The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-24
BURLINGTON
WHITFIELD AIR
Got But One Weak Little
Hit OFF O'Leary OF
Spaulding High
VISITORS BEATEN
BY Is TO 2 SCORE
Game on Lincoln Campus
Saturday Ought to Have
Been a Shutout

One short hit just over second nasc
and an error by team3mate deprived
the l6-year old southpaw twirler, LOUIS
OLeary, of a no-hit, no-run game when
Spaulding defeated Burlington high at
Lincoln campus here Saturday after
noon, 1872, oLeary pitching his first
full game for school team.
Somehow those Burlington lads could
not connect squarely with this young
mans delivery, occasionally hitting out
high flies or slow grounders TO the IN
field. which with errorless playing
would have made the game an exceed
innly easy one for Coach Johnston
dark horse" Yet in spite OF these err
rors, he robbed, time and time again
the baserunners of an opportunity to
score by striking out the following men
to bat.
The very first two men to face him
hit towards third baseman Murphy, VINO
errored on both plays and allowed two
men on bases that with ordinary pay
ing would have been easy outs. ULeafy
then struck out batters three and four
on the list, considered, almost always,
to be two of the best stickmen on any
baseball organization To supplement
this stunt, Greig, in centerteld, pulled
down long fly from Larrow's bat that
could have easily cost two runs. After
that inning Burlington had dlihcnity ID
getting men on bases.
Larrow's only hit off O'Leary's deiiv-
cry was made in the fourth, yet was TO
no avail, as the "Southie" struck out
the next two up, walked the fourth
and struck out the fifth, both runners
dying on bases.
In the ninth, Burlingtons first-to-
bat walked; the following three famed
the breezes, the third going to first ON
McMahon's tumble of the third strike.
Forgetting two men had been retired,
McMahon picked up the ball and threw
il to third to catch Baker, who had
walked, coming from second to third,
instead of throwing Hill out at first,
which he could easily have done. BY
this error Burlington was enabled to
bring two runs across the plate, Baker
scoring on three errors and Hill on Cal
deraras tumble of Foote's grounder near
second. Anger next hit to Wright,
who touched him out at first.
Meanwhile Spaulding had many
batting rally, starting from the very
first inning and continuing until the
seventh, when for the second time five
scores were brought in during one
period
The Babe Ruth of the Spaulding
team, putt Calderara, only knocked
out one home run Saturday, yet that
one laid three stepping stones to the
Is. Douglas and Murphy scoring on the
hit and putt" following closely be
hind. This was quits" fourth accom-
plishment in five games.
The combination to Tilly's curves
was not complex enough TO feaze this
group of sturdy batsmen. Five scores
in this first inning put O'leary and his
teammates on easy street; in fact,
were sufficient to win the game. This
well balanced team of hitters played
havoc with Tilly's endeavors, and
turned the Burlington camp topsy
turvy, from all appearances and rec
ords of the game With q fielding team
behind him, lilly could have done much
in holding down the scores, but with
out such he was at a loss,
In the latter part Of the sixth, Nj
cora tried to hide a brand new ball
down at the side Of Linconl school, not
far from the road, by driving it out for
an excellent three-b Dagger. OLIVER then
followed with a double, causing tenn
porary coach Benny Tryon. catcher for
the varsity team of the University OF
Vermont, to substitute third baseman
Baker in the box, Larrow coming tot
cover third and lilly taking his place
in the field. This change abated the
smuggling but slightly. Greig and Nicora
each walloping the pill for doubles
in the next inning.
Needless TO say, Burlington was
handicapped, with their first string
pitcher, Capistrsnd. absent from the
lineup. However, Spaulding defeated