The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-07

Home from a short but successful
road trip in which they won two games
and lost two games from two Of the
best clubs In the Central, Dayton and
Springfield, closing the tour yesterday
with q s to I victory over the Respers,
Joe Evers and his Quaker crew open
ed a three game series with Grand
Rapids at Exhibition park this after.
noon
Three games have been played by
the Quakers under the Evers manage
ment and two of them have been vic.
tories, one over Dayton and the COM
bat yesterday with. the classy Spring.
field team. All the boys now believe
they have settled into their stride, and
they emphatically declare 1t IL win
ming stride.
Couchman. the pride Of Urbana, was
in the box for Richmond yesterday.
He was hit hard and once blew three
run lead, In the seventh, but the big
fellow was not the least discouraged
over this mishap and he held the slug
ging Reapers safe IN the last two In
nings.
Mates Cop In Ninth.
His mates went out and copied the
old ball game for him in the ninth
when Haines and his support blew up
with a resounding crash.
The top of the Quaker batting order
hit like a battery OF pile drivers from
curtain to curtain, notably Rapp. This
boy Is natural hitter but all season
he has been off his batting gait, until
yesterday Then Rapp came into his
own-aad how he did rap EN-. A
double and three singles out of five
trips to the plate.
The smuggling Mr.. Couch also enjoyed
another field day, contributing
double and a home run out OF five
times up. Breaux, the latest outfield
addition, got his first hit since don
ming a Quaker uniform-a scorching
double, while Gygli slipped in couple
Of valuable singles. The Quakers also
played errorless ball behind Couch
man, circus plays by Rapp and Kelly
featuring.
Four All at Ninth.
When the first Of the ninth arrived
the score stood to 4. Then the Quak-
ers went forth and grabbed Oft the
game. With one down Couchman
singled. Breaux walked and Rapp
beat out an infield single.
AT this juncture the ratified Haines
was yanked and Coffindaffer, who has
won his last nine games, was sent in
to face the ferocious Quakers. Gygli
selected one of Coffirdaffers offerings
and hit sharply to Caveney. The
Reaper shortstop, in an effort to get
Couchman at the plate. threw wildly
and before the ball could be recovered
two Richmond runs were over.
Richmond scored one In the first
Breaux doubled and Rapp beat out a
bunt. The crafty GygH dumped bunt
and the squeeze play worked perfect
~. Breaux scoring and Gygli reached
first The next two batsmen were re-
tired and Gygli was out on an attempt
ed double steal
GysIi Starts Sixth.
Gygli started the sixth with a single
and scored with Crouch when the lat
ter drove one over the fence.
Starting the seventh Donelson walk
ed and Couchman sacrificed. Breaux
walked. Then Rapp doubled, counting
Donelson. The next two were easy
outs.
The Harvesters scored one in the
sixth and then battered in three In
seventh. tying the score. With two
gone in the seventh Hartle and Dunn
doubled, the former scoring. Dunn
scored on Haines' single. Pahlman
walked. Wright hit to Evers, who
failed to get Pahlman at second and
permitted Wright to reach first. In the
play Evers fell and Haines scored.