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KIESSLING KRAZY, KLUBS SIX HITS AT BEDFORD
CONTINENTAL CF GOES FOR THREE DOUBLES AND A TRIPLE IN 13-9 WIN

BROOKLYN (May 18, 1862) - Continental B.B.C. center fielder Arthur Kiessling was the hero of the day in the Bedford Grounds, as his six hits helped propel Continental to a 13-9 win at Bedford B.B.C. in Brooklyn Championship competition.

Kiessling did not just slap the ball around lightly. He finished with four extra-base hits on the day – three doubles and a triple – while pushing his batting average to .457 with thirteen runs scored through two weeks of play.

Kiessling’s afternoon at the plate:

• TOP 2: Leadoff Triple to RCF off James Kyle (scored)
• TOP 4: Leadoff Double to CF off James Kyle (scored)
• TOP 5: 1-run Double past 1B off James Kyle
• TOP 7: Leadoff Double to RCF off James Kyle (scored)
• TOP 8: Single to RCF off Lawrence Ewing
• TOP 9: 1-run Single to LF off Lawrence Ewing
• TOTAL: 6/6, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI, 11 TB

Teammate Frank McPherson was 3/6 with a triple and three RBI, while Continental starting pitcher Tor Axelsen was 3/4 with a single RBI as well.

The result piled more misery on former Knickerbocker Club pitcher James Kyle, who allowed seven runs over six innings. He was 14-11 with a 3.62 ERA for the Knicks last year, but through five appearances this year he is 0-3 with a 6.03 ERA and 50 hits allowed in just 31.1 innings for his new club. Relief men Lawrence Ewing and Charles Beck did not fare any better, as they combined to allow six runs over the final three innings of the game.