Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-14
Standing of the Clubs

III all or the sunset SpeCluis, LUZ tnc
benefit of the workingman. are going to
be of the nerye-racking sort like that
one of yesterday. taIns should be called
at the works and the games played In
daylight If not, some cold. damp even
ing, when it ends the other way the
fanatics will stagger from the Grays'
lot. blue with chilliness and shaking
with ague. The locals pulled yester-
days out, but the finish came near be-
ing fuzzy. with the rap the wrong way.
and about all the nerves of the steady
attendant can stand and still remain on
duty. At any moment during that Wis
itors closing half any kind OF little
old dinky swat would have done the
locals, but 1t didn't break out, thanks
to that Texas pitcher and the peer
less support OF his pals. Williams and
Metcalf.
Bantz, and the thirteenth day Of the
month, is stiff combination for any
outfit to go up against, and that they
came out whole is proof of their luck.
which, with their timely hitting and
snappy fielding at critical moments,
stood the Microbes off with another
one lost Barring Williams. House and
Warner. Bantz had the best OF the To-
Gals batting list buncoed. and the way
he sent 10 the coy corner such veterans
as Hoy, Wilson and Metcalf portended
no great good for the at-home end OF
the score card. Trailing after him
closely came Disch. put up by Warner.
who pitched such a game as should
have won. He went In the hole three
different times, but by his own efforts,
and those of his teammates. he caused
the threatening aspects to come to
naught. 1t was this fast play at ticklish
moments that won, so what matters 1t
IL Disch did force In the invaders only
tally. Worthy of mention among those
who stood out prominently when the
club was cornered is Williams. whose
performance over around third base
was brilliant especially in the ninth.
when anything lost meant score.
Metcalf also comes among this group.
for perhaps he saved the day by nail
Ing Rudds foul making the final out In
the last. Wilson was a star in right
field and for the visitors Lohr and
Schauh were fast performers in the
great unknown.
In the matter of score making Will
Jams stood alone, as both of the two
garnered were his. He also got two
of the five hits. and broke away in the
first with a three Dagger that looked
bad for Bantz. House scratched a
single and Clyde scored. Until the
seventh not a local reached the first
corner then, after Disch had passed
away, Williams touched off single,
Walsh famed, House hit safe. and
Bantz filled the paths by walking Hoy.
Metcalf tapped one to Sullivan, but
Jameson dropped the throw, Williams
scoring.
The visitors started in the fifth with
Schaub and Jameson singing. and
Walsh's error, when he had chance
to break into double, filled the CORN
ers. Lohr waited and walked. and
Schaub trotted in. A single, a sacrifice
and a fielder's choice put Rudd on
third In the sixth. but Jameson famed.
Three gone. The last round broke open
with Alberts hitting for two bases,
Bantz struck out, and Lohr walked
again. Anklan hit to Williams, who
nipped the deacon" at second, and AL
berts rested on third with Rudd to bat.
He popped up one over first base. Met
calf slid under it and 1t was over. The
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