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