The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-26
INDIANS
J WIN THEIR GAME
Defeat Brookport Team at
League Park.
Manage 70 shut Out Visitors ana
Roll Up Score OF
Fifteen.
RusYAN WAS ON THE SLAB

Iloyd's Indians won from tne
Broooport team yesterday afternoon
lin a walk. and when the din of battle
was over the score was 10 70 U, the
whltewash being in favor OF BROOK
lport. Paducah bagged the honors
and ran on with them, and some plays
OF merit were pulled OF. The prac-
tice which the players have held was
evident in their work yesterday, Tor
when a score was needed the Indians
did not hesitate to make Il.
Runyan was on the slab for the
Indians. and his arm was right, and
the blond twirler had speed with a
good assortment OF curves. His drop
broke right, and the Illinois boys hit
the air time after time in an enort
TO connect with II. Lee Hart, a south
paw, whose name is not a stranger in
Paducah lineups, twirled for Brook
port and he pitched a good game, but
his support was not equal to Run
vans and he lost what should have
been close game Brookport was
weakened In the first inning by
Steele, the catcher, fracturing his
right thumb while diving for low
ball. Eskew, the right fielder, fin
lshed the game behind the bat. and
did creditable wark for an outfielder
! In the frat inning Paducah scored
two runs Cooper hit to right gar
den but was out going TO second
Mercer followed and got ticket 10
first, while Brahic was hit by a
ball, and two runners were on the
sack. Lloyd Strengthened out a curve
for two sacks and the two runners
ltrotted home. Block went out Hart
Ito Corn. while Murray struck out and
the scoring was ended. In the sec
lond Goodman worked his way around
the diamond and scored. With a
lead Of three runs Il was increased
until Il was is.
Runyan pitched himself out OF a
tight hole in the third inning, when
Il looked inevitable for BrOokport to
fail TO score Hart walked. while
lboth johnson and Shaw hit balls to
the outfield. and the sacks we're full
with no outs. Runyan settled down,
and struck out two men while Good
man made a pretty run after high
foul. and the danger was past.
The game was full Of hits. Lloyd
and Cooper, both old leaguers. Sc
cused four safeties apiece, while Hart
for the visitors. smacked out three
Dagger. Every man on the Paducah
team got a hit.
The lineups were: Paducah-
Block, c; Runyan, p; Lloyd. ID;
Brahic. 2b; Cooper. 81; r. Mercer,
So; Goodman, n: Murray, CT. and Nc
Cauley, RI. Brookport-Steele and
Eskew, c: Hart. p: Corn, ID: Wood
ward. 2b; johnson, IS; Blair. So;
Rush. II; Shaw, CT, and Johnson and
Steele. RI.
Diamond Dust.
Chief Lloyd is dickcring for two
games next Saturday and Sunday at
Henderson. and the probabilities are
that the team will make the trip. It
will be the first trip this season. and
all of the players are anxious TO go.
The new suits win be received by
next Sunday, and the team will not
look like a crazy quilt anymore.
Murray made a pretty catch in the
seventh inning when after a long run
ne grabbed the sphere while going at
full tilt. Il was a surprise 10 Muir
rays friends that he should be 80
active.
Block did stellar work behind the
bat yesterday. and his right arm was
too strong for any Brookport man to
purloin second sack much less third
station. In addition 20 his good
work Block got two nice hits
In the third inning Goodman stole
second and third bases. but failed to
score on account of three outs before
he could slide over home station.
Steele is a good little catcher, and
the fans regretted to see him injured,
as a closer game might have been
had the regular catcher been behind
the mask.
In the absence of Robertson. the
regular shortstop. r. Mercer, played
the position, and did some fast work
in stopping grounders and slamming
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