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- -------------—- ' —■ ------------- . -f-...... ......—“Vyf - |hoijjo puiitiou 01 account- vl* an injured ! fitlm!.. With\ fe nitip weakened by the ! toss of Truitt and Hill, j.nd thv ehai.j/*' »f» the positions it rwvily looked hid f°r ^ , boys ^ of the striped hoso, but by their fine flaying the/ surprised every one and showed that they suli knowhow \lt;' play ballThe^amecopened well for the MdiV.njs,; they bitaujtjg the Hoosiers in ihe first two innings, Wl scoring three for themselves, but when at the end of tho fifth inning the Hoosiers led by a score of 10 to 8 tho nine playing a strong,steady,game, their friends j began to think they had some chat.ce of winning;, and there was great excitement, j At the end of the sixth inning £be scerc was .v ja tie,an«i when the seventh inning elosed , the Hoosiers led by three runs, score lt to ! 13; and victojy almost certain. But the eighth inning changc.d matters materially, for instead oi white-washing the Milfords as they should have done, Check and Davis each dropped a fly and the side could not be disposed of till four runs had been♦ ♦ -V* ^ T ** +scoredj; then again bfanlcing the Hoosiers in their half of the inning, Ohio led- by one score. In the ninth inning each club scored three and the Milfordy were victorious.The game was a fine one, but few errora being made by either nine, while splendid plays eliciting great applause were uuraer- jous. Th^ umpiring was very good, but jione error, clear t j all, made against the Hoogiers in the ninth inning, lost them tho j game. j■ Qf tho Qi'SC^aamuiUi/gfrqnHstop, pitcher and cafcheflTprlayed their re- * spective positions in fine style. Of the Hoosier?, Murphy s catching was.much admired, Hry son’s pitchingshWcd a marked improvement in speed*itndaccuracy, be filling the position betteiflhan at .any time; before, while DavlsEndyStedtoan did well in the out field: f6* I cad at tho bat,while the batting of Wright, Cheek and Stedman was safe and heavy.A return game will bo played between these clubs soon, when it is hoped tho Hoosiers will be ablo to present their full nine all in position.Tho follow ing is the score:MILFOILS. noosiEEB.o. n. o. iiElliott 2 b.... 2 4 Connolly SL1 f 2 4 G-oodwin B. o. .6j- 1 Mclisb B. p... A 1 Godfrey cf. ..3 2 Kaufman3b.. .3 2 Good win Os s.2 2 Connolly J r f_4 ? 1 Melisfftlr'B lb 2 3’Wright. 2 b 3 3Davis c f .4 2Jelley 3 b*. .5 0Bryson p.....4 1Murphy c . 5 1Cheek 1 b.....2 3Stedman r f .1 4Metcalfe s-s.,,0 4Sutton If.. 3 1Total 27 20 27 19Innings ,1 *,% 3 6 -G 7 \ 8. -9 ,*Milfoxd 12 lit 14V0 c4; 14 “3^-20Hoosiers 00343 2 4 0 3—19
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Aurora Dearborn Independent
Aurora, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 03, 1874
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