Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
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Cedar Rapids, July 27.-Just 1871
Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown fans
saw the Bunnies hand Manager Rich
ards Ansons a drubbing in the first
! game Of the series here yesterday at
ternoon with Lefty" Mellinger on the
! mound, and receiving his usual sup
| port" a total of six errors being made
behind him.
And the win was not all that the
| fans saw. Those of this city. who have
heard much of Richards propensity TO
protest games, had an opportunity TO
see this propensity in full working or
der when the Arson boss protested
the game in the ninth inning and I'm
ished the last third OF the frame under
protest.
The protest came after Umpire Ken
nedy had called Jude out at third base
on account Of an alleged misplay on
the part Of Richards, following his re-
tirement at second.
In the ninth inning Richards went
into the game as pinch hitter. with
Andreen on first, where he had landed
came thru with d single that sent An
dreen 10 third. Jude, the next man
up hit srounder 10 Fulton, who threw
TO second to retire Richards. Wambs-
ganss took the throw nicely. and after
touching the bag attempted TO complete
a double play by hurrying the ball back
to Fulton. His peg was wild and jude
took second on the error.
Claim Richards Drew Throw.
Richards failed TO leave the diamond
after being put out at second, and in
stead continued running around the
bases, with the result that when Full
ton retrieved Wambganss' wild heave
he threw to the plate, in an attempt to
| stop Richards.
| kennedys attention was called to
| Richards move, and he Immediately
ruled Jude out at third where he had
gone when Richards drew the throw 70
the plate. Richards protested the de-
cision and finished the remainder of the
| inning under protest.
! During the argument over the play
! MelIinger was benched and Roy Brown
| sent in to finish the game, which he did
| IN short order, when Bromley hit 10
| Lindberg for an easy out at first.
| The game started off in excellent
.
to be an unusually classy contest. In
the third however. the Bunnies solved
| Harter's offerings. Fulton led off with
a single to third, and took two more
bases when Taylor made wild heave
70 first Lingle followed with bingle
( that Harter knocked down. but failed
/ TO recover in time TO throw TO first,
and Mellinger Immediately took steps
I 20 win his own game by cracking the
/ ball for a home run. the clout sending
I the ball over the left field fence and
| bringing in three runs
Two singles in the fourth added an
other Bunny counter, and four more
| clouts in the fifth sent two more runs
| across.
For the next two innings Harter
held the Rabbits hitless, and also run
less, only TO have them assault him
again in the eighth and secure three
hits and two runs, assisted by an error
! he himself made on a wild throw TO
! first.
Ansons in Uphill Contest.
The Ansons first counter came in
the fifth round, when Harvey led off
with q triple. and LAP Ward missed
the throw made 10 stop Harvey at
that bag, permitting the visiting short
stop 10 tally. SelDSTt lneH new oul ~
Fulton, and Andreen followed with q
smashing double to right and took third
On the next play, which retired Harter
at first dying on third when Jude was
retired Lindberg to Fulton.
In the seventh Harvey led off with
a single to center Seibert and Andreen
few out TO Coleman and Lund. respec-
lively, and Harter popped a Texas
Lacquer TO left center that advanced
Harvey one sack. Jude then came thru
. with a terrific drive TO center, on which
!. Harvey and Harter tailed and the In
dian took two bags. Bromley closed
. the frame with a grounder to Wambs-
ganss, who pegged to Fulton.
Bunny Errors Aid Ansons.
One more was added in the eighth.
when Ward, after taking hold of Fos-