The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-31
Games Today.
Evansville at Richmond.
Grand Rapids at Muskegon.
Fort Wayne at South Bend.
Springfield at Dayton.

Before a crowd which established
ton park, over $500, Evansville and
Richmond divided double bill yes
terday afternoon.
The first game, in which the Quak-
er war clubs drove base hits to all
corners of the lot, went to the home
team, to 2. The second game, re-.
markable pitchers duel between
Shoup and Hart. was won by Evans
vile, to 0. The single run made in
this game came in the ninth inning.
Clouds Help Twirlers.
Weather conditions for these two
speed ball twirlers. Shoup and Hart.
were ideal. With dark clouds over
head most of the game Shoup and
Hart had the batters dazed with their
sharp hopping fast ones. Only two
hits were registered off the Eva twirl-
CIR, one a very scratchy one.
Hart allowed only three hits up to
the ninth. Then came an infield single
and double, resulting in the winning
run. Both pitchers had splendid con-
troll. Shoup did not issue pass and
Hart walked only one man. Hart
struck out ten men, Shoup tanning only
one.
Richmond played brilliant fielding
game in each contest. The support
evansville gave kerneghan in the
irst battle was quite ragged, but
,houp was ably supported by his
teammates in the second game.
Jake 10 Master.
Jacob Fromholz, the Quakers most
successful pitcher, was in the box the
first game and was always master of
lhe situation. Jake was little wild,
.ssuing six passes, but his walks were
strung out through the nine innings
nd were never issued unless there
"cre one or two outs.
With men on bases he was especial
~ effective, except in the third in
ming, when the Evas scored their two
ilns. A Ease on balls, an error by
Crouch and two singles produced
these runs. After this inning From
holz had the Evas at his mercy. Only
four hits we're made off his delivery
and he struck out nine men.
The big crowd was delighted with
the showing OF the Myers men, and it
was the unanimous verdict of the fans
that the manager at last has assembl.
cd a team that can meet on even terms
any team III the league.
New Ones Are Good.
Skip Crouch in left field and Mike
hauser behind the bat have provided
the missing links in both the defense
and attack of the team. as was indi-
Gated yesterday.
The first game is a tale of hard hit
ting on the part of the home team
which brought frenzied Joy to the
lans. The Quakers were aided and
abetted in their efforts by Everett
Haas. a Richmond amateur, who
caught both games for the Evas be-
cause both their regular backstops are
injured.
While Haas caught cleverly his
throwing was not the best and the
speedy Quakers stole six bases on
him. In the last Haas caught splen-
did game.
Evers Starts Battle.
In the first inning of the first game
Evers led off with single, purloined
second and score don Rapps long sac
rifice fly. Gygli famed then Crouch
singled, stole second and counted on
Hauser's double. Kelly led off with a
double in the second, was sacrificed
to third by Young and scored on
Evers' double.
In the third Gygli started another
scorefest which Melted two runs when
he led off with single and scored on
Crouch's double. Hauser was pur-
posely walked and Donelson beat out
an infield tap, filling the bases. Kelly
was out on an infield fly and Crouch
scored when Young was hit by a pitch
ed ball.
Pretty base running nv Pam
brought in a run in the sixth. Rapp
singled then stole second and third
and scored on Crouch's sacrifice fly.
With one out in the seventh Kelly
duplicated Rapp's feat, getting on
with a single and stealing second and
third, scoring ON Young's sacrifice fly.