Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-12

Reading Railways, champions of
season series game to Middletown
last evening on the Seventeenth and
Chestnut streets diamond. score to
0. Too much Bud" Menear was the
cause of Readings downfall. He
gave the locals two widely scat
tered hits that caused no damage
to the run column.
Reading introduced the visitors to
what is known as the wire" ball.
Dutch" Connor hit one to right
field in the third inning that ran
along the telephone wires and
escaped Bal" Schieffer. 1t should
have been an easy out. This got
under the Middletown fans skin
when it looked as if Menear would
get away with an otherwise no-hit
game. But the Middletowners for
got the wire" ball when Tim Euker
laced one to centerfield for clean
clout.
1t was n great game. and while
Reading lost, it was splendid prac-
tice, the kind that will put the vic
tors in fettle to defeat the West
End winners in the City Champion
ship series. George Levan opposed
Menear, and his tossing was of the
top notch variety. 1t was anybody's
game, and a little more hitting back
of Levan would have brought a diff
ferent result. Reading goes to Mid
dletown Saturday afternoon, and the
following Friday night Middletown
will again be up for another game.
II was hot stuff the whole way
through.
Presented With Trophy
The two teams fought two innings
without any results. when the Read
ing team lined up on the field with
Manager Charles F. Pressler. and
were presented with the beautiful
Reach trophy, donated by Shenk &
Title, by His Honor, Mayor Daniel
l.. keiSter. The city's Chief EXecu-
tive congratulated Manager Pressler
and his wonderful team for having
won by clean, fair playing. He spoke
in terms of praise of the Seventeenth
and Chestnut streets grounds as a
community center, for good recrea-
ton during the past summer. Man
ager Pressler accepted the cup on
behalf of Reading with nifty little
| speech.
The silverware must have tempor-
arily dazzled the victors, for in the
| fourth inning they threw away the
game when Fat" Dill picked the
ball for a two-bagger with two on
the paths. Moore reached first on
Giblin's error. and tried for third
when Aderholt was safe at first.
Bowman to II. Swartz cut out
Moore. Keating hit to right field
and reached second on the throw in
| TO catch keating at third. Then
Fat" Dill strolled to the plate and
| caught one on the nose for a double
| that scored two.
| SpoiIS Ono Hit
| Kinney SwartZ at second robbed
Schieffer of a hit in the second that
was labeled The Reading infield
cut off another rally in the fifth
when Giblin, c. Swartz and Bowman
worked double play. The Middle
town team did not have much chance
to scintillate, because of the clever
work of Menear. Keating, the Lab
anon Valley lad. lived up to press
| notices by clubbing out three hits in
as many times at bat. Reading will
seek revenge Saturday afternoon on
the visiting team when they will
| play the lower enders on the old
Middletown Fair grounds.
One of the largest and most ap-
preciative crowds of the season was
! on hand. Tonight the pick of the
| Allison Hill League will play the
! Readingites. 1t should be another
| good game. Hershey will be up
/ Wednesday night. The score:
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