The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-28
CAIRO TIES IN
ninth BUT IS
UNABLE TO WIN
Paducah Wins Fourteen Inning
Game by | to 0 from
Hopkinsville
The Tadpoles and the Yanks bat


tied twelve fierce innings at Bridge
view park Thursday before the
Evansville invaders took home the
candy end of ava to 2 count hair
raising finish threw the dice against
Cairo and the Egyptians lost as
pretty game as the fans have wit
messed for some moons. Binkley and
Hassel, twirling for Cairo and Cos
sage, doing mound duty for the
Yankees, were accorded brilliant
support. Everett starred in the
game for Cairo, drawing three hits
in four trips to the platter.
Cairo started the rHngetting in
the first frame. Lewis skied to Cart
wright who chased the pill forty
yards or thereabouts and then let it
filter through his fingers Everett
singled, sending Lewis to third. Kim
ser went out ,Gossage to Somerlott.
Hughes stung enc to Hackbush who
threw to the plate, Faulkinberry
laying the ball onto Lewis in time
to retire the near-seore. Everett
roasted on tkrd. With two down.
Hughes chased toward second and
the big Yankee backstop pegged the
ball to Smith at second. Smith fail
ed to lay the ball on Hughes before
Everett crossed the plate with the
initial tally.
Sensational fielding and air tight
pitching saved scores in the sue
ceeding innings until the Yanks
came up to the plate in the fourth
Binkley heaved four wide ones to
Cartwright. the college star who
guards center field for the Evansville
team. Trouble began right there TO!
deep left center for two bases, scor
ing Carly. Lewis accepted Hack"
bush's grounder and threw Faulkin-
berry out at third. Hicks long fou!
was gobbled up by Shinn. Binkley
tossed up big outcurve to Charles
Gosnell who lost no time in swat
ting it into left center for two sacks.
scoring Hackbush. Barton flew out
to right.
Everett singled in the fifth with
two gone and died on the first sack
station Hughes led off with hit
in the sixth but Gossage frightened
and would allow no scores. A sem
sational catch by Gosnell in the sew
enth held Burdette to third base
after the Cairo catcher had singled
and been advanced to the last turn
in the paths Burdette should have
scored on the throw in but pulled a
bone and died with what should
have been the winning run.
Evansville threatened to score
nearly every inning until the final
winning tallies were pushed over
The fans went wild in the ninth
inning when Cairo tied up the score
and should have won out but for
Gossage's air tight twirling. Will
liams drew a walk. Burdette was an
easy out. Stultz was sent in to bat
for Binkley and sent hard chance
to short left center. Gosnell grabbed
up the ball with handful of grass
and tried to throw to third to cut
off Williams. The ball went about !
thirty feet and stopped Williams |
was chased in home by the coacher
with the tying run
Evansville got hits in the tenth |
and elevtnth but Hassell tightenad |
and his support was fine. Cairo had
incipient batting rallies in the three
extra innings but no runs came in.
The heartbreaking Hnish, from a
Tadnoie viewpoint, came in the
twelfth when the sun was already
so low that the cool evening breeze
was welcomed on the heated field.
The Yanks paraded to the plate with
their swatting toys on and Lewis
helped the Yanks along fG he
Somelott's grounder and al
lowed the Yank first sacker life at
the initial bag. Smith tapped out to ,
Hassell. Cartwright rolled one to
Williams and by burst of speed
beat out the throw, Somerott going ,
70 third. Cartwright pilfered sec ,
'nd. Faulkinberry, who swings a
FO-inch club, trotted to the pan. Az
iassell began to wind IN to hurl
he pill, Somerlott and Cartwright
ore loose on the paths. SomerlottI
vas fairly on top Of the plate whenI
iassell burned one home. Faulkin- !,
erry showed his big stick into theI 4