The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-29
(By Tort.)
Richmond 8; BIuffton, Z.

Richmond proudly roosts with the
leaders of the Indiana Ohio league.
which was given an suspicious open
ing Sunday. Portland trounced Ko-
komo on it's own grounds, Decatur
walloped Van Vert at Decatur, while
here in little old Richmond we took
the fast Bluffton outfit 3 to 2. thanks
to Nat Fleming's wonderful pitching
and hits by the locals when hits
were needed.
The weather was threatening and
for the first two or three innings of
the game there was a slight drizzle
This kept the attendance down to a
little over 500. Had the sun smiled
on the league opening the largest
crowd of the season would have filled
Athletic park.
Two-Hit Exhibition.
Mr.. Fleming was feeling a trifle in
disposed Sunday when he went into
the box SO he only pitched two-hit
game his second two-hit exhibition
within three days time. It was not
until the seventh inning that a visitor
was allowed to rest in peace on first
base. The second man to face Nat in
the seventh was given his base on
balls. Up to that time nineteen men
had faced the miniature iceberg and
had been frozen to death one two
three order Fleming should have had
a shutout to his credit but the only
error made by the locals and one of
the two hits he allowed double, |
came in q chunk and resulted in two |
Bluffton tallies. Fleming had wonder
full control and speed to burn, while |
back of him was the kind of support |
pitcher dreams about. The new in /
field worked like clockwork and right |
here let it be stated that infield has
any in the league backed off the map |
Locals Made Two.
In the kickoff Ritter drew his base
and was sacrificed to second by Cam |
eron. Capt. Jessup then came to bat |
and poled hot single which the I
Rabbit scored under, amidst the +
howls of the happy populace. Jessup
was caught pilfering second and Nor
Tis popped to LaRue. We came back
at 'em again in the second for another 1
count. With one down, Minzler got /
life on LaRue's error. Cunningham
advanced Minzler with single and /
the little second baseman romped
home on Fishers clean hit. Cunny
tried TO count on Fleming's tap to
third but died three feet off the
plate. Ritter breezed.
GuhIs Lucky Hit.
The enemy pegged along without a
sign OF a run, then came rally which
made us all wake up with the nervous
prostration and the night sweat. Mr..
Pfefferly biffed warm one to Fisher
who failed to handle it, Donavan
skied to left. then Zanglin got belted
in the Stats by one of Mats fast ones
Mr.. Guhl. the peevish pitcher, came
to bat with the determination that If
his support would not land the game.
he would. hence he leaned against
one of his contemporaries high ones
and ii went about a half mile over
Wiltermoods head, Pfefferly and
Zanglin scored under this vicious
drive, which was held to a double by
Wiltermoods fast fielding
Jim Did the Business.
In the last half OF the eighth. with
the score to .. reliable Jim Cameron
started a successful rally by biting
out an exact duplicate OF Guhrs two
Dagger Jessup advanced him to third
on an infield tap, while Morris put the
game on ice by lifting a high fly to
deep left center. which was miscued
by Donavan. Jim scored under this
drive. He would have scored whether {
or not Donavan caught the ball In /;
the ninth Button went out one, two.
three. Umpire Runion of Marion, one
of President Kings selections. Off !
ciated, and his work was most salts
factory. He judged balls and strikes
we'll and his base decisions were good
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