Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-27
BOTH SIDES PLAY ERRoRLESS
DALL, WITH sLATTERY IN
FINE FETTLE.
pURHAM's TRIPLE, WITH
THREE ON, WINS EARLY
Timely Hit in First Inning cinches
Game For visitors-siattery Proves
Master Of Occasion in Ninth, When
He Fans MEME After One Run Had
Been Forced in and Bases Were Full.
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Clinton, July 27.-Dame Opportunity
Knocked loudly at the door of the Clin
ton Pilots in their game with the
Ansons yesterday, but one Slattery,
slender Of stature, and Of the port
side variety, proved the barrier that
prevented the Pilots from opening the
route to victory which was just out
of reach in the ninth inning.
When Jones blew UP in the first, and
the -Ansons annexed three runs from
walk, a sacrifice, and three hits,
things looked gloomy for the locals un-
til the ninth. Then came the hair
raising climax to tight pitchers
battle between Slattery and Nelson.
who supplanted Jones. Slattery proved
equal to the occasion in the emergency,
however, and his teammates gave him
fine support. Both sides played error
less ball. and the final count was 3
to 1.
Jones proceeded, Immediately upon
ascending the mound. to walk Harris.
A sacrifice and three swats. one triple
by Durham, accounted for three runs
in rapid succession. Nelson came to
the rescue, and did the life saving role
assigned to him in excellent style.
Stage Hair-Raising Finish.
All this leads up 10 the ninth inning.
Neither side had been able to do any
more damage in the nine rounds and
in the last Of the ninth the locals
cause looked hopeless when Simmons
went out TO lead off. But Ellison beat
out an infield hit and the fans cheered
half eartedly. The manner in which
SIattery had been going gave them
little reason for hope, but when
Trumpy, pinch hitting for Nelson,
singled. they awoke. When Nolt was
hit by pitched ball they became en-
thusiastic. The tying runs were on the
paths. Then Cooper, pinch hitting,
failed of his mission, and Evans was
the one hope left. When Evans, thru
Slattery's and Skaters generosity was
walked, forcing in a run. the fans be-
came frantic. MEME was up and
memories of his home runs rose in
their minds. He was implored to put
'er over the fence"
There was set a stage for a story
book finish. With three balls. and two
strikes, the bases loaded with the win
ming runs, and two out every runner
started going. And Menne-missed it.
siattery's Thirteenth Strike-out.
It made the thirteenth strike-out for
Slattery, and In their grief the local
fans could not but give him a hand"
for his magnificent work. 1t was clear
~ case of too much Slattery. He had
a world OF stuff" and frightened in the
pinches. He was also given superb
support.
But Nelson should not be lost sight
of. In the eight and two-thirds in
nings he pitched he did as well, if not
as spectaouiiaTiiy, as his port side rival.
He struck out only one, but allowed
only three hits. He also was accorded
the highest type Of support.
But Slattery was in trouble on more
than one occasion. In the very first
inning a walk and single put two
men on bases. but two were down. In
the fourth he walked the first man,
and forced the next two hitters to
ground weakly to him. In the fifth
Nolt doubled clearly to right, but
Kensel Whitfield. and after Evans was
hit MEME flied out to center.
After Nelson took Up the mound
obligations the Ansons had but one
real chance to score again. In the Sec
Z
walk. and was sacrificed. An out put
him on third. but Ryan flew to Milligan.
In the seventh a fast double play nulli-
fed Broderick's single. Harris opened
with hit IN the eighth and got as far
as third on a sacrifice and Sears long
fly to right, but expired there when
Durham could do 10 better than ground
dinky hit to Nelson.
Durham's Triple Responsible.
To Durham, however goes the real
glory Of winning the game. It wss his
triple. a swat that sent the ball into
the clouds and then down against the
deep center field fence, that sent over
the winning runs. Glass hit was
timely, scoring Durham. Nolt was the
clouter for the locals. but he was un-
able to make use Of his knocks because
OF the weak hitting besind him. The
score.