The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-16

1t was the last half Of the eleventh
inning and the Quakers were on even
terms with Van Vert. Two of the To-
ca1s were down. Bauman rested on
second, having pilfered that bag after
singing Jim Crow" Pierce came to
bat. In the fourth he had put the
'Quakers in the running with timely
hit, thereby winning happy home.
Now in this fatal eleventh he was call
ed upon to cinch aforesaid happy
home. Just to put the game on ice
beyond a question of a doubt our new
right fielder took a chew Of Timely
Hit" plug before leaving the bench.
To continue on with our story-as
Mr.. Bauman cavorted off second Mr..
J.. Hunt grooved the ball across the
pan and against this above mentioned
ball, Mr.. Pierce leaned his bat-"biff' ,
Then the crowd went home and there
was much rejoicing for Richmond had
won it's first league game of the sea
son.
The game was one Of the old fash
toned, nerve-tingling affairs, full of
hard hitting and sensational fielding.
The score shows each team made ten
hits, but Messrs. Hunt and Fleming
were hit much harder than it appears
in print. The par excellent support
each twirler received held the score
down to small figures and kept the
base hit column from being packed to
standing room only. Fleming, despite
the hard jolts his delivery was greeted
with, was cool and steady in pinches
and to him a good measure of credit is
due for the victory.
Van Vert made its three runs in the
first. Gregory, first up, drew the only
pass Fleming issued. Stewart sacri-
feed him then singles by Campbell
and Grey and double by Harding
yielded the three runs. In the second
Cameron led off with a screaming
double. Jim went to third on Parker S
scratch hit. When Parker started for
second Hardin let loose with wild
peg and Cameron counted. Bauman
hit a line drive to Stewart who exc
cuted an unasSisted double play by
beating Parker back to second. Hurst
walked and promptly stole second
Jim Pierce then drove Hurst home or
pretty single to left. Bambaugh pop
ped out. In the eighth Fleming led of
with a single and went to third or
outs by Shinn and Cameron. Fleming
then tied the score by counting OF
Parker's second scratch hit. Baumar
ended the inning by skying to Grey
1t has been related how. in the elev
enth, the locals went home with tn,
bacon.
Hurst, Shinn, Bauman, Campbell
and Jonas Bambaugh executed tn,
fielding features of the game. In tn,
third Hurst shut off Van Vert tail,
by a marvellous catch off Greys ba
and throw into Parker who had tim
to catch Campbell off first, the BIZ
Van Vert center fielder being conf
dent that Grey's drive would neve
be captured. When Hurst speared tn
ball Campbell was nearly to thir
base. Bauman pulled off a hair-raise
by doing the balloon act and with on
hand spearing a line drive In tn
ninth Van Vert with one down an
two men on bases was prevented fror
scoring by Shinn's capture Of Hunt
line drive and his beautiful retur
throw which nailed the runners t
their bases. Fleming furnished a SUI
prise by his excellent batting. Hun
hit like fiend but played in har
luck. He was robbed of two has
hit after clean drive because he CT
first base. Summary: