Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-25
ANSONS LOSE ODD
GAME 70 BAyh[N
coNWAY'S ERRORS AND CUES.
rIoNABLE DECISION DETER
MINES ISSUE.
cLAYDleeERs GET
DECISION, 3 TO 2
Ansons Hit For Run in First Round,
But Miller Tishtenes and Blanks
Starts Rally With Two-Base Drive,
But Cook Reverses Decision.

Four costly errors by Conway, play
short, helped the Baymen to enough
runs 10 win the odd game of the Ma
son City Marshalltown series Thurs
day afternoon, and Umpire Cooks
blind guess in the ninth robbed the
home club of its last opportunity to
tie the score.
Defensively the Ansons PLAYED
nice game, barring the wild perform
ance Of the Chicago short fielder. Con-
way, recommended as sensationally
fast fielder. arrived in the city yester-
day morning TO set the league on fire.
He proved a sensation and was fast
tied fast. His divers boots, muffed
throws and Wild pegs helped the Bay
men TO enough runs TO win, and his
miscues We're directly responsible for
TWO of the runners. who later counted
getting on the bases.
Cook Guesses Three Times.
Umpire Cooks part in the final de-
cision caused demonstration by the
fans after the game, and the arbitra-
tor was taken under the protection of
the Mason City players and rescued
from the field in their hack. The de-
cision was on a play al second base
which came about thru lack of head
work on rhe part of Richardson.
Milton Ryan. pinch hitting for Con-
way. in the ninth, nit for Two bases,
advanced TO third on Hammerschmidt
, ;.,,,., u
sons single. making the count 10
IN favor OF Mason City. a wild pitch
put Richardson on second. Boyd
tanned. and cosgrove. with two called
balls hit weak roller which had
tendency to ron foul. Richardson had
taken a lead off second. and Rec"
Lowther. the visiting second baseman.
called TO the base runner that the ball
was foul Richardson showed TOO
great trust in his opponent and made
no effort to get back. \ snap throw
10 Low Their caught Richardson off the
bag, but in making his sweep 10 tag
the runner, Lowtfer dropped the ball.
Cook called Richardson out, then
called him safe, and as the Mason City
players rushed in from the field, ne
gain reversed his decision, ruling the
base runner out.
Chief Miller is in Form.
Chief Miller was delegated TO hurl
for the visitors ard after the first in
ming he pitched a steady and effective
game until the eighth, when ne showed
tendency 10 wildness. After NJ.
Ryan, first up in the ninth, had dou-
bled, Bay switched pitchers. sending
in Garrett. In the fist round the home
team assembled three hits and pro-
duced one run. The attack of the open
er enthused the fans, who looked for
ward &c hard hitting game. The
home team secured nine safe blows,
three for extra bases, but Miller kept
the hits scattered.
Beard allowed only six hits, but twice
two came in an inning and these.
mingled with errors, cost the game.
Beard was taken out in the seventh
TO allow Martini to hit for him and
Richardson finished the game.
Mass Hits For First Run.
The Ansons hit for the first run in
the opening inning, Boyd leading off
with a double going to second on
Tommy Ryan's sacrifice and scoring
on Ashby's single Richards singled
and Ashby was out at the plate in at
tempting TO score on the blow. Ashby,
newly arrived from Henderson, KY.
has the earmarks of a real ball player
and the way he tore into the plate
and upset the visiting oackstop was
display of the fighting game that may
be expected from the former Kitty
lea guer.
Mason City tool. the lead in the sec
ond. vinson leading off with a rip
ping two Dagger Buerglein laid down
a hunt which Beard fumbled, Vinson
going to third. Conway then pulled
the first Of his many errors, booting
Sorn's srounder, Vinson scoring and
Buergiein goin TO second. Hardy
forced the latter at third. however,
20 score Sohn.
Bobbe Again Causes Score.
Conway put another run on the
paths in the fifth when he let Harr:
sons grounder thru him. Milers
sacrifice put the runner on second and
a wild pitch advanced him to third.
A hit by Brausen brought in the score.
A brilliant catch by Boyd in the
sixth. when ne made hard run and
took a long drive from Hardy's bat off
the center field fence. retired the side.
Brausen hit in the seventh, but there
after the visitors were not dangerous.
The home team made Did for the
game in the eighth. when Miller be-
came wild. Boyd walked and went
down on Cosgrove's sacrifice. Ryan
Ri. 70 short and Boyd vaulted Brausen,
but the umpire ruled the base runner
had been tagged. Ashby walked and
Richards singled, filling the bags. De-
Longy failed in the pinch, flying to
Sohn.
In the ninth VI. Ryan doubled, Ham
merschmidt' sacrifice fly and Rich
ardson's single gave the home team
another run, but Cooks decision termi-
mated the game, The score:
MASON CITY.
ABR II Pc E
Brausen, 3b ......... o 2 3 0
Bay, CT ............. 0 2 0 o
Lowther, 2b ......... 2 0 o 2 4 1