The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-09
The Shenandoah Club Annihi-
lates the Pottsvilles.
ALMOST A SHUT QUIT
Bradley Holds the visitors Down to Three
Hits, While he Home Team Batted. Fox
freely Excellent Work by all the Cham
p ons.



sAf63@S VIZ NJ Pottsvilles again And
46iiAJf l4lstEy, can anyone who witt
slrS messed the game yoster-
-: OtIS- day conscientiously say
e7'oS- that as between the
Pottsville and Shenandoah clubs the latter
has not decisively shown its right to the title
of champions? At Lakeside our club won
fair and square by score of 8 to (; at Potts
vile we were handicapped by darkness, but
gracefully submitted to the claim of defeat
by the other side yesterday, with conditions
equal in every respect, we walloped them out
of their boots.
There were number of disinterested
spectators on the grounds and all agreed that
when it comes to playing base ball with all
conditions equal louisville is not Gin it" with
Shenandoah. The visiting club was clearly
out classed at every point. They were beaten
in batting, pitching, fielding and base run.
ming, and it is aquestion if misjudgment of
the umpire did not derive Shenandoah of two
runs. The crowd that witnessed the game
was the largest of the season.
People acquainted with all the facts and
circumstances know that the rivalry between
the two clubs has been most bitter and that
both teams exerted their utmost powers yes
terday to attain supremacy. Pottsville made
| a gallant struggle, but there was at least Ont
| barrier they could not overcome and that wa,
| the home battery-Bradley and Messitt TC
them the most of the credit is due, as will be
| shown by the summary below. Bradley had
nine strike outs and added four assists
Messitt accepted ever5 chance and was quit,
clever with the bat. True, we had
excellent support from Patchen and shatIer
but they only contributed to the success.l
Little Toman did not have much to dc
and, unfortunately it was his error thai
allowed the Pottsvilles to make the only run
they scored but the next chance he received
was one that placed to his credit most
excellent and timely play.
setley did not show up to any advantage
until the last innirg, and then didn't he
sparkle! He retired the side in grand style.
He caught the flies by johnson and McGotti
gan with admirable grace and had Reillys
fly in his hand, but dropped it. Reilly got to
first and then tried to steal second, but Setley's
great throwing powers knocked lSs ambition
into cooked hat Setley quickly 4 recovered
the dropped ball and sent it to Henry with
great accuracy from the left field, and thus
saved himself from criticism.
The POttsvilles cannot say that they were
in the game at any stage. 1t kept them busy
TO prevent Shenandoah from piling up the
runs, and the latter's players went out by
reckless attempts to steal bases. Both Fox
and Cavanaugh made this their principal
point of battle, and to their credit it can be
said they succeeded well; still the home team
stole four bases on them.
In different three innings Shenandoah got
seven men to the bat, and in one they got six.
In no inning did Pottsville get more than five
men to the bat, and that only occurred twice
The only time the Pcttsvilles made the
home people apprehensive was in the third
inning, when Salmon got his base by being
hit and Hin started him on a run with two
bagger. Salmon was sprinting like trotter
toward third when Toman missed the throw.
Salmon got home and Hill reached third
The people We're really nervous then Moore
followed with a hot hit which Bradley
stopped with an excellent high left hand
catch and retired Moore at first. Bradley
then restored confidence by striking out
oRourke and johnson, Reilly won hearty
applause by capturing terrific ball from
Fulmer's bat in the sixth inning.
There was only one double play during the
game and that was made by Reilly capturing
pretty stiff drive from Bradley's bat and
retiring Fulmer at second.
Martin showed up in his old time form at
short stop, and captured some excellent drives,
although on couple occasions Skaters first
base work saved him from errors.
Patchen established himself in the estima-
tion Of the audiences as a great batter and
good player generally. Fulmer played his
usual steady game and started the work of
binding down the visitors by capturing the
first fly sent to the outer field, which was hit
by Salmon.
salmon's sprintiDg ability didn't avail him
much yesterday. When put to real test he
failed. In the eighth inning he hunted the
ball, but Bradley's cool head was too much
for the sprnters feet and when Salmon
reached first he was very much chagriued to
find the ball there, in Skaters hauds.
The base ball patrons of town were exceed
ingly, proud and jubilant lastnight and to day
over the result of the game, and they were
Justified The Pottsyille club met with its