Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1912 — Great Joy at St Joe In Defeat of St. Viator. [ARTICLE]

Great Joy at St Joe In Defeat of St. Viator.

Three to. one In Si Viator’s favor, one man down. Such was the state of the game last Wednesday with Kankakee when Birkmeler stepped up to bat in the last half of f the ninth. It looked as if Si Jpe would suffer defeat, but Birkmeler had found a magic bat and as the ball * came whizzing over the pan he met it squarely, sending it behind the left garden, while he raced around the bases for a home run. The Varsity and rooters were wild with delight and now began to entertain hopes of victory. Burkhart was next to bat He singled to center field, and was' advanced to second by McArdfe; Mueller knocked a grounder to third baseman, who threw to second in an-attempt to make a double play, but second muffed the ball and the bases were full; Butler laid a perfect bunt to third, bringing in Burkhart with the tieing score. The catcher for St. Viator’s became excited, let one slip through and McArdle came home with the winning score. This was the Becond victory for St. Joe in one week, having won from Lafayette M. C. A. last Sunday, 17-3. For the St. Viator’s game, the Varsity was strengthened by two boys from the southside. Burkhart and Mueller, who both did excellent work. Burkhart especially, featured the game with three hits out of four times to bat and a long running catch in center field. Tail was on the mound for, St. Joe and pitched a fine game. Score. St. Viators No AB RIBSBSH PO A E Kelley ...430000452 Wood ...5 32301000 Warner ..9 4 00 0 0 3 0 2 Lynch ...8 4 0 0 0 02 0,1 Bergen ..24 1 1 00620 Kekrich .. 34 0 0 00600 McKenna .920010200 Richards .'.640 100420 Wysocke ,13 0 0 00030 St. Joe. No AB RIBSBSH PO A E Birkmeler 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Burkart ..841 '3 0 0 100 McArdle .631011130 Mueller .. 450100211 Butler ...73 1 1 00200 Fitzgerald. 940200000 SLndelar.. 340200 10 0 0 Beckman .2 4 0 1 0 0 lt/2 0 Lill 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Home run, Birkmeler. Struck out, by Lill, 10, by WVsocke, 6. Umpire McLain. /