Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-12
FAIL TO CONNECT WITH JONES'
DELIVERY At CRITICAL
STAGES.
THREE THOUSAND FANS
ATTEND CLINTON OPENING
Maui HurIs Good Game But Decision Is
to o Against Him-Menne Clouts
For Homer in Second-Double Play
Cuts Down Arson RalIy-Martini in
Feature Play Of Game.

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Clinton. May 12.-Jones' tightness
and double play in the fifth inning
spelled Marshalltowns doom in the
opening game here yesterday. With
men on first and second and none out,
things looked promising for run or
two at that time, and then Dietrich, in
attempting to bunt, popped one out
over home plate that barrow caught
and shot to second before Norvold
could scramble back.
Richards crew had chances to score
a few times later but none was so
good, and none proved sufficient Maui
was in good form, but MEME picked
out one to his liking for home run.
and a pass in the fourth was followed
by double by Manusch. Ohlin singing
right afterward. the combination prov
ing good for two runs, more than
enough to win.
Three Thousand Attend Game.
The game followed particularly
laborate parade, III which the Miller
Carnival Company helped. as al Mar
shalltown on the opening day of the
season. The crowd taxed the capacity
of the park 5000 being the estimated
attendance. The game proved an ideal
one for the home crowd. and baseball
is in higher favor today as a result
than it has been in years.
Maui and Jones appeared to be good
for a hard and fast pitching duel when
the game started. Both set the OPP
posing team down in regular order in
the first. Maui was in danger several
times, in addition TO the times he was
scored on. but frightened in the pinches.
Jones was in excellent form and struck
out eleven of the Ansons. Each
pitcher allowed one base on balls.
MEME Finds First Homer.
The game started eventless until the
| home half of the second. when MEME.
! first man up, cracked the first ball
pitched for one of the longest hits on
the home grounds over the fence. He
| has a reputation as a home run hitter
| and the stands went into ecstacies.
| Again the game logged comforta bly,
along until the third, when Nolt singled
with two down. He stole and kensel
| hit to right. Nolt attempted to come
home. but a perfect peg by Chapel
cut him down at the plate.
Martini Makes Circus Catch.
Martini drew liberal applause from
| he home crowd in the fourth when he
| went back TO the fence on Milligan' 8
Hong fly, steadied himself again at the
boards and stuck up one hand bring
I ing the ball safely down. 1t was a
circus catch and deserved the appro-
| baton it received. MEME was given
transportation and stole. Then
Manusch sizzled one thru center field
and MEME came home. Ohlin scored
! Manusch with freak single. The
ball was hard hit and hit Maui hard,
bounding off his shoe almost into Nor
volds hands. and all hands being safe.
The next two men, however, flew out.
NorvoId's Double Wasted.
In the fifth Norvold started some
| thing with a double to right. Chapel
got in the way of one of Jones shoots
and Dietrich came up to sacrifice them
ahead. His efforts resulted in the
| double play related in the opening.
Hammerschmidt singled Immediately
after, which would have scored one
and possible two runs while Maui
struck out.
| In the seventh the visitors had an
other chance to score and were robbed
Of it. Martini got on by grace of
Kensels error. Norvold lifted fly.
just back Of deep short and almost too
far in for the other gardener to handle
Milligan came in on a dead run and
dove for it. making the catch. Rich
ards inserted himself az a pinch hitter
for Chapel. but fell victim to Jones
curves. Dietrich fouled out. Ohlin
and Simmons got on in the Pilot halt
of the same inning, but Maurs fas,
work prevented the success of the
squeeze. Ohlin retiring, while perfect
cooperation by Anderson and Ham
merschmidt made an attempted double
steal result fatally for the runner
Jones whitfield.
The Ansons made one more desper.
ate bid in the eighth, Hammerschmid
singled, but Maui hit into a double
play. Harris singled and Brown
sizzled one thru. too hot for Jones t.
handle successfully. Jones steamed VI
and struck out Anderson. He retiret
the last two men that way in the ninth
and the game was owed. The score:
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