Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-08
LANCASTER WINS FIRST GAME.

LANCASTER WINS FIRST GAME
Still in the cellar but with company.
Lancaster broke its losing streak
Sunday by trimming Livingston Ii to
IL in a game filled with about every
thing known to baseball.
For the first four innings the game
looked like field day for Lancaster.
In the first with L. Adrian by the
grace of a fast one in the ribs Big
Brother Frank scored him with the
first home run Of the league season.
/ 1t was some clOut. Hit on a line the
ball crossed the base line between
first and second at height Of about
eight feet. A little mixup with some
weeds and brush back of right center
was all that kept it from going right
on to Mineral Point The big catcher
scored standing up. Ed. Porter ap-
parently had the fever and started the
day with hit also. He stole second
and took third and home on errors by
Skate, Livingston's shortstop, who
had an off day.
Livingston came back in their half
with three which came easier. Stacey
got a hit and Skate got on when Ed.
Porter booted one. Rundell walked.
STAGE and Skate scored on two passed
balls and Rundel on |. Garvey's fly.
From the first to the 8th it was all
Lancaster. In the second hits by Ober
shaw, Auel and Edwards put two more
across. The third brought Frank Ad
rian up first and this time the best he
could do for Wells was triple over
center. Ed. Porter followed with his
second hit, clean drive over second.
Adrian scored but Ed died on third
after stealing second and taking third
ON Humans error. The fourth found
Hannah on the mound for Livingston
and before the local boy got warmed
up Lancaster put three more in the
refrigerator. Tommy Auel led off with
his second drive. Edwards waited for
four wide ones. L. Adrian scored both
runners with the help of Skate who
made his third error on Adrian's drive
to short Adrian scored on Ed. Por-
ter's third single.
The fifth was scoreless but the 9Th
was good for three runs. With one
down Joe Adrian broke his hitting
slump with a nice drive over second.
Frank flied out but Ed. Porter
showed Joe around with a screaming
triple Foster Porter walked and
stole second and both POrters scored
on SKATES fourth error to Lathrop.
With two away in the seventh L. Ad
rian decided he wouldn't go hitless
with all the rest fattening averages
and came through with a. double.
Joe scored him with his second hit
and Lancaster was through for the
day so far as runs went.
fuin cto
a hit but when Biddick struck out
like a short inning. Obershaw had a
double killing in front of him but
messed it and everyone was safe.
Big Chief Pappeo hit in front of the
plate and was safe when Adrian
dropped the ball and threw late to
first but Skate was out at the plate
on the return throw. With two down
and two on Garvey, Hannah and Wells
came through with hits and these
coupled with two errors by Ed. Porter
and one by LathrOp gave Livingston
five runs. The home crew still had
blood in their eye in the ninth. Garvey
walked and Pappeo got hit. With
two on Auel proceeded to fan the next
two but Livingston and Wells came
through with two hits and three more
runs brought the home total to eleven.
Ed. Porter tok the last man on a line
drive and the game was over.
ILLINOIS STANDINGS
Won Lost Pct. |
Galena "a $50 !
Platteville g. / $50 |
Highland q / 500 |
2 2 500 |
3 ESQ |
onoacfor 250 |