The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-26
Dunkirk Team Was Defeated
In an Interesting Contest
At Athletic Park on Satur-
day Afternoon.
OUTCOME THE CAUSE
OF GREAT REJOICING.
JeSsup's Men Went After the
Game From the Drop of the
FIag-Romine Was Sent to
The Uncut.
(By Tort.y
Richmond z; Ounkirk 8

| Richmond 2: Dunkirk &
and resounding swats our hospital
candidates snatched the fastest most
interesting game of the season from
the speedy Dunkirk aggregation Sat
urday afternoon at Athletic park. Two
hundred mildewed fans with cracked
pipes and palpitating hearts left the
yard at the close of the ninth and
there was great rejoicing
| The ball yard was a mass of slip
perry ooze but both teams put up a
fast fielding game and there was
plenty of free hitting The third and
| fourth innings were played in a down.
pour of wet but the athletes were as
Indifferent TO the sousing as would be
..Tessie the Turtle" Frank Egly's
soup candidate and ex-pride of the
hospital pond. Once the gallant ath-
letes were driven TO cover by the on
slaught of the rain but the fans. scorn-
ing rain checks, huddled in the stands
under small collection of umbrellas
and yelped play ball. After the
liquid fourth the timid sun fitted out
and everything was lovely. clear to
the finish OF the Garrison sprint
made by the Quakers to win out.
The locals We're under a severe
handicap throughout the game. Grip
pied but game they fought the wealth
er, fast team and the decisions OF
Umpire Lally in gallant manner.
Last night Manager Jessup and his
braves were all smiles. the hoodoo
having been captured, embalmed and
laid away.
Went After the Game.
The Quakers went after the game
from the drop of the flag. Mr.. Romine.
slant dispenser. was chosen to hold
the Cripp.es down. Ten minutes af-
ter Mr. Romine stepped on the slab
the wild-eyed Dunkirk manager used
the derrick on him and our hero was
chased to the uncut in right field. Mr.
Carmichael coming in from that gar
den and assuming the responsibilities
SO suddenly dropped by Romine- Car
michael was not batted out of the box
but his offerings were slammed hith-
er and yon up to the pelt-raising
ninth. In the first Rabbit Ritter drew
base on four wide ones. j. Cameron.
standing stork like on his one sound
pin. was next up and smote for two
bases. Ritter scoring. Jessup. running
for Cameron, then romped home on a
beautiful line drive for two sacks
from the bat of Plummer At this
juncture Mr. Romine was chased from
the slab. This ended the fireworks.
Mensier and Jessup
proving easy outs.
Tied in the Fifth.
In the second Jocko Weaver. on
parole from the old soldiers home,
singled and scored on Cameron's vici-
Gus single. BY good hitting Dunkirk
scored a run in the first and one in
the second. The visitors added another
tally in the fourth during the wet
season and tied the game up. to 4,
in the fifth No more scoring was In
dulged in by either team until the
last of the eighth when the Quakers
put two over. The rally was Started
oy kid" MensIer, who had been play
ng a sensational game in the mud at
short field After Cunningham had
struck out for his third time. Mensler
,elted one for two sacks into deep
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lie expression came to bat with his
,lack wagon tongue, and maybe he
wasn't there with the pinch hit BIZ
ang the bat and into left field went
he ball. soaring gracefully over the
ead Of the left fielder as he stood on
crag Of Pixies Peak. Jessup rested
1 second base while Mensler loped
ome. Weaver went out but Horn was
he boy with the bingle and his mana
er scored. This ended the scoring
or the eight
Tried to Save II.
The game DunkiTk lads came 10 oat
4 the ninth to take the game off the
oals and all but succeeded in turning
ne trick. Romine singled but died at
econd on fieIder's choice, Stewart
ding to first Hall hit to Mensler
no fielded to Justice, who tabled
tewart and then shot the bali to
ameron, cleanly throwing Hall out.
ut Lally called Hall safe at first It
as a rank decision and the Quakers
warmed about the umpire There was
luch war talk and the rain soaked
seriously considered
-nching but finally both fans and
layers bowed to the inevitable. Then
srne the Roman candles. Wolf sim
ed. then Willis singled, scoring Hall
eriue brought In the tying score with