Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
r. RYAN DRIVES HOME WINNING
RUN IN TENTH INNING scRAM.
BILE, WINNING TO 2.
BEARD WINS GAME WITH
GOOD SUPPORT OF TEAM
Lynch Presents New Combination Of
Players With Hammers chmidt, Sears,
and Rapp Out Of the Game-LiveIy
Finish and Local Victory Tickle Big
Ladies Day Crowd.

MuScatine and the AnSonS went to a
ten-inning finish in the opening game
of the series Friday and the Ansons
score OF to .. Viewed from a popu-
lar standpoint it was some game"
Closer scrutiny shows IL TO have been
full of incidents that make excitement,
but was played rather loosely. espe-
cially on the defense. At that the An
sons put up better front to the at
tack than did the visitors.
Lynch presented a patchedup COM
binat ion With Hammerschmidt. Sears
and Rapp out of the game, he sent
Richardson TO right field, switched
Harris to left. transferred Durham TO
short. and played third himself. The
combination proved a winner, and it
deserved TO be.
Beard Wins Game.
Beard was sent in To subdue NTusca-
tine He did it, aided by some good
support. but he got to going badly
twice and into trouble. and was saved
only after II seemed likely that he
would he beaten.
Opposing him was FRANKIE, with
whom the Ansons We're constantly
having trouble. altho they hit him
rather freely too. But their hitting
was spasmodic. and had it not been
for Tommy Ryan would have been
feeble
Ryan not only got four of the eight
Ansons' hits hut two of them We're for
extra. bases. and in addition he drove
home the winning run in the tenth
with a liner to left Ryan was the
hero of the enga cement beyond a
doubt.
Error Started Rally.
Muscatine Went into a tie in the
seventh inning and there was no more
scoring until the Ansons' half of the
tenth Then it was an error unexpect-
eily opened the way Murphy hit a
nigh and easy fly to right, which Shan
ley settled under. then muffed. BY
the time Stanley recovered his com
posure and the ball. Murphy had hove
round on second. Coyle grounded out.
Runser TO Hashrook, Murphy advanc-
ing TO third.
The strategy board called confer
ence near the slab. while Durham was
picking up his bat. It dissolved its
conference and issued instructions toj
FRANKIE 10 pass the big infielder. The
Ryan Drives Run Home.
This conference of strategists over
looked the statistics that showed that
altho Durham had smashed one two
bagger already. that Tommy" RYAN
who was second below in the battin g
list, had two doubles and single to-
MS credit III four times M
Richardson. who followed Durham.
hit a slow grounder TO Augustus, who
was drawn off the bag by the hit, and
left that station unprotected. Turning
10 throw H. Augustus found no one to
throH to. then IL was too late to spear
a runner al any of the other bases.
With the bases full. and only one
out. Ryan drove one of the first balls
delivered few feet inside the foul
line 10 short left. Murphy scoring,
amid great excitement.
Muscatine Scores First
Muscatine fell upon Beard for three
singles and two-bagser in the first
inning. Reinhart. second up, hit
single. but was nipped stealing second.
O'Dsy whaled a double and scored on
Lewis single. Lewis was thrown out
at third on Hasbrook's hit.
The Ansons got on even terms in
the third. after NJ. Ryan had famed.
Beard got hit with the ball. but was
thrown out at second when Harris
grounded TO Runser FRANKIE passed
Murphy. and Coyle advanced both with
a single. Harris scoring.
Score Tied in Seventh.
Another run in the fourth put the
Ansons one TO the good Tommy"
Ryan opened the attack with a double
Lynch advanced him with bunt
toward first, which every one on that
side of the infield took after and no
enc got IN time. for first base had
been left uncovered
! NJ Ryan famed. Beard hit to
| Runser, VINO threw Lynch out at sec
! ond. and O'Day tried for Beard at
| first. Ryan scoring on the play.
! Beard got himself in trouble in the
1 seventh. and before he was out Of it
Muscatine had scored. and tied the
/ Ansons. Stanley, the first man up
/ drove out a double. FRANKIE tried to
! sacrifice, but hunted a fly to Beard
Runser hit to Beard. who nipped
! Sia nley at third in sharp play
/ Beard passed Reinhart. and hit O'Day.
! Runser stole second, was advanced to
! third by Beard hitting O'Day, and
/ scored on a passed ball