Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-22

The first local meeting Of the An
sons and Doc" Andrew VS. Blue Jays
occurred Thursday afternoon, the home
team getting the verdict, to 0. While
the result of the game gave immense
satisfaction to the local fans, Yet there
was, perhaps, greater feeling OF
pride over the attendance for the day.
fallen before the game, and light
shower during the progress of the
game gave promise of deV clipping into
summer storm, the crowd for the first
battle between the old rivals was mucn
larger than the combined attendance
at the three games between Marshall
town and Waterloo at the latter city.
Pretty good for a jay town"
Prettiest Game Of Season.
The class of ball the AnSons were
showing Thursday was practically I'M
bea1able 1t was the prettieSt field
ing game that has been seen here this
season and was filed with more thrills
than three ring circus. SnappN,
double plays and circus stunts In the
outteld prevented Waterloo from
counting, while hitting at opportune
times by the Ansons and the daring
of Wilson on the bases proved the
undoing OF the Waterloo side wheeler
Blenner.
Almost every inning was marked by
a sensational play in the field and the
thrilers kept the fans in q high pitch
! OF excitement.
Nature Of Ansons' Play.
| IN the first inning Waterloo was
| prevented from scoring by a sizzling
! double play, Marriott to Foster. In the
! fifth, with visiting players on third
| and second and one out Carrigan was
| on the long end of an even more sem
| sational double, stabbing a low field
| in short center, and making beauu-
| full peg to the plate to catch the run
| ner. Marriott pulled a major league
stunt when he threw himself bodily
after ball which he could not reach
to retire a batter. I, remained for
| Seihert 10 get away with the big play
when he raced back to the score board,
| lea ped into the air and stabbed a drive
that looked good for three bases.
The other members OF the team who
do not figure in these sensational plays
|
ton, playing errorless ball and backing
up every play in way that inspired
| confidence in9the organization.
Hit Ball Opportunity.
! It looked like new team that faced
Waterloo There were some changes
| in the makeup of the nine since its
| last local appearance, but there was
snap and determination in the entire
| team that had not been seen before.
one Of the most impressive features
| Of the game was the timely hitting.
! Waterloo outhit Marsha lltown, but the
! locals hitting was more timely. Rich
ards Foster and Wilson were leading
in the stick work, each getting two
! hits. Richards and Foster rappng out
doubles. In the fourth Miller hit for
| Il three Dagger. which counted run.
Waterloo Makes Bid For Game.
| NySkccil started the game for Mar
shalltown, opposing Blenner Andrews
new left handler. Waterloo started out
to take the game. but their two hits
in the opening frame We're wasted,
Marriott and Foster pulling their dou-
bic which blasted the hopes of the Wis
itOrs. Ackland doubled 70 initiate the
third but Vyskocil famed Blenner,
and McAuley and Holmes hit liner
to Richards for the third out. The
second double play of the game pre-
vented Waterloo from scoring in the
fifth. Sigin started the inning with
d single. and White hit for two bases
| Ackland hit to short center. Carrigan
taking the ball on the run and pegging
to the plate to cut down Siglin. Blenner
was thrown out at first.
After the game had been put on ice.
Stodoia relieved Nyskocil, and while
the visitors got one hit in each Of the
remaining four innings. they did not
threaten to drive man over the pan
until the last frame. ShSldon was
| passed in that round, but HOllenbeck
was out on foul to Marriott. Siglin
doubled, sending Sheldon to third
| White fouIed out to barrow and OK
land famed.
Foster Scores First Run.
It was Sam Fosters old hickory
| stick that led the way t. victory ir
the fourth. Sam gave the inning ar
suspicious opening by hitting for two
= bases. Seibert was thrown out a t first
and Darrow whitfield. Carrigan cam,
\ to the rescue with a prettily- PLACED
y single. which sent Sam over with tn
big one, which would have been enough
, TO win. Carrigan went to second on
wild pitch, and then Miller raped
corting three Dagger to Hollen beck
garden, scoring Carrigan. Wilso
u ended the rally by tanning.
Richards doubled in the next session
T. after two were out. but Foster mad
the third and the manager died at sec
Ond.
The Daring Of Wilson.
The last tally may be attribute
solely to Wilson, whose base runnin
brought hand from the crowd. TIL
little ShOrtstOp singled and went dow