The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-09
SAMPLE
OF NATIONAL GAME
Cambridge Grays Triumphed
Over Wonderland Team
Sunday Afternoon.
BOYD WAS IN THE BOX.
GREENSBORO TWIRLER HAD THE
CAPITAL CITY LADS IN THE
PALM OF HIS HAND-sTORY OF
THE GAME.

NAME
Cambridge City, Ind, Sept. g.
Base ball, the genuine article, was the
brilliant feature of the game at Capt.
toll Hill park Sunday afternoon where
a crowd estimated at 700 witnessed
the defeat OF the Wonderland team of
Indianapolis at the hands of Mr. Boyd
and "Catty Paul." who appeared TO be
about the whole cheese" on the
Gray's team; score II to 5.
1t was indeed the most interesting
game which has been played this sea-
son. Scientific ball, base running,
plenty of hitting. reasonably good
fielding and above all, good pitching
on the part of Mr.. Boyd, not the Boyd
of Bluffton 10 fame, but our own
Wayne county lad who halls from
Greensboro, the home of Cyclone Eli
Gates, and where also, ball players
are said to grow on the bushes. The
Greensboro lad had the visitors in the
palm of his hand. He caused eleven
of his opponents to Diff at the gentle
breezes and let them have but six lit
tie singles. His own iiberality in the
second inning when. with the bags
playing to standing room only he pass
ed man forcing in run, and the
CONSTANT bunting Of the Wonder
lands in the seventh was responsible
for three of the five runs made off
him.
How the Runs Were Made.
The Grays commenced the run get.
ting on the start. In the first after
two were down Dishman singled to
right and pilfered second. Hickman
hit to Spellman who threw home to
catch SILVER and he was run out on
the line. Paul walked and Sebrings
single scored Dishman. Escotts err
ror. double by Hickman and a base
on balls put three on base. Then Es-
colt blew" and forced run by pass
ing Sebring. Paul's hit and a passed
ball brought in three more. In the
fourth, Shiver, Boyd, Hickman, F.
Paul and Sebring all singled and aid
ed by wild heave by Center Fielder
Hughes four runs were scored. Escott
at this stage of the game was chased
to the bench. In the fifth the Grays
put two more across the pan. En-
yeart and SILVER raped for a base
each. Boyd hit to Spellman who
threw SILVER out at second. Dishman
was out to Army" Hickman's Sec
ond double scored Enyeart and Boyd.
The visitors counted two in the Sec
ond. A base on balls a dropped fly by
Rusty Stombaugh and a miss of an
easy grounder by Hickman put three
on base. Boyd could not get 'em down
and forced run and single by Ash
the Wonderland's one armed fielder
scored another An earned run was
counted in the sixth. Spellman scrat-
ched a hit, Dunn skied to Hickman,
Myers played the game and sacrifice
ed. Hughes's bingle scored Spellman.
In the seventh the visitors showed
the fans how base bali should be play
ed Green first up singled to center.
Gisler and Green worked the hit and
run, Green going clean around to third
on Gisler's bunt. The one armed won
der, Ash, then perpetrated the
squeeze" play to perfection and
Green scored, Ash taking third on
Boyd's attempt to catch the runner at
home. A rag chewing match took
place when HUM struck at wild one
trying to make another squeeze" and
which imp Goar declared was a foul
sending Ash back to third. Huhn's
second attempt at the squeeze" work |
ed fine and Ash scored.
Had the Wonderlands been equip |
ped with stronger pitching talent they |
might have won, as they put up a |
pretty good article of bali in the field. |
Their inability to hit Boyd was also |
4 stumbling block in their pathway. |
They pulled off two fast double plays |
and ran the bases well. Dunn is a
mighty fine throwing backstop and |
kept the Grays hugging their bases. |
Boyle at second is natty player. He |
had ten chances and accepted AL of |
them. He is the slugger who put the |
ball over the left field for three trip
es on his recent visit here. Boyd put |
he kabosh on him striking him out |
.hree times with high ones.
A singular feature of the game was /
he fact that out of the 81 outs credit
I'd to the Grays. IL of them were I
handled by "Catty'' Paul and IL by |
Hickman at first. OF the three re-
outs two were in the infield /
and one in the outfietd.
Boyd retired the side on strikes in
he fourth session. About thirty of |
he faithful came with Mr. Boyd from
Iatesville to witness his perform
lnce. Boyd was slated for trial with
Iessup's Quakers a month ago. He is