Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
BRUSH IS BUSY
ON DIP. CIRCUIT
Newport and Millersburg Lose
Out in Saturday Games;
Biever in Form

Marysville and Duncannon won vic
tories over Newport and Millersburg
by shut-out scores on Saturday, for
the first time this season that each
of the losing Dauphin-Perry teams
failed to tally. Marysville and New
port met on the Seidel Park grounds
at Marysville while Dnucannon and
Millersburg clashed at the latter bor-
ough.
Bievcr in Form
Harry Biever, veteran hurler, on
the mound for Marysville, was at his
best throughout the afternoon and
held the hefty Newport clubs safe at
all times. Not a Newport man
reached first until the fourth. when
Gutshal singled into left. but he was
quickly doubled up on a speedy play
Rutter to Moore to Herman. After
that Newport secured a hit in each
inning, except the eighth, when two
were secured. Eleven Newport club
bers fell before Biever's shoots. and
only one man reached third base.
Gilday, on the other hand, did not
appear to trouble Marysvillc, and the
eight hits came at opportune mo-
ments. The scoring started in the
second when Herman beat out a slow
After Killinger had gone out on a
foul ny to first, Herman was safe en-
third on ]. Lightner's double into
right field and scored a moment later
when Gilday uncorked q wild pitch
In the next inning. after Ellenberger
had gone out, Gilday to r. Wagner,
Gerdes, Rutter and Moore hit in sue
cession. Aided by another wild pitch
OF Gilday. Gerdes and Rutter man
aged to score. The final Marysville
tally came in the fourth when j.
Lightner. first up. drove his second
double of the game into left field.
He went to third on Biever's sacrifice
and scored a moment later when
Stees went out, Gutshall to r. WaE-
ner.
Rutter Is Busy
Biever's pitching featured. but 9TH
er players gave high class exhibit
tons. Rutter, Marysville's sterling
third sacker, had a busy day at the
hot corner handling eight chances,
several OF them of the difficult vari-
ETY.. without an error. He figured in
one fast double play and otherwise
distinguished himself. Dick Rush.
Newport's youthful third sacker,
featured with three singles. ]. Light
ner shone at the bat for Marysville
with two doubles. Moore had two
singles and walked once out OF three
times at bat
Both teams put up high class exhi-
bitions in the field. Shreffler, for
Newport. made a seemingly impos-
sible catch from Gerdes' bat in the
seventh. Gutshall was robbed Of an
easy double in the eighth when j.
Lightner made a difficult catch after
a hard run into left center.
Stricken Shines
TOO much Stricken was the story
told of the Duncannon- -MiIlersburg
game. But six scattered bingles were
gathered of the spitter's delivery
and Millersburg was never danger
Gus. Stricken was best in pinches,
Tightening up and hurting unhittable
ball after men got on bases. Ten
Millersburgians went out by the
strike out route, while only one man
got safe on bases on balls.
Stricken. too, did high class work
at the bat, leading his Duncannon
team mates in their slaughter Of the
shoots of Banford, In the latter's
initial Dauphin-Perry League con-
test. Three times he drove .ingles
into the outfield. Garverich and Ford,
OF Duncannon, and MATHS, of Millers-
burg. each gathered a brace of hits.
One OF the longest OF the season on
the Millersburg field was made by
ABE" Dearolf. OF Duncannon. when
he drove a long liner into left field,
but managed 10 make only three
bases on the drive.
"Old Pi" Hunter was again in the
Duncannon lineup, at second base.
He took care of everything that came
L., III Nd
Bamford. "Pi." whose record is al
most as good. as old ICY" Young's
enlivened Saturdays contest with his
inimitabie chatter.
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