Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-24
TWO VICTORIES Put
ANSON|ANS NEAR TOP
FEATlNG MASON CITY AND
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RICHARDSON WINS
FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME
Leads Team to Ten-lnnins Victory
Over Indians by Score Of 4 to 8
Maui Applies Whitewash in Last
Game With Claydissers, and Scores
Only Run Of Contest.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.

keokuk May 24.-Hits by Lindberg
Marshalltown the first game of the
series here yesterday in the tenth in
ming by score of to 3. The game
was played on field heavy with mud,
despite which both teams put up good
exhibitions and the game was compare
lively free from errors.
The afternoon was to have been de-
voted to playing a double header. Rain
early in the day made the field so
heavy, however. that the first game was
called off to give the diamond a chance
to dry. The game was started at 3:15.
Rain threatened the greater part of the
afternoon: making it very dark.
Ansons Overcome Indian Lead.
The Indians really lost the game in
the eighth inning, when their lead of
two runs was overtaken by the visiting
Ansons. Asher. after working in the
best of order for the preceding four
innings, was touched for hits by the
first three men up in this round. All
of the blows were short singles, even
the last one not being long enough to
score a runner. The hits were made
by Harris, Lindberg, and Martini.
At this point Richards sent himself
in to bat for NJ. Ryan, Arson first base
man. Richards whitfield. but while at
bat the runner on third. Harris, scored
when Brown pegged to third to catch
him mapping and the ball rolled to the
outfielder. Forth. who followed Rich
ards, walked. With Anderson at bat
Asher cut loose with wild pitch, let
ting in Lindberg with another run. 1t
was the only bad play the big HEAVIER
made during the game. Anderson
popped to Harvey, ending the inning.
Baum Makes Daring Steal.
One of the big features of the game
was the work of Baum, who scored in
the fifth inning by stealing home from
third. Baum had reached first on
single, going to second on wild throw
by Anderson, who fielded his hit. He
took third on an infield out by Com
stock and while Richardson was wind
ing up in pitching to LIE Beau. Baum
came in. His work was all the more
remarkable on account Of the muddy
condition of the infeld.
Both pitchers did creditable work
during the game. With the exception
If the second inning, the Indians were
unable to bunch their hits off Richard
son. Inc AlSOnS loucneO ASHer more
freely but he had control of the situa
ton practically all the time and was
seldom in danger. Asher whitfield ten
of the Ansons who faced him. the
largest number of batters which has
been struck out in game here this
year He walked five men. Richard
son struck out four, and walked three.
Indians Secure Early Lead.
Keokuk was the first to score, count
ing one of their runs in the second.
Giffin's double, single by Harvey, and
another double by Brown counted the
Indian first sacker. The AnsonS came
back in their half Of the next inning
with one run Lindberg scoring after he
had doubled and Martini had also
driven out two-base smash. keokuk
counted in the fifth again when Baum
stole home and again scored in the
seventh, this making their last run.
Asher walked, was sacrificed to second
and third and counted on LIE Beaus
single. The Ansons counted their next
two in the eighth, as already recorded,
and made their last run in the tenth.
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