The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-22
TWO LONG HOMERS
HELP DEFEAT C|NCY
vordenburg and Ray Battle
for Long End of 4 to 3
Game Which Finally Stays
in Richmond.
Kenney's Men Make Six
Boobies at Safe Times and
Play Tight at Critical Mo-
mentS of Go.
Richmond, q: Superbas. 5.


Had ]. Franklin Baker, that we'll
known and highly respected citizen of
Philadelphia, who acquired prominence
by numerous and sundry deeds with
baseball bat, been present at the pas
timing at Athletic park yesterday he
would undoubtedly have suffered the
keenest pangS of envy. Three home
runs, a three-bagger and a trio of
doubles was the extent of the work of
batsmen in that game, which incident
ally was won by the home lads, to 3.
Fordenburg, opposed to Ray on the
mound, seemed to have a shade on his
adversary, holding the Cincinnati boys
to seven well-scattered hits, while the
Quakers managed to amass one better
than that number. While Nordy al
lowed no more than one hit in an in
ming, on two occasions the Quakers
managed to get their bingles in clus-
tiers, with the result that the big elfd
OF the score remained in Richmond
CIout Three Homers.
Something must be noted about
those three home runs. Two Quakers,
Novack and Merkle, and one Buckeye,
Heldman. did the trick, and their
names go down on the roster of fame
along with Pat Gushing and Vorden-
burg. who performed these mighty
deeds earlier this season. All clouts
were clean ones, Novack and Merkle
having plenty of time in making the
circuit, while Heldman made his jour
nelly safely by a fra elton of an inch.
AS to the fielding part of the game,
the casual observer noted that the
Quakers are charged with an even half
dozen errors. Those errors did not fig
ure in the scoring to any great extent.
On the other hand, kenney's men play
ed tight ball at critical stages and
backed up the flineing of Vordenburg
in good style. Geier's two catches
were the bright spots of the visitors
defense, while Merkle and Dahl held
down their sections of the garden in
equal form.
How They Scored.
Scores came this way:
First-Heldman, leading off for the
Superbas, was out. Schlemker to Pop
kins; Flahnery lined another at
Schlem, who booted; Wykle stepped to
the pan and slammed out a double to
right-center, allowing the Irish gentle
man to reach third. They NOrdy I'M
corked wild one, and Flohnery scam
pered home to the accompaniment OF
the anvil chorus. Geier flew out to
Dahl and GOodfellew to Merkle end
ing the agony. One run, one hit.
Third-This was all for the Qua
kers. a cluster of three hits, one OF
them Novack's hOme-run drive. and a
couple of sacrifice taps were the fac
tors. Schlem and Nordy singled in
succession, Mccain sacrificed: Mer-
kle did the same, and Schem came in.
Novack let drive that swat of his and
two more counters went to the Qua
kers' account Pop ended it by hitting
to Wykle. Three runs, three hits.
Fifth-Richmond's final was garner
ed in this frame. After Nordy had
flied left and Mccain had tried I'M
successfully three of Mr.. Rays shoots,
Merkle leaned on a good one, and the
ball started out toward left-center.
Geier did some speedy fielding. but
the ball fell away out in the jungle
and Merkle had en- easy time in reach
ing home before the storm broke. One
hit, one run.
Averts Ascension.
SiXth-W ykle, first man up tore
off three-sack drive, and Geier came
to his aid with long fly that Nc
Cam did not try to field to the
plate. GoOdfellOW walked, and the
Richmond craft second about due for
an ascension. NOrdy, however, breezed
the next man up and caused another to
lift a week pop-fly that brought the
inning to a close with little damage.
One run, one hit.
Seventh-Thc Buckeyes added their
third and last this round. To be cor
rect, the Buckeyes did not add it, be-
cause it was Iieldman that did the
whole blOomin' thing unassisted. Aft
rr Ray had famed and HasselbaCk had
reached first on Schlem's second boot
only to be caught mapping by POpkins
on the fossiliZcd hidden ball trick,
Heldman who. by the way, was some
hitter connected for a liner that shot
between Merkle and Dahl While Mer
kle chased the pellet Dahl stood ready
for the relay to the plate. Shorty
heaved the pill to Red, and then Red
haaved to the plate. NOvaCk, Held
man and the ball went down in a cloud