The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-21
CAMERON WON BATTLE
WITH HIS MIGHTY POLE.
Four Two Base Hits Hung Up
To His Credit, Making Best
Exhibition of Batting Ever
Seen at Athletic Park.
(BY TORT.)
RICHMOND 8; VAN VERT 2.


mond made it two straight from Van
Vert Saturday afternoon. 1t was
pretty game to watch and a nose to
nose fight clear under the wire. Jas.
Cameron, the best all round first
sacker in the independent belt, won
the game with his mighty pole when
he raped out his fourth two base hit
of the contest, driving Tom Ritter in
ahead Of the mighty swat. Cameron
gave the best exhibition of batting
ever seen at Athletic park. When he
smashed out his fourth double in the
tenth the crowd came to its feet howl
ing.
Sharing the lime light with Gamer
on was Tick Connor, the big Dublin
recruit. 1t was Ticks first appear
ance in professional company and the
big fellow was just trifle nervous
and inclined to be wild, but he had
the goods with him, holding the visi-
tors well in hand from start TO fin
ish. Conner was given brilliant sup
port by his team mates and when in
clined to balloon" they would bring
him to earth by their coaching. Tick
looks good to the fans and his team
mates and it is cinch that he will
improve steadily under the expert
coaching of Manager Jessup. Only six
hits were made off Conner and he
breezed seven. Minzler is charged
with two errors but the little fellow
played a wonderful game at short,
some of his stops being the hair-rais-
ing variety. Fisher also played a
fast game at third and in left field
Wiltermood participated in fast
double play. assisted by Ridgely and
Cameron. Just to get few kinks
out of his under pinning, Wiltermood
in the sixth beat out hit to shortstop
which was fielded and thrown cieanly.
A Pretty Double Steal.
In the kick off Richmond scored by
a pretty double steel by Cameron and
Jessup. Cameron after Ritter's out
doubled to center. Jessup advanced
him to third on a single. The man.
ager then lit out for second and
while playing tag with the Van Vert
infield Cameron romped home.
In the second Van Vert tied the
score. Conklin singing and then
scoring on Minzier's error and Book
WITT hit A sharp double play by
wiltermood. Ridgely and Cameron
Of
ger at second base prevented further
scoring With two gone in the third
Conner scared to the azone but was
brought to earth before any serious
damage had been perpetrated. Kelley
and Foley walked, then Betz scored
Kelley with a single. Conklin was hit
by a fast inshoot and took his bag.
Conner then organized himself into a
salvage corps and ended the agony by
striking out Hillinger.
Van Vert maintained its lead of one
run until the sixth. when they handed
the locals a tally. Wiltermood with
one down. beat out a beautiful infield
hit and then promptly lit out for sec
ond. Hillinger hurled the ball deep
into center field in his effort to catch
the fleet outfielder at second and
Grins never paused until he had
crossed the pan. In the tenth Van
Vert went out one, two, three In |
the locals half Ritter started the raj |
ly by beating out a bunt Cameron |
then came to bat with his war club. |
The Van Vert outfield retired to the |
weeds but did not go deep enough be- |
cause James smashed the first ball |
pitched way over the head of Center