Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-21
Standing Of the Clubs.

The GrayS, returning from q long
season abroad. made their debut with
Keokuk on the local grounds yesterday
in the last home series. Starting with
designs on the game. they got tangled
en- route. Mr.. Parkin was biffed rude
ly in the eighth, his support blew up,
and the locals were turned down, beat
en- and easily routed, 4 to 2, all in a
single inning, much to the chagrin of
r. Warner. This beating of Mr.. Par
kin, who, prior to the fateful eighth,
had pitched mastery ball, came as a
rude shock to several hundred who
hold thes Grays have on that much
coveted seventh place.
Failure to smite the ball earlier in
the session, when pals were on third,
was the primary cause of the counting
out of the locals, and this shortcoming
became more noticeable when the Wis
itors' three hits and couple of errors
gave Egan's men the big lead of three
in the eighth. Had the locals hit earlier,
when they had a chance, disaster
80 =. not have followed the clouting OF
rnr. Parkin in that one round But
both prior to the inning that beat the
Grays, and after It, Mr.. Parkin had
the visiting band we'll in hand. Up to
then they had amassed a total of two
singles, and his backing up being nigh
to perfect, and his control all that could
be desired, events gave promise of a
local victory. But the happenings were
all scheduled to break out in a bunch,
and with them came the undoing of
Mr.. Parkin and the entire outfit.
The much-touted Mr.. Blexrud, of the
opposition, proved no great puzzle To-
cally. He was biffed for eight singles
and Bruggeman's double, but he had
when runners were on, and striking out
the local gents, when 4 single would
have counted much-needed run
Three times this last named incident
was pulled off in the first four innings
which, as mentioned before, materially
worked toward the undoing of the
Grays.. Blexrud's infield support, es-
pecially that part of it around third
was of the sassiest sort, Richards
working into a couple of plays that
were disastrous for local tallies.
Previous efforts looking to score
making having proved futile, Brugge-
man opened the way by scratching out
a short double over first in the fifth.
ParlSin hit to bowers, advancing him
to third, and he scored on Williams
long fly to left, no attempt being made
to field the ball. Tally one.
Hackett opened the eighth, and the
score making, by hitting past second
Richards sacrificed and Blexrud flew
to Kruger With two away the de-
layed explosion came. Fleming hit Il
hard chance to Kruger, who fumbled,
advancing Hackett. Annis drove to
deep left, Hackett and Fleming count
ing. Foster walked, and Middleton
booted LAWYERS hit, Annis counting.
McAndrews hit, and Foster lugged
home another tally. bowers fouled out
to Brown -Four tallies.
. Warner and Middleton both singled
in a false alarm rally in the eighth
Corkhill fouled out, and Brown famed.
But the ball was wild and before it
could be chased back Warner had
tailed, Middleton was on third and
Brown on second After consulting the
book Brennan called Brown off the
base, declaring him out because first
base was occupied when he smote at
the third strike Kruger famed. An
other tally, total of two. Neither. side
did anything in the ninth. The score
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