The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-09

park and sent the visi.
S.lFS tors home dazed by
.t,f,ys. surprise The game
was an intensely inter.
esting one from start to finish and at times
the spectators became almost wild with
enthusiasm. Shenandoah's pride played
perfect game, while the Pottsviles made
four errors, and to these and the home teams
remarkable good fielding was the defeat of
the visitors attributable Pottsville had the
best batters an excellent pitcher in Fox, and
an admirable captain in Potts, in fact they
were loaded for a victory but we also had a
good pitcher and our fielding was so much
superior to that of the visitors that do what
they might neither Fox or Potts could shove
their men to victory, although they came
very near doing it in the ninth inning Just
think of it Three men on bases and no
one out, yet the home team retired the side
and sent the visitors back to Pottsville
"skunked, be gum" as Cressona man on
the grand stand remarked.
To.days Journal claims that POttsville
really won the game, but was deprived of it
by decision of the umpire in the ninth
inning. The Journal is wrong, as usual.
The umpire was very satisfactory to all con-
| cerned and was only charged with one
mistake, in the eighth inning, when he
declared Ward out on play by Golden when
most Of the spectators thought the ball was a
foul.
Pottsvile made 'kick" before the game
started and contested every inch of ground
to the close. James Whalen having refused
to umpire any more games, the home manage.
ment picked upon Frank Henry to fill the
position. Potts refused to play until a
change was made and both sides agreed upon
Shinehouse, of the Mahanoy City team He
did well and neither side suffered materially
from any of his decisions.
Only twice did the Pottsvilles get a man as
far as third base.
Shenandoah made two of its runs in the
first inning and one of them was earned.
Belts was the first batter and he got his first
base on Nyces error and he got to second ON
a wild pitch, but went out on Potts throw
when he tried to steal to third. Ward got
| his base on balls, was advanced to second on
Foxs hit, and scored on Ed. Henry's hit
making an earned run. Fox scored on
Massey's muff of ball thrown by Potts in
| trying to retire Ed Henry, who had stolen to
second. The side was then retired by
Toman striking out and Bauswine going out
on fly to McGettigan,
The Pottsvilles went out in quick order in
the first inning. Messitt bagged the fou
flies by Nyce and Golden and Potts went out
on fly to Toman.
After that the game was nip and tuck and
there were few on the grounds who watched
the plays were willing to say which side
would win. The visitors pounded the bal
pretty freely at times, but the home mer
were always on deck and pulled down every
thing within reach Occasionally they made
some brilliant running catches, and this wa
especially so with respect to Setley anC
Martin.
In the sixth inning, after two men ha(
been retired the hopes of the Pottsville peo-
pie were raised by Massey making thre,
base hit by well directed drive to left field
high above Belts head but the hope was o
short duration, Smith went out Immediately
after on a fly to Martin.
The home team advanced another earned
run to its score in the eighth inning. Bett
started out with hit and stole to second
Ward went out on a rolling ball to Golden
and Fox brought Belts home on a two -bagger
Ed. Henry got his first when Fox threw Fo,
out at third, but died at first on McGettigar
catching Toman's fly.
The visitors tried hard to score in tn,
eighth, but were not Sin it," Fox hit
peculiar ball between first and second, bu
Bauswine covered the bag in time to catcl
the first ba5eman's throw and retire th
runner. Nyce made hit, but wss retired OF
Messtts throw when he tried to steal t,
second Potts then went out on a foul fly t,
Messitt
In the ninth innirg the home team sue
ceeded in getting Setley on second ant
Martin on first by a hit and base on balls
after Bauswine had been retired, but the,
failed to score, as Messitt struck out anC
Belts went out on fly to Jordan
The last half of the ninth inning was tn
most exciting stage of the game. Pottsvin
had three excellent chances to either tie tn
score or win the game, but failed to gras
either. Golden and Massey started tn
inning with hit each and Bauswin