Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
BIG CROWD SEES
SPORTS OF FOURTH
Heavy Track Curtails Program,
But Everybody Had Good
Time
: LAUREL WINS BALL GAME
Country Lads Trim Red Men Z to s.
Morning Game Tie - Many People
Witness Parade, Which Made Very
crsditable Showing - Program at
Grounds.

! messed the program of sports arranged
by the local Haymakers loft of chip-
pewa tribe, I. Q. r. NJ, at the far
grounds, to celebrate the nations natal
y day. The rain OF the previous day re-
suited In track that was very heavy,
ana because Of this fact the racing
matinee was cut short BY floating
the track during the afternoon, and
3 transposing some of the events schea-
h aled the track was made ready for
one of the pacing races and Jumpers.
Instead Of making the ball game the
last event on the program It was one
az the first, and helped entertain the
( crowd TOR over an hour. The Laurel
team won the game handily, altho
neither the visitors nor the Red Men
were at their best. 1t was a hard
Held TO play on, because Of the mud
ana the crowd, and the ground patrol
mon had their hands full all afternoon
IN trying to keep the people back.
isI4aurel won the game z to 3. The
visitors outplayed the Red Men, and
4 were able at all times to more sue
cessfully connect with the ball. In
4he last half OF the seventh inning
Laurel threw the ball away and the
Red Men scored twice. adding to their
lone run. This brought the score 70
5, and the game got more interesting.
1 The Interest was Of short duration,
however, and Gallagher, for the visit
ORE, started swatfest in the first OF
the eighth. The visitors batted out
three In this inning. making their total
Of seven.
Finders, for the visitors. pitched q
steady and heady game, despite the
Il efforts OF the large crowd OF local sym
I pathizers that tried to play on his
nerves. Adams, for the home team,
was not in the best of form, and was
found for several long. hard ones at
15critical moments. WEIGH caught Tor
L-shs m Peg Men end Ward FOR the Wis
4 Ter ball than the article put up Satur-
pday, the exhibition could not have
been cleaner. There was a noticeable
lack Of rag chewing and no loud talk.
Rev. leroy Gallagher, manager and
captain OF the Laurel team, does not
ID a How either of these too often adjWcts
spf q ball team with his men, and the
change Is refreshing. Merrill Cole ar
4 bitrated the difficulties.
Two Good Motorcycle Events.
Just preceding the ball game a 100
yard dash was won by Guy Shutter.
with r. Francisco second. The win
ners az both places are members of
the Red Mems ball team. Immediate
4 ~ following the ball game a dive-mile
( motorcycle race was won by Hardy
Friend N 8 minutes, /. u. Huber.
who was Handicapped a quarter-mile,
was second.
Later in the afternoon Hubler won
Y the mile motorcycle event in 1880;
Friend second. Huber had the adj
vantage in riding a five horse power
double cylinder machine, while Friend
rode q single cylinder machine Of
three and half horse power.
The Horse Races.
Il In 4 half-mile pacing race. the only
R harness event attempted, Adrian THE
4 ISld, owned by p. e. Phelps. Of this
city, took both heats. The first one
was run in 1:15. and the second in
III: 10.5 Bonnie B.. owned by G.. l.. King,
yok this city, was the only other con-
stestant. The little mare made a game.
/ aEht IN the second heat. and the fin
Etsh was close.
"a. Girton.s Sleepy Jim took the half
mile running race in 1:05, with Cap.
owned by Roy Lord, second
couldn'ts Agree on Score.
IN the morning ball game. between
the Grays and Caprons, a disagreement
oyer the score arose In the ninth inn
\ ing. One side claimed a tie, to Z,
and the other Z to 6. The game came
80 sudden Termination, with the gem
Seral understanding that the score was