Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-21
Standing of the Clubs.
Special to Times Republican.

DQoHS. SulS &c 1872 AN'N.-
and the Grays met In u battle to the
death Wednesday. The former clearly
outplayed the latter, but had hard
work to win the game. Hurst and Cor
ms pitched brilliant game, only one
pass being awarded, and that by Cor
ms. Yet the Greyhounds outhit the
Grays, nearly two to one, but at that
would have lost the game If MARSHALL
town could have done anything with
Corins. Lefty" had his one bad inn
ing when two doubles and a single
in rotation made an earned run for
Marshalltown Then he settled down
to business, and Notwithstanding the
outlook when the Grays
rallied on an error and a two-bagger.
he held them down.
Umpire Flynn attempted to field a
ball thrown over from the bench in
the second, and nearly turned a SOM
ersault. spraining his wrist so badly
that DR. Myers had TO be called down
from the grandstand. Pitchers Mehl
and Disch umpired the rest of the
game, and woe to player who
breathed a kick against their decisions.
One or two were wide, but with true
the players and the
crowd frowned down any attempt at
rag chewing, and 1t was the most
game ever seen on the home
grounds.
MCGUIRE, who placed three nice ones
in four times up, started after the
Grays were out on easy ones. with II
hit "Deppy" attempted to cushion
him down to second. but got safe on
covering first The hounds went on
a base apiece in the mixup. Painter
flew out to Hoy and Archer popped up
a foul, which Metcalf reached by hard
sprinting. 1t looked like a blank. Then
Bassy came to the rescue, and won the
game by cracking hit which brought
both home. Bassy went out to second
on Hursts balk, and Anderson struck
out.
Hoy hit in the second and was
doubled up with Metcalf, and Wilson
went down at first. Donovan hit, Pen
nington flew out to Metcalf and Don
ovan was doubled with Corins.
1t was one, two, three for the Grays
In the third, and Boone got in sec
ond double in the same inning, after
Mcclure had started things with a hit.
With two out in the fourth. House
got the only excursion ticket OF the
game. He was caught stealing.
Then Archer hit. and Bassy's dump
eft him alive on Hurst's error. Met
!, oil 20,
Anderson's life at first and the merry
go-round was full. 1t was three
chances to nothing that Boone would
score A long fly would have done 1t
Or a proper bunt. Donovan lined out
% HOY. The Hounds know something
IF the strength OF that gentlenan's
arm and held the bases close after his
latch. Penny put up tall one to the
same gentleman, and the Hounds We're
still chained to the sacks. Corins put
,ut a hot liner, and was robbed by
Houses running catch, and the beauti-
.ul dream was spoiled.
When the Marshalltown triphammer
began to work and Bobby Warner wore
/ smile that would not be effaced. Hoy
tracked out q two-bagger. Metcalf hit
and run, and Wilson smashed out an
other two-sacker. Hoy, of course,
game in - there was some sense to
hat. Two men on bases and none out.
Harry CoriHs just caught the guy
-opes In time He put corksorew
,urve on every ball after that Warner
who would have given
months wages to hit over the
'ence, fouled out. Shook was
deceived by Harry into a fan-out
md Painter made a long run and
sobbled Hurst's hot one over nobody's
erritory between first and right field.
lust one lone tally. saving the Grays
rom a shut-out.
The game bumped along after that
mtil the eighth, when some excite
nent happened. The score was too
lose for comfort, SO in the Grey
rounds half Bassy got a two-bagger
III default, House and Hoy standing
round and watching the ball drop be-
ween them. Anderson dumped Bassy
o third, and then came a whirlwind
,lay. Donovan, in attempting to get
nut of the way of wild one. by Hurst.
,ot hit on the bat, and, so It's said, tho
AL went into fair ground. With Dom
van WaltIllS aiouiu 10 Sce WHAT II was
nd Bassy about twenty feet to the
God toward home, Disch called it n
air ball. Hubby" started off to
rst and Shook had to throw. Bassy, I
like cat, jumped for home |
he minute Shocks arm went up for /
he throw Down went the ball to
fetcaR and back to Shook, with Bias |!
y sliding about two furlongs. Disch |
allied him out. and when everybody |
,oke up, it was discovered that the |
ide was out.
Heart disease threatened in the !
NTH. Williams popped UP fourteen I
tory fly to Mcclure, Denny maffed, |
nd a few weak ones had to be eaFried1
ut OF the bleachers on b stretcher.
leeson fooled around until he crack