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on Errors.The Brews got their runs on 2 errors in tlie* seventh. With two down Anpfl swung on the third 2 strike and made first when the * ilt; atcher dropped the ball. McDoug-al made a nice peg to catch him, ! but Bill was too fast. He stole | ^ second, and then Alby repeated. ) ( swinging at the third strike and -making first. Somehow or other the ball got lost entirely its hard 1 to see in these night games), and) Angel scored all the wav from second. Alby going to second on the play. ,Then the hitting started. Neid- ] hardt drove one to short and only j sparkling fielding on the part of ( the shortstop held Alby at third. Murphy, next up, lined one to right « to score Alby, and send Petev, who ] had stolen second, to third. Hast- , ings lined a grounder to second. ( and was safe on a fielders choice, , but they forced Murphv at second “tiding the game.That Donkey Game.The “pepper gainc, funny as it was. was old stuff, and the crowd hung on for the “donkey game** ; which was put on after the regu- j lar contest. And it was worth stay- 1 mg for—it was funnier than a crutch! No foolinc!Played with a soft ball, the fielders rode donkevs. When the ball was hit, they had to ride their j donkey to the spot, pick it up and throw. In the meantime the hatter mounted a donkey as rapidly as his own agjlity — and the donkey — would allowr, and made all haste to reach first base. Again the in-dination of the donkey for speed lt;ntered into the transaction.Some of the boys thought they could lead the donkeys faster thafi they could ride them, but anyone w bo has ever tried to drag a donkey around on a halter knows how well that worked.At one stage of the game they had Neidhardt trapped between second and third. But Petev used *trategy. Jumping off the donkey and keeping the reins in his hand, be dodged on the opposite side of the beast when they tried to tag him. and it took about fixe minutes of foot racing and half the House of David team to get him out. It was a riot'
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Racine Journal Times
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Aug 28, 1934
Page 10
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