The mirror., 1921-10-13
BASEBALL

second defeat OF the season, at the hands
of the locals on October 9Th by score OF
9 to 4, in an eight inning game.
Helms, who was selected by the Ex-
press Co.'S manager to do the pitching,
had the misfortune to suffer double frac-
ture of his throwing arm while in the act
of delivering the ball to batter. This
unfortunate accident occurred in the last
half of the second round. He had, just
prior to the accident struck batter out
at the plate and on the first ball delivered
to the following batsman, the ball went
extremely wild and his arm dropped use
less to his side. No one at the time
thought he had suffered anything more
serious than a sprained elbow joint. But
before the game was over, word had come
back from the local hospital, where he
had been taken for first aid, that his in
jury was of serious nature. He had
broken the btne in his arm in two places.
One fracture just above the elbow joint,
while the other was just below the shoul-
der joint. Such accidents as these are
very rare in baseball, although there are
a few on record. However, it is the first
of this kind to happen on the local dia-
mond and the unfortunate player has the
sympathy of all local fans who witnessed
the accident. His forced retirement at
this stage of the game left the visitors
short handed and all remaining players
seemed to loose all interest in the game.
With considerable juggling about with
the players original playing positions,
Bushway, local substitute, was given a
regular berth in the left garden to fill up
the vacancy. His work as an opposing
player was very Creditable for he batted
in one run, scored twice and made two
safe hits, out of three times up.
The locals made all their scores in the
early chapters of the game. Helms was
responsible for four, Smith for three and
two were made off pitcher Kranz. Kranz
frightened up in the last three frames and
held the locals hitless as well as scoreless.
Nell was in the box for the locals and he
pitched shutout class of ball all the way.
1t was errors behind him that was re-
sponsible for all the runs. Yes, we are
not forgetting the decision the Umps made
in the first round that aided the locals
from keeping the visitors from getting
any earned runs. And this decision
figured very prominently in the local
pitcher pitching class of shutout ball.
Smith led off by going out on foul
fly to Hic. Durrenberger was passed on
balls and steals second. johnson drove
one down the right base line for three
stations but the Umps did not see it that
way for he called it foul ball after
Durrenberger had crossed the platter.
Johnson was called back to bat and Dur
renberger was chased back to second.
Johnson smashed one through liver for a
single and by the time Bur recovered the
tall, Durrenberger was sprinting for
home. Bur made a perfect throw to the
plate, putting out Durrenberger and by
this time Johnson had rounded first and
was headed for second, but he plainly saw
that he would be caught in hot box if
he proceeded so he started back to first.
Lob on delivering the ball to the initial
bag made bad throw which partially
got away from Hic. Johnson then re-
newed his efforts to 60 to second but Hic
recovered the ball in time to throw John
son out at second, thus completing dou-
Tie play that was combined with an un-
usual amount of assists and errors.
The visitors first markers came in the
opening of the third stanza. ODonnell
walloped out long high fly to left field
and came 20 roost on second base when
Bur dropped the ball. Bushway came to
bat for the first time in the game. He
waited long enough for the Umps to call
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