Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
Standing of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.

three weeks, arrived home from OF
tumwa, early this morning, and this
afternoon are doing battle with Ft.
Dodge for the honors in the opening
game of the season here. The men are
all feeling well, are in god condition.
and are capable of playing the game of
the season to win. Swain will do the
honors in the box this afternoon, and
Shocks, who was Off yesterday, will be
behind the bat.
Manager Warner expressed himself
this morning as satisfied with the
showing made by the club on the
southern trip, and financially. it would
have been a success had not the rain
so often interfered. AS it was. the club
paid expenses which is good consider
ing the number of days the men We're
idle Bobby" said the men had been
playing ball but had one or two Off
days. He released Johnson, the short
stop, at keokuk. and Oskaloosa now
has him. Mackey he picked up after
he was released from one of the clubs
given a try out. Warner considers him
a much more valuable man than John
son, altho perhaps not as good stick
err Wilson, formerly with the Hopkins
Brothers team, of Des Moines. was Sc
cured by Warner to take the place OF
Pitcher who notified Warner at keo-
kuk that he should like TO be released.
Wilson will be seen in right field. He
Is a fast man on his feet, and has a
wing that is .'beaut.'
Umpire Mike Flynn, who has been
Officiating at Ottumwa, accompanied
the team.
Adrian C. Arson, of Chicago. who
was expected to be here to umpire the
game, and then wired that he was un-
able to come, again wired last night
he would be here. He arrived this
morning and will officiate at the game.
The grounds have been beaten down
by the recent rains and are fast. and
will be made smooth. The high canvas
wall and the new entrance to the am
phitheater will give the Finkle park
diamond an unusual appearance this
afternoon. With the perfect day greet
ing the Homecoming of the team. 1t is
estimated that the crowd will be big for
a week day game.
Lose Yesterdays Game on Errors.
Ottumwa's infield has improved but
little since the Grays played the exhi-
bition game there and this was largely
due to the loss of yesterdays game.
Four misplays on ground hits to the IN
field tell the tale of the visitors I'M
doing. Hurst was set up by Warner
and was hit but five times safe. The
Grays were also off on their hitting and
only five times did they land on Schopp.
Manager Warner protested the game on
account of the decision of Umpire
Flynn in the last inning. Williams hit
to the infield and ran past first. AS
he turned to the right to return to the
base the ball was thrown wild and
passed over the first baseman's head.
Williams instead OF returning to the
base, tore on to second. reaching there
before the ball did. He was declared
out by Flynn. The rule covering this
contest is found in the official guide
under section Is. of rule Sc. and would
appear as tho Warner had claims for
his protest. In case the decision is III
his favor the game will count as no
game and VIII propaply De plaSeel Owe.
at some future time. The score by in
nngs:
RHEI
ottumwa 10 o o o 2 o SIS o
Marshalltown 0 0 0 OIL
Batteries Schopp and Redmond;
Hurst and Bruggeman. Two base hits
- Kennedy, of Ottumwa; double
play. kennedy to Plake to
Painter. of Ottumwa. Stolen
Observation-Disclosures, Mackey (2) of Mar
shalltown. Plake of Ottumwa. Struck
o,t-By Schopp, c. by Hurst. 4. At
tendance-250.