The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-07
BAD JUDGMENT
ON TWO PLAYS
LOSES CONTEST
Perkins Campbell Team of
Cincinnati Takes the First
Game on Schedule of Indi-
ana State League.

ana State League.
Perklns- campbeiis, 5; Richmond, 4.
In a real ball game the Perkins
Campbells OF Cincinnati, opened up
the Indiana State league schedule yes
terday afternoon at Athletic park by
downing Dick Kenney's fighting nine
by the close score Of to 4. From
good game" standpoint the battle was
a pretty exhibition and holly contested
all the way. This little league, If 1t
can produce the same brand OF ball
as It furnished yesterday. will GER
tainly fill the bill.
Prosecutor Keller made the opening
address in the absence OF Mayor Rob-
bins. Keller was certainly In grand
form. both in his speech and In shoot
Ing the first ball over, which was
perfect curver, bending right over the
heart Of the plate.
The gist OF his speech was some
thing like the following: Ladies and
Gentlemen-Hold your pop bottles;
I'm not an umpire"
In behalf OF the city officials Mr..
Keller wished the Indiana State league
a prosperous season.
Urges Real Sport.
Lets make Richmond the Invest
baseball town In the league, not only
by going out and winning the games
but by the fair and courteous treat
ment which should be accorded all
visiting teams. Stop the knocking
and everybody get behind and boost.
Knocking hurts the game
He also touched upon the baseball
lottery and urged the fans to cooper
ate with the city officials In stamping
out this gambling system. Taking
position in the pitchers box, Keller,
using a side arm delivery. shot the
sphere fair and square into the hands
of Clarence Hampton, local receiver,
for a strike.
Becker's outfit put the game on ice
right in the first inning, due to some
listless work by the Richmond cap
tain, Popkins, who stood stock still on
a tip-up, which if he had exerted him.
self the least bit, could have been con-
verted into an easy out. Crotty, first
man up, received free transportation
to first. He stole second and came in
on Bucks single to right. Ritty was
planked in the side. Newman sacri-
feed them to the next station and
they rode in on Morrisey's line single
to left. McCann's return going wide.
From then on it was an uphill fight
for Kenney's hired help and they GER
tainly cannot be accused OF not doing
their best as in the third inning, Nc
Cam, who had got life by virtue Of
his hit for a base, advanced to second
on Curley's scratch bingle. and came
in when Popkins lofted long one to
Newman.
curIey Falls Short.
Curley was cut off at third on the
visiting left gardeners relay to Nor
risey In the fifth inning Dicks men
tied it up. shaking two TALES out Of
the run bag. Diehl was safe when
Haackle mussed up his hot one. was
sacrificed to second by Mccain, and
came in standing up when Curley
smote one right on the nose good for
three sacks into deep left center. An
derson stepped to the plate and tore
off near duplicate OF the latter
blow. but his blow was knocked down
by Ritty. Curley scoring.
From then on to the eighth inning
1t was near one. two. three order, but
in that round the visitors managed to
go one ahead, Newman romping in af-
ter getting safely to first via the walk
route Then the real battle was on.
In the ninth with two men down, the
crowd leaving, the stage was all set
and Anderson. the third man up. shot
one to right for safety. Up strobe
Captain John Popkins, who had been
purposely walked his previous trip to
the plate, and after Haackle had in
duced John to take two strikes and
got himself in the hole by dishing up
three wide ones. John. the same John
who couple of weeks back hit one
to the club house, chose this time to
get his only hit of the day.
It was we'll timed, the ball sailing
towards the center field fence, and but
for the uncut grass in the field, It
would have gone for homer and
Richmond would have won But the
grass was there. Pop pulled up at
third but the needed hit to bring him
across was not in Snyder's bat Neither
team could score in the next two in
nings. although Richmond should have
won in the tenth when with Beebe
and Cushing on with clean hits Hamp-
ton advanced them to third and Sec
ond respectively. When Diehl flied to
center Beebe stood and watched it
fall into Ritty's hands. making no eff.
fort to score. 1t was pure "Bonehead"
on Beebes part.
Buck scored the winning tally in the
first OF the twelfth when he was safe
on Snyder's error. He Immediately
stole second and third and came in
on Ritty's line single to right Score
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