Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-24

| Inability to hit Houghs star
moundsmen, Smithson and Jones. cost
! the Ansons both ends OF double bill
/. with the Clinton outfit on the home
grounds Sunday afternoon, before a
crowd of 1900 highly-excited bugs,
! While the home team had to be sat
isffed with the short end OF the score
in both encounters. the games We're OF
such high character as 10 leave the
fans in good humor and the excellence
of the ball displayed went far to molh'
fly the home partisans who at nrst
pulled for a double victory and then
begged for an even break.
1t was the break of the game that
defeated the AnSons in both encount-
ers, Osrendorfs unsteadness and
scratch hit giving the visitors their
lone run in the first game, and Sears
mishap in right garden allowing two to
score in the last inning of the second
game.
The Clinton pitchers had just claim
TO the games, however. Smithson
holding the Ansons to two safe hits in
the opener, and Jones holding Rich
ards boys hitless during the seven in
nings of the final encounter.
Barring his wildness OstendorY
proved as effective as Smithson in the
first. and only the foresight of Hough
in pulling Smithson in the ninth. after
Marshalltown had filled the bases
saved the game for the invaders. Har-
ter pitched great ball in the afterpiece,
and the game would have been pro-
longed but for Slip on the part OF
Sears.
Ansons Play Sensational Ball.
In the first battle the Ansuns played
some sensational ball. Seibert being the
particular star on the defensive. Twice
the local left gardener made sensa-
tional catches which pulled the fans TO
their feet and robbed Clinton batters
OF seemingly safe blows. Burgwald
also broke into the limelight with a
sensational stab of a hot liner from
Smithsons bat, leaping high in the air
to pull down ripping blow.
The intield work was practically per
feet and full of snap. Had it not been
for Ostendorfs witness the game
should have gone into extra innings.
The visitors failed TO bunch their
blows, and in no inning did they get
more than one safe hit.
Game Breaks Against Ansons.
! Clinton won the game in the second
! inning the lone tally being the result
of two walks. sacrifice hit, and a
scratch infeid hit Ostendorf walked
the first two men up. Hubartt and
Miller. Wallace then sacrificed the
base runners on. and Darrow nit to-
ward first base. Foster took the ball
and from the bleacher il appeared that
Darrow was tagged on the line, but
Fleming ruled him safe. Hubar,t scor-
ing on the play. Miller and Darrow
attempted a steal. but the former was
caught al the plate. Foster to Andreen.
Burgwald then made his sensational
stab of Smithson's liner, retiring the
side.
! Ansons Fill Bases.
In the ninth the -Ansons threatened
to grab the game, filing the pathways
after two had been retired Sugrue
batting for Burgwald, was hit by the
pitcher. but Richards, batting for Fos-
ter. was called out on strikes and De-
laney flied out TO short Seibert then
| broke in with double. the second hit
of the day for the home guard. An
dreen was purposely passed under d.
rection of Comma nder Hough.- it being
the theory that Ostendorf, the next
man UP, would be an easy victim. as
he had famed trice in three journeys
to the plate. Richards then sent Har-
ter in TO bat for Ostendorf, and Hough
countered by pulling Smithson in the
pinch and sending Jones to the pan
After fouling off three or four, Hartel
grounded out. The score: