Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-02
Ed. Stricken
Pitching.

The pitchers at the West End ball
park seem to think that unless theyI
rap out a healthy base clout or Two
during the seven-inning session,
they're not earning their pay. Wertz
performed as batter on MONDAY
night in a way that counted for TWO
runs and won the game for the MO-
tive Power. Likewise and similarly,
Edward Stricken, formerly OF New
Bloomfield, and other towns in Cen
trail Pennsylvania, hit the leather
for three bases in the second IN
ming of the battle between the West
End and Commonwealth. Two West
End runners went across the plate,
bringing joy to the rooters of the
league leaders.
In that inning McKeever, with two
strikes called on him, hit to Gerdes,
who thew him out to Klugh. Tim
othy Euker drew a pass, stole sec
ond and was going beautifully to
third when Eisenberger whipped the
hall to Gerdes, catching the West
End shortstop at the third sack.
Bell got first on an error by u.
Killinger. Knight got first on hit,
advancing Bell.
Then Stricken, clad in a Cham
bersburg uniform and with resolu-
ton plainly written on his counten-
ance, came to bat. He had figured
that thus early in the session 1t
would be we'll to put the old ball
game in the refrigerator. He there
upon smote one of Dewey Eisen-
berger's straight ones far into left
garden, sending Bell and Knight
home with two tallies. Guttshall,
next up, was hit by the pitcher. He
70 of
In deep center, one ]. Lightner, of
Marysville, stood craftily watching
Shafer. Shafer connected with one
that grooved over the plate. 1t look
ed safe and it seemed as though
Stricken and Guttshall would add to
the two runs already acquired, but
Lightner captured the hit near the
ground, did an acrobatic stunt tin
rolling over and triumphantly held
the sphere to view, retiring the side.
When he came in from the field he
was obliged to lift his cap to the
applause that greeted him. This self
same Mr.. Lightner, by the way, made
two other catches of the Barnum-
Bailey variety. Shafer scored the
third run for West End in the sew
enth inning.
Walter Smith tailed the lone run
for the Commonwealth in the last
half of the second inning.
Stricken, however, was the con-
trolling factor in the downfall of the
Commonwealth team. Tucker Brown
and Powder Smith, who occupied
seats of vantage on the left field
bleachers and who chartered like a
couple of magpies during the session.
came to the conclusion that II
Stricken had gone any faster he'd
have left the rails. He had 4 three
base hit, struck out seven of his
rivals and assisted eight times in re-
tiring rivals either at first or else
where on the sacks. But five hits
were made off his delivery. Only
once did he seem to transgress. that
when Eisenberger bunted and Strick-
er undertook to make the putout at
first base unassisted. Eisenberg beat
him to it and some of the crowd
hooted the pitcher, who probably
| had figured that if he threw toI
Palmer the ball probably would have
struck Eisenberger, glanced into the
bleachers and spilled the beans forI
the West End. There was too much
at stake to take a chance. Moreover,
the ommission didn't count, for
Eisenberg didn't score.
He pitched a splendid game,
however. Five errors on the part Of
his teammates, contributed largely
to the success of the West End play
| ers getting across the plate. Killing
err, at short, had three OF these
Hinkle. at second, had the other
| two. With five misplays grouped in
the important territory covered by
these two young gentlemen it easily
can be seen what might happen. And
! IL did happen too Eisenberger al
lowed the West Enders but three
hits. One of these was a three baser.
Gerdes, third sacker for the Com
lmonwealth. smote one of Stricker's
spitters for a three-base hit in the