The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-17
TWO HOME RUNS.
BY CALDERARA.
Enabled Spaulding High
School to Win Over Mont
pelier High, 8 to z
MANY ERRORS SEEN
AT INTERCITY PARK
Field Was in Poor Condl-
ton for Saturdays
Contest

putt" Calderara, the Spaulding high
school shortstop and reserve pitcher,
was the hero of the day and the Babe
Ruth of the Spauldng baseball team on
Saturday in the game against Mont
pelier high at Intercity park, for his
two line drives to the river, that meant
homers, drove in no less than six runs
for his team. Then in the fifth, When
the team needed pitcher, PUTT" went
into the box and saved the game that
he easily won. The score was: Spauid-
ing @, Montpelier Z.
1t was indeed peculiar game to
watch, there being 10 errors made by
the two teams during the nine innings,
and besides Calderara's home runs Sler-
ra. the little right fielder of Montpelier
high, who famed The breezes four out
of five times at bat, did what seemed
the incredible by hitting the ball tor a
home run with two men on bases II.
the fifth period after two men had
been retired.
Perhaps peculiar" doesn't describe
those nine innings correctly, so let
say it was an exceptional game, but
exciting because of the loose playing
Not even in the last of the ninth inning
was a Spauldingite safe to bet money
on his team, for after two men had MI
to the infield and then retired, Murphy
the Spaulding third baseman, threw
wild over the first basemans head on
Leddens grounder, and then Calderara
walked LaInperti. Here were two men
on bases and young Dobbs, the fast
little shortstop, who had wailoped ou'
a nice two-bagger in the very hrst IN
ming, up to bat He connected solidly
with straight one but it went right
into Calderara's hands with terrific
speed, and the chance to win the game
was thereby lost.
Both teams scored the major part oil
the final tally in one inning, Spauidinl
scoring six runs in the second inning
and Montpelier high six in the fiftf
period. Nothing but superior hitting
won the game for the Barre team, as
anyone may readily see the capita
men had many more men on bases, ou'
the timely hits were wanting.
oliver. the first man to bat in The
second for Spaulding, got free pass
to first on four balls. Here Coach John
ston had his men pull the right trick
at the right time, and no other thar
Wright, first baseman, did it. He bunt
ed between third base and the pitcher
and in Lamperti's haste to make th'
play he slipped and fell, thereby los
ing the opportunity. oliver had reached
third and on the play in which his op
ponents tried TO catch Brown, who haf
sacrificed between third base and tn
pitchers box, was enabled TO score
OIeary's grounder towards Ledde'
caused Wright to be caught eomlnt
home from third. Douglas then singled
to the short eenterfeld, allowing Brow
TO reach home. Murphy's tap to tn
infeld caused O'Leary to slip home, ant
he might have been caught but for tn
wild throw of Ledden. Greigs second
mission TO the plate was not as success
full as the first, he striking out. Ihei
came the first home run, with tw'
men ON the bases. Calderara sent tn
ball directly over the centerfeld fenc
into the river. Nicora reached first oil
an error by the second baseman, bu
died on bases when oliver flied T.
Sierra.
The sixth inning was the next event