Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
ANS)NS WIN GREAT
BARGAIN DAY GAME
DEFEAT CEDAR RAPIDS IN SIX.
TEEN INNING CONTEXT,
7Toe.
eRiLLL,ANr FIELDING
MARKs LONG CONTEST

Taylor and Hefsr Go Route and honers
Are Evsn-visitors Score Two in
sixtesath, But Ansons Come Back
/ eind Pound IN Three in 1slatsd Bat
ting Rally.
Bugville was turned out tc pasture
Monday and If fans were ever treated
to an extra special with after perform
ance and side show. it was at. the en-
tertainment presented by Pa" Hills
Bunny bunting chasers and Boss"
Richards Ansonians at the latters ball
lot Tho second meeting Of the two
aggregations was so bitterly contested
that even friendship was temporarily
strained and Cedar Rapids and Mar
shalltown rooters, seated side by side
in thes pectators' sheds, forgot that
they were pals and partisan spirit was
so marked as to become almost war
like.
The game was unusual to say the
least; first, because it took sixteen in
nings to decide the issue: second, the
defensive work Of both teams was al
most perfect and circus plays figured
prominently, fancy fielding stunts
often cutting down base runners when
scoring seemed imminent; third, the
opposing pitchers worked the full
game, and both improved as the game
aged: fourth, the finish was Of the
variety that drives men mad, first
Cedar Rapids winning the game in the
sixteenth, only to have Marshalltown
come back and take it away from them
in the same session. The final score
was to 6 for the locals.
Ansons in Whirlwind Finish.
The last inning in itself was worth
more than the admission price. 1t was
one of those unusual exhibitions OF
baseball and demonstrated the nerve
and fighting spirit Of the home team.
and its ability to come back and pull
the game out Of the fire after 1t had
been lost. With the score tied, to
4, the teams entered the sixteenth in
ming determined to do or die. The
Bunnies sent the hopes of the home
fans TO the freezing point when they
struck batting rally which was pro-
ductive of two runs.
In utter despair some OF the home
fans deserted the sinking ship. and left
the field Of action. But 1t was not all
over, and Richards and mis- retuvenated
band came back with a smile and
determination to detaive lost honors.
Andreen's trusty war clue, which had
been mere or less idle thruout the days
pastiming, swung with effect to lead
the belated rally, the big backstop
singing for a starter.
Seibert. who had been batting IN
hard luck, followed his mate with an
other single. Richards was appealed
to by the crowd when he came to bat
but Hofer was not disposed to let the
Ansonian leader hit the pellet, and the
boss was walked. filing the sacks.
Richardson, late Of the Western league,
was then called into play to give him
an opportunity to endear himself in
the hearts of the local fans, and he
made good with vengeance. He
slapped the ball squarely on the nose,
down between short and the pitcher. to
short left, allowing Andreen and Sci
bert to ramble home, tfeias the score.
The crowd went mad in the stands
and appealed to Sohn, batting for Tay-
lor, for the hit that meant the game.
Sohn hit to short and Richards was
caught at the plate on the play.
play at first to catch Sohn was messed,
and Richardson came home with the
winning run. Then bedlum b1 oke loose
and the bugs had not all been corralled
again at a late hour today.
Hofer IL Generous
Hofer practically gave away his game
in the first inning, when he forced in
the first run. Jude and Carter, the
first two batters to face him, were
walked. Foster singled. filling the bases.
Harvey walked, forcing in Jude. An
dreen hit to Spencer, who headed off
Carter at the plate. Seibert struck
out in the pinch. but Richards singled,
driving in Foster and Harvey.
A batting rally in the fourth per-
mitted the Dummies to tie the count.
Lund, Walworth and Wambsganss
singled in succession after one had
been retired, Lund counting on the
short stops hit. Ward was tossed out
at first. but Fulton delivered, driving
in Walworth and Wambsganss
The Ansons took the lead again in
the seventh, Delaney walking, going to
second on a passed ball and counting
on Jude's hit.
Cedar Rapids Ties Score.
The lead was not long maintained.
however, as the Dummies hit in another
in the eighth. Smith led off with a
single and was sacrificed to second by
Spencer. Lund was given a pass, and
Walworth and Wambsganss again
singled Ii succession, the latter's hit
sending Smith in for the run. Lund
was caught at the plate and Fulton
vas thrown out at first.
Thenceforth it was shut-out ball for
both sides until the sixteenth. Both
pitchers settled t.. their long TASK ana
pitched superb ball. Cedar Rapids
ruined their chances by daring base
running. their opponents playing air.
tight ball on the infield. and prevent
ing any pilfering, Taylor. who was
credited with ten assists In the game,
showed great head work and time after
time cut down runners at second.
The excitement was added as the
game progressed by superb fielding
stunts, including Jude's beautiful run
ming catch and throw to complete a
double and Delaney's one hand stab
of fly over second
One Inning Of Madness.
Taylor was pitching better ball as
the game aged and in the eleventh he
fopne5 three ha tiers in succession. In