Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

1t was another July day, minus the
sun and with an increase in the at
tendance of emptiness. But the game
it was vastly different than that Of
Tuesday Why Ottumwa almost won
1t. In fact had not the misunderstood
ing arisen in the eighth inning when
Reynolds, who was coaching on the
third base line, held Schopp on the
bag and prevented him scoring on
Stems long single the totals at the
conclusion of the game would undoubt
eddy have presented different mum
Der. Clinton bagged the contest, tc
The invalids, as a whole, put up a
II better game than they did Tues
lay, and as has been once stated
would probably have won had the
eighth inning proven different. Butthe
game went to Halle Johnsons men
and the splitting Of tears now can not
retrieve it. But it was nevertheless
unfortunate, for the winning Of a game
at this stage of affairs would have its
effect Some fans say it would put
Everett's collar bone back in it's GUS
tomary place and would heal Bauer's
Injured stopper Immediately. And no
body can deny that it would make the
fan AND fanesses feel more like re-
/ linquishing the required admission
fee.
Ottumwa's Lone Tally.
But to get back to the real issue, the
scored their first and only in the open
er A swing for two by Curtis, followed
by Shaub's single, did the business. A
slight deviation from the path of ac-
curateness by Umpire Brennan in the
second prevented at least another To-
cal score. During the rest of the me-
lee until the eighth session, the limp
ers had no chance to register. And in
the eighth, the aforesaid misunder.
standing cropped out, and cut off runs.
How the Guests Scored.
The first and second sessions passed
without chance for score making by
the Clintonians. Lightninglike field
work by Bradley and Schopp in the
third, cut off two runs. In this session.
Schopp endeavored to force Johnson
to swaller the ball. The genial side
wheeler scooped up Jamison's bunt and
tagged Johnson, enroute from third to
home, square in the mouth. The big
chief of the invaders went down and
out, but his talker was out of commits
sion so the grandstand was spared
from any highly favored remarks
which generally emerge from pun
ished teeth cover. Schopp was sorry
the unfortunate accident occurred. and
Johnson approaching the same, went
back into the box and pitched the same
assortment of balls to Schopp as to
any of the other cripples And for his
action, the sixty-nine faithful in the
stand vigorously clapped their paws.
A boot by Bradley and an inexcusable
error by Kennedy, scored two points
in the fourth. Successive swats by
Girsch and Johnson, made it three.
Another bobble by Bradley and two
safeties, increased glinton's runs to
five in the ninth. The misery was
over. the immense throng squeezed. its
way through the gates and everything
about the game was forgotten except
the batch of coaching in the eighth.
schopp ExcelIed.
While the total number of hits
scored by Clinton exceed those credit
ed to Ottumwa, Deacon Schopp had
the better of the argument and de.
served better fate. The veteran showed
over an assorted variety, and he had
control. Else, for Clinton, was as
wild as a hawk. and Johnson succeed
ed him in the second The visiting
fielders had the edge over Ottumwa in
fielding, pary an error being charged
up to them.
The Official Score.
Ottumwa- ALB. R. H. Pc. A. E.
Kennedy, CT ....... o o II
Curtis, lib ........ 1 2 0l
Shaub, 2b .......a. O / 3 a.
teen, SIS ..4 o / 4 al