The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-16
EAGLES ARE CHAMPS
OF EASTERN INDIANA;
TRIM CAMBRIDGE 81
Nv n r. REID


Richmond Eagles walked away with
the semi-professiona baseball cham
'pionship of eastern Indiana, Friday.
by trimming the Cambridge City
Grays by the tight score of to l..
Although Exhibition park was not
packed to the limit with enthusiastic
fans, those who were present wit
messed an exhibition of baseball which
clearly served to show which team
was deserved of winning the title.
In the midst of all the clamor of the
matinee program, DOC" Squier was
steady behind the catcher and um-
pired one of the neatest games pos
sibIe to see. His decisions were con-
sistent and he was therefore able to
maintain his prestige throughout the
nine innings.
Somehow there was something in
the atmosphere when the Eagle lead
off man took his place to bat in the
initial frame 1t seemed natural that
they should score, and when Fitzgib-
bons reached first on an error by
Reddinghaus, fans called for a run at
once.
Minner sacrificed him along with a
welIlaid bunt to Battson. Jennings,
tho third sacker imported from Farm
land for the game, then produced
neat hit over the second baseman's
head, good for single, and Fitzg1b-
bons sped in on the throw, which
'Stickler mussed up.
Cy Makes Plate
Runnels, in right, made a good
throw to the plate which made one
bound into the glove of Strickler, but
Cy was over the plate like flash. 1t
only meant that the Eagle speed-king
will need a new pair of pants before
many more games. The clever right
fielder makes more slides than any
other man on the team
Creager made things interesting IN
the second, when he doubled to night
field in a most lucky manner. He IS
a right handler batter and he hit
freak over toward the right foul line.
OF course, Fitzgibbons was playing 10
the left for the right handed batter
and the blow went for two bases. He
came in on a sacrifice by D1ffenderfer
and an error on Jennings. who let Huo-
bard's throw get through him, allow
ing the only Gray tally to count easily.
Deserving, indeed, are the Eagles Oh
their clean-cut victory carrying with 1T
an improved lot of baseball players.
They played the snappy, lively baseball
which the bugs like to see for the good
money which they spend.
Grays Held in Check
Cambria. ie threatened several times
during the remainder of the game, but
the hurting of Hawekotte was there at
all times. Mike Knott collected two
hits during the game, which meant
nothing to the outcome, but he was
making several good bids for his team
to score Maybe it wouldn't have been
a hot old game of ball if the score
had become tied and the game ex
tended into extra innings.
Stickler went out, Logan to Byrkett
to open the eighth and Battson famed
making = two down. Knott then hit
a liner right at Hawekotte, which
struck the pitcher on the shin and
pounced high into the air. The blow
went for a single. Reddinghaus was
safe on an error by knight, who let
the fly drop from his hands and there
then loomed a real chance for the
Grays to score. The best Long could
do was to drop high fly into Eu
banks well in left field for the third
out, leaving two on the bases.
Game Won in Fourth
The game was won in the fourth
inning when Byrkett led-off with a
clean single through the pitchers box
Knight was safe when Long dropped
his fly to center. Hubbard went out
Battson to Hunt, but Eubank produced
the necessary play with sacrifice fly
to center, Byrkett coming in on the
throw Hawekotte then went out
Creager to Hunt.
The score:
Cambridge.