The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-28
GRAY'S DEFEAT
RICHMOND IN
FINAL CONTEST.
Genres Pitching and Ere
ouent Boobies by Kenney's
Infield Cause Loss of Third
by 4 to | Score.
Popkins Proves Chief Of-
fender in Erring Line
Frost Pitches Good Ball,
Striking Out Seven.
az KARL ALLISON.

Inability of Richmond players to
hold the ball, making wild heaves, and
failure to get to Genre, lost the fifth
and deciding game to Connersville yes
terday at Athletic park by 4 to
score.
Things certainly were not breaking
their way Chances that ordinarily
would have been easy were mussed
up. one way or another by practically
all the infielders, Popkins particularly
having an off day.
The team that has been playing for
Richmond all summer could not nave
done any worse All Connersvllle had
to do was to lay one down or hit to
the infielders and they did the rest.
Jack Frost for Richmond and Genre
for Connersville pitched nice games,
both allowing but three hits. Neither
issued a single pass. Frost beaneG
two with his fast one. Genre got
eleven by the strike out route and
Frost seven.
Scores in Two Frames.
Connersvlle scored in the fifth and
ninth innings Heisman crossing the
pan in the fifth and Chapman, Heis-
man and Ruckstuhl coming over in
the ninth. knisely running for Frost
in the ninth stole second. went to third
when Novy beat out hit to second,
riding home with Richmond's only
tally as Keifel tried to peg Novy out
at second.
Game by innings:
First inning.-Meyers flied to Mer-
kle. Kuhlman flied to Busch. Kaiser
safe at first when Curtis mussed his
NJ, KaiS
tbs to Busch. Merkle breezed. Busch
out, Heisman to Ruckstuhl Novy
struck out.
Second inning.-Chapman breezed.
Heisman followed suit. keifel flied to
Donovan. Donovan singled over third.
LaLa Meyers threw wild to first. Don
going to second Pop sacrificed him
to third. Curtis out, Kuhlman to
Ruckstuhl French hit a high one to
Kaiser who made a pretty catch.
Third inning-Ruckstuhl let three
strikes go by. Gehre flied to Donovan.
Beyers out, Curtis to Pop. Dahl out,
Kuhlman to Ruckstuhl Frost struck
out Merkle lofted to kuhlman for the
third out.
Makes Good Catch.
Fourth inning.-Kuhlman lifted one
to deep left center, Donovan making
a sensational catch. Kaiser missed
three. Maxwell lined one between
first and second, French making a
one-handed stab and shooting to Pop
for the third out Busch breezed
Novy fouled out to Hesman Dono
van took three wicked swings and sat
down.
Fifth inning.-Chapman hit past
Pop. Heisman forced Chapman on an
attempted sacrifice. keifel was bean
ed on the shoulder with one of Frost's
spitters. Heisman going to second
Ruckstuhl singled over second, Heis
man scoring Genre hit one to second
Busch erring, everybody safe Meyer
smacked one to French who got it tC
Novy in time for fOrceout on keifel
Kuhlman out Frost to Pop. Popkins
doubled to left center Curtis line(
out to Maxwell, French fouled out t.
Heisman and Dahl whitfield.
Sixth inning.-kaiser breezed Max
well flied to Merkle. Chapman GU
Frost to Popkins. Frost hit the ozone
three times. Merkle out Gehre t.
Ruckstuhl Busch out Meyer to Ruck
stuhl.
Seventh inning-Heisman missed
three. keifel out French to Pop
Ruckstuhl out Frost to Pop. Novacl