The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-12
rain ENDS RAFTING
GOOD GAME OF EAGLE,
CONNERSvILLE TEAMS

CONNERSvILLE, June r. With
Pete" Minner hurting one of the best
games of his career, coupled with a
home-run by this same player, the
Richmond Eagles were showing the
Connersville Minute Men a real good
time in the way of baseball pastime
Sunday afternoon on the local diamond
when Jupiter pluvius stepped in after
four and one-half innings and stopped
the contest. The rain came down in
torrents for time and the diamond
was soon soaked.
At this time, the score was tied at
two all. The Eagles we're the first to
break the ice in the third inning, when
Minner drove liner over second base.
which landed squarely in front of the
center fielder, and continued to the
fence. Pete" made the circuit in
good time, the fence being at an un-
usual distance.
Connersville came back in their half
of the third frame and scored two
runs. Maynard was out, MINER to
Byrkett. Thompson fouled to the right
side-lines and both Byrkett and Hub
bard started for the pellet The two
players reached the spot at the same
time and collided. However, Ryrkett
caught the ball. Both men were laid
out for time. Then with two men
out, Hart received a single through
short and stole second, then Miller
was safe on an error on H. Logan,
Hart going to third Mckinney
singled to left field, scoring both Hart
and Miller. Mckinney was thrown out
trying stretch to second
Tie In Fourth
The Eagles tied the score in the
| fourth inning Byrkett flied out to
/ left field. Clements took first base on
an error on Riley, then was thrown
out at second on Eubank's grounder to
| Franz. Eubanks was safe at first. AT
| this time, Kister, the new Eagle short
stop, crashed a triple to left and scor-
ed Eubanks. Hubbard then fled to
Riley for the third out.
In the Connersville half of the
fourth, the first three batters were re.
/ tired in order, Franz was thrown out
Minner to Byrkett, Riley flied out tc
| FitZgibbons, and Hemphill was hit by
| pitched ball, taking first. He was
thrown out attempting to steal
Richmond's first half of the fifth
was repetition of the Connersville
i frame previous. Minner was out, May
nard to Herman. Then Fitzgibbons
struck out. H. Logan took a clear
single to left, but died on base follow
ing Reddinghaus's strike out.
At this time, the rain was comine
down heavily and put damper or
the activity.
The Eagles were playing the best
ball of the season against theil
worthy opponents, and were going fas
enough to have the game on ice, haG
1t proceeded further
Pete" MINER must be congratu
, lated for his ability to handle the
ConnersYille batters. He had then
eating out of his hand most of thu
time They only got two hits off hin
; in four innings, while his team-mate!
were garnering four off Franz in fou
and one-half innings. Franz was fairl!
, effective, but not quite so much al
in the game on the Richmond lot OF
J the Sunday previous. MINERS home
! run was a great drive. 1t had plent.
of force behind it and thus, it KEEP
, on rolling further away from McKin
ney, who couldn't keep up with 1t.
, 1t was unfortunate that the tw'
teams could not continue with thei
game. They were evenly matchet
J and the fans were enjoying rea
2 game, not too many bad breaks AM
enough hitting to make a lively cor
; test.
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