Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-02
HELD HITLEas FOR six INNINGS
( AND WIN ExTRA.sEssIoN
CONTEST 4 TO 2.
BEARD WEAkENs TOWARD
CLOSE: VISITORS PROFIT
Hur,barasr Proves Effective in All But
Z Ono Of HE Eight innings and Batch
Icy Puts on Finishing Touehes-An-
sons Tie Score in Ninth and E'ev-
enth Proves Easy For Visitors.

Unless the habits Of the Ansons are
mended soon. the local baseball as
| ISOLATION will be compelled to call for
bids for the eating house privilege at
the ball park, that patrons OF the game
may be served with supper between
innings, and thus avoid the unpleasant
| family tits and cold suppers occa-
! stoned by overtime contests.
When the Ansons fail to get toe
hold on a game in the regulation time,
| they force the contest into extra in
nings Tuesday being ladies' day the
prolonged combat aroused little AMI
mostly because of tardy husbands and
over done steaks and the male fans
voted a resolution of thanks to the
| Trojans for drawing out the pastlme
to prove to the ladies how necessary 1t
/, is to hold down a plank in the am
phitheater until the last batter has been
retired in the final inning.
Ansons Battle Giants.
The Burlington Giants who have
met and vanquished all corners. were
given a royal battle in their first ap-
| pearance on the local lot. For seven
innings Beard looked like the original
Jack the giant killer and the proud
league leaders were so helpless that the
lone tally Of the home club, obtained
in the third inning, appeared large
enough to win. But late in the battle
Beard tired, the visitors rallied and
massed their hits which. coupled with
one or two errors of judgment. netted
them enough runs to nose out the An
sons in the eleventh.
Pitches Six HitIsss Innings.
1t was not until the seventh inning
that the Pathfnders got anything that
resembled fair hit, and up to that
period they failed to push man as
far as second base. In the seventh
three hits were clustered, but Hammer
schmiGt's true aim counted for the
first of the trio who tried to purloin
second The eighth proved the undoins
of the home team. the visitors
grabbing two runs on two hits, wild
pitch and the squeeze play. Again in
the tenth the visitors gathered three
hits, but twice Hammerschmidt moved
down runners as they attempted un-
lawfully to occupy the middle sack.
Good healthy swats in punches finished
the work for the Pathfinders in the
eleventh.
Humbarger No Sausage.
The Ansons had few opportunities to
score. Humbarser proving effective In
all but one of the eight innings he
pitched Harris and Lindbers were
responsible for breaking the ice in the
third inning, giving the home club the
big tally which was to grace the score
board alone for seven long periods.
After two batters had been retired
Harris ctoutcd to- right for two bases
av,. q al 10
infield, which permitted Harris to
score by some fast leg work.
A double by Martini and a pass to
Ryan made the Ansons dangerous for
moment in the sixth, but Richards
lifted long fly to Singleton for the
third out.
Beard Spills the Beans.
The order for crepe was dispatched
in the eighth, when the Burlington
ians forged to the front. Meinert
singled, after Humbarger had been re-
tired at first, and Morgan followed with
bingle over second, Meinert going to
third on the hit and run. Singleton
whitfield. bringing Harmon, Burlington's
cleanup hitter, to bat. There were
two down and two on, and the order
was given Beard to pass the batter.
In his effort to, do so he released a
wild heave. which permitted Meinert to
score, tieing the count Harmon
walked, as per the prearranged plan.
but he Immediately pulled the squeeze
with Morgan. the latter scoring. Ham
merschmidt's peg was good but Lind
berg failed to come in for the throw
and the return to the plate.
Like ProverhiaI Cat.
Then the Ansons came back Rich
ards pushing out timely two-base
drive which again knotted the score.
Martini singled and advanced on Ry-
ans sacrifice. Richards then hit to
deep right center for two sacks, scor
ing Martini. Richards went to third
on the throw in. and the chances were
grand for another score and the game.
In the pinch Brock famed and Forth
laid down grounder to Baichley for
an out at first.
Harmon led off in the eleventh with
Ia single, and McGlade reached first on
a ielder's choice. Bold's two base
drive scored Harmon. and McGlada
romped home when Lunte singled.
Baichley set the home club down
easy in the closing half Of the eleventh.
retiring Lindberg at first and putting
Martini and Ryan down on strikes.
The score: e.