Cincinnati,
Oh. -
The local Buckeye base ball club hosted it’s
first home game of the 2009 season against the Belle
River
team of Rising Sun, IN. The Buckeye team
had just nine players, but was able to
have Mr. Brooks, of the Red Stockings,
act as the tenth. The Belle River club
made their first road trip as a team, and
made the best of it, while the local boys
did an outstanding job despite missing
several key players.
Rising
Sun struck first and tallied five aces, more than
doubling
their output from
their first two games combined, and proved
hard to slow down as the game went on.
While the Buckeye defense allowed a few
too many free hands, they were not to
blame as the Belle Rivers stuck the ball very
well and took every advantage they could.
The Buckeyes, however, were not slouches
at the plate either, scoring their highest
total of the season, in just seven innings
no less, and if not for some spectacular
plays by the visiting nine and a time-shortened
game, the Buckeyes might have overcome
the Rising Sun club. Alas, the home team
did not, and fell short for just the
second time this season by a score of 26 to 19. The
Buckeyes’ winning streak ends at
three, and their record goes to 3-2 on
the season.
Mr.
Essen led the Buckeyes with four tallies scored,
including a
home run
and a steal
of the home plate, while Mr. C.Goodwin,
Mr. Pardi (who also had a home run)
and Mr. Vitz each scored three. Mr. Binder
had five hits in five chances, and
four other Buckeyes reached base four times.
Mr. Stewart made some remarkable catches
on the fly in left field. The Captain
of the Buckeyes, Mr. Essen, was heard
saying
during the match that he would use
this same lineup (as close as he could) at
the Buckeyes’ next game if they
had been victorious against Belle River,
though
he may find it difficult to not do
so anyway, given their successes on
Saturday.
Several
of the Belle River club had
to make the trip back west to attend
an
event, and the remaining team along
with some
Buckeye replacements, lost to the
Cincinnati Red Stocking club in the later match,
in which it was reported that a few
Rising Sun players experienced athletic
injuries.
Hopefully, all ballists hurt will
heal quickly and be ready to play before
their next game.
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Cincinnati Buckeyes travel to Columbus to take on
the Muffins of
that city
and the Blues of Cleveland on Saturday,
June
13. The event is reported to celebrate
the unique fare of the game of
base ball, and will be held on the grounds
of the
Ohio Historical Society. The first
game is scheduled to start at 2:00pm.
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In
other Buckeye news, the team’s
best wishes go out to Mr. Dan
Lyon, second baseman of the Buckeyes and Vice President
of the Cincinnati Vintage Base
Ball Club,
who is currently on the disabled
list. Mr. Lyon has become a key member of the
club’s organization, and
he is very much in the hearts
of his fellow friends, teammates
and club-mates as he gets healthy
again.
Article
submitted June 3, 2009
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