckenzie was passed. Tonguay p
'ored when Davidson hit to Witt, fore Fl
q Mckenzie at second base. The fifth q
ming saw Barre annex another run. Ii
Johnston singled to center, went to e.
lird on T. Tonguay's double, and com p
eted the circuit on L. Tonguay's sec n
I'd hit.
Davidson opened the sixth with dou a
e, completing the circuit on passed "
III. Mute then singled and was nipped p
: Hoernle stealing second, Gay was L
excited and took second base on W. ii
,hnston's hit. r. Johnston doubled, in
oring Gay w. Johnston was out at oil
,me. but R. Johnston made his way 81
,me on Wright's hit. Errors and one W
{ added two more runs to Barre's score W
the eighth inning and errors resulted I'll
another in the final chapter. !,
Goddard made its first run in the
ird inning. Bishop was passed. made =
cond when Davidson threw wild to
st to catch him mapping. He took
ird on a passed ball and scored on
rrelrs scratch hit. Farrell stole sec
d. Both runners counted when Gay
Wits grounder away from him.
The score;