The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
BASE BALL

The fast Wapakoneta Reds will play
in this city next Sunday afternoon
Two weeks ago they cleaned up the
Kids l3 to l, and last Sunday they pui
Il over st. Marys in fast ten inning
contest. Manager Thaman had ex-
peeted to secure big George Myers to
go against the Reds next Sunday, but
when the result of last Sundays game
at Wapakoneta reached here, showing
that Wapak had batted him out for six
teen bingles, he instructed Captain
Ellis to have Young Fredericks open
things up next Sunday. Joe has been
working fine this season and the fans
are confident that he can beat the Reds
ifgiven the proper support. Konk will
do the catching. Pfenning and Burk
will do the battery work for Wapak.
Game called promptly at 2:3O.
In sensational eighth inning rally,
Celina last Sunday afternoon defeated
the fast Cincinnati Maroons 4 and 2.
The game was a pitchers battle, with
Ludlow, CIncinnati's husky slabman,
having shade the best OF argument.
He was bit unsteady, however, at
times and this, coupled with the fact
that his support fell down at the criti-
cal moment, gave the local lads hard
earned victory. Joe Fredericks, who
was on the mound for the Kids for the
first time this season, pitched a lovely
game, and while he was hit harder
than the Ohio river man, he had per-
feet control and his fioater was in such
excellent working order that twelve
bit the dust"
The game opened up with both pitch
ers in fine form, only three men going
10 bat In each of the first three innings.
In the first half of the fourth, however,
Jrotty singled to right after two men
we're down. Wieman followed with a
not one in the same direction and it got |
ost in the grass, letting in the first run |
If the game.
With one man down in the last half |
If the fourth Captain Ellis threw away |
! chance to tie things up. He got a |
,ase on balls, luckily secured second |
lfter going to sleep off first, and then
worked his way to third on an unnec-
esary and risky chance. But there it |
happened. He again took a nap and
ludlow caught him block.
In the fifth the visitors had another
ucky round after two men had been
towed away. Sprengard hit an easy
ne to the Rabbit and he fumbled. A
tolen base and single brought him
ome. This was their limit.
The Kids looked loosers until the
ixth, when with one man down Lud-
DIV walked the Rabbit. He stole sec
nd. Wenning famed, but the little
ackstop opened up with a long drive
0 center The folders ran together
nd the ball dropped safe, McKirnan
coring. Ellis got 1t in the ribs, but
lyers ended 1t by grounding out to {
rst. G
1t then looked like 2 to / victory
" the Cincy bunch, when McKirnan
gain opened up IN the eighth. He
rove hard one to the short field and
as saved by bad throw. Wenning I
Ot base on balls, the Rabbit in the |
eantime stealing second. McComb Z
ldeavored to pinch in with timely
ngle, but Schwartz knocked down a b
ficult chance and forced Wenning at d
cond, the play for double being too |,
ow, however, to catch the little back a
op. KOnk stole second. Then the /,
ow-up came. Ellis hit slow one to
ort and Crotty played marbles with
while the Rabbit scored the tieing n
n, Ellis stole second, and then hard p
tting Hank Myers got in his usual >
ngle, a clean two-bagger to deep o
ght, and two runs, the winners, came u
me. The score: a.