Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-06
K|WANIS SMOTHERS
LANSDOWNE TEAM
Visitors Poor Fielding Gave
Local Stars Lead Which
Could Not be Overcome.

At Harlan Field yesterday after
noon the Kiwanis baseball team had
on easy victory over the Lsnsdowne
Union A. A. nine when the local slug
gers batted themselves to an to
victory over the visitors. With the
exception OF the second inning the
Lansdowne players held their oppo-
nents comparatively safe, but ragged
playing and poor support OF their
pitcher In the second allowed the
Kiwanis players to pile up six runs
and this proved too much for the
visitors to overcome
1t was anything but ideal baseball
weather and the cold. coupled with a
| high wind which swept the field made
II difficult to play the fast ball which
both sides showed in flashes they were
capable of playing. The few specta-
tors who were in the stand huddled
close and wrapped themselves in over
coats and automobile blankets in an
effort to keep warm.
| Lansdowne drew first blood in the
first inning when with two out Swigler
singled and stole second. Munich hit
to third base and Horner threw wild
to first where Munich landed safely
and Swigler stepped across the plate.
Ogden was thrown out at first retiring
the side.
In the second inning the visitors
failed to score in their half but when
Kiwanis came to bat things started
to happen. Moreland walked and
Horner was safe on Hads Ogden's
1 FINN NJ uk - y Afs L.
ner hunted and beat out the throw,
filling the bases. Saville drove a long
fly to left field and reached second
on the throw in, Moreland and Horner
scoring on the play. Winter hit safe
scoring Shanner and Saville. Casper
famed and Hoch was safe at first on
Ryan's tumble at third. Kempski hit
to Dougherty in the box who threw
wild to third and Winter and Hoch
scored. Moreland famed retiring the
side.
Neither side scored in the third in
ming but in the fourth Lansdowne
managed to get two more men across
the plate. Swigler reached first on
Casper's tumble of his liner. Munich
was hit by a pitched ball and Hads
Ogden singled filling the bags. Verrell
died at the plate and Gilmore hit
safely to right field, scoring Swigler
and Munich. Howard ogden famed
and Dougherty was thrown out al
first retiring the side.
In the fifth inning Kiwanis scored
two runs, Kempski hit safe and ad-
vanced to second on Halls sacrifice
Moreland sent up a high fly over sec.
ond base but Verrell misjudged II be
cause of the strong wind and this
batter was safe on the initial bag
: Horner died at first but the two run.
ners advanced on the play. Shannei
drove out a sizzling liner over thir,
base and Kempski and Morelan,
scored.
zach side went out in rapid orde
for the remainder of the game unit
! The visitors came TO bat in thei
!. half OF the ninth. They then starte
: a rally which looked as If 1t Nigh
!. carry them through to a victory bu
IL was only flash in the pan. Wit
!, two men down Dougherty doubled {
! center field and Holiday did the sam
! thing Immediately following hin
scoring Dougherty. Ryan was safe o
, first as the result OF misjudged Il
: over second base and Holiday man
y aged to cross the plate with the sec
ond run of the inning Swigler HI
safe but Munich died on long hig
foul fiy 10 right field.
Probably one of the most sensations
: and spectacular plays ever seen o
h Harlan field was pulled off by Swigle
q center field for the Lansdowne team
q In the fourth inning Winter ha
: walked and Casper who followed hin
Is Drove terrific smash into center fiel
is Swigler started in on the ball at FIR,
!" misjudging it but quickly realized h
= error and started to run toward ii
I. fence. He was still away under II
IN ball but as II passed over his head whi
= he was still on the run he leaped I'M
the air, stuck up his left hand al