Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-13

| Hammerschn1idt' unpreparedness t
receive pitched ball caused balk tc
! be called on Slattery in the ninth in.
ming of Thursdays game. forcing ir
! the winning run, and virtually handing
! the decision TO Burlington as free
4! will Offering. An effort TO pass ROLES
I led to the gift run. and after Harmon
! had been scored on the balk. Slattery
laid the ball over for Rolleg and caused
him to pop a foul to Hammerschrnidt
! for the third out. Had he been walk
ed as was the intention of the battery
the bases would have been filed, with
two down. and Pitcher Bunk at bat.
With a lead Of one run Bunk settled
seriously 70 his work in the Arson S
half of the final round and prevented
the locals from tying up. In the early
rounds Bunk was hit hard but as the
game progressed he tightened. and was
master of the situation after the fourth
inning allowing but one safe hit IN
the last five sessions
Local Moun6sman Starts Game.
Titus. of the Marshalltown Indepen-
dents. was signed by Manager Lynch
Yesterday. and vas sent TO the firing
line in the hope that he would do the
unexpected and stand of the league
leaders in the opening game, and give
Lynch'S regulars a rest. Altho inclined
10 Witness Titus got by for six in
nings. then blew up and crowded the
bags hv passing three batters One
run had been scored by the visitors in
the second. and Titus had allowed five
safe hits His extreme wildness in the
seventh caused his retirement in favor
OF Slattery.
When the portsider was showed into
the battle the bases we're full and one
man out. Lunte. the first man to face
Slaite-y. hit safely, scoring two on his
blow
Ansens Take Early Lead.
The Ansons opened UP on Bunk IN
manner which ausured Ill for the
Pathfnders. and three oingles. a sac
-ihce, a walk and an error in the first
frame, netted the home club two runs
Murphy opened with single, advanc-
ed on Ryan,s sacrifice and scored
when Sears beat out an infeld hit to
Harmon and the latter threw the ball
away IN delayed toss 20 Bold. HaT-
rig was walked and a safe rap by Coyle
scored Sears.
The visitors cut down the lead OF
the Ansons by one score in the next
frame. McGlade singled and Bold
walked and a sacrifice hit by Rolleg
advanced the base runners. Bunk
few cut 70 Frederick. but Meiner'
walked. filing the sacks. A Wild pioch
was quickly recovered by Hamm err
schmidt. but his toss TO Titus to cut
on Si,G!sda at the plate was wildr
and McGAde scored.
Ansons Add Another Run
The home crowd had two on. and
a runner as far as the third station
IN the second, and double play pre-
vented the situation becoming pefilous
for the visitors in the third.
Another counter was registered IN
the fourth. however. Broderick walking.
stealing second, and scoring on Ry-
ans single. Then Bunk stea died. and
the Ansons ceased TO DE factor III
the run producing.
Meanwhile Titus. backed by some
righ, fielding, was getting away with
out further scoring by the Burlington
lans atho mis- continued wtldness was
placing him IN danger in almost ev-
ery inning. Burlington was not hitting
safely. however. and had Titus steadied
il looked that ne might get away with
the game.
Titus Crowds Bags.
II was in the seventh that TITUS
oueered himself. He passed Meinert
and Morgan. Singleton hunted. forcing
Meinert at third. Hammerschmidt max
ing a snappy throw to Durham for
the putou-. Harmon was then walked,
filling the bases, and Titus was re-
moved. Slattery succeeded him, and
Lunte. the first batter to oppose him,
| tore a hit down the third base line,
scoring Morgan and Singleton. and ty-
ing the score.
Two hits. after two had been re-
tired. in the eighth, were wasted by
the visitors, but in the ninth they
were handed the winning tally. Har-
mon led off with a single and was
sent down 81 Lurta. a wild pitch
put Harmon on third, and McGlade was
hit by a pitched ball Bold skied to
Coyle. and then, with left handed
batter up, McGlade and Harmon I'M
| dertook a double steal. Hammer
schmidt ;udiciously held the ball. CIV
/ ing McGlade a stolen base. but hold
ing Harmon at third. Rolleg was
| slated for a pass and Slattery pitched
two balls out to the batter. He pre-
pared to pitch a third. but Hammer
schmidt was not ready to receive the
throw, and balk was called on the
pitcher, forcing Harmon In. Slattery
then pitched to Rolleg. who fouled out
to Hamnerschmidt-
Hammerschnddt drew a walk in the
| Ansons' half and Broderick and Stat
terry sacrificed him to third. Murphy