Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-11
TOO MUCH FOR
WEBSTER CITY
Clear Lake League Team Wins From
Locals by Score off to 2
in This City Saturday
Afternoon.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST.

Locals had Chances to Make Things
More Even but Were mp Against
Hard Luck.
IN a continual batfest at the west
side base ball park Saturday after
noon, the home squad went down in
defeat to the Clear Lake league
team by the score of 8 to 2. A good
sized crowd witnessed the game and
plenty of enthusiasm was manifest.
Although the Clear Lake boys are
faster than the locals in almost ey-
cry inning the home team batted in
an interesting manner, but played
in hard luck. Jacobson threw for
the locals, while ]. Hegarty did the
twirling for the visitors. The Clear
Lake nine managed to reap fourteen
hits from the delivery of Jake. while
the Colts secured seven. The game
started very evenly. Besser the first
man who faced Jacobson whitfield the
atmosphere three times and retired
to his seat. Simmons, the next man
up, hit to L. Corbin and was retir-
ed. Stickman then rolled one to
Jake who threw him out at first.
Coffin and Stuart of the locals do
mated fanouts to j. Hegarty and T..
Corbin hit a popup to T. Hegarty.
In the second inning Bacon start
Ell for Clear Lake with a clean one
and Hegarty followed with blow
AaSod for half the circuit. Smith
then hit for lone base and the first
half OF the inning ended with the
score board reading to in favor
of the visitors. In the last half OF
that inning the home team secured
one tally, made by Corbin, who
opened with safety, followed by
singles by Moose and Berggren.
In the third inning Jacobson fan
ned Beser, walked Simmons and
gave Stickman and Bacon three
waves apiece to sit down. In this
inning the lone double play made
during the session was pulled of.
Dodge hit long one and was robbed
Of a hit by Noval. Coffin hit to
short and the "parson" was retired
before he could reach second. Stuart
then hit an easy one to 7. Hegarty
who threw to Besser, retiring Coffin.
Besser then threw to Bacon. the ball
reaching first before Stuart.
In the fourth inning the Clear
Lake squad started batting rally
that will remain in the memory OF
Jacobson for some time. 7. Hegarty
started with a three Dagger. Noral
was put out at first and Smith hit
for two bases over the north fence,
scoring Hegarty. ]. Hegarty then
hit a clean one to right and Smith
crossed the plate. The locals in the
fourth made gallant attempt to
score, but fate seemed against
them. Logan Corbin hit clean
single and was retired by being
forced by Rue Corbin. Moose then
secured his second safety. and Heg-
arty walked Jake. Berggren then
fiew out to Simmons and Longstaf
made the last out by being robbed
OF a pretty one to Stickman. Had
Longstaff's fly been but few feet
further three scores would have
been added to the tally sheet Of the
locals.
In the seventh the Clear Lake
team again discovered the ball and
secured three more runs. J. Hegarty
hit and Besser in that round
scratched In front Of home and was
easily thrown out by Moose. Sim
mons followed at the stick. and took
two hard strikes at the pillet. The
next four he fouled and the fans
started shouting for him to retire
The next ball over being to his sat
isfaction he soaked the horsehide
and 1t was seen to clear the north
fence by about twenty feet for a
home run. scoring Hegarty from
frst. Stickman then hit for one
base and was scored by two baser
from the bat Of T. Hegarty. Noval
hit to Jake for the last out. The
second score for the home bunch