Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-12
EXCITING MIX is
ENDED IN TIE ALL
UMPIRE CLEARY CALLED YES
TERDAY TTUMWA-QUINCY
GAME TO LET TEAMS GO
SCORE WA S 2 TO ?
Nip and Tuck Battle Kept 255 Fans
on Their Toes for Twelve In
nings-Reiss Was Ef-
fective Though Wild

As thrill of the melodramatic sort
the fruitless efforts Of the Ottumwa
and Quincy players at the Myrtle
street park yesterday afternoon had
several yards of the great in baseball
spanked to an ermine hue. And all
of the snowy stuff amounted to naught
f:r the athletes prevailed upor UNI
pire Cleary to call at game at bells
in order to permit them to connect
with Burlington No. and arrive in
Monmouth and Quincy in time to hit
their downy couches before this
morning. Two to two, all the same
like the Burlington trains whistle.
was the score at the end Of the twelfth
when Stage Manager Cleary rang
down the curtain The fans moaned a
little, but on second thought they de-
cided to smile, for the game the Quin-
cy men were putting up was likely to
pull victory out of the tie at any
minute. Twelve innings of the kind
of baseball served yesterday is equal
to several games of the mediocre
ball, and realizing this, the faithful
left the park feeling satisfied that they
came. despite the fact that no decision
was reached.
Reiss Was PuzzIing.
Pitcher Reiss pitched what an exact,
ing critic would refer to as erratic
ball He mixed his generosity with
stinginess that would do credit to
double-knotted tight-wad, and his I'M
certain work throughout the twelve In
nings is largely accountable for Quln'
cy's failure to bag the mix. Reiss, de-
spite his wildness at times, had the
best Of the f1inging argument, and MS
performance with the willow was only
saualed by Wise, Senno, SEVERED and
Donahue.
pitcher Walker, too, is entitled to
wee might of glory, for he held the
home squad hitless when raps would
have meant defeat. :,
Senno, Russell and Airing divided
the fielding honors.
ottumwa Scored in Opener.
Fred Finney romped home with the
frst tally Of the conflict. registering
In the initial inning on his walk and
steal and Sennos rap to right field.
Quincy forged ahead in the fifth.
Myers lived on Kensel's bobble and
went to third when Donahue roughly
showed the pellet to left field for two
bags.
A wild pitch high over Links head
by the irrational Reiss permitted N.Y.
ers to score and Donahue to register
at Wiseville. Just to mingle his ef-
fectiveness with his less brilliant
work, Reiss forced Clark to pole to
Russell and Walker was compelled to
Whit. Hartman, however singled to
center and Donahue registered GUM
cys second and last run. Ottumwa
tied it up in the eighth. Reiss opened
the stanza with his second single OF
the DAY. Kensel laid the ball down to
Cavanaugh, and Mike evidently
thought first base was in the bleach
ers. His heave sent the pill high over
Myers head and into right field. Reiss
raced home on the error, but Kensel
was nipped at third by the perfect
throw in Of Hartman.
Pinch Hitters Were Absent.
Ottumwa and Quincy broke about
even on the absence of pinch hitters.
In the ninth every sack was Inhabited
by visitor, but Reiss hooked on his
non-hittable armament and the side
was retired. Again in the tenth, the
Invaders, with one down had men on
second and third, but two long flies to-
the center field fence fell into the
waiting mitts Of Senno. Double plays
deprived Ottumwa of the winning run
In the eighth and tenth, and the effect
Iveness Of walker spoiled any chance
Of victory in the ninth. Ottumwa's
last chance to score was in the twelfth
when Wise biffed for two bags with
one down. Borton and Reiss skied out
to Dang, and imp. Cleary called the
halt.
Manager Egan changed the batting
order in yesterdays game by switch
Ing Finney and Russell. Brand was
used to hit for Link in the seventh,
but Charley popped out to Burg.
Thomas, hitting for Walker in the
eleventh, also proved minus quantity
at the pelting game. Noah relieved
Walker in the eleventh.
The Score.