Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-31
EACH HARLAN NINE
GRABS Off VICTORY
BEFORE MULTITUDE
Afternoon Sct-to q Pitchers Duel
'Twixt Cumont and
Eicrcc.
JOE JACKSON THERE" TOO

Eddie Plank didn't pitch for the
Steelton, Pa, nine, yesterday afternoon,
against Harlan in tho bethlehem Steel
League game at South Side Park, to
which about Sc 20 persons turned out.
but the crowd could no< have seen a
better game had Eddie worked
The Steelton management sent George
Pierce, the former Chicago American
League pitcher, to the hill, and he and
Dlmont put up one OF the greatest pitch
ing duels evvr staged in this city Pierce
allowed the locals just two hits and Du-
mont allowed only three. Dumont was
relieved by Roy in the ninth inning, IA
Harry Lake pinch hit in the eighth. in
which the Harlan nine scored two talhes
and won the game, Icing to !.
But this only feebly tells how exciting
the game was Some hunks OF 1t were
stirring enough to raise hair on bald
head Twice the game looked gone for
the locals and twice they yanked 1T back,
the last time to stay.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
Neither team scored until the sixth
inning Steelton went to bat and Dumont
got himself into jam and Plank's fellows
managed to send counter across the
plate Pierce was the first up and was
walked Hunter then hunted and reached
first when Dumont slipped in attempting
to field the ball Miller grounded to
Dumont, who threw TO third and caught
Pierce Stutx. the 'ki-ki Kid, came TO
bat and scored Hunter with slashing
single through short. This ended Steel
tons effort for the next two men proved
easy. Then the fans" started TO root
for the Harlan team to score, but Pierce
had the locals eating out OF his hand.
Otto Wagner probably saved the game
for Harlan in the eighth inning with one
of the greatest catches ever seen on
local field-a one-hand back handed, run
ming stab in deep left. Hunter was on
second AT the time of the catch and would
have scored easily
In their half OF the eighth Harlan
played the joker. Things looked squaily
for them and gloom rose triumphant over
the field. And then all of a sudden
bing-things changed and even Sergeant
Devenish smiled
1t took boy from the local lots, Nor
man Wingate, TO be the center OF the
eruption. With two men out IN this
session Pierce issued his first pass OF
the game Manager Payne was the man
TO get the free trip and Wingate then
came through with a smashing single
out OF the reach Of both center and right
fielder Hunter recovered the ball and
made perfect throw TO third In an
attempt to head off Payne but he was
safe with inches TO spare. Wingate got
to second on the throw.
The one break OF the game then came
to Harlan's assistance. 1t wa. Dumont's |
turn at bat and through Manager Payne /,
orders Harry Lake, the hard working |
and hard hitting catcher who was kept |
on the bench on account OF illness, was
hustled to pinch hit Lake promptly |
drove . Grounder that was good for an
easy out TO Stuff Stutz in f3ct took IL
too easy and by the time he got the ball
to hrst Lake had arrived at the bag
at forty mile clip. At best II would have
been close out. but in the scrlmmage
a. the sack Clark dropped the ball. Payne
had crossed the pan at walk and during
the time IL took Stutz TO get the ball !
across the diamond Wingate wa. also /
well on his WAY home and brought IN |
the winning nun.
Stokes Ray, who relieved Dumont |
In the ninth, was handicapped for control I
because of going into the box cold. He !
passed two men IN q row and II looked +
Is if Steelton would at least tie the score. /
Stokes worked hard however, and got |
the next two men, one by the strike-out !
IoOtS dIfa buc OtifCt vi a bJuhdSA III
of the plate, which Charity shot to Joe |
jackson The Wilmington fans were /
given a glimpse of another old-time Tri- !
Slater when Buck Ramsey strobe TO the !
plate to pinch hit for Pierce. Ray got /
two strikes on Ramsey, but lost him and !
the old timer walked, filing the sacks. !
The agony was soon over, however, for |.
Hunter sent up high foul pop, which
Charity gathered in,
JOE JACKSON ON FIRST BASE.
Joe Jackson, one of the premier
sluggers of the big show, made his first
appearance in a Harlan uniform and :
played first base. Although he could
do nothing at the bat, his fielding, which
included several sensational one-hand !
stops, were of his big league form
As is always the case when a popular
idol of the fans is expected 70 come
through, Joe, In his first trip TO the plate,
struck out. On his other trips he flied out,
one of the balls which he drove TO deep
night looking sure for the fence Joe
vas battling straight into the wind and
any other day, with the breeze coming
from the opposite quarter, the ball would
have gone over
SHELTON 2
ABB. H. o. A. f.
Hunter, RI .... ) 2 3 0 O
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