The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-05

First base
Schmidt .......... Snyder Clemens
Catcher
Adams Mays
Pitcher
mayer .-................ Sherdell
{ Pitcher
GOODWIN
Pitcher
The stage Is all set for the National
league game between Pittsburg and
st. Louis clubs Wednesday afternoon
at Exhibition park.
Every arrangement for the seating
OF fans has been looked after. and the
diamonds were worked over Sunday
and still are being repaired so that
they will be in excellent shape for the
major league clubs. Elmer Eggemey-
. er announced Monday that It would
take a lot of rain to keep the game
from being played. Even though 1t
showers for an hour before the game
Wednesday, the diamond is In such
shape now that the clubs can stage
the game, he said.
The ticket sale is progressing splen.
didly and present Indications are for
a bouncer crowd present. It was as
certained Sunday that contingents
would be in from large number of
the surrounding towns and cities.
Delegations of Northern Central
league fans from Muncie. Indianapolis,
and Newcastle will be here. Charles
Carr and other officers of the North
ern Central league organization will
come over to witness the game and
will meet with the directors of the
Richmond Exhibition company to talk
over the Quaker City's prospects for
fsemf-pro ball. Carr thinks he Will
have something definite to report con-
; corning Richmond's chances to get
into the race.
Adams to Open Game.
The Pittsburg Pirates, which fin
ished fourth under the management
of Hugo Bedzek last year, winning 65
games and losing so for percentage
of $40, will place in the field their
best players. Charles Babe" Adams.
their Hoosier hurler. will probably
open the fireworks. Adams pitched
in the world series in 1909 and staged
a strong comeback into his old farm
last year when he rejoined the Pirates.
He won from the New York Giants
TO 2 lost to Boston Red Sox l to 0
and lost to Chicago to 8. He was
hurt in this last game with the Cubs
on August II and did not do any more
pitching in 1918.
Earl Hamilton, the big southpaw of
the Buccaneers who will be here won
>six straight games for the Corsairs in
1913. when he enlisted in the navy.
He was purchased from Columbus last
spring and stopped the Giants in a
runaway Another southpaw, Arlie
Wilbur Cooper also from Columbus in
1912 is regarded as the star south
paw of the National league. ]. Frs
kline Meyer, northpaw was gained by
the Pirates from Philadelphia through
a trade in which Elmer Jacobs figured.
Frank Lee Miller another right hand
er who has been with the Pirates for
three years was i'll last spring and
could not get into the fray but is
sailing tip top this year. William
James Evans, the third right handed
pitcher on the Pirates lineup came to
the club from North Carolina A. and
NJ, where he was a famous football
player. Evans last year pitched a
sixten inning game which he won
against the Philadelphia National
league club. with Rixey hurley, to l.,
allowing only hits.
For catchers the Pittsburg club has
Walter Joseph Schmidt who ranks
with Bill Killifer of Chicago Cubs as
the best catcher in National league.
He is considered the hardest man in
the bushes on whom to gain double
steal. He threw out more runners
last year than any other back stop in
the National league. He Joined the
Corsairs in 1916. He is the brother
of the former Detroit catcher. This
year Ed Sweeney best throwing catch
er in the American league has been
secured by Bezdek for the Pirates this
year Last year Sweeney was in the
service and belonged to Toledo.
New Players in Lineup.
Two new catchers besides Sweeney
are included in the Pirate lineup. Bee
dek picked up Frederick William
Blackwell who is considered one of
the most promising young catchers in
the National and also Cliff Lee who
played with Portland last year. Lee
is big man and is used in the out
field.
Bezdek has whale of infield He
has Fred Molwitz first basemarl, FORM
erIy with Cubs and Reds, this being
his fourth year with the Pirates. Vic
Safer, also from the Cubs is first
baseman. Safer broke his ankle in
1917 and was out of the game for
some time.
On the keystone bag is the famous
George w. Cutshaw formerly with
Brooklyn. Last year was his first with
the Pirates He Is the only big Lacquer
of present times to make six hits in
nine innings. He did this against
pierce and Stanridge Of Chicago in
1915.
Two third basemen are scheduled to
be here. They are Norman Boeckel
who was with the Pirates since 1917
and is courted as the craftiest man in
the National league on the rear end
of double steal, when the home plate
is the objective. and Walter Barbara.
who is playing his first year with the
Corsairs. Barbara was with the Reds
last year and with Cleveland before
that He has hands as big as Hans
Wagner's.
James Howard Cation and Zeb Terry
are the two short stops Cation Is
smaller than Rabbit Meanwhile but
chuukier He waa one of the seuSa.