Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-12
RECORD THRONG
SEES STARS IN
TIMES VICTORY
Woodside's Greatest Crowd on
Hand as Rileys Down Fern
dales for Amateur Title.
GAME IS PITCHING DUEL

d
ing every move OF enc contesting play
ers. the Riley An-Stsrs yesterday de-
feated the Ferndales In the championship
tilt for the Daily Times trophy and Babe
Ruth autographed baseball. The score
was 3 tc l, the veteran Frye having the
edge over the youngster Slaughter in
great pitching battle that brought cheer
after cheer from the assembled throng at
Woodside Park diamond.
1t was the largest crowd by more tnen
1000 that ever had attended ball game
st Woodside Park and the noise ana gen
eral excitement reminded one OF the pig
day at the county fair in the old home
town.
The teams were the survivors of 8
thirty-two team tournament staged TO
decide the independent championship OF
the city and the interest In the nnal came
went far beyond the expectations ot,the
managers of the affair.
o'clock with the veteran Bob RIDDLE IN
charge of the contest. From the Gst
thrown ball the struggle developed In'9
a hurting duel, with Frye being backed
M By the better support. The only
earned run of the contest came in the
first frame when the Rileys posted tnelf
first marker on q walk TO Nelson aIteF
one out, a single by Purdue ana sac
rince Nv by Cunningham. The other
runs occurring in the pastfme were heIpeo
around by misplays.
nine batsnien, the former giving up only
two hits and the latter five
The crowd was SO great along the foul
lines that each left fielder had to go De
hind the mob once to make catcher
old fans. middle-ag ed fans. young fans
and baby fans were out IN force at
least 500 Of the fans were women.
Ktnley. second base, played a snappy
sloIa "a
also starred behind the bat. kinsley ac-
cepted nine chances cleanly.
Cullen performed like a Lacquer at
short for the Rileys.
Slaughter famed three Rileys in the
fourth. Beldonis double on Helsnls
shoulder was sandwiched between the sec
ond and third strikeouts this inning
Frye felded his position well. getting
I've assists.
The Ferndales we're practically help
less before the veteran Fryes oHerlhEs.
Only two safeties represented ther mr. hie
total and both were slightly OF the
scratchy variety
Hubbard. Ryan and other well-known
Pennsy baseball boosters were 4nt 10
view the pastiming- 1t was through Lne
+ courtesy Of these men as representatives
of the Pennsylvania Railroad AthIetc
Association that the Woodside grounds
were obtained for the big game, Inc
diamond was in fine shape despite the
heavy rain Of the morning ana the only
wet spot was in the pitchers pO1'
Veteran Bob Ribble umpired the game
in good style and handled II remarkably
well considering the huge crowd anu tne
fact that he was officiating alone. DE
kent the players hustling and as re-
pitch until the last man was out.
Cox, Ferndale left fielder, made
whale of a throw when he caught Eng
$ licking at third in the sixth. EnglekinR
had bit farNover Cox's head and be was
irving for a triple when the perfect
throw to Wolf nailed him Beldon
scored on the hit, having crossed the
plate before the out was made.
The extra base hits of the contest were
made by Engleking and BeldOn, each
getting a double.
when the Times trophey. pennant and
Babe Ruth ball were presented to Man
ager Jenne OF the Rileys there was
great excitement and cheering. Manager
Jenne took the Babe Ruth ball and said :
"This is NINE" and hastily put 1t in q
side pocket A small 10y. thinking Of
Babe Ruth and his fifty four home runs.
edged close to the Ferndale manager
and deity stole the ball, but the urchin
was apprehended by one Of the manag gers
of the tournament, who was on guard
for that danger.
The Times tournament was staged to
settle the championship among city
teams that do not belong to any as
ISOLATION. IN other words, The event de
cides the city amateur Independent title.
II is an open event TO all teams in the
independent class and is not to be con-
fused with the City Amateur Baseball
Association, the champions of which is