Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
DEFEAT ANSoNs ON soDDEN
FIELD BETWEEN AFTER
NOON SHOWERS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAKE PAsTIME WIERD
Eean's Hopefuls Annex Second Combat
by Count Of 6 to 5-Soft Field Makes
Many Hits Go For Extra Bases
Harris Figures in Sensational Play
and Chapel Starts Rally.

Ansons to show their prowess. AT
least as much might be inferred from
Yesterdays game with the Muskles'
With the field soft underfoot, ana oc-
casional dark clouds hanging over the
park, the combat was waged under
( spite this, however, and regardless Oh
/ the fact that rain fell ABOUT nan ol
E! the time the game was we'll played ana
proved fairly interesting to the lie"
! faithful who shivered in the stanos.
The final estimate of the score was
! 6 to 5, with Muskatine on the long
! end.
! Muscatine took an imposing lead IN
! the second frame, and from tnat tlnle
| forward Richards colts were opileeu
| to play an uphill game. Ihey ulo
| nobly under the circumstances, ana oe-
! spite the handicap came close 10 over
| hauling the Eganites.
Free Hitting the Feature.
| Free hitting, especially in critical
| stages of the game, marked the pat'le'
| Occa sionally plays bordering on the
sensational were staged to give the
game more thrills. especially when, IN
| the ninth, Harris made brilliant one
handed catch in deep lett center
Owing to the wet field many mus
went for extra bases which would
| have been good for one sack II leiu-
ing conditions would have been more
| favorable.
| Muscatine hit in punches, and made
! its hits count. Lee was the principal
offensive factor IN the game. getting
| civ
did the surprising, rapping out triple
and nolinc a single. which is unusual
to say the least, for the Grundy county
boy.
Muskies Get Early Lead.
Egan.s tribe grabbed three runs IN
the second inning, when triple a
double and single were CLUSTERED
with dire effect. Sours walked, but was
forced bv Runser The latter scored
however. when Hasbrook got three
base drive out of his system. SOM
nartiallv undid Hasbrooks work ps
forcing the first sacker, who attempted
ia score on the latter's bunt to Brown
Lee broke into the game at this juno
ture. and drove Sohn home with
double. and a moment later was him
self sent in on a single by Wagner.
In the fourth, with one down, Has
brook again came thru with hit AM
stole second He scored on a slnsl
by Lee. Again in the fifth the visitor
RING IN another, Reinhart beating GU
an infield hit to Brown taking secon
when the latter overthrow hrst. an
finishing the route when Harrell NJ
safely.
In the sixth Sohn and Lee double
in turn, the former scoring on the lat
rer's swat. In all Lee drove in tnre
runs and scored another during Tn
progress of the game. The last ru
counted was against Slattery, pu
thereafter the pitcher was eHectlV
The Muskies acquired but one sal
/ wallop in the last three frames.
Ansons Make Desperate Effort.
With the Eganites always IN IN
lead. the Ansons played scrappy uE
hill game. Dietrich led the first goo
] offensive effort in the third. with
smart single. He continued his Journe
when Hasbrook dropped a peg to cate
him off the bag. Hammerschmlt
/ fouled out and Maui Whitfield, pt
Harris was good for double, count
ing Dietrich and was himself tallle
l by a double from the club of Brown.
In the next session Richards Dire
a pass, stole second and then third. an
scored when Runser made wild pc
to catch him at third. 1t was pret'
and daring piece of basework.
Hanmerschmidt inaugurated II
fifth with a two base blow, advance
| on Norvold's single, and scored
l Browns sacrifice fly.
Ross Shows Some Speed.
Ross was sent to the rubber in IL
i sixth and his great speed halted II
Ansons for the time being In II
/ ninth, however, Chapel did all
/ could, in the role of pinch hitter
l start a rally. AS it was he sent anoth
run across leaving the Ansons just OF
marker away from tie.
Martini was first up and ROSS ourl'
one of his fast ones in the Californian
middle rib. Martini squared accoun
by stealing the middle corner Rlci
ards failed to come thru in the pine
but Chapel, hitting for Ryan, belt'
the pill for two bases, scoring Martlr
Here ended the budding rally, hoV
ever. and Chapel persisted at secor
while Dietrich and Hammerschml
were being retired. The score:
MIrSrATINE