St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-25
WEEKS BASE BALL
CONTINUED from page one.)
One out in sixth when game was

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Innings Fl. 80. IL 4
Littleton 80. 20 0 0 0-1
First base on balls by Sullivan 8;
struck out by Davidson 5; double
plays P. Sullivan to Spillane to
Lowe; wild pitch Sullivan; hit by
pitcher Long; stolen bases Witt, Gal
lagher, Long; sacrifice hits J. David
son, Mulcafy; umpire, Scott.
ST. JOhnsbury 4, Barre /. A. @. 4.
st. Johnsbury fans have been treat
ed to some fine exhibitions during the
season, among them the two Fabyan
games, but it is doubtful If there
has ever been staged on the campus
a more exciting event than that be-
tween the Italian A. c. of Barre and
the locals last Saturday. So evenly
contested was the affair that neither
side was able to put across the win
ming run during II innings played,
and it was finally necessary to call
the game off at $40 on account of
darkness.
Weafer, generally acknowledged to
be Vermont's premier twirler, was in
the point for the Italians while
Davidson led the local forces. What
ever Weafer or Davidson have done
in the past and whatever their rec
ords, Tommy certainly had something
on the visitor in this engagement.
The strikeouts were nine to six in
Davidson's favor and against the two
passes issued by Weafer besides a
hit batsman only one wild pitch was
charged up against the local twirler.
Five local men connected with Weaf-
er's benders while only four of the
visitors found Tommy for safe ones
side earned a run.
While the umpiring was fairly
good there is no question but that
one decision in the ninth broke up
st. Johnsbury's chance of landing the
game within the regular limit. The
score at that time was 1 to O., with
Barre leading. Their run came in
the fourth, Gay getting a life on
Jack Davidson's erorr. He scored
when Camolli hit a double into
the center field.
The score remained at 1-love until
the opening of the ninth when Witt
electrified the crowd by laying down
a bunt towards third instead of TAX
ing his customary wallop at the pill.
Both in and out f1elders we're play
ing back for the heavy hitter and
his slow one had them guessing and
there is hardly a question but that
he beat out Corcoran's throw to
first. Racette hseitated a moment
but finally waved him out and thus
went st. Johnsbury's chances a glim7
mering.
Had Witt got what he deserved it
would have meant two scores, as it
was the locals had to be content with
tieing it up. Shea, next up, hit safe
to center, stole second, was safe at
third on a wild throw by Weafer
Sullivan then famed while Conner
received a pass and Gallagher who
replaced Keefe scored Shea on an in
field hit Conner was safe at third on
Calcagni's wild heave, Gallagher
stole second but Tommy Davidson's
fly out to Calcagni closed the session
The first extra inning saw the men
go out in succession. That it wasn't
necessary to warm up any extra
pitchers for the locals Davidson eff
fectually demonstrated in his half.
But three men faced him and each
was sent to the bench via the strike
out route. Moore was out on a.
grounder and Hoernle and J. David
son sent up easy flies. Tommy still
had some of the fan stuff left and
the first man up in the 18th was
served with it. Two others were
easy outs, Gay getting a life on Shea's
only tumble of the day. st. Johns
bury went after them in their half
Witt started this one with a single
to left. Shea sacrificed him along but
Sullivan hit into a double, the Sec
ond baseman with a long name, TAX
ing the liner by a sensational catch
and relaying to Lyons for the last
out
There had been several discussions
since the regular time limit as to the |
advisability of continuing the game
on account of darkness and at the
end of this inning it was apparent to
all that they would have to sur
render to the weather man who had |
kept curtain of clouds in front of
Old SoI' during the whole after
noon. Fans and players alike would
nave enjoyed few more innings but
Umpire .Sau1t motioned it all off and
the Barre contingent started home
with better opinion of the bunch
who, according to a Barre paper,
ran bases like hired men and play
ed the game like the old West Dan
Vile haymakers.
The visitors were outplayed and Il
but for the aforementioned decision
The game would have been chalked
Up with the ding list of victories
credited to ST. Johnsbury this
season.
Among the features might be men
Toned the two-base clouts by Witt
md Camolli and the sensational
:atch by Bottiggi in the second inning
This was undoubtedly the classiest
ut of fielding seen on the grounds
his season and it would be difficult
o rake up anything in the past to
compare with it. Two were down
when Conner received a pass and
hen Danny Keefe came to the plate. II
lie met enc of Weafer's fast ones
lrctly on the nose and started it
or the fence 1t was one of the
leanest kind of hits and nothing
hort of robbery should be charged
gainst the Italian left fielder for
rabbing it. Bottiggi started with the
rack of the bat and went back with
be ball like shot, finally boundinglN
1to the air and spearing it with his
loved hand Tina h1o m oof Ife h. IN