Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-29
Manchester Defeats Dyersville by a
Score Of 8 to /.

Score of 8 to /.
Manchester won one of the pref
test games Of the ball season Thurs
day afternoon from Dyersville which
has ever been played on local
grounds. The first two innings
were uneventful, but in the third |
Dyersville ran in score, and in the
second half, Cobb made run for
the locals, tying the tally. Manches-
ter commenced to find Allen, Overs
ville's twirler, in the third inning,
and hunts were made continually,
in order to bring in the three men
on bases.
Dyersville came to bat in the sixth
with look of expectancy on their
faces, but this gladness was quickly,
dispelled and Manchester began to
do things when their turn came.
Limbert, the first baseman from In
dependence, is left handed batter,
and perhaps that accounted for his
depositing foul fly over into the
drivers seat Of the Standard Oil wag-
on, which happened to be out in the
field. Then came &. two Dagger for
the man who holds first nit, and the
grandstand went up in the air. Hum
mer Commerford was there, in the
grandstand, and it happened to be
Runners first game this season.
He thought he was happy, and made
the Dyersville pitcher sna1-vous" by
keeping this up, with the help of a
few others, Going up; going up"
until the red-capped Allen was Sc
easy to hit that the men filled the
bases from hits, hunts; anything
went, and Uhl. who was playing on
nerves, having had his nose broken
in preliminary practice and set by a
physician during the first inning
came to bat and sent the pill way
out somewhere, and the score was
lpegged up for two more. However
poor old CLANS" got excited and
wanted to go home, too, and started
to make a getaway. Dyersville
couldn't stand for just plain case
of stealing and put Harvey, who
was coming home ahead of Hans
out Of commission, and then Dyers
vile started to get even in the sew
enth.
Gearhart, their center ieldsman
made a bunt, but Hans" was on ii
and Limbert caught it fairly befor,
the Dyersville chap could get to first
Stoner, the notorious one from Earl
vile, and acting as a part of. Dyers
vile battery, actually made hit
not with the grandstand, but witt
the ball and made one base. How
} ever, red.capped Allen struck oui
and as Freiburg had started the gel
ting out system, the side was GU
, and nothing doing. 'si
Excitement was going some, an
although it was growing late, til
fans and bleachers were still read
to yell for the locals and keep til
; Dyersville team from making any
/ thing more that afternoon. "Spud
struck out and Limbert was ,caugh
out by sending fly to right field
!, Tommy" Davis icing out, anothe
cipher was placed in Manchester
l column, and Dyersville again had
chance to redeem herself, but it wa
one. two. three for them in til
eighth, just hunts, pretty littl
a bounders toGobb who walked owe
to first and put his man out, and al
G other, just like the other, and Dyer
j vile returned to the field.
az Uhl sent one of those high ones
g out field in the eighth, which W.
'e caught. Harvey got a hit to frs
IS and Hans" was another man {
IT bases, when Crabb was caught on
sr pop-up. The ninth was q half il
4 ming, Dyersville being unable to q
score. The score stood 3 ito
III and although few errors were i
as corded, and bad judgment used, y
N Manchester played an exceptional
as brilliant game, and the basemen ar
7; lielders ably supported Cobb, wi
"a pitched splendidly and worked har
v His batting was good and he plea
" ed the fans, particularly by his cle'
n and clever deliveries.
ne The following is brief accou
I'd of the game. S-rs