Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-03
CEIER SMILED;
FANS FROWNED
BURLINGTON BOSS WAS GLEE-
Full OVER VICTORY FROM
oTTUMWA SUNDAY.
HOME ONES OUICLASSED
Sathfinders, BY cIouting and Perfect
Field Work, Take a to 2 Win
From the Natives at Myrtle
Street Park.

Boss Geier smiled and LOST fans
frowned at the Myrtle street park
Sunday between $3.50 and $50 O'Clock
and all because Burlington romped
away with a 6 to 2 win. 1t was a
spasm of town ball that the home
product. exhibited, pitted against the
real article by the invaders under the
careful and painstaking guidance or
that Geier individual. The fourth and
fifth stances proved Ottumwa's undo
ing, and from Burlington STANDPOINT,
1t was joyous spectacle. In the
fourth, four safe drives, two errors and
a double steal forced four runs across
for the guests, and in the next SESSION
two raps and the same number OF
miscues Melted couple OF more. Al!
Ottumwa could do was to tally twice,
the first one in the second on Bor-
toms double and Brands single, ard
the last in the sixth on another two
time smack by Borton and Lambs
double barrelled bObble. The mix was
not a combat, but served to display
to the faithful almost everything in
the baseball line. There were two
lightning double plays, double steal,
plenty of hits, several strickouts and
only few walks. Of course it is need
less to say that errors played an I'M
portant part in the proceedings On
the matter Of earned runs, both clubs
secured one apiece.
Prestons ballooning in the fourth
and fifth is really responsible for the
loss, but the loose fielding behind the
Abba giant was also in favor Of Bur-
lington.
The painstaking work of Manager
Geier was the source of pleasure to
the fan who, enjoys good playing in
friend or foe. The visiting foemen
played remarkable fielding game.
and his perfect work was contagious.
Lamb being the only player who fell
below the 1000 mark. Feier's clout
in the fourth and his heady base run
ming also made more possible the vic
tory Burlington won.
Preston Peited Promisclously.
The fans felt happy in the posses
sion of an earned run by the natives
in the second. Borton characterized
his first time at bat by ripping do,-
BILE to left field Brand followed with
a sizzler down the third base line, and
the Coal Baron ronDed to the plate.
Again in the fourth, the lanky first
sacker poled for an extra base, and
Brand went to first via the assault
route. The chapter was closed, how
ever, when Link hit into a double play.
The fourth for Burlington was In
deed productive. Boss Geier instruct
ed Third Baseman Lamb to bling else
he would get sheared. His lambk1ns
obeyed the ultimatum by swish1ng to
Russell. Preston exerted himself too
much in bagging Gray's foul, and then
came the bombardment. Ge1er spank
ed to left and Alperman's line drive
bounced out of Wise's mitts. The er-
ror was Lambs cue to score, which he
did. Bowling forced Alperman out at
second, but Geier landed safe at third.
Then came the double steal, Downing
going to the middle and the visiting
manager to Scoreville. Kelly hinged
safely and Bowling registered. Link
overthrow second in an attempt to ex-
tinguish the thieving Kelly gent, who
meandered all the way home on Joey's
emphasized heave. Bremen after hit
ting safe, was pegged out by Link at
second, and the misery was over.
Plympton, who by the way had
dangerous batting eye all through the
piece, opened the fifth with his sec
ond swat of the combat Lamb follow
ed with a rough shove to center and
plympton registered on Ahring's first
error. Another miscue by Airing paw
ed the way for Lambs home coming
and Burlington scoring was at an end.
Borton scored Ottumwa's second |
run in the sixth, when he negotiated
his third two bag drive and came the
rest of the distance on Lambs bobble.
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