On May 15th State played Lehigh at South Bethlehem. The game was characterized by snappy ball playing by State, and correspondingly loose playing on Lehigh's part. Taylor, of Lehigh, was hit hard at times, but on the whole pitched a good game. He had poor support, though. Mil ler was a puzzle for Lehigh, and was Hit far less frequently than Taylor. State had two three baggers and four singles in the first inning. Huber made a home run over right field fence, and Peerson, for the fifth time in as many games on Lehigh field, made a home run in the ninth inning. In the first inning Lehigh was retired without having scored. Shelby made a three base hit and scored on a single by Miller. Warn struck out. Huber singled and scored on Sharpe’s three bagger. Hewitt singled and brought Sharpe over the plate. Landis struck out. Rohrbach made a two base hit, and Hewitt scored. Merkel was out on a fly. In the second inning Taylor hit for two bases. Warn made an error, and Lehigh had two men on bases. Timely batting was lacking, and no runs were scored. State was retired in one, two, three order. In the third inning Lehigh again had two men on bases, but did not score. For State, Huber made a home run. Sharpe knocked a grounder and was out. Hewitt struck out. Landis got first on Parsons wild throw. Rhorbach singled, placing Landis bn second. Taylor threw wild, thus helping State men around the bases. Merkel singled and brought in two runs but was himself forced out at second. Score, State 8, Lehigh, 0. In the fourth inning State scored again, but no runs were made by either side in the fifth. In the sixth inning Taylor hit for one base. A single to center by Alder advanced him to third and he scored on a fly by Reese. The next two batters were out. Two singles
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