The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-05-12
pinch HIT
in ninth.
By Thompson Gave Mt. VGF-
non Team A Victory
Over The Wilson Nationals
Sunday Afternoon
A See-SaW Game But A Very.
Interesting One
The Visiting Pitcher Gave
Ten Bases On Balls
And Was Only Defeated By
n~n ToVQuv
And Was Only Defeated By
One Tally

The Wilson Nationals Of Columbus
fell victims of the local base ball team
| at the ball park Sunday afternoon in
a see-saw affair. The final count was
Z to 6. The winning run was pushed
over in the last half of the ninth when
| Thompsnon delivered hit in pinch.
Over one thousand fans saw the game.
Columbus got away on the jump and
gathered brace of tallies in both the
| first and second rounds. They got
them on three hits and several bits
Of loose ball on the part of the home
team. 1t looked like we were against
tough proposition, and we were.
Householder was steady at all times.
but his stuff was not working in usual
form. Daving pitched consistent ball
but was wild He gave ten passes and
still was only beaten by one run.
It was a victory for neither team
until the last half of the ninth session
The score was tied and it looked Like
extra innings Critchfeld started it
off in the last by getting walk.
IIger singled, but Critchfield could
only reach second Popejoy sacrificed
both runners a peg Thompson hit
safely to right and the much needed
run came over amid a great demon
stration from the crowd
The fielding of Porter for Mt. Yer
non and Berner and Warner for Co
Iumbus were features. Their defen-
sive work was brilliant at all times.
Kelly singled to open the game.
Berner also, singled, advancing him to
third, and took second on play to
third basne. Warner was out, Pope
! Joy to Mondron. Schreck hit to Port
| er who touched first but was unable to
cut off the, run Berner took third
Maurath swung for the third strike
at wild pitch and Berner came over,
Maurath stole second but was caught
lnepping at that station by Household
er
Maxwell dropped Harble's fly in the
second inning, the runner going to
second base on the error. Lantz
singled. Williams squeezed Harble
over but was out at first. Daying
struck out. Kelly was safe at first
when Popeioy threw wide, Lantz scor-
ing. Berner flew out to Tiger who
made a pretty catch.
The last two Columbus runs came
in the eighth. Kelly got hit and
stole second. Berner struck out
Warner walked. Schreck hit to the in
field and was safe, the throw being
wide. Kelly tried to score and was
caught, Mondron to Sapp. Maurath
was safe at first when his grounder
was played to second in fruitless
J effort to catch Schreck at that station
farble doubled and both Warner and
Schreck scored. This ended their runs
for the day.
{ Mt. Vernon started early to overtake
, the enemy. Maxwell was hit and
, went to second when Davies threw
the ball away in an effort to catch
t him. Critchfield walked. Tiger sacri
feed, Maxwell going to third and
Critchfield to second. Maxwell waf
caught at the plate on Popejoy'f
grounder, Lantz to Schreck. Critch
field sneaked in from second on the
play and registered the first run.
\ Householder walked in the third
Maxwell doubled and Households
was on third. Both he and Maxwell
scored when Critchfield doubled.
Maxwell grounded out in the sev
n enth. Critchfield walked and stol'
s second and third. Tiger popped Il
# Kelly. Popejoy hit long drive to tn
n left field fence for two bases, Critch
n field scoring Popeioy scored OF
l. Sapp's single.
Sullivan walked in the eighth. H