Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-15
BIEVER IS HERO IN GAME;
WEST END GETS WHITEWASH
IN BATTLE WITH MARYSVILLE

eight hits. MarySVille, Dauphin- Perry
League champs, on Saturday after
noon evened up the series of games
with West End. holders of the city
title, score 30. The game was staged
on the old II. A c. grounds in Island
Park, where the second largest crowd
of the season gathered to see the
teams play. Only the game between
the Klein Chocolate Company and
Cincinnati National League champs,
served to draw larger crowds. The
bleachers and stands were packed and
fans were scattered along the base
lines and in some Instances in the
outfield.
The veteran Harry Biever. who has
been on the mound in all three games
for Marysville against Stricken. clear
ly outpitched the younger hurler. Not
Il single man got on base until the
fourth inning, not hit was made un-
til the sixth and after that one came
each inning. raising the West End
total to four. Five West End men
died on base. only one of them reach
ing third. Five Marysvillians died on
the sacks.
All Earned Runs
In every instance, Marysville's runs
were earned. Twice Stricken gave
bases on balls to Rutter. the only
man who has worked him for a free
pass in this series, having gathered
total OF three. Rutter showed some
fast base running. stealing one base
and scoring both times on an infield
hit and an infeld out. In addition,
Rutter. whose playing has featured
the entire series. drove out the sac
rifice fly which drove in Gerdes with
Marysvilles third tally.
Marysville first scored in the fourth
inning when Rutter, first up, drew a
base on balls and was sacrificed to
second by Moore. He went to third
when J. Lightner hit to w. Euker and
easily scored when the squeeze play
was tried by Hippensteel. w. Euker
fell on the ball and Hippensteel was
credited with a hit. The inning was
ended when Herman and Biever
famed.
Again in the sixth, Rutter walked
went to third on Moore's infield hit
Later when Knight dropped ]. Light
ner's third strike and threw the CEN
| ter ielders out at first, Rutter scored.
Final Tally
The final tally of the game came
in the eighth. Gerdes, who Is leading
the teams at bat, drove a triple into
center. With the infield playing in
for the squeeze play, Rutter crossed
them and drove long fly to Wagner
in right, Irdes easily scoring. Her
man followed with a double to CEN
! Ter, and went to third on lSlevcr's It,
field hit. He was out when he at
tempted to score on a ball that went
past third. The ball hit Manager
Stees, of Marysville along the third
-
cred it in time to throw Herman out
at home.
| McKeever was safe on an infield
hit. After Kline had gone out on a
fly to Rutter, McKeever went to third
when Biever threw the ball into CEN
ter field to catch him stealing. The
chances were lost. however. when
Stricken famed and w. Euker went
out on hard fly to left.
! The feature of the game was the
work of the veteran Biever on the
mound. Closely following, however.
was the work of Rutter who has fea-
tured i'll the entire series. In addition
to his work at the bat and on the
base paths, he made a number of daz-
zling plays about the third sack. One
error had to be credited to him. but
this was highly excu BILE. On a hard
| hit Dali OF MCCOrQ ne maze q DILL
liant stop OF the ball over the third
sack Still of his balance. he threw
to third. Herman failed to get the
ball on the bound and it went into the
crowds, McCord taking second. where
he later died.
Next Two Games in Harrisburg
The fourth game will be played
at Island Park Thursday evening,
starting at SIS, and the fifth on Sat
urday afternoon. The time for this
game may be changed. A numbe,
of baseball fans would like to have
the game start at 3.45. Plans for
the fifth game will be announced
later. There is some dispute over
the next two games. Marysviile
wants game at home. Manager
Charles ]. Householder said this
morning:
1.-THE next two games will be play
ed in Harrisburg and at Island
Park, or the series will end right
now and the West End will claim
honors. Our agreement at the start
was that all games should be played
in Harrisburg because it was
thought best from a money stand
pointN Marysville agreed to do
this, although the management now
insists on a game at Marysville. We
have been at a big expense and be-
lieve 1t is to the advantage of both
teams to play the games here.
| baUa arranged for the Island FOL