The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-28
ST. MICHAEL'S
THREW UP GAME
And Forfeited to Montpelier
Seminary in Sixth
Inning
BALK WAS CLAIMED
BY COLLEGES COACH
Even When Montpelier Con-
sented to Reversal, Visit
ors Refused to Play

st. Michael's college baseball team
forfeited its game to Montpelier sem
mary Tuesday afternoon in Montpelier
in the middle of the sixth inning when
the score stood to and the visitors
had three men on bases owing to a
couple of hits and an error by Granai,
who tried to get ball that belonged to
Irons in center field missing the play.
Clark, st. Michael's coach, who, it is
claimed has been signed up with the
Red Sox, was on third Duba walked to
the plate and instead of throwing to the
batsman threw TO third, catching Clark
off the bag several feet. Clark, when he
saw he was caught, walked TO the plate
and demanded his base on balk. UNI
pire Spicer called him out and denied
the right to the alleged balk.
Clark then argued the matter at some
length with the players OF the opposing
team and finally served notice upon
Coach Maiden that unless the decision
was changed he would leave the field,
which he proceeded to do. He then
showed his lack of craftsmanship by
refusing to return to the field after
Coach Maiden had requested a reversal
of the decision SO that the game might
go on Clark led his team to the dress
ing room. Later Coach Maiden asked
Clark to bring his men back but he re-
fused, leaving the game very unsatisfac-
torily decided, for Montpelier had been
showing the visitors up, even to Clark,
having hammered him over the lot after
he relieved Hamel, who was pounded for
the first two innings
Clark admitted that Duba was facing
third base when he threw there but
claimed he was in position to deliver
the bali to the batsman and there the
question lies, for Duba does not take
the same position each time when he de-
livers the ball to the batsman even
though there are no men on bases, nor
does he when men are on bases, so that
il is ACQUISITION whether ii was balk
or not and a close point to decide at
best. However, Umpire Spicer decided it
was not balk.
The game opened with Duba striking
out the first two visiting players Then
G. Clifford drew double and Clark a
triple, which finished the scoring in the
first inning for them. Montpelier scored
three times thus: Irons drew double !;
Granai, through Gravins error, went to
first, both scoring on Wards single st,
Mary's sacrifice sent Ward to second
and he scored on Grandield's single.
In the second inning Duba struck out
the three visiting players, while Mont
pelier scored three more. The first two
men went out on weak plays Then
Irons singled; Hatch went to first on
Grayin's error, Granai singled, scoring
Irons; Ward doubled scoring Hatch and
Granai, and st. Mary was thrown out at
first
In the third Hamel was walked S,
Clifford singled, An error by Horizon
Of Gravins drive allowed these to score,
Graym later scoring on poor judgment
by Montpelier Clark relieved Hamel for
the visitors in this inning. Montpelier
was little afraid of him and after
Grandfeld had singled, stole second and
third, Duba, Horizon and Clark struck
out.
In the fourth inning st, Michaels went
out on easy plays at first Montpelier
drew score. Hatch having singled,
scored on Granais triple. Granai was
left on third.
In the fifth St. Michael's was easily