"They
actually played ball on Hoffa Field on Wednesday afternoon, but the telling the story of
the defeat of the Lean Rotarians by their Fat comrades would require a more skilled pen
than that of the Advocate reporter. He is
compelled to say, however, that not all the 'Fats' were fat, nor all the 'Leans' lean;
although there is no disputing the fact that Pearre Wantz, Joe Hunter, Mayor Koontz and
Harry Kimmey were appropriately placed among the former, and Frank Dillard, John
Reifsnider, Tom Anders and Peyton Gorsuch, among the latter. There is an old adage that “comparisons are
odious,” yet at the risk of criticism, the scribe feels warranted in saying that
stellar lights were Steve Ramer, Mayor Koontz, Harry Kimmey, George W. Babylon, Charlie
Eckenrode, Carroll Albaugh, Bill Mather, Ober Herr, Tom Anders, Frank Leidy, Peyton
Gorsuch and Ray Fogle, for examination of the box score, will show for each the record of
10,000; Wantz’s record in the box score looks a little better, 20,000, but it must be
remembered that he was at the bat twice and the others only once. It is confidently asserted that if each of them
had been armed with a bat ten feet long and two feet wide, neither Mott Smith, nor Molly
Twigg could have missed hitting the bat for either of them.
Seriously Guy Steele distinguished himself by making a hit, though Charlie
Eckenrode, who ran for him because there was something the matter with Guy’s feet,
lights, liver or something or other, got caught trying to steal from first to second. But there was nothing the matter with Guy’s
feet, hands or other paraphernalia, when in the field, far left, he made the long, running
catch of Jack Bennett’s high fly. Speaking
of stealing; the scorer is still trying to figure how Tank Reese stole from first to
third; breaking the world’s record for base stealing.
Of the other players, whose names have not been mentioned above, the box
score and summary tells the story. No account
of the game would be complete without special reference to the umpiring of Check Baile and
Russ Mowen. It could not help being all to
the mustard, so far as Check was concerned, for he umpired from right behind the
pitcher’s box, and while the 'Leans' were at the bat, Mott Smith could tell him which
pitched balls he could call 'strikes' and which 'ball;' and when the 'Fats' were at the
bat, Molly Twigg could guide him. It is
enough to say that he was fair and impartial, and only once was compelled to 'pull his
gun' to keep from being mobbed. The real
story of the game is summed up in the expression of one of the fans: -- 'It was worth any
body’s fifty cents.' The name of Custard
will be found in the box score, as catching for both teams.
Behind the bat for what amounted to eleven innings, he did splendid work, playing
equally well, and that well was mighty good for both sides.
The lineup was:
FATS.
AB.
H. R.
O. A.
Reese, 3b, p.............. 3 .............. 2.............. 1.............. 0..............
2
Cover, 1b.............. 3.............. 1.............. 2.............. 4..............
0
Smith, p., 3b.............. 3.............. 2.............. 2.............. 2..............
3
Gehr, ss.............. 3.............. 2.............. 2.............. 0..............
0
Thomas, 2b.............. 3.............. 2.............. 0.............. 5..............
1
Hunter, rf.............. 2.............. 0.............. 1.............. 0..............
0
Wantz, lf.............. 2.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Conaway, cf.............. 2.............. 0.............. 1.............. 0..............
0
Ramer, c.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Koontz, c.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Kimmey, c.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Babylon, rf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Steele, lf.............. 1.............. 1.............. 0.............. 1..............
0
Eckenrode, lf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Custard, c.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0.............. 2
27 10
9 18 8
LEANS.
AB. H. R. O. A.
Dillard, cf.............. 2.............. 2.............. 1.............. 0..............
0
Woolfolk, ss.............. 2.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Twigg, p.............. 3.............. 1.............. 1.............. 3..............
2
Billingslea, 1b.............. 2.............. 1.............. 2.............. 4..............
1
Bennett, 3b.............. 3.............. 1.............. 0.............. 1..............
3
Albaugh, lf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Manino, 2b.............. 2.............. 0.............. 0.............. 1..............
0
Reifsnider, c.............. 2.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Mathias, rf.............. 2.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Mather, lf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Herr, cf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Anders, rf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Leidy, cf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Gorsuch, cf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0..............
0
Fogle, rf.............. 1.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0.............. 0
24 6
4 15 9
Score by innings:
Fats.............. 2.............. 2.............. 2..............
3.............. 0.............. x-9
Leans.............. 2.............. 0.............. 0..............
1.............. 0.............. 1-4
Summary – Three base hit, Billingslea, Conaway, Smith; two base hits, Reese,
Thomas, Bennett, Cover. Stuck out by Smith,
5; Reese, 1; Twigg, 4. Base on balls, off
Smith 2. Stolen bases too numerous to
mention; errors, plenty. Umpires, Baile and
Mowen.
Democratic Advocate, September 11, 1925." |
