The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-05
HARD BATTING
WON FOR BARRE
Defeated Montpelier, Ia to 7,
in a Holiday
Game
LAIRD'S PITCHING
WAS NO TERROR
Likewise T 0 m my Tomasi
Was Hit Hard During His
Brief Stay on Mound

Shortly after o'clock yesterday when
it was found that the aeroplane would
not appear until much later in the day,
the two baseball teams composed of the
best players from Montpelier and Barre,
took their places ON the diamond at the
trotting park. Considerable enthusiasm
prevailed, for all were eager for excite.
ment. The Barre supporters were some
what discouraged in the first inning
when the Montpelier boys scored four
times, but Barre came back strong for
the remainder of the game and walked
oil the field some two hours and half
later, victors by twice as many points,
Ia to 7.
Before the game had begun a great
crowd gathered on the side lines near the
diamond for better view, but fearing
lest someone might be seriously hurt
and that it would be impossible TO keep
the many thousands off the field when
the aeroplane should come in sight, II
was decided that the best way was TO
see the game from the ropes surrounding
the field. This gave everyone an equal
chance to see the game, as well as pre-
serve much better order and safety for
the enormous throng,
Everyone believed Gum Laird was
the Shenanigan's big ace, since he has
been kept in the best of trim with the
Colgate university nine throughout the
season. But "Jum" had an off day and
something prevented him from delivering
in his usual style, the Barre boys, after
the first inning, circling the bases quite
freely.
The first inning opened up with the
Shenanigans batting against Thomas
Tomasi, a former Tufts college pitcher,
Tomasi, like Laird, was ineffective in
the box and before the first period Of
the game ended, Montpelier had scored
four runs. The first man up got walk,
the next singled, the next drove in two
runs with deep drive to left field. An.
other run came in when Granfeld sin
gled and the last was scored on an err
ror by the second baseman. Laird made
the outlook very cloudy in the same in
ming by retiring the batters almost sue
cessively. The Montpelier rooters now
felt sure that the game was won, as did
everybody else except the local players.
Something was in store for them, which,
with good headwork, was bound to come
through and that was a victory.
Sure enough, in the second inning
they started after Laird in the proper
manner who, with poor support, could
not prevent five runs from being scored.
In the third inning four good singles
aided generously in supplying three more
scores for Barre. Polli, the young Spauld.
ing high school pitcher, then changed
positions with Tomasi, the former in the
box and the latter in centerfeld. In the
seven innings the old baseball artists Of
the capital touched his deliveries for but
three single hits. His pitching was far
superior to that of the two college men
and gained the admiration Of the thous.
ands of spectators.
Dave Spicer, manager of the visiting
team, made a similar move, shifting
Laird to left field and supplied Cuttings
to the mound. His appearance did not
affect the local teams batting rallies, for
in the fifth every Barre player faced him
at least once, while couple stood up
for their second raps.
II was in this same period that Pill
grim started excitement by getting a
good lead off third base. Several play.
ers made an attempt to assist in run
ming him down, but with two others on
bases, endeavored to catch one of them,
thereby losing Pilgrim. Twice Hudson,
the third baseman, blocked Pilgrim on
the baseline only to be bumped enough
SO that the ball dropped each time to
the ground from his hands. Pilgrim
landed safely back upon the bag after
two desperate attempts to steal home
had been made. The last irritated the
guardsman of the third sack, who
elinched with the baserunner. No blood
was spilled and the game continued on
with more excitement than ever. Five
runs came in for the home team, which
literally canned the game and made it
rather uninteresting for the spectators.
Bill Stuart performed two one hand
catches on first base that brought forth
considerable applause, for in both cases
Bill had to jump into the air for high
throws.
A revival in the eighth on the part Of
Montpelier brought for them three scores,
which gave the final tally somewhat
better sound. The score: