Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-19
WEBSTER CITY
wins THE RUBBER
White Sox Lambast Lehigh in Base
Ball Game at Riverside Ath-
letic Park in This a
City.
THE FINAL SCORE WAS 8 TO 8.
Dispute Over Home Run Causes Lots
of "Beefng' and Delays the
Game.
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HE FINAL SCORE WAS 3 TO 8.

Yesterday afternoon at the Attn
letie Park the White Sox won from
the Lehigh sluggers by a score Of 9
to 8. Lehigh came to the city with
four outside players and with the
intention of winning this game, as
this was the third game played be-
tween these teams and the honors
We're even. &C. " ~, {. : -
IN the first inning. r. Timmons,
who came to bat for Lehigh, few
out to left field, R. Corbin famed.
and Longstaff hit to second and was
thrown out at first. Z. Corbin was
first batter tor the sox and reach
ed first on an error by first base.
man; L,udeman Few out to second
and Huston hit, scoring Corbin, who
had stolen second and third. Steffen,
next to bat, famed, but Moose got
a two Dagger, scoring Huston. How
ever. Moose was caught mapping OF
second. - - -,
m tie second period, B. olmstead
got a two Dagger, Rieter sacrificed.
r. Olmstead famed, and Louder
bach few to center. For the sox:
Richards hit pop-up to pitcher, J.
Dodge flew out to left field, and
hit a grounder to pitcher
and was thrown out at first.
In the third inning, H. Timmons
got foul fly which was caught,
Wasel famed, T. Timmons hit, but
R, Corbin drove a little grounder to
Huston who threw him out at first.
The sox done no better, B. Dodge
tanning, L. Corbin hitting to short
stop and was put ont, while Lude-
man few out to left field.
In the fourth. Lehigh scored by
Lon gstaff's hitting and then steal
ing second. B. 'Olmstead few out to
pitcher, Rieter hit to second and
was put out at first, but Longstaff
went to third and then scored on
wild throw home from first. r.
Olmstead then went the same route
as Rieter. For the Sox, only three
men batted in this inning.
In the fifth verse it was the same,
only three men on each side facing
the pitchers.
In the sixth, T. Timmons started
for Lehigh by tanning; r. Corbin
swatted a home run; Longstaff got a
hit, as did B. Olmstead, scoring
but Rieter hit to Huston
and did not reach first, while r.
Olmstead famed. This left Lehigh
one score ahead and the Sox started
things in this inning by B. Dodge
getting walk, L. Corbin hitting,
Ludeman a foul fly, but Sucker
reached first on an error by first
and Dodge sacrificed. Steffen. next
man up, famed, but Moose reached
second on his blow to center, scor-
ing Corbin and Huston. Richards
then hit, scoring Moose, and J..
Dodge famed. For Lehigh but
three men faced the pitcher the next
three innings, while in the seventh,
B. Dodge and Corbin both scored and
Steffen. who hit in the ninth. scor-
ed on j. Dodge's two Dagger.
The game was fast while 1t was
being played, but there was entirely
too much "beefing" to suit the
crowd. The local management
should make more satisfactory ar
rangements in the future and elm
mate this feature If possible. Moth
ing kills base ball like this sort Of
thing. The home run given to R..
Corbin for Lehigh caused consider
able dissatisfaction among the home
fans. 1t went SO near the foul flag
over the west fence that 1t was a
very close decision, the umpire call
ing II foul. However, Le-
high was finally given the benefit Of
the doubt and thereby secured a
home run. Notwithstanding this,
Webster City won out, giving the
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