Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-31
RICHARDS IlI[|.L|I
HITTING N|NS GAME.
ANsoNs. MANAGER DRIVES IN
rnRGE RUNS AND DEBATE
g kEokuk. 4 70 :.
DRIVE WATKINS FROM
SLAB IN THREE INNINGS
P,nnsr stops Homo Club Attack and
indiana Threaten 70 Tie Up Score
slattsry Works Last Two innings
Fer Ansons 10 Hold victory-seard
Fsns Three in Fret Round.

Fer AnSono TO HoIo victory-0oaro
Fsns Three in First Round. +
faklng advantage OF the weakness OF
the visitors. and injecting hits into
the Yracas at the most opportune
moments. the Ansons celebrated their
homecoming and the return OF sunny
weauher by coping the first game OF
the sKeokuk series Sunday afternoon
bv Z score OF to 8. Beard won MS
game. but he had a close shave IN the
fifth round. In that period the IN
dians threatened to turn defeat into
victory. but the Ansons pulled out OF
d tight hole and the visitors went the
rest OF the route one run behind the
home gang. Slattery was sent IN 10
hold the game in the eighth, ana the
Indians ceased to be dangerous.
clear skies welcomed the Ansons to
the home field. following Ave days OF
:dleness at Keokuk and Burlington.
The Joint appearance OF the team ana
Old Sol was taken asa good omeh'
and luck broke for the home agsresa-
ton. in the first of the long series on
the home pasture.
n;a Crowd Witnesses Battle.
A soon as the sun peeped thru the
! clouds early Sunday morning, q crew
NJ wnrkmen was hurried to the lot
rhe out field was drained and the inner
gardens were fioated. putting the play.
ing field in good shape for the game.
Altho 1t had been announced SatuI.
day evening that probably there wouio
lie no game Sunday. word reached the
fans that conditions were favorable 70
stage the contest and more than l'VoV
people gathered for the afternoon
Richsrd.' Stick Work Convincing. :,
Manager Richards and Martini nlu
practically all the stick work 1or the
home team, the formers timely Dlo"s
driving in three Of the runs. Martinl
drew three safe hits. one resultins III
the first score Of the game.
The Ansons slowed away the game
in the frat three innings. Harris
opened tho contest by drawing pass
and he went to second on LlnoDers
sacrifice. A passed ball ny brown
put the feet little outfielder on tniro'
and he scored when Martini shot q
sixzler thru the box. Martlni aovahee ~
on Ryan's sacrince' wen. ~
third; on Browns second passed oaii.
and Scored when Richards hit to right
sields for two bases.
: same Combination Repeated.
Tn the third practically the same
combination Melted the Ansons two
more runs and the game. Harris
again led of with a walk. and stole
second. Lindberg walked and Martini
sineled. filing the bases. Ryan hit TO
Harvey. forcing Harris at the plate
INT richards lifted hit over hrst
and sent Lindberg and Martini nome
eo,- the last brace of runs OF the Day
for the home team.
Only once thereafter. in the seventh
did the Ansons threaten to increase
their lead. Two hits were wasted IN that
srane Beard leading off with a single
mt being forced at second by Harris.
Harris. in turn, was forced out by
IIrabers. and Martins third hit.
hitch was thrown In at this juncture,
was wasted.
watkins. who started for keokuk'
was pulled after the third. and Penner'
Who succeeded him, was elective.
indians stage Rally.
Reard started out like world peat
- striking out the first three men to
face him. In the frst inning, BAUM
B 1.omatock and LeBeau were set down
I IN atrikes. swick opened the second
Nth = single, and turned second as
re.,,It Of Hammerschmidt's wild peg TO
nrevent . steal. He got no farther
however. for. Giflin famed. and Hoi-
ioc,,or ana Harvey drove liners TO
Richards. - ,
IN the third Brown led away with
.,nrfn and advanced on Watkins sac
rifca Baum famed. but Comstock
hit Is right field, scoring Brown. In
the afth the Indians staged q rally
tour singles netting two runs. Harvey
ana Brown singled in turn. and botn
moved over q base when Penner laid
down q sacrifice. Baum singled
scorins Harvey and Brown, but was
o,,t Il second In an effort to stretcn
& his hit.
heard held the ambitious visitors IN
the next two innings. but Slattery was
called upon in the eighth to make more
certSan Of the victory, and he retired
the indians in one-two-three order n
tia last two rounds. The score:
KEOKCK.
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