Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-24
ANDR[[NS WILD PEG
GIVES CLINTON GAME
ANsoNS LOSE OPENER BY TO I
SCORE AFTER EXCITING
BATTLE.
LENrz PITCHES FIRST
GAME FOR MARsHALLToWN
New Hurler Shows Good Form eue
Lack Of Hits Prevents Victory For
Richards Msn-TayIor Again Prem
Ter Batter, Hitting For Two Doubles,
and Driving In Only Run.
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Clinton. July 24.-That Houghs
Grips are not wholly out of the run
ming was ably demonstrated TO the sat
isfaction of handful of fans Thursday.
With Bling" Miller on the mound,
pitching near his old-time form. Rich
ards. Ansons proved pie for the Hough
men. and the first home game was
neatly annexed by the close score of
to /.
The visitors scored in the opener, and
it was fortunate for them that they did.
or they would have suffered the lg-
nominy of Shut-out. After the hrst
Miller was master of the situation and.
backed by fawless support. he moved
them down by threes. LentZ. too was
in good form, and had Andreen not
heaved one wildly in a tight place the
two teams might have delayed the fans
ior their supper. The Hough men, now
ever, had the edge, and the feeling pre-
vailed that they were in to win.
1t was peculiar game in two re-
SpectS Clinton'S new first baSeman,
Roxy Walters, did not have a put
then. and another in the ninth. the only
two for him. Nolt, on the other hand.
had eight chances, each one of which
he accepted in nimble fashion. Some of
them were hard ones, but hard or easy,
he ate them all like iced watermelon.
Wallace another new face to the locals,
did not have much opportunity to show
his ability but the few chances he did
have he made the most Of and he shut
off a run twice in the eighth inning by
clean. fast fielding. That was the first
chance he had during the game.
Ansons Play Snappy Game.
The Ansons were a different team
than played here before, much more
formidable one. They had pepper and
fight but they We're up against Miller
going good, with his teammates solidly
behind him.
Richards gang lost no time in start
ing. Jude singled clearly past first and
Bromley sacrificed him. Taylor doubled
to the left field fence. scoring the
Indian Miller frightened then and
whitfield Foster, while Delaney flew TO
left. The Pilots went down in row
except that Wallace drew a pass and
was caught in the act of burglarizine
second The three-in- arrow order was
adhered to by both teams until the
third when Darrow singled first up. He
died. however. on third, lacking hits
behind him. Taylor got a double first
up in the fourth, hut he took liberties
with barrow and was caught trying to
reach third.
Game Lost on Wild Peg.
In the fifth Simmons doubled to left
after Hubbartt had popped one to
Foster barrow advanced him one with
his single to center that Jude made a
great try for. Then Cooper. pinch
hitting for Fleming a new right fielder
picked up by Hough the day before,
flew to Jude. Simmons was set and tore
for home The throw was very late and
Andreen pegged to get barrow going
to second The shot was wild and went
thru Jude, backing up. Simmons kept
on coming and stopped only after cross
ing home Nothing further happened
until the eighth except that Nolt con-
tinued to catch flies cracked his way
In the eighth Harvey varied the mon
otony by hitting one safe past second
He took third on Seibert's crack ovel
second, and Chubby went to SECOND
on the THROWN to WEIGH. Andreer
smacked one at Wallace. playing in
and the new short stopper, who look:
like Dutch" Schliebner. shot It TO frs
for the first play for himself ant
Walters, but not before threatenin,
Harvey to keep him on third. Thel
Lentz repeated Andreen's stunt, onl,
Wallace pegged home this time an
barrow chased Harvey back. In tn
run down Harvey struck at barrow
hands but Bing Miller was backing u
and touched him out almost soon a
Glenalvin had called Harvey out for hi
action.
Jude few out to left, Cooper maxim
pretty catch and saving the day 70
Clinton. There was nothing doing i
the last, altho Bromley did work hi
way to third on the only pass issued b
Miller. The score:
MARSHALLTOWN.
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