The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-02

DAYTON, O., June at may be
hard to believe, but two pitchers
started ball game at Wright park
yesterday afternoon and both 1nished
the contest. Another feture connect
ed with the combat was that the eight
and a half innings were completed IN
less than two hours, and lastly, the
Vets won! Richmond was the club
beaten, and the Anal score read
to /.
Rowan Hard 70 Solve
Johnny Nee gave Rowan another OPP
portunity to 60 through with a con-
fict, and this time the big fellow trav-
eled the entire distance without once
flying a distress signal Rowan held
Babe Meyers Quakers to six hits and
kept them fairly we'll scattered.
Owing to the fact that Spencer and
Storch became crossed on Hauser's
fly in the seventh made It possible
for Richmond to tally the lone run
made of Rowan's pitching. Jack
famed six Of the visitors, and passed
but one man.
Bob Couchman opposed Rowan. and
for six innings he worried the Vets
not little. In the seventh and eighth
however, the home crowd got after
Couchman, and by punching four
blows with a pass aud hit batsman
counted enough runs to give them the
decision with plenty Of room to spare.
Gygli was the only member Of the
Quakers who gavc Rowan much trou-
BILE, making three Of the six safeties
credited to his team. Stops by Rapp
anw Kelly we're the fielding features.
Two were gone in the home fourth
wher Rapp missed bounder from
Storchs bat Storch stole second and
trotted home as Hobbs placed triple
rear the right field foul line. Stewart
ended the innings with high one to
Gyeli
Richmond got man as far as third
in the fifth. Hauser singled through
Nee Trying to sacrifice, Donaldson
popped to Tepe, who. in trying to com.
plete double play, threw wild to first
and Hauser went to second on the
error He took third while Hobbs was
tagging Kelly and was left there
when Young shed to Storch.
kelIy's Robblng Act
Brennegan singled over short in the
last Of the fifth and went down on a
sacrifice by Tepe. Rowan grounded
cut and Kelly took run away from
the Vets when he robbed Nee Of hit
by pretty stop and throw.
Gygli slashed hit past Derrick in
the seventh. Crouch popped to Nee
and Gygh stole second. Hauser's fly
fell between Spencer and Storch for
hit, putting Gygli on third. Donald
sons sacrifice ny to Spencer scored
Gycli with the tying run. Kelly lofted
TO Spencer
Nee Gets Around
Couchman got two of the Vets in
the seventh before Nee bounced one
against the left field fence and pulled
up at second Derrick followed with a
single to center, bringing In Nee with
the run that put the Vets in front
Derrick took second on the throw
home, but was stranded when Spencer
grounded to Rapp.
Storch's grounder bounded away
from Rapp and went for hit in the
eighth Hobbs sacrificed and Stewart
got another walk Evers fumbled
Brennegans roller, crowding the
bases. Couchman then hit Tepe or
the hand, forcing in Storch. Rowan
hit to Kelly and Stewart was forced
at the plate. Nee laced single ovel
short, scoring Brennegan. Derricl
forced Nee for the third out.
After Rapp had s.xied to Storch II
the ninth Gygli singled to left ant
Crouch hit into center. Hauser forced
Crouch at second with roller to Row
an. Donaldson missed a third strike
and the fracas was over.