The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-21
With Imported Talent Local
Attorneys Sprung Almost a
Professional Lineup on
Newspaper Gents.
OUR SOCIETY EDITOR
TELLS ABOUT AFFAIR
She Is Sorry Because the
Sheriff Got Cracked on the
Pin, and Thinks Wilfred
Jessup Is Funny.
fsy the society Editor.)

by the Soclety eoiSoTJ
One of the most delightful balls OF
the summer season was that given
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Mere
dith at his summer home. the athletic
park. Assisting the sheriff were one
or two members of the legal profess
sion and others including Mr.. Red
Ireton and the Hon. 'Tacks' Brad
field. The Rev. Jack" Coyle and
MAGISTRATE Chas. Potter presided at
the punch bowl. They were cutie ef-
ficient and were particularly generous
in the way they labeled out the re-
freshments to the guests. who consist
ed OF the newspaper men OF the city.
As a departure from the usual Gus
tom, baseball was played instead OF
whist A team captaincd by the host
was not the least bit hospitable ana
when the gates were closed in the
seventh round the hand painted score
cards showed the sheriff had eight
punches IN his card and the journal
lists but three.
Three Tried Men.
The newspaper men encountered
more than they expected In the oppo-
eition. Wilfred Jessup and Ray Shive-
ley, Charles Ladd. Bob Study. VIII
Keller and Fred White constituted the
legal talent.
OF course "our boys were surpris-
ed at the antics OF Mr.. Laid. who
heard somebody say was the pitcher
for the Meredith team. Mr.. Ladd very
much resembles fishing pole but
when he ties up before throwing the
ball he looks more like long binder
whip about to reach out over the pa
tent horses. He must have been real
mean, because it seemed the men
from the newspaper offices could not
bat when he threw. He seemed to be-
come fatigued after about four innings
and then our boys hit the ball more
frequently.
It was really too bad when the sher.
lit was hit on the leg by foul ball.
Everybody likes the sheriff and when
he was hit women in the grand stand
were heard to cry. He had received
blow on the finger q short time before
and it took two men to put 1t back In
place. My they must have pulled hard.
His limb swelled until it was with diff
ficulty that he walked.
She Thought Him Funny.
One OF the funniest things was to
SEQ Wilfred Jessup run down to first
base and his younger brother try to
throw him out Each step taken by
the Centerville Sycamore carried him
ten feet nearer the bag and Jessup, Jr.
lad no chance in the world to beat
him with the ball. That was nice
little red cap he wore. Why didn't
other players wear them for good
luck? Ray Shiveley caught one ball
and persons near me were heard to
say he didn't know he had it.
thought it real kind of Mr.. Parry,
who was on our nine. you know. to
throw the ball over Mr.. Warfels head
and lose it in the grass. That let three
men get home. Afterward learned
the game was to try and keep them
away from home instead Of helping
them there. l presume Mr.. Parry
didn't mean to do 1t. My goodness.
but didn't Mr. Craig make a brilliant
catch out In right field? Bet his wife
likes him for that. Mr.. Poundstone
couldn't find the ball once, the weeds
we're so high. but after two men had
come home, he picked 1t up from right
between his feet. I don't know why
he didn't pick it up sooner.
Real Iauohabie.
It was real laughable to see the way
the opposition scampered around the
bases whenever our boys lost the ball.
Along near the last Of the game. Mr..
Potter. whom they told me was an
umpire. took sides against the news
paper men and played with the sher-
IFS nine. That left the game unpro-
tected AZ the other umpire, Mr.. Coyle,
who plays on the fire department was
busy up near home plate keeping the
crowd off the grounds. The city edi-
tor told me to be sure and get the
score, but forgot it.
This Is the way they said they lined
up:
Lawyers e Al.
Meredith G: Ladd p: Jessup 1b;
White 2b: Bradfield S.; Study SIS !;
Hebble Sd: Ireton 1b: Bricker c.;
SteinkAmp and Shfveley CT; Keller II;
Minor RI; Potter Jumps: Coyle Jumps.
Journalists.
Craig and Wintersteen RI: Warfel
ID; Kirk and Jessup. 2b: Jessup and
Dusty" G; Kearney SD: Parry SIS:
Compton p: Poundstone and Lacey
CT; Alderman and Kirk II.
Score by innings:
r. H. E.
Lawyers. % 5 o / o o lis s 5
Newspaper 20 o o 2 o / 0-2 s !
Teacher-Johnny. what ID the mean