Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-21
HUTCHINSON IS
WINNER OF CAME
X. OF C. TEAM LOSES TO LEAGUE
LEADERS AFTER A BITTER
STRUGGLE.
SCORE WAS 6 TO s
Manager Huston Protests Game Oh
Grounds That Catcher Hughes
Is Not a Qualified
Player.
SCORE WAS s TO S

HlSAlluS every iuCu OI the Way
and only exceeded i'll bitterness by the
most fruitful lemon orchard, the
knights of Columbus and Hutchinson
clubs in the city league mixed on the
Squattown grounds Saturday after
noon in seven inning contest, the f.
nal result of which was a victory for
the grocers by the score of 6 to 5. The
game, was played under protest by
Manager Huston Of the fraternal men.
who claimed that Manager Campbell
had no right to play Catcher John
Hughes, when the latter was not sign
ed by the Hutchinson team The league
will meet tonight in the Y. NJ. G. A.
to consider the strength of Manager
Huston's protest. Should Manager
Illusions protest be upheld, the cham,
pionship of the city league is not de-
cided.
Knights Score First.
Nip and tuck was the going until
the last of the third, when Babe"
Schwartz scored for the knights on
his two-bagger and an error by Pohl-
son. This run looked as big as a bal
loon until the effectiveness of Ryan
began to grow slightly dimmed in the
fourth, when Matthews started with
a hit. Campbell skied out to Wilson,
but Slaught essayed line drive that
struck Ryan in the forehead and car
omed off towards left field Ballard
was an easy victim via the Whit
route, but VALLEY sent the pill to the
short field and Matthews registered.
Pohlson very rudely poked out two
sack drive to left and Slaught scor-
ed. Brockman walked and Gillette du-
plicated Pohlson's performance by
sending the globule to right, which
furnished skid on which Valley
and Pohlson slipped home. Hughes
skied to Schwartz and the misery was
ended.
The knights forged ahead again in
their side of the fourth by singles of
Bowen and M. Mier, Ryan's walk and
the vicious smote for two sacks by
Catcher Barnes. Barnes followed his
three brother players across the joy
plate when Ballard returned the ball
wildly past Bsckstop Hughes.
Reinforcements Help Out.
The two runs scored by the Grocers
in the fifth, which furnished too great
a barrier for the knights to climb
over, were due in a large measure to
the reinfofcements received by Mana
ger Campbell in the persons of SUIT
ton and Dingeman, who relieved
Campbell and Slaughter. Matthews
started off with two Dagger, but
failed to touch first, and he remained
at the initial sack This oversight,
. however, was redeemed minute later
when he stole. Sutton whitfield, but not
SO with Royce Dingeman, who picked
out Ryan ripper for long-winded
single to center, scoring Matthews j.
Mier muffed Billiards. high fly, which
allowed Dingeman to rest on third.
VALLEY pushed to the infield, but Din.
gemanN squeezed in home before the
peg. Pohlson and Brockman were
easy outs. Valley held the knights
scoreless after the fourth by good
pitching and fielding. A lightning dou.
BILE play retired the side in the sixth,
and the Knights extinguished the Gro.
GERS in the seventh via the same dose
The fielding of Brockman was easily
the feature of the game.