Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-26
MELBOURNE Puts Up
Battle FOR ANSONS.
SEMI PROFESSIONAL PLAY GOOD
FIELDING GAME, BUT ARE
WEAK WITH STICK.
DOUBLE PLAY RODS
VISITORS OF CHANCE
Errors by Ansons Consest Bases in
Seventh, But Dietrich Prevents
Scoring by Pulling Unassisted
DoubIe-chappeI and Dietrich Shine
at ,Bat-Meier Brothers Play Well.

The three Meier brothers. Smoke,
Babe" and "Art"-and six other
husky lads from Melbourne, did battle
with the Ansons on the home diamond
Sunday afternoon, before a crowd OF
900 fans, and left the impression, after
doing nine innings in one hour and
twenty minutes, that they were mighty
good ball players. The final result was
5 to 0 in favor Of the leaguers, but the
score fails to indicate the game hight
made by the semi professional outht'
which has the reputation OF being one
Of the best independent organizations
in central Iowa.
Thevisitors gave fine fielding ex-
hibition, but We're lame in their stick
work Only once, in the seventh, did
they threaten to register a run, and
the opening was due to loose work OF
the Arson inheld. Melbourne sue
ceeded in filling the bags, as a result
Of three successive errors, but clever
double by Dietrich unassisted cut down
two Of the base runners and smoke
Meier struck out in the pinch.
Underhand Pitching Puzzlins.
art" Meier took the mound for
Melbourne, and his underhand delivery
proved puzzling to the leaguers and
the heavier hitters were lifting pop-ups
and outfield flies which made easy
work for the Melbourne helders.
Chapel and Dietrich seemed to be the
only Ansonians who could hit con-
sistently against the Melbourneite.
The former registered three safe hits,
two Of which went for extra bases.
Dietrich's card showed a single, a two
bagger, a sacrifice hit, and sacrifice
fly.
The Ansons scored two in the second,
when, with one down, Chapel singled
and scored on Dietrich's double, Diet
rich going to third on the throW-in.
Richards walked and stole second.
Dietrich scored when the visiting third
baseman booted Hammerschmidt
grounder.
In the third Anderson singled, ad-
yanced on Mesplay's sacrifice and
scored on Boyd's safe bingle. Chappel
doubled in the sixth, and scored on
Dietrich's sacrifice fly. Again in the
eighth Chapel scored, opening with
a double advancing on Dietrich's sac
rifce. and counting on Richards out
at first.
Melbourne Goes Hitless.
The visitors inability to hit the ball
prevented a closer game. Only nine
men faced Richardson in the first three
rounds, five Of these being retired on
strikes. Ten faced Gruno in the next
three innings, Alfred Meier getting to
first by virtue of the only pass issued oy
the Arson pitchers during the game.
Gruno retired four on strikes.
Melbourne's only chance to break
into the score column came in the
seventh, during Maurs tenancy of the
mound. In that session three fielding
errors resulted in the bases becoming
congested and gave the visitors hope
of warding off a shut-out. Dietrtchs
fast fielding cut short the effort, when
he took a liner from art" Meier's bat
and ran down Gossard on the path. He
still had time to turn the play into
triple at second but, turning In that
direction, found the bag untenanted by
an Arson fielder and was forced to
direct his play to first. The interval
had been sufficient to allow Kloppen-
berg to get back, however, and Dietrich
| was robbed of his triple play by inches
| Smoke" Meier came up in the pinch
| but fell a. victim of Mauls curves. Mau
! famed Ave in the three innings he
| worked.
Meier Brothers Star.
Much of the credit of the Melbourne
teams showing is due to the three
Meier brothers. Smoke" long known
! as high class "semi-pro" pitcher
! played an excellent game at first
| Babe" the second member of thu
family to win distinction as a hurler
| appeared at short and then took two
innings in the box. His box work was
good despite a sore arm, and 1t was
| evident that in condition he is a more
effective pitcher than his brother art,
who relies upon the deceptiveness Of his
| underhand ball. The visiting outf1eld.
ers accepted all chances. and they hao
| many, without a slip.
For the Ansons, Mesplay appeared
for the first time at short. Mesplay
| arrived Saturday from Mason City
| where he had expected to try out will
Bey's team, but arrived too late to be
given chance. His work Sunday was
very creditable. Kelley. the new out.
fielder, failed to show the remarkable
stick work expected Of him. Last veal
he batted better than 500, but he failed
to nit against Melbourne.
Melbourne failed to get fair hit
thruout the game. The score:
MELBOURNE.
| ALB. r. H. Pc. A. e
Snyder, 3b ...........4 0
Gossard. 2b 0 0 3 0