The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
Spauldilg Lost a Fine Con-
test at St. Adams By
Score of 4 to 3
PITCHERS BATTLE
WAS ABOUT EVEN
Slayton and w. Willis
Twirled Fine Ball in Spec
tacular Contest

AFTER 10 lnulHBS u SpcttoSoi"' ft"J
on both sides, st. Adams high school
defeated Spaulding at st. Adams Sat
urdsy afternoon by the score of to 3.
With two men out in the last OF the
18th and no one on, Lamb was given
life on high bounder to Macdonald,
going to second on MacDonald's low
throw to first, stole third and came
home with the winning run when
O'Keefe threw wild to Slayton, who
was covering home just after he had
knocked a wide pitch to one side.
Time and time again st. Adams field
ers made catches which seemed like
sure hits and which under ordinary
playing would be hits. Spaulding on
the other hand turned in several good
fielding stunts which dragged the game
out over thirteen innings OF play.
With the score to against them,
and Slayton pitching alright ball,
Lamb. lead-off man for st. Adams, led
off the inning with long triple over
Tierney's head in right field. Godfrey
hit long fly to Veale in left Held
which veale made nice catch of and
nearly caught Lamb going home on
fine throw, which reached Brown Just
too late. Doheny was hit by a pitched
bali and went to third on double by
Hope. Both scored on double on the
left field foul line by f. Willis. W. VII
lis flied to Watt and Alexander flied.
Spaulding scored in the third twice
and in the fourth once. Watt, the frst
man up in the third, went out, third
to first. Tierney drew a pass, went
second on w. Willis low throw to
catch him off first, and to third on a
balk. Brown walked and stole second
Tierney was out at home when Neaie
hit to Willette. Veale stole second.
Brown scored on single by oLeary,
and Veale followed him in when God
frey muffed throw from Lamb to get
Nicora for the third man out. With
OIeary on third, Nicora took sec
ond. only to see Lennette gather IN q
long fly by Slayton to deep right.
Douglas led of the fourth with a
long triple to right. After MacDon-
aid had been struck out, Watt walked,
stealing second. Tierney also famed.
Brown walked, filling the bases and
Veale was hit by pitched ball, scor'
ing Douglas for Spaulding's last run
O'Leary popped to short.
In the last of the ninth things looked
had for a minute for Spaulding. Len
nette was out, Brown TO Nicora. VIII
lette got life on MacDonald's error
and walked. Godfrey flied to Veale
Doheny walked, filling the bases. Hope
who had driven in two runs IN. the
eight with a double, was up, and Stay
ton seemed for the time being unset
tied. but he recovered and sent the st
Albaus shortstop out via the strike
out route.
Also in the tenth. st. Adams grew
dangerous. Z. Willis singled to cen
ter w. Willis struck out. Alexander
was given a pass. With one out and
man on first and second, Lennette
tipped one of Slayton's fast-breakins
drops and the ball hit Brown on tbs
fingers, laying out three on his right
hand. O'xeefe was sent in to catch
Lennette hit one, Texas Lacquer, tt
right center, which looked like SURE
hit and the game. At the crack of thu
bat, Watt turned, and running at full
speed out into right center, he nlppet
the hit IN Lle qua anu iH4tN ~ hAoe
doubling up Alexander, who was wei
on his way TO second.
In the 18th Doheny singled, stole sec
ond. After Hope had famed, Doheny
made third when Slayton picked al
Z. Willis bounder and threw it to Mac
Donald, who dropped the ball after h
: had tagged Doheny out. +. Win
stole second and then Slayton settled
down and famed w Willis and Alex
ander.
Both teams showed superb fielding
spaulding made five errors, but in eacl
case it was made by a wild throw whel
fast work was needed TO catch the run
ner.
w. Willis had the slight edge Of
Slayton, according TO the official score
getting Is strikeouts, allowing fou
free passes, hitting two men, and al
lowing six hits, while Slayton retire
Is by the air route, allowed seve
passes and gave seven hits, one o
which was a triple and three doubles
Spauldina. on the other hand, got on
.r;nla and one double The Barre lad