The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-24
COAL DIGGERS
WIN AT LAST.
They Beat the PhillieS Before
Starting on a Trip.
SEVERAL EXCITING PLAYS.
The Home Team Puts in Good Work
at Critical Points and Win an
Eleven Inning Game.
SEVERAL EXCITING PLAYS.

The Shenandoahs pulled themselves TO-
gether again yesterday and for the first
time since it has met the Philadelphia in
the State league games made them play
ball for all they were worth. From the
seventh inning it was anybody's game,
although the Shenandoahs had several
opportunities to put a good lead between
themselves and the Quakers. They hit
Ely's delivery in a most lively fashion
and the fielding of the Philadelphias was
not as good as in the previous games.
Nerkes pitching was quite effective up
to the fifth inning, the visitors having
but two hits, but in that inning he
weakened considerably and on four good
hlts the Phlladelphias made three runs.
In the sixth and seventh innings Yerkes
was mild, but he did not let the Phillies
have hit, six, being the total made off
his delivery. Dunkle went in the box in
the eighth inning and pitched the balance
of the game, the visitors making three
singles IN the eighth and two, ,bagger in
the eleventh.
In the fourth inning the Phillies had a
streak of luck, but double play by Gill
spoiled it. Childs got his base on Ross
error and after H. Ely went out on a fly
to Gill got to second Just ahead of Gill's
throw from deep right field. Clark
Ashenbach dropped, Child's scoring. j.
Ely then got his base on balls. O'Brien
was the next man to the bat and flew out
to Gill, who threw the ball to Myers and
put j. Ely out before he could get hack
to first.
This was the only exciting play until
the ninth inning, when the Phillies were
at the bat and came within an ace of
scoring the winning run. Massey had
gone out on Ross throw to Meyers and
Callahan got his base on balls. Childs
then sent a hard, low ball to third
Musser recovered after q supreme effort
and threw the runner ont at first Movers
at once threw the ball to Musser in order
to cut off Callahan, who was making for
third base like deer. The throw was a
strong one and as the ball bounced from
Musser's hands it rolled just outside the
line towards the home plate. Musser and
Ross sprang after the ball like two cats
after a mouse, Callahan meanwhile
sprinting for home as if his life depended
upon his arrival there; but Ross re-
covered the ball and got it to Messitt
when the runner was about two feet from
the plate. The spectators cheered Justify.
The tenth inning opened with Musser
at the bat. He flew out to Staltz the
catch being one approaching the phenom-
email. Herkes struck out. 1t looked as il
the goose was cooked when Ashenbach got
to first on hit and was advanced to third
on Myers hit. The latter then stole to
second and the bases "rre filled by Gill
getting his base on balls, after Clark had
mutfed an easy foul fly; Weikert went to
the plate determined to knock the cover
off the ball. He succeeded in getting his
eye on it and gave it terrific whack The
spectators yelled with delight, but as the
ball seemed to be sailing safely about five
feet seven inches over the second base
O'Brien made long side spring and
pulled it down, retiring the side
Hit everything" was the instruction
the Phillies received from their manager,
and they tried hard to do it, but Weikert
was in the game and he stopped two hot
drives in excellent style, throwing H. Ely
and Clark out at first. j. Ely then struck
out.
The eleventh inning was opened by
Musser getting to first on H. Elys muff
of fly O'Hara was retired on O'Brien's
throw to first and Ross brought Musser
home on good hit, the spectators cheer
ing wildly, Messitt made hit but was
thrown out at second and the side was re
tired on Dunkles' fly to Clark the score
standing to Z in favor of Shenandoah.
O'Brien was the first of the Phillies to
go to the bat to try and tie the score, or
to beat it, but he went out on a fly to
Ashenbach. Staltz kept up his batting
record by making a two-bagger and got
to third while Myers was beating West
lake TO first. Massey was the man to do
the work, but his batting powers were
not at command and Ross ended the
game by throwing the big first baseman
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