Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-19
DEFEAT SINGLE PEDAL MEN BY
TALLY OF II TO IS AT PARK
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
CORK LEGS HANDICAP
One Leg, Leg and ! Half and Leg and
Three Quarters Men Were UP
Against the Greatest Odds
Fans We're Joyous.

IHe peri eLual lrr1C8LlOn OF LnelT IuHuy
bone. Before 526 joyous fans the one
armed wonders Of Wiggler Whitfield.
the pick and cream Of the "monolunch-
hook" gents Of Ottumwa yesterday de-
feated the manipulators OF single
pedal extremity, cork legs and hickory
sticks by q score Of II to 16, in one Of
the greatest games ever staged at the
Myrtle street arena. The agonized
cries OF the fans and fanettes, afflicted
with crushing cramps induced by the
too free indulgence of the Joy In the
kingdom OF mirth and not through
physical or mental torture. could be
heard reverberating to the distant hills
and If ever there was crowd Of the
pill pastime afflicted revival meeting
shouters 1t was that collection who
turned over the pasteboards at the
gate yesterday. There were over a
half thousand Of them, too, and with
all truthfulness 1t may be said that
their expectations of the missing link
contest were realized to the fullest eH
tent.
stars OF tho Game.
withal, there were stars in that
fateful mix that demonstrated COM
pletely that a man with one foot or
with one arm has developed skill
that is surprising. Wright. playing
the first sack for the one armed men.
displayed wonderful ability in grab
bling the pill and squeezing to It. Not
only that, but when it required quick
heave from him, the moment after he
caught it, he lifted his gloved hand
and hurled the sphere with surprising
accuracy and force. Stevens, third
baseman for the same aggregation.
made several one hand stabs for
liners, showed from the bat Of one
legged gent. and froze to them. On
the other squad of misfits Peg Albert
son was easily the star. Peg could
take that single propeller OF his and
his one crutch and cover ground at
an amazing rate. When he landed on
the ball 1t kept the other gentlemen
on the hump to tag him at first. Peg
was there in the fielding, too. Boss
Shuckrow pitched the entire game for
the cork carriers and did great work
in the box. Although these players
were the stars, the remainder Of the
squads played excellent ball.
Hits Were Plentiful.
Every man UP seemed to find the
pill, but the handicapped fielding on
both sides In nearly every case al
lowed many to get to first. In the
first and second frames the one arm
larropers Tailed and 4 scores, re-
spectively, while Shuckrow's aspirants
made but one in the first. It was then
that the fun started and it continued
throughout the mix The third inning
resulted in blank for both teams.
In the fourth the one legged gents
rallied. Fox, the star one legged first
baseman, sent clean one to left
garden for single sack. He took
second on a passed ball and stole
third when Schaub, catcher, over
threw sack No. 2. Hollev then sent
nice one into center. scoring Fox,
and by the greatest Of hobbling man
aged to reach first. Peg A1bertson. he
with. the one crutch, put one over
third for first sack. sending Holley
to second. Harry Booth then pulled
of great stunt. deliberately beating
out bunt, although he had to carry
an unfeeling foot. With three men
on bases, Hickman singled, scoring
Holley. At this critical stage pitcher
Wayfeld allowed Kline to walk. or
hobble. Owns hit to left field and
Booth was tagged at home by Schaub,
who then threw Owens out at first.
But the inning was not yet over.
Shuckrow sent the pill to center and
brought Hickman home, making fire
runs for the inning.