The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-25
Poor Judgment of Rich
, mOnd Base Runners Con-
tributes to High Schools
First Defeat by Sd.
VILLA MS RETIRES
Carvey Runs Too Long in
One Place and Fails to
! Stretch Long Hit for Three
! Bases.
Spiceiand, S; Richmond, 4.

Dame Fortune evidently had
grudge against the Richmond high
school nine yesterday afternoon, when
the Spiceland academy opponents of
the national game took a 50 victory
from the locals at Athletic park Al
though beaten fairly the locals failed
to score time and again through sheer
luck. This combined with the fact
that the red and white were guilty
OF several fragrant acts of poor judg-
ment on the paths, sums up Rich
m.ond's first loss of the season
In hitting and fielding the teams
were about evenly matched Rich
mond registered eight hits to but
seven of the invaders. The locals,
however. failed to get their bingles at
opportune moments, while the acad-
envy outfit generally found the ball
when 1t meant runs. Richmond was
guilty of trio OF errors, while Spice
land booted the pellet on pair of oc-
casions.
The poor luck and equally poor
judgment, however, did the rest Time
after time the local team would load
the sacks with runners but the neces-
sary bingle would never be forthcom-
ing. The few times that the swats
did come at the right moment some
Richmond runner would get over-en-
thusiastic and try to do too much for
his country, consequently getting
nailed for his efforts. The less that
is said about the superficial display
of ivory" the better.
Spiceland started out auspiciously,
counting a pair of runs in the first
stanZa. Rogers, first mar up for the
visitors, took liking to the offering
of Williams and slammed one into the
right garden. Ewing got life on
four balls and one particular Mr. Jour-
EFT performed the necessary by biff-
ing one on the nose that went safe.
Nohr produced his hook and our un-
lucky Mr.. Williams retired to the
bench. Hafner alleviated the suffer
ing of the Richmond bugs by retiring
the side in short order.
This lead did not seem to feaze the
Richmond crowd in the least, as they
came right back with a couple of
runs that tied the count. Fivel walk
ed and promptly pilfered second.
Messrs. Hart and Meranda failed to
aid their teammate, but Bob" Carvey
did, and Abe" chalked up our first
score. "Jawn" Beisman performed
the Frank Baker stunt and the score
was two all. kinsella ended the in
ming by whiting.
Richmond counted their remaining
scores in the fourth and eighth
rounds. Meranda singled in the fourth
stanza and romped home a minute
later when the Spiceland short heaved
the ball mile over the first base
mans head in an effort to nail Car
vey, who had scratched. Snip"
Schneider scored the remaining one
all by his lonesome, when he singled
and took second on a wild heave. An
other poor throw of the academy first
sackman let Snip" complete his wild
journey.
Far be it from us to relate what
happened to us in the seventh ses-
sion. Spiceland opened up this In
ming and when the smoke Of battle
had cleared three runs, enough to win
the game, had been showed across
the home sack. Dillon, Pike, Brown
and Ewing, of the visitors, and Charles
Greenstreet contributed to the action
in the fatal round.
Several rallies of the locals were
;nipped in the bud by the fast going
.Spicelanders. In the sixth Bob" Car
vey landed on one that looked good
for three sacks, but Carvey evidently
ran too long in one place, for he was
nailed a yard off of the third station.
Again in the ninth he led off with
swat that was too hot for the Spice
land short to handle. The succeeding
batting order failed, however, to pro-
.duce anything productive of runs and
the game came to an ignOminous end
when Greenstreet hacked the atmos-
phere vigorously a trio of times
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