Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11
BYNRAN|GDNG
Revival Of Base Ball in MARSHALL.
town Results in q Wordy But
Interesting Contest.
Three Umpirss Required Before
Game is Finished Dirty
Playing ON Both Sides.
Rank Decisions Give the Game to
State Center by a Score
of8to5.

The revival of base ball in Mafsilaii-
town was signalized by a most exciting
game-a game that aside from Its good
features was marked by dirty play
ing and an unusual amount Of contro-
versy. two ulnpires being put out of
service and a third giving universal
State Center, according
to the mpires decisions, won the game
by a score of s to 5. but there We're
more than usual grounds for charging
the defeat of Marshailtown TO poor and
unfair umpiring. In this regard. how
ever Marshailtown did not always get
the worst of it,
The gam. has demonstrated one
thing, at least. and that is that we
have the material for an amateur club
that can hold its own againstal com
ars after little practice and good
schooling Ill team work. This was the
fourteenth game of the season for State
Center, and that club has won twelve
of the fourteen games. losing two to
latter team until riot WAS narrowly
averted. While Marshalltown is not
without fault, State Center. has two or
three players who do not seem to be
able tosplay fair ball and Who resort too
much TO foot ball tactics. notceably
Capron. the heavyweight VINO holds
down first base for the Centertes. That
these tactics We're resertsd to by a few
town players was regretted by both the
management and spectators as well as
by some of the players of both clubs.
Both sides are charged with starting
the dirty" work. and the responsibility
lies between Brewer, OF MarshalltoWn.5
and CapronS and Bagley of State Center.
Brewers tactics, however. we're shrewd.
While Capron's We're rough and crude
3agley persisted in his efforts TO get hit
| with the ball while batting and his ex-
ample was fallowed by Burns who was
substituted for Albright on the home
team early in the game
Considering the fact that many people
are out of the city on their summer va
cations ard at the tournament and en-
.campment Mt Cedar Rapids the audi
sence was Very satisfactory 10 the man
v,
Shove. and the gate receipts more than
paid expenses. IT is probable that The
lEciub will besstrengthened8 in one or two
places and that a return game at State
lsCenter and several others at home will.
| be arranged.
State Center was first at bat and
Bagley scored a few we'll scattered hits
| AIarshalitown made two scores in her
l3half, Scott and Hall making the rounds.
Mccormack. of Clemens, who by the
way was one of the best players an the
Visiting team. and Fieken brought IN
lztwe tallies in the third but Marshall
town was retired after several men.
reached the bases. giving the visitors a
l3slight8leaa.
In tho third inning the tlisagreeable
lWrangling commenced. Bruce King
Iferman, Of State Center. had been ACT ting
as umpire alone. hut the home team.
WAS dissatisfied with his decisions and
Dad. Bromley was pressed into SER.
vice to assist in this capacity. White
hill hit safely and apron Went To first
on the failure Of scett - hold thesthird
Iball Mccormack sacrificed and scored
4 Whisehill. Gilbert sent a foul tls into
1.-THE hands Of Albright and before the
bali was returned q the field Capron
scame home This ha had right 10 do
provided he was on the base when ths
foul. was caught, but Umpire Bromley
declared he Was not AS compromise
3Capron was sent back. but State Gem
ter failed TO score and then protested
4 Bromley on the grounds that he had
money on the gaiia
For MarshalltoWn Scott few to Me-
Cormack and Hall was presented with
a base. Hall should have reached Sec
ond on a Wild threw. but Capron delib-
erately held him at first and when he
did attempt o advance he was p1t8 out.
Rebel famed. For klingermanss failure
to take notice Of Capr6n,s action he was
protested by the home team and a Mel
bourne nan was substituted. The Hat
ter did the best he could. evidently but
that wasn't much and his decisions
We're rank at times. and neither side got
the best of them until the last half Of
the ninth. when .larshalltown was at
bat and needed three tallies to tie ard
4 four to win. BY gpots work the bases
We're filled and blessing stepped up to
the plate and ssnt long fly down the
third base line and beyond the field
|flag. The three men on bases scored
land Diesing came home in the conEll-
sion that resulted. The Marshalltown
RIOTERS We're bowling With JOY. as it
4 looked as II the game was won But
after all this was done the umpire an I
nounced that the hit was a foul The
decision was an unfair one, as people
1 near the home plate who had an oppar-
4 tunity 70 judge declare the ball struck
INSIDE the flag line, and not only this
but that the State Center fielder, III
4 order 70 obtain Il favorable decision.
deliberately Kicked the ball outside the
line before he picked it up. Things We're
stormy for a time. but the decision Of
the umpire was finally swallowed by
| the home team and the men who had
scored We're sent back TO the various
bases, to stay here until the game was
ended by Diesing dropping a pop-up
into the hands pf Bagley. The line-up
of the clubs was as follows:
State Center. Marshalltowp
Bagley !. &. second base !. Hall
! Coe ....5.. :. ..short stop ......,... Ellie
Whitehill 1880. ..catch =. ...... Scott
4 Capron ]. ). :. first base -. 5. {. Redel
Mccormack So. left field i. J. Albright
Burns
4 C.tlhert 5s center field c;a,,