Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-23
MAuRlE KENT IS
WORTH THE PRICE
BRILLIANT WORK OF THE COL
LEGkAN TWIRLER YESTER-"
DAY SHOWED HIS VALUE. =
CANS BLANkED NICELY
Dad kerwin Was Only Mule Who Hit
Finger and ottunwa Romped
Away With Game by
~ 4 to o Score. -
CANS. BLANkED NICELY

vicious subway ball was as difficult
to bingle as Quincy is hard to displace
from the top rung, and the stellar
work OF the half thousand HEAVIER fol
nine frames was as delicious repas'
as the proverbtal Gridiron club ban
quet. The end Of the feast came with
the native workmen sporting large
mark while Hannibafs place on the
score board was a maze of ciphers
The story Of the game can be told In g
word, but to adequately describe the
work of Pitcher Kent, Webster's un
abridged and few more bound vol
umes OF English would have to be
curves, head and the whatnot that
usually comes tagged to an Individual
worthy of recognition by the high
brows In the national pastime. Kent
certainly pitched major league base
ball yesterday. Beginning the game
with smile of confidence, Kent did
not become discouraged when five
hobbies cropped out behind him, but in
stead kept tenactously at his occupa-
ton, and when all was over, he earned
q one hit game that was besmeared
with beauty all the way round and in
the cracks.
Ottumwa won the game in the second
inning, which Borton started with a
two sack bump to center field. SEVERED
followed with line drive to left field
and Senno's sacrifice fly to Kerwin
sent Borton across with the lone score
Of the combat.
Outside of this activity and the STU
perb work Of Kent, the classy variety
Of base ball was none too prominently
exhibited, save for Jimmie Johnston's
beauty stop of Swalm's drive over
second In the eight.
Daniel Senno's one hit OF the con.
test will bring him half hundred sim
oleons, the dtminutive gardener send
ing the ball on q line to the monster
Bull Durham sign in left and thus be-
coming entitled to the fifty dollar
prize offered by the Baseball publish
Ing Co. The smack went for three
bags and was easily the longest hit
ever negotiated in q league game at
Myrtle street
Big Lacquer Chosen Ono.
Dad Kerwin, the cast.on Of the major
leagues, and at present the most &C.
complished member of the. Hannibal
squad, was the only visitor who pro-
ceeded past first base in the, contest.
The war waged by Kent and Kerwin
was most interesting. When first up
In the second stanza, Kerwin sent the
ball to right field Just short Of Finney.
who allowed it to escape him ON the
bounce. Kerwin progressed to second
IN the. error and went to third when
Ragan sacrificed. Webster and Dow
ers were retired by Kensel and Kent
respectively, and Kerwin died on third
Again in the fourth, the temporary
manager Of the Mules progressed to
third, but like the second inning. he
was doomed to die thereon. He
walked and went to third when Sever
cid made wild peg to nip him steal
ing. Ragan struck out and wise re.
tired Webster, Foley having made the
first out; Thy fouling to Borton previous
to Kerwin's walk. Kent had the rest
of the Cans on the hip, and in the
seventh just to demonstrate his super
iority over Kerwin, he whitfield the big
fellow.
Otumwa had opportunities to score
In the fifth and sixth, but Vyskocips
splendid work prevented any tallies.
Sennos bovine special went for
naught when Dan tried to score on
wise's rap to Hamilton, which was
felded home. Russell smote for two
bags In the sixth and went to third on
Finney's out, but Borton was unable
to pole the Rabbit home.