The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08
81. LOUIS WINS
FROM PITTSBURG
WITH 5-4 SCORE
Little Big League Baseball
Shown in Exhibition Game
Before Local Fans.

Heathcote's fielding was the feature
of the game In which the st. Louis
Cardinals won from Pittsburgh Pirates.
to 4. Wednesday afternoon at Ex-
hibition park
The contest lacked the elements for
a real game. There were any number
OF good plays, as well as some plays
that looked like anything else but big
league hIll.
In the third frame Heathcote felded
a ny that was just out of the reach
Of second baseman Schultz. and far
enough from him to have been o hit.
Just before this he won the approval
OF the fans by assaying pop fly to
right.
As nothing was at stake neither
team put up anything near their best
although the game was largely attend
ed by baseball fans. st. Louis sent
In the best assortment of regular star
players and should have received the
support Of the fans who for the most
part favored Pittsburgh.
Miller In Box.
In the first two stanzas, Miller hurl-
ing for Bezdek's Pirates, looked good
in the box. Cruise the Card star first
baseman was the only man to con-
meet q hit OF him, while Terry the
first man up In the initial inning for
the irates, started the game right by
Blamming out hit in deep center.
stole third and made the third out at
home, trying to knock Dillhoefer the
Cardinal catcher down.
In the second inning, Stock at third
passed up two easy liners that placed
two men on bases for the Pirates but
they failed to make use OF the gift
and went down in one-two-three order
by tapping the sphere into hole
every time.
In the third inning st. Louis let the
cat out Of the bag, when McHenry hit
safely to left, Dillhoefer walked, jake
May struck out and Stock hit safe,
scoring Dillhoefer. Heathcote who has
already been passed to first by Miller,
scored in the last part of the round
Zittsman Heavy Hitter.
Zittsman proved the heavy slugger
safe, he chased out home run. The
next three out stuck the pill in a
pocket every time. In the fourth
round the Cards put the ball in hole
as did the Pirates with the exception
OF Sweeney who struck out Fielding
good in the fifth the Cards went out
with three men coming to the plate
while the Pirates managed to get one
hit, which netted nothing.
The remainder of the Card tally was
made in the sixth, when Miller let
nine men come to the plate. Smith
the first man up, placed one in the
reach of Miller, and was thrown out
at first. Stock hit to left, Hornsby
Hit to center. Schultz slapped one to
second and was thrown out. Cruise
slammed out a three bagger. scoring
z .wo men. Dillhoefer walked and Cruise
scored when Mollwitz failed to hook
up a base liner off jake Mays bat
which he thought would bounce out
side the foul line.
Mollwitz made first on a wild throw
rom Hornsby and stole second
Sweeney was allowed to walk and
Miller hit to right field and Mollwitz
Who had already stole second, advanc
ed to third and scored. In the last
frame Cutshaw smashed out to center
scoring on a two base hit by Zitsman
Cutshaw relieved Barbara at secont
base while Barbara went to short anC
Terry took the bench. Cutshaw bat
led in Terry's place.
Zitsman's collection of hits in
cluded singles, two-base and three
base hits, was the feature of the game
The tale in figures: