Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-01
AGAIN
BY ONE SCORE
COURIER TEAM DEFEATED IN RE
TURN GAME At HEpRick-
SCORE 5ToA

In a fast, clean game at Hedrick
| Sunday afternoon the Courier aggre-
cation met defeat by a score OF 5 to 4.
This was the second game between
these two teams, the Couriers winning
the first game by a score of Z to 8, the
game going eleven innings. In the game
Sunday afternoon Arnold Murray, the
Ottumwa city league umpire accom-.
panied the. printers to Hedrlck ana
worked the game from behind the bat.
Murray made a distinct hit with the
Hedrickites by his big-league voice in
calling the plays and the good feeling
existing between the two teams n
the Hedrick bugs and buggetts was
largely responsible to the work Of Arm
old. Martin, the Hedrick umpire work
ed with Murray, and as in the first
game at Hedrick, when he worked the
game alone, gave entire satisfaction.
After two innings had been played
both pitchers claimed that the pitchers
box was too far from home plate, and
upon actual measurement 1t was found
that the pitchers We're pitching sc feet,
and this fact was probably responsible
for the first three scores by Hedrick n
the first two for the printers. The de-
feet was remedied and for the rest OF
the distance the printers could only get
in one tally and the H~edrickites two.
Puder who pitched for Hedrick in the
first game between these two teams,
was again on the mound for Hedrick.
with Elder catching, He pitched better
ball than in the first game, only six
hits being secured by the printers.
Berry was on the mound for the Cour-
Ter and only six bingles were secured
from his delivery, Hedrick only getting
two hits off him after the distance was
shortened from the pitchers box to
home plate. Eight men were forced to
lay down he stick by the youthful
Berry, while Pudor for Hedrick struck
out five. Lee, the Wasp catcher in the
city league, caught seven innings of the
game for the printers,S and while he
caught a nice game he was unable to
deliver with the hickory. Lee has been
batting for IN average of .634 in the
OttumWa city league, but Puder out
guessed him in this game.
The scoring happened thusly: In the
second half of the first Anderson hit to
right field for two bases, went to third
when J. Stephenson hit to Berry and
Berry held the ball too long trying to
safe at first and Anderson at second.
Reeves struck out. Harper hit to right
for two bases. bringing Anderson and
Stephenson home, but was out at third
when Leonard caught Gearling's long
fly and threw to r.. Cockrell.
In the Courier's half Of the second
Wilson hit for two bags. stole third and
came home on Leonard's rap to Puder
who threw over the catchers dome and
Wilson was safe. Leonard was safe on
third. r. Cockrell went out Gearling to!
J. Stephenson. A.. Cockrell hit to right
bringing in Leonard, stole second,
went to third on a passed ball. and died
there when Lee struck out and Berry
flied out to Puder.
In Hedrick's half of the fifth Puder
flied out to Leonard. Anderson flied out
to Redburn, j. Stephenson was safe at
first on Leithner's error, stole second
and came home on A. CockrelPs failure
to grab a grounder by Reeves. Harper
went out Leithner to Wilson,
In the printers half Of the sixth Gill
bert went out Harper to J. Stephenson.
Leithner hit to left, went to second
when Wilson. grounded out Harper to.