Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
BOOTS GIVE BUR-
L,NcroN GAME AFTER MAR.
sAALLrowN HAD IT WON.
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GAME, BUT MATES FAIL HIM
Left -Aandsr Has Better Of Great Me-
cabs, and 10 Entitled to Win-Ho'ds
Visitor. to Three Hits, All Of Which
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form he has shown this season. and the
Ansons hitting McCabe rather freely,
the first game Of the final series with
Burlington Thursday afternoon gave
promise of resulting in an easy victory
for the home team. In fact the final
result might have been shut-out for
Manuschites had not the local intield
blown up in the fatal seventh, when
the visitors counted five runs on four
errors, four stolen bases, one single,
and wild pitch.
+ The three retirements, strange as 1t
may seem, were by the strike-out
route. The doings of the single frame
were sufficient to give Burlington the
game, to 4. Burgwald was the prin-
I cipal offender, amassing total of
three errors in one inning. 1t was
plainly an off day for the shortstop.
who was playing far from his usual
form. In justice to Burgwald 1t must
be said that ct least enc OF the chances
on which he erred was difficult one.
Ansons Find Great MeCabe.
The Ansons had no great difficulty
in finding the great McCahe. who has
proved a stumbling block to many of
the heavy hitters of the league this
season. Sears was the leader of the
home team at bat, getting three safe
hits in four trips, two of his blows go
ing for three bases. Burgwald and
Harvey each connected for two hits,
partly redeeming themselves for their
boots and hobbies.
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drawing two passes and getting two
sacrifice hits in four times at the
plate.
The Ansons were not slow in getting
to Manusch's old reliable pitcher, Har-
yey counting In the third inning. when
The singled, went to third on a passed
ball. and scored on Sears triple.
Two more were registered in the
fifth, Ostendorf being given a pass to
inaugurate the round. put being forced
at second by Jude. Harvey famed,
but Sears singled, Jude going to third
on the blow. Sears stole second.
Burgwald singled. beating out an infleld
hit, but the visitors. in their effort to
make the play at first, became con-
fused, and Harmon threw wildly to
McGlade, Jude and Sears scoring on
the bad peg.
One Wild, Wisrd Session.
|. Meanwhile Ostendorf was working
heloicaly, and had allowed the dock
hands no safe hits. Once, in the third.
the Manuschites filled the bases. but
sOstendorf pulled out Of the hole by
tanning Morgan.
|. Harvey paved the way to disaster
in the seventh when he erred on
Lunte's grounder. Morgan hit to Burg
wald, who booted the ball and gave the
visiting third sacker a life. Lunte and
Morgan pulled a double steal and Os-
tendorf emitted a wild heave both. base
runners counting. Rolleg famed for
the first out, but more trouble was
started when Burgwald failed to hold
McCabe's fly back of short. Meinert
was walked and Orme singled, McCabe
scoring on the blow. Orme stole Sec
ond. and Lowther famed for the Sec
ond out Harmon hit xiciously to Burfi-
valid, who let the ball get away, Mem
,ert and Orme scoring, Harmon stole
second but eMcGiade was the third
out, being retired on strikes.
Sears Blow Adds Another.
After the assault of the seventh had
been concluded, the Ansons made an
effort to overcome the short lead, and
Sears second three-base hit paved the
way for an additional run. Sears long
rap followed two retirements, but
Burgwald came thru with a single,
counting Sears. There the home team
paused. and they were not again able
to force runner around the bags.
Burlington secured one hit each In
the two final innings, but Ostendorf
frightened and held them to the end.
The score:
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