Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-09


corner waiting for the hit that would
bring him home. Taylor's rap made
the final summing up of the statistics.
to A. with the lowly Speed Boys on
the short end.
Encouraged by the news that they
were to be transferred to Rock Island
the Ottumwans went into the game
with a determination to win, and with
Betsell working nicely at the start
everything sugered Well for the cellar
champs" Unfortunate boobies by
the native crew caused some disaster
| in the first chapter, and it was long
route to the seventh frome, when the
Ansunians gathered themselves to-
get her for the supreme effort of tie
ing the count
The game was far from being the
best seen in these parts this year, but
the termination was sufficiently inn
piessiSe 10 repay the fans for their
suffering in early innings when Bet%seil
seemed inclined TO keep the swats
down to a minimum.
Speed Boys Get Lead.
The visitors. piloted by Joint effort or
the aforesaid Betsell and Field Captain
kensel grabbed two counters right off
the reel in the nrst. while The home
boys We're playing drowsily and with
apparent disregard of the consequences,
Reinhart lei off with a grounder TO
Harvey which the apothecary fozzled.
and Jack followed UP the advantage
with a two-sacl<cr Seneff singled al
! his juncture. his rap putting Rein
hart over for the first run. Mulligan
hit to Delaney. who initiated his
4 brother coliegian. letting the ball get
away from him long enough for Jack
TO saunter home There the counting
ended momentarily. but the lead looked
imposing especially so when the home
I! bunch failed to show in aggressive
| work in their half
Jude Leads With Stick.
(. Jude's war club. which was one of
the most active during the matinee,
started the trouble in the fourth. which
resulted in the Ottumwa lead being re-
duced by half. Jude singled and stole
second to initiate the round, and came
home on Fosters long single. Delaney
! sacrificer Foster to second. but Sam was
out on Seibert's rap to Mulligan Rich
ards singled. but Andreen failed in the
pinch. being retired on strikes.
The Speed Boys soon made up the
! los, grounds however. putting one
across in the fifth Jack singled, but
| was forced AT second by Seneff. The
latter went forward on Muliigan's
| single and instead OF pulling up at
second went on to third, dra wing the
throw from Seibert. Richards missed
the hard throw. however. and Senef
loped home. Taylor relieved strained
situation by striking out Norvold and
! Hruska
4 Ansons Tie Up Count.
Another in the next session brought
the visitors total up to four, and there
they halted. The tally was the result
of a double by Kensel. a sacrifice by
Sohn, the erstwhile Arson. and Bet
sells out at first.
In the seventh-the old lucky
seventh''-tne Ansons broke loose. and
before they were roped had sent three
men around the paths and had seen the
end of Betsell. The scoring came after
two had persisted. Seibert retired on
high fly to Norvold but Richards
singled to start the celebration. The
advertised pageant seemed a little pre-
mature, however, when Andreen struck
out, swinging at wide ones in an effort
to pull the hit-and-run. Shook re-
vived hopes when he singled, and there
singled. filing the corners. Then the
great Betsell exploded. He took an ex-
ira twist to get the reverse english on
his pet curve and let go a wild heave,
which Hruska failed to trap. and the
ball rolled to the grands,and. Richards
and Shook meantime rolling home.
Harvey hit to Kensel, and the little
veteran was so astonshed that he
held the ball while Taylor beat it for
home and all hanGs were safe.
BetseII Deserts the Ship.
Betsel then bepched himself. ex-
planning that his arm had gone back
on him, and Ulch, a late addition to
the oft changed Egan pitching staff,
was hurried to The firing line to stop
The rampant Ansons. Fate smiled on
Ulch momentarily. Jude ending the bee
by rolling a grounder to Jack, to be
retired at first.
Ulch was fortunate in the eighth,
disposing of the home folks in one, two,
three order. The ninth saw the down
fail Of the Teuton. after he had passed
Richards and Andreen in succession.
To add to his SORROWS he emitted a
wild heave to first after Richards had
been walked. allowing the home gen
eral to wander down to second. 1t was
|
pan in his hurried effort to retire the
enemy, and after brief council OF War
it was determined that a mistake had
been made IN sending him in, and Ross
was rushed in the finish.
The Finish Is Ross
But it was Ross who was finished.
and he was disposed of in the shortest
possible order. When he mounted the
heights Richards was camped on sec
ond and Andreen was gracing first,
with three men to be retired before
bell time. Shook hunted, and was out,
Jack to Senen, both runners advancing
Taylor came up at this stage Of the
game to cover himself with glory. He
proved equal to the task and lifted a
healthy Texas Lacquer over the heads
of the infield, which had drawn in. and
Richards crossed the pan for the fifth
ami deciding score. The score:
OTTUMwA.
ALB. H.Po. A. e
Reinhart, ST .........4 o 0
Jack. 2b .......-.....s IS
Seneff. 1b 1 IL / q