The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-25
! EAGLES INACCURATE
SEASON WITH VICTORY
over ELWOOD Nine

Pete MINER was virtually the
whole show in the opening baseball
game of the season staged by the
Eagles baseball team at Exhibition
park Sunday afternoon when the local
nine shut out the Elwood Independ-
ents to @. MINER was on the mound
for the locals and had the opposing
batsmen at his mercy throughout the
nine innings, not allowing a man to
reach first during six innings of play,
but easing up in the latter part of the
fray. @ ..% ~ G..
Coupled with his superb pitching,
4 connected with the. horsehide for
! zee hits. two, of which were doubles.
End lifted sacrifice fly to right field
which scored Ewbanks in the second
inning.
With weather made to order for a
good baseball game the Eagles pried
the lid of the baseball season with
bang, and the players state that they
are out to give Richmond some of the
best independent baseball she has
ever witnessed.
Good Baseball
Sundays game was good baseball.
Not an error was committed by the
Eagles or course the fact that Min
ner struck out 10 of the opposing bats
men let The fielders down easy, but
when they were given chances every
one was handled in league style.
Skirvin, E1wood hurler, had two bad
innings when he and his mates failed
to play up to standard. These two
innings showed that they had not
practiced a lot this season. The
Eagles chased two markers across in
the second inning after an error put
Ewbanks ON first. Holmes followed
with scratch hit, Haas laid down a
felders' choice, Minner hit long fly
to center field scoring Ewbanks, and
Holmes crossed the pan when H.
Logan boosted a fly to left field,
Fifth Unlucky
The fifth, also, was an unlucky in
ming for Elwood Burkett and Red
dinghaus. the first two men up,
scratched two singles and were adj
vanced by n sacrifice by Ewbanks.
Roser was put in as a pinch hitter for
Holmes and connected for a nice
single to center field which scored
both runners.
~. Herb Logan was the first man to
worked him for a base on balls. He
was the first man to face Skirvin and
worked him for a base on balls. He
went to second on an error on Ray
and drew up on third when Johhy
Logan beat out bunt. Burkett then
hit a sacrifice fly which enabled Herb
to cross the plate with the first tally
Elwood made no serious threats to
score except in the seventh inning.
Ray, first man up in the seventh.
famed for his third time. Lewis and
Skirvin both hit safely. Lewis was
run down between third and home
while trying to pull a double steal
with Skirvin, and Golfers was thrown
sor the third out j. Logan to Burkett.
Scores 10 Strike Outs.
Minner scored 10 strike outs during
The nine innings. and only two good
hits were knocked off him
The local club gives promise of
handing out first class brand of hall
throughout the season. Manager Frank
DenZelman states that he has several
new players that he expects to give
chance in tryouts this week. He
states that no man is altogether sure
Of place on the team, and that merit
aloT will determine who will repre-.
= sent the club
Some of the fastest teams in the
state are being booked for games on
the local lot. Richmond fans can
count on having some real baseball
this summer if the Eagles continue
the pace set in Sundays game.
Next Sunday the Dayton feelings
will be the opponents of the local club
Yesterdays score follows: