Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-02

There is due to be business for the
doctors if this thing of hair raising,
nerve racking finishes in the last min
ute of the eleventh hour continues.
Three out of four have ended that way
and the strain is beginning to tell on
the steady attendant. 1t is all liable
to cause nervous prostration and heart
failure. What looked like another one
gone yesterday, was switched into IL
sunny to victory in the race to the
wire, and the doing Of it caused the ia
natics to climb the supports of the
grand stand, like squirrels, and throw
tits on the grass behind.
Deller, or as he is known on the score
card, Johns Boone's pitcher helped i
lot. by forcing in Il run after the score
had been tied in tn. eleventh round.
This. aided by faster fielding of the To-
calls, spurts of poor judgment on the
part of the visitors, also assisted. Boone
outhit the locals two to one, but lot
of the hits cost nothing, when the run
ner attempted to stretch them into n
base. ..Si' was up on the elevation,
and for the first five innings Boone hit
quite freely, but not dangerously until
the fifth. After that they could not
connect, excepting in the eleventh. a.
tho Johns could not make good in the
pinch he threw a gilt edged game, ana
always had the locals in hand.
The locals broke away from the wire.
running strong, and copied two III tie
first. Mackey, first up walked; VIII
Jams hit to Mcclure, who tried to catch
Mackey and the first two bases were
filled. Warner followed Williams suit
and Donovan tried to do what Mcclure
had failed to accomplish. He also was
too slow. House, with standing room
filed, hit safe, scoring Mackey and
Williams. Boone got to going In the
fifth. With one gone Archer hit safe.
Johns flew out, Mcclure sorted Il single,
and fuckers two Dagger scored both.
The battle passed into overtime. and IN
the eleventh Shafer hit to Mackey, who
threw high. Reynolds double scored
him. While it was not slated Williams
and Tucker pulled off foot race along
the third base line that was OF the
heart i'm -your-throat variety for which
the doctor is noted Tucker had got to
third, when with one gone Reynolds hit
to Swain, who threw him out at nrst.
On the throw Tucker tore Tor nome.
Mckenzie came chasing across the oia-
mond with the ball, while Tucker zig
Jagged back and forth along the line,
Williams got the ball, Tucker put MS
head between his legs and tracked for
the rubber with Williams In pu'
and gaining. He caught him five yacds
from home and the crowd yelled loud
".
The game ended in smoke. and ex-
citement, and a part OF the crowd, at
least, was wishing the dark clouds
overhead would let loose their rain. IL
all happened like this. While the score
stood to 2, the visitors having the
long end, House, first UP, hit to NC
CURE. who booted the ball just long
enough for the Indian to get to first.
Rruggeman's sacrifice put him on sec
ond. Mckenzie hit to Mcguire, who
threw wild, and House tore home. beat
ing Hoecom's throw easily, and tieing
the score. Taylor touched off single.
advancing Mckenzie. and Shook waited
1t out, allowing Johns to fill the sta
tons. Swain flew out to right nelu,
and then Mackey, short of stature but
a waiter, was up. The first three were
wide. the next few he fouled, and Johns
was aiming them at the base, having
dropped his curves for the time. The
crowd held it's breath for the next 1t
passed inside by several inches, was
called a ball, Mckenzie walked in, the
game was won and the crowd tore out
of the grand stand shouting loudly.