Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-10
AVIATION meet
At The BALL PARK

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BAIRD, THE CHIEF BIRD.
MAN, SCARED HIGH UNDER
FusslLADE OF HITS.
That the Moisant aviators may pc
to equal II not excel the ny
Ing OF Pitcher Baird, the Muscatine
birdman, surrounded by clever ana I'M
cultured Camels, made q most sue
cessful flight yesterday p. m. on the
Myrtle street aviation field, and before
the sky-kisser had finally descended
to terra flrma, the Speed Boys mad
niched him for eleven lusty wallops
and fifteen marks Of happiness. Had
It not been for former Speeder on the
Muscatine side Of the argument, Pltcn-
er Winnie Moves would doubtless nave
emerged with clean sheet. but Dutch
Airing, by failing to dodge pill rolled
by the Kearney chemist. was given
life on first at the very start OF the
pastiming. An error by Plympton,
subbing for Gard on first. coupled with
CAROLS sacrifice and passed ball by
Toots, who operated behind the hunk
OF wood, permitted the German gentle
man to cross. Never again was the
enemy further than first except in the
fourth when Alperman's hit and Yea
gers walk, put the former on second,
but Noyes, just to demonstrate his
unusual powess, whitfield Mr. Banks
and the size was retired. While all
this pleasing variety of hurting was
being contributed by the Nebraska
alfalfa king, his ship-mates were lam
basting the ball. Johnson opened the
torrent Of hits by sending the horsehide
far out toward the Des Moines water
with Russell on In the first. rms
homer made the native sons one ahead
OF the enemy. In the second round,
Winnie Moves took inventory OF his
several abilities, and ran across the
fact that he had one hit left In his
willow. This came in the shape OF
pole to right center, while Wise was
on second The Wise person had got
that far through the medium of walk
and Plympton's delicate sacrifice. In
the third, the home folks demonstrated
that more than one score could result
from beat out bunt. Russell opened
the stanza with walk. Johnson
dumped the ball and when Baird
fielded It, he discovered that Hart and
Blake were only In the vicinity OF
first base and not directly on 1t. john
ston was beaned in the liver and this
brought the play up to three one and
nary a soul out. Senno obliged with
emily and whanged the ball to Airing
at third. Dutch wheezed the ball home.
but It's route was little too high for
Banks, and Russell tailed. Wise gave
vent to his second promenade OF the
afternoon and johnson was forced to
port. The reader will preceive that
the bases are still heavily populated
Leroy Plympton also noticed this fact
and he pushed the pill to Hart, who
fought and fused with 1t snflcient
length OF real time to let Johnston
score. Feeling that it was time to go
to work and thus prevent his salary
arm from cooling of, Moves popped
a grounder to Carroll, whose peg home
caught Gard. Hart met up with Ken
sells dirt-disturber, and Tay was the
third dead bird.
A Few More In the Middle.
The Rabbit opened the fourth round
with seven foul balls and then paste
to Blake, who pegged to Hart for the
first out. Johnson negotiated his
third safe rap Of the going and was
advanced by short center bingle by
the other branch Of the Johnston fam
lily. Senno was then dropped to the
ground by a powerful whack in the
bean, but after the medicine man was
fastened to the Otumwa bench, whence
cided to regain his consciousness and
Dan was carried, the little fielder de-
sprint to first Again the cushions
were top-heavy. Gard skied to Alper-
man for the second out, but Wise
proved better guesser than Baird and
his walk sent Johnson to the haven OF
scores. Enter Mr. Plympton with his
mighty bludgeon. Plymp smote to
right for two sacks. and Johnston and
and Senno romped home. Wise got
such good running start that he
over ran third, and only through the
bum-arm heave of Airing would have
died before reaching home. After
jockeying between third and the plate
Win bdukS, AuIlHS anu Dam manu-
ling the ball. which had been sent IN
finally by Holycross. Airing popped
his former side kick Wise in the konk,
and Wise touched the plate when the
ball caromed off to the stand. Airing
and Hart extinguished Kensel, and
Noyes was again permitted to amuse
the bugs with his classic arm move
ments. Baird was easy for Wise and
Plympton, 1T Airing made Senno get
on his horse and fly to short center for
his high one. Carroll was punctured
with a Noyes curve, but he was held
to first when Kensel grabbed off
Blake's hot line drive. The last scor-
ing OF the afternoon came In Ottumwa
half Of the fifth, which Russell opened
with a fly to Alperman. Johnson
his fourth straight smack
and stole second. Johnston whitfield,
but SennO soused to right center for
two bags, scoring Johnson. Gard
walked and Wise's beauty jar over the
center field fence brought in Senno
and Gard ahead OF him. Plympton
again hit safe, but Alperman ran to the