The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-09

The largest crowd of the season,
nearly 5000 fans, saw Dayton walk
away with two games from the local
aggregation out on the old ball lot
Sunday afternoon. Errors and inabil-
Ity to hit at the right time gave the
first game to Dayton by score OF 3
to and the second. 3 to 0.
Scoring two runs in the first two
innings of play in the first game cinch-
ed the game for the Vets. Three runs
were netted on three hits in the fourth
inning of the second game. three too
r,any. for the locals could score nary
enc.
ouakers Outhit EN-.
lack Rowan, doing slab duty for the
Vets. allowed eight hits while Couch
man gave the Vets only seven. The
Ouakers, made more errors however.
In the first inning. Tepe flied out
to center and Hobbs slugged one
through second base. Stewart sent the
ball to the score board In left ano
Hobbs scored. Spencer's pop fly was
muffed when both Hauser and Couch
man tried to get It. and Stewart ad-
vanced to third Derrick flied out to
right and Nee popped out to Kelly.
Evers started for the Quakers by
being called out on strikes, and Gygli
hit to right for single. and was
caught, later, trying to steal second.
Rapp drew a pass to first and stole
second. Crouch flied out to right field
for the third out.
Donahue Whiffs.
In the second Donahue. the Vets
new catcher, struck out and Rowan
hit to deep center for three bases.
Tepe laid a fly in back of first base
and Rowan crossed the home plate.
Hobbs declined to Rapp who threw to
first base, catching Tepe, for double
retiring the side.
With the bases full in their half OF
the inning, Evers failed to connect and
the men died on base. Coveleskie
started with a hit to left field and
Jantzen flied out. Hauser got to
second when Tepe tried to get pop
fly in front o. the catcher and Jantzen
went to third, Kelly famed and
Couchman walked. filling the bases.
Evers flied out to Rowan retiring the
side
DAYTON made their third tally in
the seventh when Nee hit to left field
for two bases, going to third when
Evers FUNDED the ball. He scored
on Donahue's sacrifice.
Bob Is Caught.
Councilman, in Richmond's half, was
first up and slammed one to deep cen
ter but was caught when he tried to
take an extra base.
Eyers laid down a bounder to Tepe
who threw low to first Derrick letting
the ball get away from him. Evers
went to second and then stole third
Gygli flied to center and Evers was
nut out at home place when he tried
TO beat the run.
The Quakers' only run was scored
in the eighth, by Rapp. The first man
ND, Rapp flied to right field who muff
ed IT, Crouch flied out to Nee and
Ram stole third. He scored when
Jantzen hit through Rowan to center
Hauser grounded out, Rowan to Der
rick
Ainsworth vs. Wells.
In the second game, Red Ainswortt
was sent to the mound by Manager
Gilbert while Wells was on duty fol
the Vets. The Vets cinched the game
in the fourth with three hits. which
netted three runs.
Tepe, first man up drew ticket tc
first and Hobbs hit through Evers fol
a single Stewart walked, advancing
Tepe and Hobbs. Spencer hit to righ'
field and Tepe scored. Derrick flee
out to left field and Hobbs scored from
third. Johnny Nee surprised the fans
with a single to center and stewart
scored. Spencer was tagged at the
home plate andd Donahue flied out tt
third.
Neither side had chance to score
after the fourth and the outfielders
were kept busiet than the infielders
taking flys.
The las. game was the only game
OF the Dayton series. which wasn1
played under protest by the Vets. Nee
protested on grounds that the local hac
an undue advantage because they hac
practiced putting balls into the left
Garden where the diamond slopes.
Saturdays Game.
Gilbert was touched for eight hits
and nine runs in the last five innings
OF the contest Saturday, and Dayton
won. IL to 1. Five errors by the
Ouakers, many Of them due to the wei
grounds, aided the Dayton victory.
Fromholz pitched for the first three
innings but retired IN the fourth wher
his pitching wing began to bother him
Gilbert went in and was pounded al
over the lot.
OTHER SATURDAY RESULTS
N,uskeeon 900 600 1000 6
Fort Wayne :. 900 100 COL 4
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