Evening journal., 1915-08-05
What the BROKERS Are
Doing On the Diamond

After their schoolboy- -the-lot
baseball at Girard College. Saturday
week ago, Silverbrook managed 70
pull themselves together and clean
up for Middletown, with IL to 4
score. AT no stage of the game were
the Brokers in danger, scoring at
will and playing rings around the
down n-staters. Not half OF their runs
we're earned. as the Middletown boys
threw the ball everywhere and made
numerous bone-head plays. The To-
calls naturally took advantage of them
as manager Ellicott gave his men or
! ders to run the bases like wildcats
and creased lightning The orders
were obeyed. The hits we're scarce
as far as the locals were concerned.
they getting away with only FIVE,
/ three off Newman in two innings and
! two off Ward in seven. But what could
/ Ward do with such fielding2 His
team had a total Of nine errors. while
the Brokers were having four mis-
haps.
After the smoke had cleared up in
/ the second inning. a big six appeared
on the scoreboard. much TO the regret
of the Middletown fans. Siemau
started things going with a single.
| Newman then passed Crooks. Green
| field was safe on a felder's choice.
and the bags we're loaded Hansen
came across with a two-bagger and
Sieman and Crooks crossed the pan.
Greenfield stuck on third. August let
one go by him and Greenfield scored.
Hansen going TO third. Deakyne was
safe on a felder's choice and Hansen
scored. Deakyne stole second and
was sent TO third on Stetser's single,
Sharpe was walked and Stetser NOV
ed up. Again the bags were loaded.
Deakyne and Stetser scored when Au-
gust dropped an easy throw. In the
meantime Wise struck out. Sharpe
was out. third to first, and Crooks
went out. the short TO third route. for
the last out. Il was after this that
| Ward went 10 the mound. letting the
Brokers down with two hits and five
runs.
fourth Stetser was out, first, unas-
sisted Sharpe walked. and scored
on two errors while trying to catch
Mckay. who landed on second. Sic
man then sacrificed and sent him 10
:
hit Greenfield went out short to
first.
Another came across in the fifth
! Hansen few out TO center. Wise was
safe on August's error and stole sec
ond on the next ball pitched. Wise
scored on another error by August
and Deaklyne landed on second. Stet-
ser famed. and Sharpe made the
-
Again they scored in the eighth.
Simpson hunted and beat II out. Stet-
ser sacrificed and Simpson went to
third. Sharpe also sacrificed and
Simpson scored. Mckay want out
short to first
Their final tally came in the ninth
: after two we're down. Siemen went
out. pitcher TO first. Crooks few out
10 centre Greenfield walked. Hansen
was safe when the third baseman err
red Greenfield going 10 third Han
sen stole second. Greenfield scored
on the shortstop's error. Wise fan
ned.
Wise pitched goodball throughout
the game allowing but three hits. a
three bagger and two singles He was
never in real danger. but once and
then pulled out without a run coming
across. He retired the side on strikes
in the seventh. pitching but ten balls.
He had a total Of eight fans to his
credit.
1, Hansen caught his usual good
game, allowing but two stolen bases,
and coming across with a double
that made things look funny in the
second. He registered his second
error for the season.
Stetser drew his usual hit and had
a perfect fielding average. Bert also
proved fast on the bases. He has not
played a game this season without a
hit or a stolen base. Not so bad for
an old man.
Sharpe is still holding his rep. as
a sacrifice hitter. Tommy also ac-
, cepted four hard chances in the field
Mckay played a fast game in the
5 field. even though he registered one
5 in the error column. He ran the
e bases in his old time form, reaching
third twice. and crossing the pan
n once
nj Siemen banged out his usual hii
5 and took care of four rollers al
2 short.
s Crooks covered centre in big-leagu,
S style. He often brings the crowd Il
their feet with some wonderful
!. catches. Hughie also came across
his ever-ready bingle.