The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-11
Kenosha Batters Pound Former National
Lacquer While Smith Holds Premos
To Three Hits and Team Behind
Him Plays Errorless Game
Standing Of the Teams
Games Sunday
Port Washington 0; Kenosha 6.
Sheboygan l; Chicago 0.
Racine 2; Waukegan l.
Manitowoc g. Milwaukee 9.


Racine 2; Waukegan 1.
Manitowoc 3; Milwaukee 2.
kenosha handed Port Washington
one Of the old fashioned shut outs on
Sunday afternoon winning the game by
a score of six to nothing after one of
the prettiest contests ever seen on
Kenosha diamond. Playing as they
did on Sunday, the Kenosha team seems
to be bound for the top Of the league
and it will take something decidedly
strong to stop them. Smith pitched ball
good enough for any league and the men
on the team gave him perfect support.
In addition to this splendid play in the
field the Kenosha boys had their eye
on the ball and hits were Forthcoming
when they meant runs. Ernie Groth
who was tried out and made good with
the Chicago Nationals last season was
back at his old post with Port Washing
ton, but he held no terrors for Keno
sha and while he pitched a, good game
the Kenosha batters punched their hits
in such way in the fifth that Groth
got disguised and quit. Scott was sent
in to pitch for the visitors and while
he held the Kenosha boys to a single
run in the remainder of the game, he
could not be regarded as star pitcher
and the umpire saved him several
times. In the seventh the umpire IS raw
decision robbed Kenosha of another run
when he called the hard hit to left
field by Knipple, which was good for
two bases, foul. This hit was clea Fly
fair and IT. would have brought in an
other run. ID. ,,se a.s., +s1
/ TIE Ports played hard ball all through
the game, but there was never time
when visitor had chance to grovel
in the dust about. third base. One man
got. to second and one only and he got
there by virtue Of a decidedly close de-
cision Of the umpire on a stolen base.
On the other hand the Kenosha boys
were playing ball all the time. Collins
started things going by hitting the first
ball pitched for two bases and while
he did not get home he started some
thing. The locals scored their first runs
in the. third when Collins and Roddy
each hit to right field and Laabs
followed with a sacrifice which was so
badly juggled that both Of the men
trotted home. This took the starch out
of tie Ports and in the fifth more
starch disappeared when Kenosha got
three runs over the plate. With no one
out Smith got hit out into left field
and advanced to second on a sacrifice
by Roddy after Collins had gone out to
first. Then passed ball advanced
Smith to third and he scored on. rank
error by Blong which gave Laabs his
base. Knipple hit, advancing Laabs
and Henderson hit for two bases scor-
ing Laabs and, Knipple but he was
caught while attempting to stretch the
hit to three bases. Kenosha added an
other in the eighth when Wallace got
a base on being hit by the ball and
promptly. stole second. He scored on
a bit by Feiting but Feiting attempted
to stretch his hit into a two base hit
and was caught before he could get
back to first.
The game was one Of the best ever
witnessed i'll Kenosha and if the new
line up puts up this sort Of games it is
certain that the sport will have big
following here for the remainder of the
season.
There are eleven straight home games
and with Smith in summer form it looks
as if Kenosha should put herself right
at the top of the column and stay there.
The score of the game Sunday follows:
Kenosha ....... 0 0 0 1 x-6
Pt. Washington. 0 0 0 0 90
Attendance-170O.