The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-27
BASE BALL.
THE rDpYvrllE MATCH GAME.

BASE BALL.
THE EDpYvlllE MAToH GAME.
The match game of base ball at
Eddyville yesterday, between our
"Stars" and the Eddyville "Stars,"
was witnessed by about 900 people,
some as OF them being from Ottum-
wa. The Eddyville club won the
toss and sent our boys to the bat:
Nuuamaker first, made a low hit 10
center, taking his lst base on it, stole
I'd, Anderson brought him in, and
made his LIST, stole I'd, made Sd on u
hit by Hodge, and came in on hit
by Whittemore, Hodge going to Sd
Wbittomore stole I'd, and got to Sd
by Harrow, Hodge came in, Har-
row going to Let, afterwards steals
I'd, Watcher coming next, knocks
a bali too near their LIST bascman,
who gets it and steps on his base
one ont. Black;goes to the bat and
sends Whittemore home and Har-
row to Sd, be going to LIST, and in
attempting to reach Sd, (after steal
ing 2dl on hit by Prugh, he is run
out; Harrow came home and Prugh
takes his LIST; E. Wents out on a
foul hy, Prugh left on base. 5 runs.
Eddyviile Stars, Tiffany goes
to bat and makes his lst; w. Bee
bout takes 1st; Tiffany goes TO I'd,
he then comes in on q hit by Stock
we'll, but Beebout is put out in at
tempting to reach Sd Stockwell gets
out trying to steal I'd; W. Amos
struck out-three out. 5 to /, for
Ottumwa. s.-
Second inning-begin with Nuna-
maker at the bat; he makes his
score; Anderson out on foul fly by
catcher; Hodge out on foul bound,
ditto; Harrow out on fly by pitcher
three out. Whittemore left on
I'd. run.
w. Amos again goes to bat, makes
his score; Templeton gets ID anoth-
er; G. Beebout out on foul bound by
Black; J. Amos struck out Rector
attempts to reach LIST on three
strikes, but Black gets the ball there
too quick for him-two runs. Score,
8 to3.
Third innings open with Watcher
at the bat, he goes out on q Hy BY
short.stop; the other two put out
were Prugh by fly taken in by Sd
baseman. and Whittemore out on lst
Black, Wentz, Nunamaker aud An.
derson, each making score, with
Hodge left on 2d-four runs.
:, Mcmillan makes q score, also w
Beebout, Stockwell and Templeton
while Tiffany goes out on q Low
ground ball, very neatly taken on tn,
fly by Nunamaker; W. Amos out OF
fly by Whittemore--best catch o
the game, he having to run 20 yard
and then jump in the the air after it
catching it with one hand. G. Bee
bout out on foul bound by Black
four runs. Score, 10 to z.
Fourth innings-Harrow, Black
PJugb, Wentz, Nunamaker and An
derson, each mako a run, Will
Watcher goes out on foul fly b,
catcher; Harrow out on fly by short
stop, who threw to Sd, putting GU
Hodge, who was trying to get home
double play. Whittemore lett on q
six runs.
]. Amos knocks ball to +" Hank,
who puts 1T to 1st-one out; Recto
out on foul bound by BIack-tw,
out Mcmillan struck out-three out
Fret whitewash. Score, l6 to 2.
Sth inning - Harrow, Watcher
Black, and Prugh, each make run
Wbittemore out on fly by w. Beebou,
+. Wentz out on lst, Nunamaker on
on let, 4 runs Tiffany out on fly b,
whit" W.. Beebout out on lsi
Templeton out on lst--anothe
whitewash; Stockwell and Warrel
lett on base. Score, 20 to z.
6th--Hodge makes a run Ande,
son run out Whittsmore ont on Is,
Harrow out on I'd, Watcher left O.
lst-l run. G. Becbout, j. Amos an
Rector retire in one, two, three 0,
der,-another whitewash. Recto
struck out, the other out on fou
bound and foul fly by Black, spler
did foul fly. Score II TO I.
Watcher out on fIy by ri,
fanny, Black out on LIST, Prugh out o,
foul bound, Let whitewash for OF
tumwa. Tiffany and W. Beebou
each make a run, Mcmillan out OF
I'd, W. Amos struck out, G. Beebou
out on fly by Harrow Stockw well an,
Templeton lett on base, 2 run. Scor
81 too.
Sth-Our boys made o runs; Nun
amaker out on LIST, Anderson out O,
LIST, Hodge ditto.
Mcmillan out on fly by Harrow
who throws to 1st, putting out Rec
tor, who bad left it,-double play
Tiffany out on foul bound. and I'd
dyville is again whitewashed. Scor,
81 too.
9th inning Watcher, Black
Prugh, and Wentz, zach make a run
Harrow goes out on fly by ], Amos
Whittemore out on I'd, Anderson OF
ny, by Y. Beebout Nunamaker lei
on 3D. runs. Stockwell and "
Amos each. make run, W. Beebou
out on foul bound, Templeton out O.
ny by Prugh; J. Amos out on fly b,
Nunamaker, G. Beebout left on LIST.
2 runs. Score IS to IL. The gam,
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