Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-29
HARvEYs DEsERTloN COSTLY.
Team Materially Weakened by Absence
of Shortstop and Catcher.

of Shortstop and Catcher.
Just at the present time the Mar
shalltown baseball team is undoubtedly
in the worst shape it has been this year,
and while the loss of games, especially
by the large scores registered against
the team at Cedar Rapids in the past
two days, has given rise to considerable
criticism by the fans, the team mas not
and is not Laying down." There is ap-
parently no discord in the ranks OF the
PLAYERS, and the slump can be attribut-
ed to two things:
First, the injury of Catcher Andreen.
Second, the desertion of Shortstop
Harvey.
When Andreen was suddenly taken
from the game by reason of severe
injury to his hand, during the Clinton
series, the team was noticeably weak
ened, for the loss of Andreen necessitat-
ed the shifting of Seibert from left field
to the backstopping position. Selbert
caught a great many games for Du-
! buque last year, and his record shows
that he played good game in the posi-
sition, The sudden shift from outfield
to don catcher's mask, after, a years
absence from the backstopping position.
might naturally be expected to result
in some ragged work for some time. or
until the player becomes accustomed to
This new position.
Seibert has been responsible in
measure for the Arson defeats. but in
this He is in nowise held at fault.
Seibert is one of the greatest little ball
players in the league, and as an out
fielder he is unexcelled. but on short
notice he can not play the game behind
| the bat that a regular catcher will play.
In Harvey's case, according to- what
may be learned from Cedar Rapids, it
was pure case of. quit" He has
played indifferently at times during the
| late trip away from home, and when
| the team took the field for practice at
Cedar Rapids Monday, Harvey refused
| to get in the work. making the claim
| that his knees were bothering him.
After the game had been called he
again showed that he was not in the
game to win, by his miserable work on
bases, and Manager Richards suspended
him indefinitely and attached a fine.
Cedar Rapids sports writer's and fans
are authority for the statement that
Manager Richards had shown great
patience with Harvey and had given
him every opportunity to redeem him
| self.
The team is playing just as earnestly
las. it was earlier in the season, but in
Tits present crippled state there is little
I justice in criticism. Andreen will be
back in the game in day or two. and
Manager Richards is making every
effort to secure new players to fill gaps
which are now proving costly.
r. w. Scott. A. F. Strub, and JOSEPH
| A. Whitacre, directors of the local asso-
citation, were in Cedar Rapids Tuesday
20 confer with Manager Richards and tt
take steps toward strengthening the
team. Linn Farguson was also in Cedar
Rapids Tuesday to attend the game
! Cedar Rapids fans have warm feel
ing for Marshalltown, and speak in tn,
highest terms of Manager Richards ane
his men, especially as to their conduc
both on and off the field. Richards KEEP
4 the wires hot Tuesday night in al
4 effort to secure players to bolster up tn,
Arson defense and it is quite probable
that one or two new men will join TIN
team in a day or two.