Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-22
Standing of the Clubs.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa. Aug. 22.-"Bobby" War
ner's men halved with the Standpatters
i'll the closing series of the last tour at
! Ottumwa, Saturday and Sunday. by
stampeding away with the first session.
9 to l, and FORGETTING the second. to
0 by an arbitrary ruling of the umpire
who alleged that Marshalltown WAS
| unnecessarily delaying the game.
| The first one was hot hand to
hand battle, as was also the second
during the almost four innings that 1t
lasted, until Graves. ground tender. and
the second of kennedy's finds as an UNI
| pire, butted in with ruling that zer-
| oed the visitors and gave the game to
the association from which he draws
his pay. He gave his decision on al
| legged intentional delaying OF the game
/ by Warmers birds" altho he gave no
/ warning, as is customary, and as the
rules and regulations provide, prior to
calling things off.
! The game broke away with the visi-
tors going easy, altho they did MT
score ur,il the second inning. In that
Iround Hey hit SO hot into Schaub's
| NIT that the ball caromed Off to second
too slow for Kennedy. to field him out.
Mctealt buntcd and link fumbled. Wit
son followed suit, and beat the throw.
| loading the sacks. Shook also follow
ed with bunt Just in front OF the pan,
Hoy beating the throw. With the sacks
l al Alyan
Barring that attempt Schaub had the
locals tied NJ. He opposed Greene most
successfully and would probably have
| been able to have eased the visitors OFT
had not the umpire stopped the pro-
ceeiEEs.
In the almost four innings while the
locals opposed Greene, they took three
| hits off him, home run ana Two
Dagger being among them Zinc walk
ed in the second. then scored on Ever
Lifts home run. In the third Schaub
took on. on his right arm and crossed
when Kennedy slammed out double.
While the game was in progress a
storm was approaching, and during the
fourth inning portion of the crowd
gathered along the foul line and crowd
ed into right field When the Stand
pa;ters took their turn with the stick
in the fourth. the game had to be
stopped while the crowd was driven
from the field A cold wind driven
ahead OF the rain gathered up clouds
of dust from the field making play im-
possible. Time was called for mo-
ment until the wind passed, but Graves
called for the game to be resumed
while the dust was still whfriing. Dark
clouds obscured the sky. making 1t SO
dark that from the players bench the
ball could scarcely be seen. With the
opening of the second half Of the
fourth round link again walked. E,v-
eritt hit to Greene, but Mackay drop
ped the ball in Greene's attempt to
catch link at second. Flake hit like
Eyeritt, and again Mackey dropped the
ball, filling the bases. He gave as his
reason that he could not see the sphere
either time when 1t was thrown. Met
calf, whose lank form was being fan.
ned by the chilly wind, wanted his coat
and asked time to get 1t, altho Graves
protested despite the fact that Metcalf
ran both to and from the bench where
the garment lay. Greene and Shook
were working SLOW as Is always the
customs with battery, when the bases
are full. During all this time Kennedy
was continually OH the side lines, pro-
testing and coaching Graves. He fur
nished him with a watch to note the
time, carrying 1t to him on the dia-
mond. and conferred with him two 9TH
er times. When order had been restor-
ed, Redmond hit to Metcalf, who nip
ped link at the rubber. Piake dozed
off third too far and was foiled Spen-
Ger hit safe and again the sacks were
full. Greene was just ready to deliver
the ball when Graves called the game
with The score 4 to l in OttumWa's
favor and two out. He failed to an
nounce the score Of the forfeiture, but
1T is supposed he judged the audience
knew. Before the players could leave
the field 1t began TO rain, and he woulG
have announced the side had not the
game been called before four and ones
half innings could have been played.
Manager Warner will protest the game.
1T was both stated and denied in or
tumwa that Graves had been appoint
ed by President Norton
The outcome of this game is one of
the results of Kennedy's efforts and
methods to win the pennant, and is an
offshot of the home guard" umpire
system introduced by Kennedy and all
lowed by President Norton. For the
second time during the summer, Ken
nedy has managed to break into the ar
bitrating department with one of his
detached umpires The other similar in
stances was when Pitcher Redmond,
formerly with Ottumwa, was allowed to
officislte at an at home series. After ii
Was ever and his much needed services