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Someone on the Delphn (. an used to freeze the baseballs Mi Tilton said that when these ba were hit, all they would do “was go klunk.In one game against V m Wert, during his high tin career, Tilton remembers that seven men in succession hit ti balls he pitched, right buck :• him. When the eighth man t me up to bat for Van Wert he t fused to swing, calling to Til ton, “You're not going to me!”When Mr. Tilton v. ^ m of the Delphos team, he bnm his team to victory over man, of the area teams.One opposing pitcher hud ceptionally large feet and v. rlt; special shoes. Tilton found lt;H that by sending the late Dick Lindemann out to third ba coach, and having him stare d the pitcher’s feet. Delphos could win almost by default The pitcher went wild, and couid rarely get the ball over plate.Mr. Tilton remembers another player. Dick Patrick who con “keep his toe on the bas( . stretch farther than an ,:ti) I’ve seen,”Other well - remembered names include Barney Lim-brecht, Carl Irnber. Bill Lev me. Walter Hemlinger and Dick Lm-demann.Mayor Richard Wulfhorst once played on the Delphos team a id later, professionally with the Piedmont League.These were the men who made baseball a great sport around Delphos.(Look tor the story on • Seldon, A Legend in Dei a Baseball, next Friday.)
Newspaper Details
Delphos Herald
Delphos, Ohio, US
Sat, Dec 18, 1965
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Clipped by
Bob E.
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