The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-07-08
CLIPPERS LOSE
TO ARGOS GRAYS
GAME WAS A RING-AROUND
FULL OF ERRORS
FOR ALL.
Only Three on Local Team Play
Without Errors-Clippers Were
in the Air.

Ball playing that could be called no
cal playing at all, caused the Clip
Qers 10 lose to the Argos Grays, al
Argos Saturday, by rhe score OF five
TO Jour. What was done by the Clip
pers, / Iyeastly summarized in the
statement that only three men on tht
Plymouth team played through the
game without errors. The game was
a case OF bad playing through out,
with aT occasional inning OF team
work. The diamond at Argos was in
very bad condition, but that did not
excuse the Clippers from the game
fr.i CT errors which they played Sat-
,siGay. The Argos team was loaded
for bear, pitcher from the Chicago
Grntlers team, and players from Ke-
wanna, and Rochester 1t was said
that oriy four OF the players were
from Argos, but neither was that an
excuse. Inc team presented by Ar
gos was very poor one compared
Ai;I the Hammond Colts, and South
Bend Spires, and should have easily
Deen Shut out 10y the Clippers Mid
t.Ssor was not quite himself in the
game at his old home, and did not
pull together until the latter hall OF
,..e same. The fact that both teams
were Straining for the victory made
the game doubly interesting, and the
loss OF The game was the greatest
disappointment to the local fans, OF
the season. The scores made by the
Clippers were as follows: Second in
ming one, third insling Two fifth i'm
ming enc. The Argos team made
vnd.r runs as follows: Second in
nn1g two, third innmrg three. 1t
was the unending bunch of errors in
the third inning which lost the game
for the Clippers. Argos got five hits
off Middleton, while the Clippers
were limited to four hits. Middleton
famed eight, and let three walk, Smith
for Argos fanned out FIVE, and walked
two. In the third inning, when Argos
landed three scores. dt was done on
one hit, and this hit did not. bring in
a score. All OF the scores were made
oh errors, and unearned. The game
J oy innings was as follows:
LIST Inning.
: Plymouth. Spayde comes to bat
and flies out to right field Wilson
.ans Gut Middleton grounds TO Sec
: ond base, and is out at first No hits
: no runs.
Argos Kyle profits off Mfddleton's
wildness, and walks TO first. Shafer
is struck by a pitched ball and take:
first, advancing Kyle to second. Nor
ecaM flies out to left field Cannon
grounds TO second and is out at first
advancing both runners one base
Now flies out to center field No hit:
no runs
End Inning.
Z. Shcrer grounds to short stop
who fumbles, and is safe at first. Mil
.er sacrifices bunt 10 first, and il
1ur, advancing Sherer to second. TIE
u cay gets clean hit i'll right field
>iherer gees to third, and To-Day take
second on pass ball. Uirich hits tt
pitcher and gets TO first on fielder
dice. Pitcher threw TO third I,
!, catch Sherer. baseman muffhed, ah'
y Sherer scores. Ogden hits to Sror
stop, who fuun5les, and Is safe Mar
e Jindale hunts to first, and is safe OF
: fidder's choice. To-Day is rhereb,
forced home, and is out. Spayd'
: grounds TO short, and is out at frs,
h Two hits, one run.
4. Berry strikes out. +. Helsel !
out the same way. Smith gets
ngle hit over the first base line
;. Bowel flies fin right field, Mart lndal
dffs, and then doubles his error ID
cverthrowng third, allowing Smitl
!" to score, and Bowel goes TO thirc
Middietop tries to catch Bowel OF
y third, runner comes for home, Ogde
catches ball and tags runner, blu
u drops the ball, and Bowel score:
II Kyle fans out. One hit, two runs
3rd Inning.
I'll i. Wilson gets walk to frs
Middleton sacrifices blunt TO frs
4 and Is out, advancing Wilson to sec
end. Sherer gets hit in right fielt
scoring Wilson, by catcher's muf
Sherer takes second on the play, an
~ then steals third. Miller grounds t
: short STOP and lis safe on fielder
. choice, but the throw to home wa
high, and Miller scores. (Here Car
&c non, wro has been playing short sto
oi for Argos, is benched, and Z. Hels,
+ substituted for him To-Day flies oil
- in right field Ulrioh fans One h
two runs.
A. Shafer hits to first, who muff
and is safe Takes second on tn
in muff More:ail gets a hit in left feel.
~ advancing Shafer TO THIRD. E. Hels,
IS grounds to second, and is safe o
fielder's choice. Sherer overtime
third, and hSafer scores on the pas
ball. MorecaIl goes to third Mo
hits to pitch, who muffs, and is SAT-
e. and then steals second. Moreca
scores ON the pass ball. Berr
k grounds to short stop, and is safe o
I'd felder's choice Mraler overture
n third, and Shafer scores on the pas
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