The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-05
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
(By Tort.)

The Decatur Collegians lowered the
colors of the mighty Brambroughs
1 from Portland Sunday, and again aid
/ ed Richmond in keeping the top
round
| Richmond goes to BIuffton Tuesday
to begin a series OF three games.
| Bluffton has shown improved form
since playing here and the Quakers
will be extremely fortunate if they get
away with two games.
The Van Vert team needs reorgan-
ization. 1t is hardly proper to give adj
vice to the enemy but if Kelly, captain
and second baseman, could be sup
planted by a fast hard hitting second
sacker and Wolfe made captain and
catcher, the outfit would look entirely
different. The Buckeye team has a
| splendid corps of pitchers, but they get
little encouragement.
The nerve shown by Catcher Jessup
in putting out Wolfe at the plate called
forth the admiration of all. 1t was
fortunate that Jessup was not more
seriously hurt. AS it was he was
kicked on the top of the head and his
back and shoulders strained.
Casey Horn was handed a large lem
on by the Hamilton baseball manage
ment. Saturday, Horn was notified
that as Hamilton practically had the
pennant cinched in the K. |. O. league
he would be dropped from the pitch
ing staff and a cheaper pitcher used
for the two remaining games. Horn is
highly pleased over the treatment,
feeling that it is commensurate with
the work he did, having only won five
out of the six games he pitched for the
Krebs.
Wiltermood beat out two infield
grounders Sunday. Since the league
opened, Wiltermood has only been
batting 800 on the local lot. Would
that the left gardener had decent
field to play in order that the team
might get the advantage of his wonder
full sprinting qualities in that depart
ment.
In Weaver, Ritter, Wi1termood, Jes-
sun and Morris. Richmond has five
plavers that have any similar number
of players faded when it comes to get
ting to first in hurry and running
bases.
Bockewitz had no license to catch
Jim Cameron's long drive to right IN
the fifth. 1t was a lucky stab, abso-
lutely.
Umpire Thompson may have been in
the right when he refused to allow
Jessup put on ball he picked off the
grandstand but it does look like
u h ic
with some appreciation of good play
The catch was one of the most spec
tacular ever seen on the local lot Jes-
sup grew a bit peevish when turned
down by Thompson and threatened 10
bite his jumps right in his masked race
subsequent to handing him a one syI-
liable descriptive noun.
Minzler again pulled off stunt or
two witnessed only in the big leagues
If Minzler were the batter that ne Is
fielder, Richmond crowds might not
get to see him work.
Snicer. Buttons catcher, has been
made captain of the team. Spicer mas
much of Billy Earle's physical appear
ance and though no one would accuse
him of knowing quite so much ABOUT
the snort as Earle, Bluffton has been
p1aying better ball since he TOOK
charge.
The crowd was treated to rather
new feature of the national game when
Umpire Thompson pulled out ms
watch and ordered the wrangling Van
Vert players to proceed with play or
forfeit. Van Vert proceeded.
In way of suggestion: Casey Horn
would lust about add the needed
strength to Richmonds pitching corps.
Sucb a move would be most popular
with the fans.