The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-09-15
OUAKERS NAB GAME
FROM C|NC| CHAMPS
Annex Score 5 to @ i'm Fast
Contest Behind Pitcher
Utrecht.
VORDENBERG FROSTED
Y. M. [. Team Opens With
Vim, but Can't Find
the Ball.
FROSTED
Richmond, S; Y. Nj. L., o.

Richmond, S; Y. M. L., 0.
The locals scored shutout yester-
day afternoon against the Cincinnati
y. M. l. team, reported to be the Gin
cinnati champs. The game was fast
and clean, and the Richmond team dis
played more life behind Utrecht, the
Cub recruit from Illinois, than ever
before, giving the pitcher excellent
support throughout the game. The
visitors team hit the sphere hard, but
good support prevented their bingles
from counting.
The Y. NJ. Is seemed to mean buSl-
ness when they found the ball three
times in the first inning, but Utrecht
was backed up by a good infield which
prevented any visitor from reaching
base. Vordenberg, the opposing mound
artist, was stricken by the cold and
walked three men when the Richmond
team came to bat. With two men on
base, Stupp hit a long fly into LETT
field but Mathis gathered it in, not IN
time, however to prevent Meyers from
scoring from third Clark walked and
he and Merkle pilfered bases. Som
mers struck out, but Dahl was able to
find Vordenberg and hit liner into
O'Connell 1t was too hot for the
shortstop, giving Merkle and Clark
chance to add the tallies for Rich
mond. Slarp retired the side with
fly to center. Score, Richmond 3; Y.
M. |. 0.
Merkle Catapaults.
Merkle featured the second inning
by running in on long fly, turning
sommersault and recovering with the
ball in his hand The Y. NJ. l. was
forced to give way in 1913 order
Dacey opened the third inning with
the first real hit of the game. He was
caught at second, however, when Vor-
denberg hit into the hands of Stupp
who juggled the ball, but recovered
nicely. Hennegan famed and Vorden-
berg was forced out by Mathis hit to
second.
Merkle started out well with a fair
two bagger, but was sent to the bench
when he took too big a lead and didn't
watch the pitcher, O'Connell catching
him. Supp then went to first on
hit and the Y. M. is were credited
with a double play when Clarke rolled
one to OConnell, putting out himself
and Stupp, via O'Connell to Hennegen
to Wieckel
Sommers Hits.
Reggy of the Y. M. Is struck a
slow bounder to first and Nippert
caught two high fouls, retiring the
Queen City team. Sommers led away
for Richmond with a clean three base
hit between left and center. Slarp hit
a fly to deep left which the fielder
nabbed, but Sommers scored. 1t was
an exciting moment and Nippert fail
ed to get a good hold on the ball. Som
mers passing the plate with no time
to spare.
With one down in the fifth, Utrecht
walked his first man, but Dacey fail
ed to appreciate the gift and was
caught at second after a sensational
one handed catch by Coblentz. The
rest were easy and in this inning, the
Y. M. is seemed to lose their spunk
not more than three men batting in
an inning until the game was over.
Merkie Scores.
A hit and a stolen base brought
Merkle to second in this inning after
two men had retired and he romped
home with time to spare when Stupp
knocked one out for three bases. The
latter died on third, however. because
Clarke could not hit outside the
diamond. Score, Richmond 5; Y. NJ.
]. 0.
Although all the scoring was over at
the end of the fifth, interest in the
game never Jagged. The spectators
believed there was something brewing
when Hennegan went to first on an
error by CoblentZ and then stole sec
ond without trouble. Utrecht kept his
eye on the runner and found him
asleep. Vordenberg and Mathis went
down by the same path, Stupp to
Sommers.
Stops Further Scores.
After two were out, Slarp hit one
for couple of bases, but Coblentz hit
into the infield, and was nabbed, pre-
venting Richmond from adding on to
the score.
The seventh and eighth innings
were uneventful, both pitchers pre-
venting the batters from placing hits
where they were effective and not one
man reached first in either inning
Hennegen was not to be discoura ged
in the ninth by the one sided score but
got the second hit allowed by Utrecht
and was safe at first. NOrdenberg
placed his bat in front of one. which
rolled slowly into the diamond.
Utrecht was quick in his throw to
Coblentz, retiring Hennegan at second
Coblentz completed the double play by
getting the ball to Sommers in time to
nab Nordenberg. This got the goat OF