The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-31
MORET0WN HAD
BATTING SPREE
At the Expense of Pitcher
Witty of st. Johns
bury
AND RAN AWAY
WITH GAME, 81
Snappy Game Was Played
at Moretown-Jocko
Conlon the Star

MoretoWn, Aug. ol.-MoTetoWH uiu
the unexpected yesterday afternoon
and won from the dangerous st.
JoSnsbury nine, to |. The local team
went into the lead in the third inning
and was never headed, though at no
time, until they pushed across seven
counters in the eighth, were they out OF
danger. Fast play on the part OF ooth
teams featured the game,
Moretown went into the lead in the
third inning, though only one OF the
runs scored was really earned. Granfield
walked and was sacrificed to second by
Slavton, Ricisrelli covering the bag
Nicora struck out, but Starr let the ball
get away from him and then threw
wild in the attempt to get the run
ner at first. Nicora was safe and Gran
field took third on the play. Aicora
stole and they both came riding home
on Parks drive between first and sec
ond.
The visiting team threatened for
while in the fifth. With one down Witty
drew pass and was sacrificed along by
Downey. Sassi let Makers grounder
get away from him and roll off into
center field, and everything was all set
for a score, but Witty lost his balance
after rounding third and was unable to
get going again and was eaught yards
from the plate for the third out,
Not until the seventh did the visitors
succeed in counting, Mclaughlin drove
one through Granai and took second
when Riciarelli sliced one out OF reach
of Duba Goode sacrificed, advancing the
runners, and Witty sacrificed. scoring
Mclaughlin. The visitors were IN no
danger of scoring after that inning.
The game was delayed for ten min
utes in the sixth inning owing to dis
cussion as to what constituted hid
den ball, the local team claiming that
the play made by Granai to Duba
which retired Bracket was not hid
den ball trick, while the opponent ar
gued that the play was illegal, the ball
not having been returned to the pitcher
in his BOX. After wrangling for a few
moments, and paving over the rule
book without getting any satisfaction
the ST. Johnsbury team allowed the
play and the game proceeded.
The grand climax of the game came
in the eighth inning when Moretown
solved WHY'S delivery and everlasting
ly pounded him for seven runs Griffith
singled through second and went to
third when Ward singled through the
box. Ward stole and Duba drove long
triple beyond the center fielder. Granai
lifted long fly to center, and Duba
scored after the catch. SASH hoisted
the pill to deep center for another trip
lie and scored when Conlon lost all
track of Granfield's grounder. Slayton
walked, pushing Granfeld to second. A
mix up at second resulted in Gran
fields crossing the plate and Slayton's
sticking on second. Nicora dumped one
down short of third and Maher pre-
ferred to play for Slayton. They were
safe all around. Nicora stole, and Stay
ton tailed on the throw down
Parks lined one just inside Of first
and scored Nicora. He attempted TO
make second on the throw TO the plate
for Nicora, but in one Of the prettiest
plays of the day Starr shot the ball
on the line 10 Joeko Conlon and the
runner was out by inches. A bird OF a
play. Griffith made first again a minute
later, but was forced by Ward for the
third out shortly afterwards.
Clean fielding for the most part
made the game a pretty one TO watch.
In the second. with a man on first,
Granai grabbed the ball off McLaugh
Inns bat, on an attempted sacrifice and
was able TO double Bracket unassisted
so far off first that the latter didn't
even bother TO try to get back. The
other double play, and lightning fast
one, came in the fifth after Nicora
had singled to right. Parks drove the
ball like a shot between third and
short, but Conlon smesred it, tossed TO
Riciarelli, forcing Nicora, in time for
the batter to be retired at first. For all
around snappy fielding the crown had
to go to the snappy 81. J. shortstop
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