Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-21
Standing Of tho Clubs.

Ragged and poor base ball. the visit
ors punching their hits, Parkin's In
effective pitching, Bruggeman's ragged
catching. the muffing OF flies and
thrown balls, disabled players and 9TH
err things, the detailed mention of
which would fill page. beat, swamped
and showed under the locals yesterday
afternoon In the worst game ever put
up by the Grays on local grounds. The
score was 10 to 2, but the beating the
leaders gave them was even worse than
that, for In addition to walloping the
locals all the enthusiasm was knock I'D
out of the few faithful who were on
hand.
When the Grnys make all the errors
and the other side gets all the hits,
there isn't much question who is go
ing to win. One Of the chief causes
for the walloping was the locals in
ability to hit the southpaw Schopp,
who was in the best of form. Barring
the five hits the home team got, they
were never able to biff the sphere OUT
side of the diamond. link was still
out Of the game, and Johnson was put
on first. The latter, not being a first
baseman, naturally made Il lot OF diff
ference in the game. Then Parkin
received his first hard beating, and had
TO give way In the fourth inning to G..
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bruised arm, was little better than
Parkin had been. The errors the home
team was guilty Of would have queer
ed any pitcher, however good he might
have been. Both the in and outfield
Joined together In the errormaking
race.
Up to the fourth inning, when he re-
tired, Parkin had pitched good game,
and 1t was only due to the errors of his
support that the visitors scored. Then
the beating commenced, and after the
visitors had got three singles and a two
Dagger in bunch which Melted three
tallies, Parkin went to the bench and
q. Disch took his place. Disch did bet
ter but the support wasn't much help
to him, and the visitors scored another
run before the side could be retired.
They made another tally In the fifth
on pass, passed ball. and two err
ors. Two singles in the seventh nett
ed Ottumwa another tally, and two sin
giles, an error and some dumb playing
In the intield counted two more for
the outsiders in the ninth round.
Will Disch showed signs yesterday
of getting back his batting habit. He
hit Schopp for single and a two bag
ger Johnson. who has showed so we'll
as q pinch hitter, could do nothing with
Schopp, altho he had the chance to
make good couple of times.
The locals scored their two lone tall
lies in the opening inning. Disch, first
up, hit a single. Middleton sacrificed,
and Hoy singled Disch scoring john
son famed Gagnier fumbled Shaub's
grounder and Hoy counted. Williams
flew to Plake, after Shaub had stolen
second, and the side was out. Two
tallies. Altho w. Disch belted two
Dagger as an opener for the third
round and was sacrificed to third, there
was no hit in over the rubber. After
that the locals got as far as second
twice, but were closed out without be-
ing able to get farther.
Today Oskaloosa opens series, and,
being in the same class with the Grays
two almost tailenders, ought to be able
to furnish some hot sport. Of kind
provided the Grays have recovered
from their slump. The score in detail:
MarshalltoWn- r ii P A F
Disch If / 2 8 o l
Middleton. ss...... o 0 / 2 .
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