The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-17
FOUR HITS ALLOWED
BY lefty HARMON,
But NEWCASTLE WINS


star hurler, had the better of the pitch
ers' duel with Lefty" Harmon, Eagle
moundsman, in Sundays 10-inning bat
tie. Newcastle pulled the game out in
the tenth with two runs for 3 TO
win over the improving Richmond
Eagles. 1t was a hurlers' match
throughout, each team hitting the OPP
posing pitcher for but four hits during
the 10 innings. 1t was a real baltic OF
baseball and the fans had no kick COM
ing on the exhibition which was put
up by either side.
Newcastle jumped out into the lead
at the opening of the first frame and
tailed one Presnall was safe on an
error by Reddinghaus, who stopped
the hard-hit grounder, but could not
get to it in time to get the runner.
Dale sacrificed the runner along with
a we'll laid bunt Then with one down,
Thompson singled through Berry at
second base, scoring Presnall. Jones
and Byrkctt then grounded out in or
der
However In the next seven innings,
Harmon did not allow the Newcastle
batters a hit and was especially effec-
tive in the pinches, with men on bases.
he pest N6WCdSl1e COulu w Win lhO
southpaw's hurting was one hit in the
first frame, one moro in the ninth and
two IN the tenth. Even with these
four hits, Harmon would have won the
game for the Eagles, had he received
the needed support.
Touched in Fifth
On the other hand, Lon Goldsberry
was easing through five innings before
he was touched for a safety by the
local lodgemen. Hubbard cracked a
safe infield blow for the first hit off the
Rose City moundsmen. In the next
inning. the locals made three good
safe hits, but were unable to get more
than one run.
1t was in the seventh frame that the
three Eagle hits came and the short
rally was thoroughly enjoyed by the
baseball hungry" fans. ]. Logan,
first up in this frame, singled clearly
to right center, and was sacrificed
along by Snyder, who was thrown out
at first by Goldsberry. pete" Minner
stepped to the plate and the fans held
their eyes on him to deliver. He de
livered and while he was at it, he made
a crackerjack double to deep left CEN
ter,Logan scoring easily.
With a run across to tie the score,
the birdmen let down somewhat, Bell
hit for a clean Texas Lacquer to right,
but fearing that the ball would be
caught, MINER held his base on sec
ond If "Pete" could have made third
he would have had an opportunity to
score on the next out. Eubanks hit
to short, and was safe while Bell was
forced at second, MINER arriving safe
ly at third. Both runners died when
Hubbard hit to Goldsberry for the
third out
Newcastle Hetters Chances
Three safeties in one inning should
have Melted more than one run, but
Newcastle bettered this dope when
they drove in two runs in the tenth
frame with two hits At the time two
men were out. Dale was out, Harmon
TO Snyder. Then Thompson singled
through the box. Jones struck out
Byrkett was safe on an error on Red
dinghaus, who threw low to Snyder
Then the longest hit Of the game was
made by Brown, who cracked the bal
TO right center for three sacks, bott
runners circling ahead of him. At this
time the fans took the heart out o.
the situation by climbing out of theil
seats ard heading for the exits. Schrei
Der hit to Logan for the third out.
Eubanks, first up in the Eagle hal
of the tenth, flied out to Schneider il
right field. Hubbard famed. Their
Clements batted for Harmon and wai
safe on an error by Dale at third. G.
Fitzgibbons came up and cracked on
square on the nose, but it landed di
rectly in Dale's hands at third. Th'
third-sacker didn't have to move GU
OF his tracks. Then the whole affai
was over.
Harmon Holds Firm
Newcastle had chances to score il
several innings, but the good contro
of Harmon was always enough to stol
them in their tracks and retire tn
side Snyder and Hubbard protecte,
the home plate in the fourth inning
when Schneider drove a grounder pas
Peddinghaus which j. Logan fleldeC
Byrkett was on second base at tn
time of the blow and on the throw t
first attempted to reach home. Snyde
had the ball in Hubbard's hands i
time to get the former Eagle in goo
shape, however, and the fans booze
Byrkett all the way in his trip bac
to the dugout.
1t was a good exhibition of baseball
enjoyed by the fans thoroughly, an
there was no trouble with the jumps
at any time.
The Eagles go to Mills Lake to pla
Farmland next Sunday.
Newcastle