The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
RICHMOND BATS
IN SEVEN RUNS
AGAINST URICH0
Cincinnati Team Starts
Ahead of Pace Giving
Fans Scare but Thomas
Nips Scoring Activities.
Richmond, 7; Urichos. I

Under rain clouds the Richmond
club yesterday batted out victory
over last years City League champs OF
Cincinnati, at Athletic park, by the
score OF Z to 1.
In the third inning a few drops fell.
nd the rain checkers were hurrylng
o the exit as fast as feet would carry
hem, but they were thwarted in their
esire to take advantage OF the rain
hecks, as the downpour delayed long
nough to allow kenney's crew to come
Jack and take the game.
The experience of the local players
vas the downfall of the visitors. who
'ound that they could not keep up the
Dace which they set at the start. when
appeared as though they would run
ID large score off the delivery of Lou
Thomas This pitcher. however, has
he knack of not revealing his hand
Until near the middle Of the game.
After he got started it was all off
but the shouting, as Fatty Sims OUTFIT
could do nothing with LOUIS delivery
Thomas suffered an accident in the
fourth inning which threatened to take
him out of the game. Katz, the Uricho
HEAVIER, who had a fast overland ball,
sent a quick and fast one toward Lou,
who was batting. 1t had all the stuff
on it. and although Lou made a quick
attempt to get away. the ball plnloned
the index finger of his pitching hand
to the bat Time had to be taken out.
Lou showed his gameness by sticking
the game out, and allowing but one
hit during the remaining five innings.
This lad is never through, and his
fighting spirit brought forth the plau-
dts of the fans.
In the UrichO's first time at bat
they started after the delivery OF the
local HEAVIER in a manner to break
an ordinary twirler, garnering three
hits in a row and chasing one man
across the plate for their first and
only count. 1t appeared at this stage
of the contests that kenney's outfit
would get theirs hot and heavy, but
they settled down, with the result that
but twenty-seven men faced the slants
of Thomas In the remaining eight in
ninss, during which only two safe
ties were registered, one a single by
Ciancioa,, when he cracked one OF
LOUIS slow ones. and the other a
screaming two-sacker, by WEBSTER, In
to left in the eighth inning.
Cushing Polls Double.
slants of katz, the visiting hurler in
the first two innings with the excep-
ton of Pat Cushing's double, and he
was left when Knisely struck out and
Mccain flied out.
Without the all Of hit kenneys
men evened the count in the third.
Popkins gained a life on fielder's
choice and went to third when katz
Ior'c orn,,nHnr first
and scored when katz again grew un-
steady and viii pitched him home
The execution, however, did not
start until the fourth. Cushing and
knisely. the first two men up, were re-
tired. and then came Thomas blow on
the finger, which earned for him free
trip to first Popkins, running for him,
went all the way around when McCann
stepped into one of katz S fast ones
for a double into right-center, and
scored himself on NCBrairs line-drive
over second This McBrair. by the way,
displayed pretty clever brand of
baseball yesterday.
One more was gathered in the fifth.
Beebe, who gained first on a walk,
scored when Cushing, who already had
punished the horsehid for a double,
smacked a real drive into left center,
and pulled up at third base
The side was easy picking in the
sixth and seventh. Thomas started the
eighth by singing over short, but was
doubled on the next play, when Nc
Cam flew to Cianciola, and could not
get back to first. McBrair again sin.
eled and Pullman drew base on balls
and then Cap Popkins, who had gone
bit]ecS entire fta1OOOO leaned on
one of Katz's choice curves and rode
the apple away out in left past the
pump. and completed the circuit stand
ing UP. 1t was some blow. Snyder
next up. singled. but Beehe was
through for the day, and went out or
a roller to katz, who tossed to first.