The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-17
Gave Italian A. c. a 3 to q
Victory Over Ostrand-
ers of Schenectady
WEAFER'S PITCHING
ALSO CONTRIBUTED
Locals Overcame Lead in
Latter Part Of the
Contest -

On their return from transforming
tour that has carried them through New
York, Massachusetts,, edges Of New
Hampshire and Vermont, 0stranders of
Schenectady, n. Y, stopped off in town
Saturday and stayed long enough to feel
the sting of defeat at the hands OF the
Italian Athletics. Fresh from an ardu
GUS campaign in the districts displayed
above, and with a string OF victories
that looked like an admiralty report,
the Ostranders were seemingly agreed
that victory over the Italians would
make the list look complete. And it
came near being victory, such a con-
summation being averted only through
the strenuous hitting which the locals
displayed in the opportune moments.
Now that someone has mentioned 1t, the
score was to 2, and probably 600 fans
were there to see the |. A. G. nose out
its ninth inning win.
Following out time-honored custom
among the Italian people, Weafer was
sent in to draw the enemy's fire. Hits
garnered from Joe's effective delivery
were comparatively few, but not always
far between and there were times when
nothing but the sharpest kind Of fielding
kept the hero of the recent local series
from disaster. These few words apply
mostly to the earlier innings for Weafer
grew stronger as the game advanced and
in the last five chapters he was twirling
air-tight ball. In the end, Weafer had
the better of the pitching argument with
Hunt, who emerged from the game with
eight hits chalked against him. No bet
ter Hunt ever pitched baseball in Barre
at that The man from Schenectady
had speed, slow wind-up, slower de-
livery and change of pace that was too
puzzIing for anything.
Some of the summers finest features
were contributed by Jack Clare, Dayidii |
Christian. No. / on the Ostrander's bat |
ting list proved up well in umpire bait
ing, but his virtuous acts in the center |
field outweighed his value as coach.
To Christians uncommon agility is due |
the fact that Comolli is credited with |
such paucity OF base hits With a |
days average of 1000 it is plain to see
that few were batting better than Glare.
Wesfer helped to win his own game with
a couple of timely swings, while Boyd
connected safely twice for an average of
800
The Ostranders grouped their hits in
the second canto and got half of their
runs in that inning. With man down,
Harley hit safely but was out at second
Smith, having rolled one to Weafer, was
able to reach third on Boyd's double
and score on Rooney's sizzler to center.
The side retired when Bottigi gunned
the ball home in time to catch Boyd.
In the fourth inning, Jenkins popped out {
to Giacamuzzi and Harley hit safely |
to left, going to second on Harley's
grounder to David, who shot it to first.
Karley's run was negotiated through l.
Smiths sharp single to right. Boyd re-
tired the side by lifting a fly to David.
delay in modifying the Italian ar
tillery postponed scoring until the fifth,
when with two men out Clare got a pass, G
stole second and came home on Williams g
timely single. Half of the problem of /
tieing the Ostrander's two-run lead had /
been solved. The inning before, Weafer
mad cuffed the ball for two bases, but
nothing came of it and John Gloom was h
busy with the virus despair among the 5
|. A. c. rooters. But the score market
ooked brighter with Clare's lively dis
play on bases. Another Is minutes h
Elapsed before the locals could dupli- c
ate. In the seventh, Calcagni ground I
ID to second and was out at first Gis- t
,amuzzi beaned the ball for pretty
me to shallow center and went down a
,eg on Ricciarelli's noble sacrifice. scor- v
ng when Clare, with his third wallop of a
he game sent out single. Doings were h