The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-24
EAGLE NINE MAKES
MOST OF BIG INNING
TO CAPTURE LAURELS

One big inning, the fourth, enabled
the Eagles baseball nine to inaugu-
rate its baseball season with clean
cut victory over the Farmland nine
Sunday afternoon at Exhibition park,
by scoring six runs while the visitors
chalked up three. The game was
slo wand somewhat erratic, the play
ers showing lack of practice.
Only handful of fans turned out
to witness the game, there being con-
siderable room in the stands that was
not filled. The loyal handful of fans
that did turn out gave the locals
glad hand when they staged their
rally in the fourth that netted four
runs and sewed up the contest.
The outfie!d was in a soggy con-
dition and made fielding very difficult
FOR the outfielders, the ball taking bad
hops on many occasions Extra base
bad condition of the outfield. FitZ-
gibbons got the only one of the game,
a double in the seventh frame on a
| long drive to left center.
Hawekotte Wild.
| Russ, working on the hill for the
locals, was very wild and was lucky
l
ting one and having four wild pitches,
tint one and having four wild pitches,
| he yielded nine safe hits to the Farm
land nine. The failure Of the Farm
| land men to take advantage OF Russ
wildness cost them the victory.
| All of the Farmland runs were the
results of errors and passes that he
| issued. The first run of the game was
| To 1Ior no nr
and two wild pitches, while the one
was forced over the plate when Russ
| walked Clark with the bases full in
| the fifth. Farmland's final run came
in the seventh, on a walk to Jennings
and long single to right by Clark
Jennings tried to score on the hit and
peg to the plate.
Start Things In Fourth
The Eagles started their fireworks
in the fourth. Clements started the
inning when Tuhey mussed up his
grounder. Byrkett went out, Jennings
to Errick, after Clements had stolen
second. Clements went to third. Here
the Eagles pulled the squeeze play and
Logan hunted safely to first base. Lo
gan stole second base, and wher
Clark's throw went too low he wen'
on to third and scored on Redding
haus' hit to left.
Knight followed with a single t
right and Reddinghaus went to third
Eubanks dumped a bunt down the
third base line and Reddinghaus scor
. ed when Jennings booted the ball
Hawekotte went out to Coats ant
knight held third after the catch. Fitz
gibbons hit to Hubby and EubankI
coming from second got Hubby be
. came confused and thought Eubank
was Jennings. When Banks wa
rounding third Hubby tossed the bal
to him, striking him, the ball rebound
ing into the inf1eld. Hubby recovered
the ball and tagged Eubanks befor
he could return to the bag, making tn
, final out.
Errors Count
The fifth run came as a result o
two hits and an error. The sixth AM
; final run was made in the eighth OF
two hits and another error.
The batting of knight and Redding
haus and the base running of Clement
featured the game. knight hit safel
|, on every trip to the plate and Redding
) haus hit safely three times. Glen
! ents proved whirlwind on the base
and stole second three times. He ais
got two hits.
) Manager Logan has a good tear
, assembled. The Birdmen promise @
having a good season. The tear
shows lack of practice and with a fey
more weeks of hard work will roun
into a first class organization.
Next Sunday the Birdmen vii
| tackle the Hamilton Federal team q
Exhibition park. The game will b
called at 2:45 o'clock.
The lineup and summary: