The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-19
Y.M.C.A. Wins
FROM X. OF P.
In Thrilling Game Saturday
Afternoon

Talk about your thrillers as much
as you wish but the game at Riverside
in the city league can't be beaten.
With neither side letting down for an
instant, the game was played until
the very last moment with either side
ready to take off their hats to their
opponents should they win on the
kind of ball they were playing. 1t
was notable feature about the game
that it was played in the best of feel
ing, for each side recognized in the
other team opponents whom they re-
spected. Scarcely an inning went
by but there were possibilities for
scoring and in several instances the
opportunity was ripe for some one to
hit out one and win the game. Both
| pitchers seemed to work best, how
ever, when men were on bases and
so inning after inning was turned
| back without a score To show how
close the battle ragged, we notice that
each pitcher allowed 10 hits as well
as two bases on balls. Each one also
finished innings with only three
men facing him and each allowed one
two base hit while each catcher had
a passed ball to his credit.
The scoring was started in the third
when a fielder's choice, a base on
balls, a passed ball and hit scored
two for the Y boys. In the fourth,
two singles and a sacrifice fly scored
one for the X. of P's. A double by
Stockdale and single by Weed
scored one for the Y boys in the
sixth. In the eighth, Critchfield led
off with safe one, stole second
took third on an out and scored on
Pelton's single. The K. of p deliv
cred in the ninth again when a double
and a passed ball and an out scored
for them. Then the fun began. The
crowd pushed out onto the field and
the game had to be stopped several
times so that the way could be cleared
for the base runners. The Y. M. G. A
failed to score in their half though
| they had men on bases. 1t looked
like the game was over in the tentl
when Norrck hit the first man up
But the runner seemed to think tina
? second base looked good to him and
in Trying to purloin it, went to thu
bench while Immediately afterwards
the next man got base on balls. HI
was forced out at second and thei
Pelton came to bat, he with the bill
bat that had been slashing them on
in good shape all through the game
II he could deliver one of his loni
drives, especially after his teammat
had stolen second, the game would b.
. on ice. But the bat that had swunI
so we'll before popped up a high fou
5 that Beeman, after a lively chase
. captured and retired the side. TIL
d boys failed to score and tn
: eleventh inning brought the X of I
n but the best the next two batter
e produced was foul to Tommy Va
Voorhis, who picked high one on
g from the crowd, and a pop to MOI
i rick who seemed as cool as il in
i less dangerous position. Then the
g boys began. After the first man ha
o rolled out to first, Weed, Beeman an
/. Householder slashed out singles
|. order and scored the winning run.
The first game at Riverside went t
!, the Coopers through forfeiture thoug
the Moose won handily by playin
several of their first team
The game at Hiawatha was starte
at 80 so that the two teams coul
witness the game at Riverside,
all went to the Bridge who fielde
y well and hit the ball all over the 10