Evening journal., 1921-09-12
Soldiers Over the Top

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Totals 49,. 81 ( 10 is 27 20 /
xRan for Price in Sth.
NXRan for Tobin in 7th.
Score by innings:
NatiohSi Ssfilasf Guards, Guards S9SYPSSS 81
Earned runs-Eastlake 1; National
Guards. 3. Two base hits-Stillwell,
Hynson, Cole. Three base hits-Cole,
Koitsch. Left on bases-Eastlake, 3;
rors-h'astlake, o; National Guards. 9
Double plays-Davis. Speakman to
Stillwell ;Briscoe, Patterson to koitsch,
2 stolen base-Speakman. Sacrifice
hits-M. Minker, Patterson. Base on
balls-off Brooman, o; Briscoe, 3.
Struck out-by Stilwel, 4; by Briscose.
3. Hit by pitcher-by BriscOe CPrice)
Umpires-behind the plate-Rickerts;
at first base-Cunningham; at second
base-Waski; at third base-Hastlngs
Time OF game-l hr. As min.
on on the right foot, the National
Guards took the lead in the post
season series for the first champion
ship Of the City League by defeating
Eastlake, their co-contenders, in the
curtain raising contest at Harlan
Field on Saturday, by the score OF
4 to 1.
Although there was an absence OF
thrills. aside from some extra-basC
walloping. plenty of frills were pro.
vided giving the fracas the air OF g
national pastime classic. Presiden
Warren threw out the first ball as a
starter. A noticeable feature was the
absence OF wrangling. which afforded
clean-cut play from theh first pitch
to the last out. The game was over
in good time. an hour and as min
utes being consumed while the con-
test was on. The working OF four
umpires was an added feature that
clearly displayed its benefits.
To all appearances the teams are
evenly matched. Close as the fray
was it might have been a shade oil
two closer with a little faster field
ing on the part of the Eastlake
outer-defense. Wide unguardeC
stretches bewteen the fielders OF Mil.
ler's clan. together with some SLOW
work. were responsible for severa
hits, one or two OF which went FOL
extra bases.
MIN" Broomall and Joe Boy
Briscoe. starboard fingers. opposed
I each other in a duel OF merit will
] the honors going to the latter. Joe
showed his greater experience to ad
vantage. Although he walked threl
and hit one batsman, he kept th'
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them to be that way.
The second half winners were tn
first to score. pushing their lone tall,
over in the second semester on Still
wells double. which was misjudge'
- newhat by Tobin. and Davis
timely single. The Guardsmen wen
TO the fore in their half OF the sam
session with a brace of tallies whicl
were enough to cash in with. Afte
Hoch had gone out on foul fly t
Ralph Minker. Johnny Cole slashe
one to left and make It good 10
three healthies and then Cai
Koitsch, the long, narrow contracte
guardian OF the initial hassock 10
1.-THE soldiers. lifted one TO deep cen
ter which might have been good fo
an out but Marion Minker was layin
over toward left a little too mucl
Cole ambled home with Nations
Guards first marker and Koitsch 10
lowed him a minute or so later wit
what proved to be the winning tall.
when Joe Tobin singled to cente
Briscoe ended the sortie by ground
ing out to Ralph Minker.
With Joe Boy keeping IN
Lakers away from the scoring sts
, ton. the Guardsmen dented the rul
ber with superfuous counters in n
fourth and fifth. Johnny Cole star
o ed another rally with a double in n
fourth, went TO third on Kemske
7 lofty fly to Marion Minker ar
scored on Koitsch's infield ou
4 Speakman to Stillwell. In the MT
Briscoe led Off with a single TO Gel
ter. advanced to second on "Gibb,
Patterson's sacrifice. took third {
Il an infeld out and counted whs
? lSpeakman booted Hynson's grounde
Both the Lakers and the Guard
a men had a number Of men throw
a out on the bases. The soldiers hs
|. two on and none out in the sevenr
but failed 10 score.
Fash work OF both infelds was Il
= outstanding feature OF the play wi
- the opposing second sackers "Bu,
0 speakman and "Gibby" Patters,
delegated TO greatest portion OF 1
Dor. "Gibby" handled nine chanc
II cleanly. while Bud" gummed one
e eleven. Ralph Minker perform,
> fiashily al third for the Lakers ar
Hynson covered the short garden