Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-15
FRANKIE WINS SHUT-ouT YER.
DICT ALrHo ANsoN HURLER
PITCHES BETTER GAME.
MuscATlNE IS HELD
TO THREE SAFE BLOWS
sours' Triple and Hasbrook's Lucky
Single Results in Only Score Of Air
TIGHT contsst-Ansons Fill Bags But
Fail to Rssistsr-Reeruit's Attempt
to Lsnathen Hit Costs Ansons Run.
pecial to Times Republican.

Muscatine, May 15.-Lyle Sours
sizzling three-base smash to right held
and Bob Hasbrook's lucky single in
the fifth inning produced the only run
in Yesterdays contest and enabled the
Muskies to defeat the Ansons in one OF
the most interesting games ever seen
on the local lot, marking the fourth
straight victory for the home team al
the South End park.
Slattery displayed the same brand OF
twisters that SO often mystified Musky
batsmen In the 1914 campaign, and al
lowed only three safe blows, only one
Of which was made outside Of the IA
tai fifth round. The star southpaw
famed eight Muskies and was at his
best turnout the battle. Aside from the
trio getting on bases by reason of hits.
lust three members Of Egan's crew
legally saw the first cushion, Sours
reaching the initial station on walk
in the second frame and Runser ana
Reinhart using their shoulders as
means Of touching the first bag IN
safety.
FRANKIE Shows, Speed.
FRANKIE, who celebrated the close OF
the Musky series at Marshalltown last
Tuesday by permitting just two OF his
opponents to clout to safe territory,
opened on the mound yesterday and.
after blanking the visitors for seven
rounds. retired in favor Of Ulch, VINO
was equally as effective as the young
ster from Montana, the Ansons secur-
ing lone single off the Cedar Rapids
fingers delivery. FRANKIE probably
would have remained on the mound
during the last two innings but for
soreness in his side. The former OF
tumwa hurIer had good speed and a
mixture Of curves which were not easy
to connect with, and, backed by good
support, was unusually strong in the
pincheS. si5Ef
Now Faces III LineYH.
Both the Muskies and the Ansons pre-
sented new faces in their respective
lineups yesterday. flank" ODay, the
highly touted inielder from the st.
Joseph club who figured in the deal
for the trade of mike" Flanagan to
the Drummers, occupied right field for
the locals, and Arthur Balthazor, a
semi pro infelder from Fond du Lac,
Wis, covered the third sack for the
visitors, Both performed well, the An
son recruit getting more to the front
by hammerins out q double and single
in addition to fielding his position per-
fectly.
Ansons Die on Bases.
The visitors threatened to play havoc
with the Muskies' chances for victory
by getting three men on bases in the
opening inning, but possibilities OF a
rally were made small when FRANKIE
famed Anderson with the bases loaded.
Harris, who was first at bat. singled to
right center and was sacrificed to sec
ond by Norvold. 2 AFTER Brown had
skied out to Sours, Martini and Chap
pei worked the home moundsman for
passes; and the situation appeared
alarming until Anderson breezed for
the third out.
BalthaZor over-anxious to make q
good showing in his first game, lost a
good chance to score the first run of
tho game In the second inning in an
attempt to stretch a two-bagger into
a triple. The newest Arson smashed
the ball to left center and, after passing
the keystone cushion, was caught at
third in his efforts to make all pos
sible on the drive. But for this act,
the visitors would have scored, as
Hammerschmidt, who was next up,
slammed single to center field, being
put out at second In an attempt to
steal while Slattery was at bat. With
two on bases in the seventh, the same
Hammerschmidt failed to connect, his
best being pop fly to Runser. The
score: