The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-29
MeIlinger Forces In Run In Last Halt
Of Eleventh Inning
by Hitting
Abbott.
WHITAKER SAVES DAY
Bits Heavy Hitting and Superb
Pitching Largely Responsible
for Win Over
Bunnies.

80F VIII SSST
Bunnies.
With the bases full and two down
In the last half OF an eleven inning
pitchers battle yesterday, Mellinger
hit Abbott with the second ball pitch
ed to him, forcing in the run that gave
the Indians 4 to win over the WIS.,
ting Bunnies. 1t was an unusual end
Ing for the longest game that has
been played on the local lot this year.
and 1t was the general opinion of the
fans that Mellinger should have had
batter show for his money, consid-
ering the class of ball he pitched all
the way through.
Although ten hits went to each
team, they were kept well scattered
by both pitchers. Whitaker, who ap-
pearsd on the mound for the tribe,
had, perhaps, a shade on his oppo-
nent, Mellinger. "Bill' whiffed six
men to Mellinger's five, and gave
nary walk while the visiting mound
artist loosened up for four. The ex-
ira base hits we're perfectly divided,
two being made by each team.
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Support 10 Ragged.
Both pitchers received rather rag
ged support at times, although their
backing got better as the game pro-
gress I'd. After doing some rather
poor fielding in the first part OF the
game, Abbott pulled several sensa-
tional catches when it looked as if
the game Lad been thrown away. A
number OF neat fielding fsats achiev-
ed by players on both teams made
mp for their errors.
AS in a number of games OF late.
the indians started off the scoring in
the first inning. Jack opened up with
a single, his only hit of tn : game He
advanced to second on Giffin's sacri-
fee and scored on safe hit by
Caffyn, after Hensling had reached
first on muffed fly ball by Lund.
Rabbits Start Scoring.
The Rabbits, not satisfied with the
score, stepped around the tribe in
tn cir half of the second with two
runs. After Wambsganss had ground
ed out, Fulton hit through Abbott.
Brennan lifted a fly to right which
was muffed, and both were safe. West
cut loose with double to left, scor-
ing Fulton. Mellinger forced Bren-
nan at the plate, but West counted on
whittaker's wild heave. Smith struck
out. After that the Bunnies counted
in but one more inning, the sixth,
when they made two runs.
The tribe, however, made two in
the fourth off an error. walk, sac
rifice and single by Whitaker. They
also counted one run in the eighth,
making the score even. The count in
the eighth was made off two clean
doubles, coming in succession by
sweet and Whitaker.
Tribe Wins in Eleventh.
No runs were made by either side
during the ninth and tenth rounds,
although the Rabbits threatened to
count in the tenth on single and
double. The tribe stiffened behind
Whitaker at this time, however, and
gave him the support that enabled
him to retire the side without serious
damage. Three men in succession
went out on easy chances in the first
half Of the eleventh. The second half,
however, was different. Whitaker
started things again by getting his
third hit of the game. He went to
third when Jack was safe on a wild
throw by Wambsganss, Jack going
on to second with the wild heave.
Mellinger honored Whitley Hensling
with free transportation after McCol-
Tough had struck out. and the bases
were loaded. Caffyn lifted fly to
the outfield, making the second out.
and hope began to die in the breasts
of Indian fans. Abbott, however, after
watching wide one go by, stopped
nitched ball with his arm, and
Whitaker was forced home with the
winning run.
Losing Streak Broken.
At best it was no more nor less
than fluks win, but it counts in the
averages just the same as 1t wouio
had the score been ten to nothing.
The losing streak of the locals was
broken and the series with Cedar
Rapids tied up with one game each.
The third and deciding game of the
series will be the last the Indians
will play at home until the series
with Muscatine, the latter part OF
next week.