Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-18

Richards heavy reserve squad, COM
posed Of Mike Andreen. Sam Foster
and the manager himself. broke up a
game Of baseball Friday and drove a
small crowd Of fans, who had braved a
dust storm to see the opener with the
Virginia, Mimi, team Of the Northern
league, mad with elee in the closing
half Of the ninth inning, by one Of the
best executed hitting rallies that has
been staged hereabouts in many sea-
sons.
With the count to against the
home youngsters. when they came to
bat in the last half of the final round,
the prospects were not bright for a
local victory The rockies had failed
to connect with the delivery OF the
visiting pitchers. and had registered
but one scratch single in eight frames
1t was at this stage of the game that
the wrecklng crew was called into &C
ton, and in less time than 1t takes to
tell it Virginia had been put to rout and
the home team had bagged the game by
a count of to l.
Andreen Makes First Homo Run.
Mike Andreen engraved his name
on the monument Of local baseball fame
when he was called in to bat for
LOOMS. by lifting the first pitched ball
to far left field for the first home run
of the eason His hit tied the count
and made victory possible for the home
folks The hit was a clean homer to
deep left, the runner scoring without
effort. Foster was then called to bat
for Sweeney, and Sam added to the
hilarity of the occasion by swiping the
first ball over to center field for two
bases. Richards. batting for Ham
mond. neatly placed his hit between
short and second, on the second patched
ball, scoring Foster. A home run, a
two-bagger and a single, productive OF
two runs, and winning the game, had
been made from four pitched oaiis.
Lane PITCHES Good 7sH.
Lane opened the game for Marshall
town and pitched good ball for four In
ning.. He allowed two singles in the
third, and escaped being scored on by
pretty throw to plate by LOOMS. Lane
struck out seven in the four innings
bowling over three in a row in the
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In the four innings
| Reilly followed Lane and finished the
game. The big fellow opened nicely
but he dug his own pitfall in the sixth
when he lost control, allowed two hits
and issued two passed, forcing m run
Barring Reilly's periods OF w1ldness he
pitched good ball, and gave evidence OF
developing into strong pitcher when
he gets better control. His work Fri
! day showed marked Improvement ove1
! his last appearance.
virsinia's Score Gift.
virginia's lone score in the sixth
when Gould and Rhodes hit in success
sion, Watkins fouled out to kleminski
and Greisch and Kutz were successfully
passed. The last forced Gould across
for the count. Thereafter Reilly was IN
no serious trouble.
The Virginia team played nice
game, but like the home aggregation
failed to hit. Three members Of tht
visiting team are Indians.
A remarkable feature OF the gam.
was the many putouts secured b!
Kleminski at third base. He Is cred
tied with eight putouts and one assist
"Klem's' fielding was a feature Of tn
game. But four players figure in TIL
putout column Of the locals, Wheele
securing ten, McGrath and Kleminsk
eight each, and LOOMS one. Few
balls were hit outside the diamond.
The score: