The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-18
FORMER EAGLE DROPS
. BIRDS SUNDAY, g. i;
GRAYS CRACK HURLER
BY &. R.IREIp

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Sept. 10. - A
curve ball delivery completely baffled
the Richmond Eagles in the game with
the Cambridge G-ays here Sunday aft
errpon and the home club came to the
front early to win the ninth encoun-
ter between the two cams.
Spike F1aherty, who once had a
brief try-out with the Eagles, was al
most invincible before the Eagle bat
tiers and had his drop ball working to
perfection all the way until the ninth
frame when the Bird batters took two
singles, which made the total number
of hits off the southpaw for the game
amount to only four. 1t was the pitch
er who did the trick, there was no
other alibi.
Imported HurIer Cracks
On the other hand, the hurler for
the Eagles was directly responsible for
the slip on foreign territory after the
remarkable showing of the lodge team.
The pitcher going under the name of
Jones, who hurled for Liberty against
the Eagles in one of the games during
the Wayne county fair, was engaged
for the game at Cambridge, but he did
not fair so good agains the Grays as
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RitZgibbons led-off with a single for
the Birds on the first ball pitched, but
the runner died on base after he had
been sacrificed along by Logan.
Run Forced In
Cambridge had better luck in the
opening of their half of the second
when Knot singled to left. Redding-
haus attempted to sacrifice, but was
safe on an error by Jones. Runnels
then forced Knott at third and was
safe at first, Reddinghaus going to sec
ond. Hunt walked and the downfall of
Jones was apparent. Stricken famed
for the second of the three necessary
outs, but Flaherty walked, forcing in a
run. Diffenderfer then cleared third
and second of runners with a clean
single to left. 1t was enough to win
the game, but the fans called for a hit
by Winters, who hit to short for the
final out.
Eagles Given Tally
The big round was over n the
game was won. The Birds were pre-
scented with a run in the fourth by
Flaherty. who walked two men in this
round, forcing in the only Bird tally.
MINER had gained first on an error
by Ffaherty. Knight was then laid out
by a hard pitched ball, which hit him
on the back of the head. After 10
minutes, he was revived, but Carl Run.
nels took first base to run for him.
Prospects looked bright for some
Eagle tallies, but they could not hit the
offerings of F1aherty. Byrkett walked,
filling the bases. Eubanks struck out
Henges walked and the run was forced
in. Hubbard struck out for the second
down. Jones was the last to bite the
dust at the hands of Flaherty, giving
the latter a trio of strike-outs for the
inning.
The Eagles had men on bases sew.
eral other innings, but were absolutely
helpless at trying to connect with the
fast dropping ball of which Flaherty
had perfect control.
Two Triples in Eighth
To top things off, the Grays hit
Jones hard in their half of the eighth
and cast aside any possible chance OF
an Eagle victory. Long flied out to
Logan for the first one. Knott then
hit a hard fly ball to left, which looked
like a sure homer, but Eubanks was
playing far back to the fence for him
and retrieved the ball to the infield
to hold Knott at third. Reddinghaus
hit to short, but Minner made a nea'
throw to the plate and cut off Knott
Runnels then tripled to center, scoring
Reddinghaus. Hunt scored Runnel;
on a clean single to left. It was {
Texas Lacquer, neatly placed where ne
hands could get to it. Stickler retired
the side by hitting to Henges, who
made a nice assist to Byrkett at first
No excuse for losing the game
whatever-just a case of being unable
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