The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-31
NEWCASTLE WINS
FIRST GAME BY
s To 5 SCORE
Local Nine Drops Opening
Game of Eastern Division
State League.
NEWCASTLE, s: RICHMOND, 5


Newcastle, punching hits in the
sixth inning beat Richmond in the
opening game Of the Eastern division
OF the Indiana state league at Exhibi-
ton park, Friday afternoon, to 5.
The score gives an excellent idea
or the game. 1t was close and inter
est1ng once the Richmond team COM
menced to shatter Walters offering
and was exactly the kind of game that
the majority Of fans like as it was full
of action.
Although Beck who started in the
mound for Richmond did not do any
startling work as pitcher his steadi.
ness was excellent walking only three
men and striking out three. New
castle sluggers had his number from
the start but by diligent work in the
Held Richmond was able to keep the
score within reasonable distance until
the sixth when all but one OF the Rose
City crew went to bat
Minner in Lineup.
Pete Minner, the only local man out
was in crimson but made one real
error and was accredited with another
when player interferred with his free
fielding of throw to second. At the
bat Minner made up for his loss in
fielding making two hits out Of three
times at bat. Minner looked good in
the field and it Is the prediction Of To-
cal fans that he will be able to pitch
brilliant game Sunday at Newcastle
Newcastle started the first frame
with a score. Williams, the first man
up drove one to second for the first
out and Manager HartwelI won first
on an error of Swartz the Richmond
first baseman. Dugey the Rose City
big Lacquer sent ont out to deep right,
advancing Hartwell Stuppe popped
out and Hartwell scored on Dietrich's
drive
In the first inning Richmond hit
weakly to infield and was thrown out
at first In the next go Newcastle
rung up two runs on a three-base hit
by Schuyler and single by Copeland
and Walters. In this inning the To-
Gals falred better, making two hits
but failed to score.
In the third round double play aft.
er two had been passed to first aided
the Quakers retire their opponents,
but their chance at bat still remained
nil In the fourth Beck made the
nrst strikeout Of the game and return.
cd Newcastle to the field.
Richmond's first score came in the
NTH after Newcastle had popped out
twice and Beck manipulated a strike
out Dempsey. first man to bat this
inning for Richmond. slipped a hit
over Stuppe's head at third. MINER
rext man up sent a sweet patootie to
deep center enabling Dempsey to make
third and later steal home
Newcastle rallied and brought In
three runs in the sixth, almost batting
around on Beck's weakening hurting
for Richmond. In the last half Wal
ters who used to pitch for Detroit,
weakened, allowing Richmond to BON.
bard the field. Harding was giver,
drst on error by the Rose shortstop
Deuo1n struck out, Dasling singled and
katz scored both men on bases plank
ing cut long three base hit, his first
OF the game. Dempsey next man ur
hit weakly to pitcher and was thrown
out while Minner smashed the old
horsehide for two-base scoring Katz
Beck made the third out
Harding relieved Beck on the mound
and shut out Newcastle for the mex,
three innings. In the seventh Badel's
nit to right worried Newcastle con
slderably with the score to 6 SO Man
ager Hartwell put Hawser, the Rose
City's best hurler in Walters place
and though Babel scored he was able
TO stop the safe hitting Of the Quakers
The score: