The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-03
EIeven-Inning Contest at Ath-
Ietic Park Sunday After
noon Featured by an Ava
lanChe of Errors.
FROZEN FANS WITNESS
FORMAL PRESENTATION.
Fisher Pitched a Good Game
And Deserved Better Treat
ment at the Hands of His
MateS-Detailed Score.
lRY ToRT.N
coNNERsvILLE 8; RICHMOND 4.

CONNERSvlLlE 8; RICHMOND 4.
In an eleven-inning battle in which
our athletes tried to break their own
error record, established last Thurs
day, Connersyille went south with the
lJessup scalplock Sunday afternoon.
tcounty bugs cheered their demons in
frost-bitten tones. Sixteen hundred
Richmond fans filed home after the
determination TO wife, mother and an
IS a ton coal fire.
With the game won in the seventh,
score to >, George Cunningham, who
is preambuating at second base.
handed it to our visitors in the ninth
by putrid error. This misplay al
lowed Connersviile to tie the score.
Fisher, who had been pitching a mas
terly game despite seive-like support,
let up in the eleventh and four hits.
two errors and some fat headed play
irg, allowed the Fayette county men
to put the game in the oven by chas-
ing four tallies over the plate The
while Manager Jessnp and some OF
Mr.. Lally. whose work was frostier
than Old Man Winter. who was IN in
teresting spectator of the proceedings.
Had the Richmond team been made
up of nine players accustomed 10 the
positions they held down, the score
might have been different one.
Weaver, a first baseman, and Horn, a
pitcher, were in the outfield Some
of the swats which went for hits in
their gardens might have been outs
had these posts been held down by
regular outfielders.
Weather Was Suitable.
Speaking about the weather--its
cold. gray background was a splendid
setting for that dark-brown-tasting ex-
bibition of baseball offered by the
Tribe of Jessup. The pneumonia
bieachers were held down by frozen
bugs. whose teeth chattered so loudly
that the music of the festive bingles
was inaudible. Connersville was late
in arriving owing to the fact that the
train was delayed by snow storm.
When the Fayette county men pranc-
ed on the field, headed hy an immense
bat bag toted by two prominent Con-
nersville business men. the crowd
yAped its welcome. One Conners-
Vile fan in the biosch with his
ears incased in handkerchief and
engaged in a hand to hand battle with
an army of grip microbes, offered TO
bet a quarter on his pets.
Fisher Deserved Better.
Up to date Fisher. the South Bend,
southpaw. has twirled two games at
Athletic park and in these two con-
tests his mates have made twenty-five
errors behind him. Mr.. Fisher states
that every little bit helps. Sunday he
realized that to cop victory it was
up to him and he pitched desperate
game. This hard working Mr.. Fisher
deserved I. victory Sunday If any pit
cher ever did. In the third Corners
vile broke through the ice and scor-
ed one run. The locals only batting
rally off Irish Lindsey came the fol-
lowing inning. Hits by Jessup, MINI
Ter, Weaver and HORN, together with
Cunny's life on an error. scored three
runs. Jessup started the rally but,
Casey Horn created the real havoc
With the bases playing to standing
room only Mr.. Horn stepped to the
pan with the remark, Here's where
bust up the league" He then crack
ed sharp grass teaser TO right and
our noble base runners romped home.
Jessup Pinch Hitter
In the seventh with two down and
Ritter and Miller on the bags through
the liberality of Mr.. Lindsey, the
Manager, whose work throughout the
game was the one redeeming feature,
again proved that he is the most re-
IL bic pinch hitter on the team. The
score was a tie and the game tight
1ne. Meeting one in the groove he
spanked it out for a single and the
Rabbit scored from second. This en-
led the chapter SO far as we are con-
,erned F'our to three looked good
or a winner and the populace was
much elated. Even the official score
Keeper. wrapped In a horse blanket.
IFS book coated with frost and the
-ubber tip Of his pencil frozen, for
.ot his miseries for the time being
md joined the populace and war cor
in glad cries OF victory.
All Due to an Error.
Nothing doing for Connersviiie I'm
he eighth and the Big Noise still in-
esting the lot A 10 victory Gin
he'd Then came. the ninth and the
weakening After disposing OF Bos-
er, Berte got his base on an infieid
.rror. Hassatt then hit an easy. ona