The Iola register., 1902-08-08
With the Basl Ball Fans.


game is a survival of the fittest and 80
Nevada, the leaders, unfeelingly took
the first two games from lola, not even
permitting the games to be close.
The first game went as follows:
II II FL
Nevada 103 02 0 I'll l3 2
lola OO0O2 0 O-6 8 =
Morgan pitchedfo lola and Harvey
caught, Kuran having a sore arm.
The wretched support given Morgan,
there were seven errors behind him,
tells the tale OF the overwhelming de-
feat. Skidmor, the Ft. Riley twirler
recently playing with Humboldt, was
tried out by Nevada. He was pounded
freely all over the lot but the fast
fielding behind him held down the
runs. In the seventh inning, however,
the lola bunch began to land safely
and secure four runs. Nevada i'm
mediately put in Red Morton and the
score getting was over. But for those
awful errors the game would have
been close Gne.
The result of Sundays game here
was about as expected. The visitors
got three runs several times after the
side should have been retired. But
for inexcusable, wild, oft-repeated,
amateurish errors it would have been
a close game. The crowd groaned or
guyed as the mood moved it, Bruner,
the umpire, came in for a goodly
amount of roasting, his decisions Civ
ing satisfaction to neither side. BY
innings the game went thus:
| II II T.
Nevada 80 4 0O4 OO-13 IA 3
| lola 0100 0001 / 4 8 s
Millsap pitched fairy good game,
but was very wild, having several
wild pitches and numerous bases on
balls. Then he let down and lobbed
them over, while Nevada fattened her
batting average.
Probably the worst game OF ball yet
witnessed at the home grounds was
that of Monday Both teams were
in bad form and made inexcusable err
rors. Red Morton the successful
pitcher of Nevada got into a jangle
with some of his men with the result
that he struck nice straight ones over
the plate and grinned pleasantly when
the home team knocked them all over
| hn 70 Ia,
prevented the lola boys from making
a big score. Then Morton was taken
out and Torrie put in. Nevada began
hitting and the final score was about
as usual.
Here is the game by innings:
r.. H. T.
Nevada 10000 Ola 0 3
lola 0002 90 II 8 I
After losing fourteen straight games
lola broke the spell TUESDAY by
taking Joplin into camp to the tune
Of five to three. Joplin has been
playing good ball of late, winning
two out of three games from Sedalia,
so it was not victory from finding
broken up team.
Heinze was in the box for lola,
Millsap on first, Hippert on second,
| McClear the new shortstop Sc
cured by Jimmie Manning, on short,
Schaumyer on third. Heinz was a
little afraid of wildness, owing to
having not pitched for some weeks,
so he stuck to his straight, fast ball,
and did not use his quick drop. But
he didn't need to. Only four safe hits
we're secured from his delivery and
not an earned run was made. Unfor-
tunately lola had four errors else it
would have been n shut.out game.
The score by innings was as fol-
lows: II. Fl. e.
Joplln............,1 01o00-3
Iola.....,......., .O0302 02OO0x-5 4
Bert Dunn pitched for Joplin, the
same Bert who beat lola before and,
Fatty Meeks caught. Meeks got two
of Joplin's four safe hits. Those who
saw the game did not recognize the
lola team. Ginger! The field was
full of it all the time and the boys
played fast, snappy ball. Harvey
caught good game behind the bat
and the new shortstop showed up we'll,
fielding finely and getting two safe
hits,
Again Wednesday, the lola ball team
went on the diamond with ginger in
their blood aud confidence in their
hearts. 1t was the second game with
Joplin, Morgan pitching for lola and
Reust, the crack lnew Joplin pitcher
twirling for the visitors, The fire.