Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-31
0TTUMWA DROPPED TWO MORE To
BURLINGTON, MAKING IT THIRTEEN
STRAIGHT LOSSES FOR THE TRIP
IN The SATURDAY GAME Mr. NORTON NEW IN The
TWlRLNG LINE, WAS soAkED FOR FOURTEEN aEEs I'M vre
TERDAYs GAME EGANs BUNCH DROPPED ONTO JIMMIE nuMn

Burlington, Aug. 30.-(SpeciaD-
Manager Arthur Owens and his rather
tll-assorted mates made their farewell
bow for the Central association base
ball season of 1909 on the local BOUNDS
games to the leaders.
To be in last place is not a pleasant
reflection so far be it from anybody TIC
make any unkind remarks concerning
the quality of ball the tailenders play
ed. Suffice to say that in the three
games, Ottumwa made five runs and
twelve hits, and Burlington made
thirty runs and forty hits. To even a
man who had never seen a game OF
baseball the purport of this compare
son is obvious.
Burlington sincerely regrets that OF.
tunlwa Is in the bottom compartment
They have enjoyed this experience for
the last two years. And perhaps zen,
joyed" is not the best word to use.
They have some good individual ball
players, but poor management for two
years has put the team to the bad.
When Rusty Owens took the wreck in
hand he did the best he could to patch
1t up, but 1T was no use. OttumWa
won pennant once, a good many
years ago, when Snapper Kennedy was
boss of the club. But Ottumwa will
always have a ball club just the same.
But to get back to that game yester-
day-the biggest surprise was the at
tendance. Il did not think we were
such drawing card" said Manager
owens, and his opinion was shared by
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ideal and the fans turned out to the
number of a thousand or more:
Mr.. James Dunn was the mound
marvel for Ottumwa and he started
out with d swell assortment of foolers.
In fact it looked as if the local club
had bitten off proposition that it
could not masticate. Mr.. Boyd from
Indiana, YVES doing his share. but the
infield had several attacks of bootie-
tits that helped the visitors. The
game was scoreless up to the third in
ming, when errors by Roman and
Andrews landed Hippert and Dunn
safe on first base. Russell's sacrifice
hit advanced both men and Hippert
scored on Putnam's out to Rose. In
the fifth, with two outs, Dunn singled
and Russell walked. A passed ball
helped the pitcher to third and he
scored when Charley Rose muffed
Burg's throw to catch Putnam.
Burlington tied the score in the
same inning. Rose singled and Burg
famed. Collins single advanced Rose
to third and Collins was out, Putnam
to Brand, while Severoid was safe on
a fielder's choice. The young fellow
started to steal second and Putnam
missed Links throw to catch him, the
ball rolling to the outfeld, bringing
Rose across the plate. Andrews hit
to right field aud Senno threw to first
to catch him. The throw was wide
and Severoid scored Finney walked
in the sixth and Manusch singled. Fin
ney was out, Putnam to Hippert, on
Romans felders choice. Rose singled,
Burg hit two Dagger, Collins singled
and Severoid did likewise, while
Manusch, Roman, Rose, Burg and Col
Inns scored. Ottumwa earned a run in
the seventh. Link and Hippert each
clouted for base. Dunns out to the
infield advanced both men and Rus
sells out, Roman to Rose, added an
other tally, making it three. Jack
Haviland umpired and filled the posi-
fiOn tO nicety