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MERCHANTS IN 9-8 WIN OVER ELKHART NINEThe Hammond Merchant*, continuing their sttotag bid tor the Northern Indian* league title, d«» fealed a strong Elkhart team ye*, terday Afternoon at Turner field,9. to 8.The game eras a see-savr a#tir, filled with the necessary thrill* that make the f*ns Jump up wl^_ great excitement ■whenever any ot, f, side had runners on base. The lead* wa* changed twice during the prog, rws of the game.The visitors wer* the first to score. They icored two in the first on two hits and two walks. In the sixth they went into a one-run lead when they scored four run* on three hits, a pass, an error and a man hit by a pitched ball. The error was a costly play for the Merchants for they had the stage set for a fast double play to retlr* the aide, but Kochis let Mettler** perfect. throw go through him end all runners were safe.The Merchants did not open their scoring till the third Inning. After two passes Martin singled pgit second to fill the bases. Danlscsk then doubled to deep left to clean the bags. Mettler and Fletcher popped out to end the rally.The locals scored two In th* fifth to gain a 6 to 2 lead, and when th* visitors went ahead In the sixth the locals came back to take th* lead away by scoring two more roar. The Merchants scored run* in ih* seventh and eighth while the vis* Itora ecored in the seventh and ninth.The visitors outhit the Merchant* but the locals bunched their kits and only one was a wasted effort ~tThe pitcher* were a bit wild, I./ lowing thirteen passes. Fleming waa charged with six and Smitten accounted for the other seven.Thursday night the Merchant* seek revenge against the Gary Berghorf* at Turner field. In their last meeting the steel city nins gained a 7 to $ victory, although the Merchants outhit them alrao*t two to one.A week from Thursday th* strong House of BavJd will be here. Always a great attraction, thee* whiskerltes always put up a r*al battle, a record crowd, for th* sea-son is expected to be on hand when these two teams meet.Box score:Ham meed— Elkhart-—B HR HPotts, cf 2 1Martin. 3b 1 2Blackst’ne.If 0Lu Fold, as I l Bleiler, 2b 3 I McKl'ke.lb-p 0 lMettler, s« 2 0 Froeltch! 2b 0 1Fletcher, rf 1 2 Toung, lb 0 1 Kocshie, Jb 0 1 Wente, c l o Fleming, p .2 lBe Wellan, jfg jBerger, rf ft 1Howard, rf ft fMcFall, e 0 0Duthie, cf Jo |Snith’r*,p-|b J iTotals ... i 10! Total* ....lli Score by Innings: R.H.E.Elkhart .......200 004 1C1—S 11 2Himntond .....003 6 22 llx—9 10 2Summary: Errors —Mettler, Xo-cbfs, Lu Pold, Bleiler. Two-base hit#•—Fletcher. Biacksfcone, Kochi*, Bleiler. Struck out—By Fleraino* 5; by Smithers, 2; by McKlucke.T^ Bases on balls—Off Fleming, «; oV Smithers, 1. Stolen bases—Potts, Martin, Fletcher, Froelich 2, Black, stone. Winning pitcher—Fleming. Losing pitcher—Smithers.
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Mon, Jul 16, 1934
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