The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-15

Fort Wayne at Evansville.
Muskegon at Springfield.
Grand Rapids at Dayton.
Fans who love to hear the tunetul
crash OF the base hit fairly reveled In
yesterdays doings on the ball lot at
Exhibition park. In q double-header
offering, the first game Of nine In.
nings, the second Of seven innings, the
Richmond and Fort Wayne players to.
gether banged out forty-eight safeties.
Apparently hopelessly beaten In the
first game the Quakers fell upon the
Chiefs in the last two innings and
bludgeoned out IL to IL victory.
The second game went to Fort
Wayne. 6 to 8, due to poor support re.
ceived by the Quakers' champion hard
luck pitcher, Earl Ainsworth, and to
some very poor coaching OF baserun.
ners
Jake Finishes 'Er.
Couchman started for Richmond In
the first game but after he had been
tapped for seven hits. including a
triple ard two doubles. he was removed
after the second inning in favor Of
Fromholz, who retired after the sixth
with a sprained tendon which will
keep him out of the game for some
time a sad loss to the team.
Outfielder Coveleskie then went into
the box and he lived up to the pitch
ing reputation of his family. John was
wild but effective and he held the
Chiefs safe until the Quakers had bat.
tered out victory after almost hope
less uphill fighting Covy gets credit
fer winning the game. Ataolboy, John.
When the Quakers came to bat in
the last Of the eight the score stood II
70 in favor Of the visitors, who. trot-
ted into the field haughtily. The fans,
dspleased over some loose playing OF
their favorites and because OF the
brutal manner in which the Chiefs had
manhandled them, howled like lone.
scme timber wolves.
Roaring War Cries.
Before the dust Of the fateful ninth
had settled these same fans we're
roaring their war cries Of unexpected
victory which had been brought home
to them by the mighty war clubs OF
Skip Crouch and Billy Rapp. who Sc
cured five of the twenty-one hits col
lected by the Quakers.
Coveleskie started the rally in the
eighth with double. Gygli flew out,
then Crouch doubled, scoring Coveles-
kie. Hauser and Evers walked. filling
the bags, all of them scoring on singles
by Rapp and Kelly. The inning closed
with the score IL to 8 in favor Of the
Chiefs.
Fort Wayne could do nothing with
Coveleskie In the ninth.
Breaux led off for the Quakers In
their half, going out to Mike Kelly.
Then Coveleskie injected his second
double into the pastime and went to
third on Gygli's short single. Our pre-
mier slugger. Mr.. Crouch. next up,
picked out slant he fancied and slap
ped 1t to the right field fence for three
bases, tying the score. Pandemonium
reigned when Houser walked. Then
Evers fouled out. Make it five, Oh
boy" implored the fans as Rapp came
to bat He obligingly responded by
Shaping out his fifth single bringing
home Crouch and the bacon.
Second Game.
As usual, in the second game, Red
Ainsworth could not get the proper
support of the team and although he
pitched good ball. the Chiefs made five
runs in the first three innings. Red
put the ball where it could easily be !
handled bnt as rule they we're not
handled.
Seigfrled started the fireworks in
the first with triple that could have
been held for two bases with the brand
OF fielding that Is given other slabmen,
but he was caught at the plate when |
Vandy rolled to Evers.
Red walked the first man In the !
second round and then BreauX dropped
an easy fly to center. allowing Smith |
to score. Powers scored on Whit |
crafts hit between first and second,
on which Gygli made poor play
Errors by Kelly and Breaux and
three hits. two OF which have been
easy outs had they been handled prop
erly, scored three in the third. In the
fourth. double by Seigfried. an erorr
by Rapp and sacrifice fly by Vandy
gave the Chiefs their sixth run before
the Quakers started.
Crouch put Richmond in the scor-
ing column In the sixth by his clout
for the circuit over the right field
fence Evers knocked one to the cen
ter field fence but poor coaching on
third caused him to be nabbed at the
plate after he had stopped at the third
corner. In the seventh, Rapp hit and
stole second. Kelly flew to center
and Ainsworth famed. Breaux made
up for his two boots by slamming one
to the left field fence for the entire
route, bringing Rapp In ahead of him.
Poor coaching Of Quakers runners
helped the Chiefs nightly. In the
third. Red Ainsworth knocked a liner
to the left field fence and had plenty
81 time to make home run but was
stopped at third. In the fourth, with
the bases full and none cut, Gygii was
held at third when he had ar easy op-
to score ON q fly to center.