The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-16
Game Full of Sensational
Plays and Close Decisions,
Goes to Pilots in
Twelfth.
PILOTS WON THE BREAKS
McCulloch Pitches Great Bat
tie Against Cooper, But
Weakens in the Last
Inning.
Tspecial to The Gate City.l

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CLINTON, Iowa, June 16.-The
Pilots busted their jinx yesterday In
a game damned full .of sensational
plays, luck and bad luck hair tearing
fielding, dispute decisions and unusual
plays, and a game that took twelve
innings to decide. 1t was one of the
most thrilling and exciting games ever
seen here The Manush crew won
three to, two, with a triple by Sim
mons and a scoring hit by Evans.
1t was pitchers battle between
Cooper and McCulloch and Cooper
had the best endurance. The Pilots
had the best of the breaks in the first
part and got two runs across in the
seventh and eighth innings. Then
two home runs in one inning tied the
score. With the score tied in the
ninth the Pilots got men on bases in
each of the next three innings, in
Guiding the ninth, only to be cut off
by sensational Or lucky double plays.
Then there were freak plays galore,
The Jumps" had his troubles. getting
lot of close plays to decide and some
unusual ones. 1t was such a game as
probably will seldom be witnessed in
any league.
Sensational Fielding Stunts.
There were numbers of sensational
fielding stunts. The first one came
in the third when Darrow hit one
down the first base line The ball
struck the first base sack squarely in
the middle and bounced back into the
diamond It should have been single
and possibly triple, as it was square
ly on the line. Instead, it bounced
back and stopped about six feet from
the base. McCulloch jumped for 1t
and grabbing it. dove for the sack,
sticking the ball on it a moment be-
fore barrow touched. Another came
in the third when Simmons raced to-
the fence in front of the bleachers
and pulled down Baum's foul. He did
the same thing in the tenth on Har-
vey's foul Both were sensational.
Nolt and Simmons, particularly the
latter, were robbed of hits by LIE
Beau's sensational work in center
field. Nolt drove a fly almost to the
score board, but it was SO high Baum
had time to race back and get it. In
the next inning with a man on base.
Simmons shot line drive to left field
that looked safe as government bonds.
But Baum came tearing across full
tilt, and sticking out his gloyed hand
he pulled it in. In the ninth Clinton
was again the victim of some close
fielding. A hit batsman a pass and
Cincinnati base hit gave the locals
three men on bases with none out.
Then Evans. who was stuck in to bat
for Ellison, drove one, hot as molten
iron. at Harvey. who fielded it clean
for the throw home and force out,
Brown wheeled and shot it to first,
turning what looked like a sure score
into two outs and one man taken off
the bags. Double plays by the In
dians in each of the next two innings
robbed us of chances
Caught Brown Off Second.
But it was Darrow that pulled the
prize stunt of the day in the eyes of
the local fans. 1t was in the eleventh
inning. Brown led off with double
McCUlloch drove hot one at Sim.
mons who fielded it and holding
Brown on the base, threw to first, get
ting his man. Cooper was still in the
hole, with a man on second and he
passed Baum, his only walk of the
game Brown mapped for a moment
and Kensel, edging over toward sec
ond caught Darrows eye. barrow
pegged, a beautiful throw, and caught
Brown by inches 1t stopped that
rally. There were innumberable 9th.
er good bits of fielding until brilliance
became almost commonplace!
The game started like a close one
Neither side could do anything until
the third when two dinky hits by the
Indians with none out put men or
first and second. McCulloch's ground
er to Simmons forced Brown at sec
ond and then Baum fouled out. Boyle
attempted a double steal. but barrow
outguessed him and throwing short tc
second Kensel hurried It back in
plenty of time to get Harvey at the
plate. Clinton was unlucky in its
half when Darrow's hit was turned
into an out as above related Cooper
hit one the same place and then Nolt
lined one that looked good, but Hollo
cher hoisted himself up till he got it
In the fourth LIE Beau. the first mar
UP. hit one safe. but Coon whitfield
the next two and Giffin fell victim u
El1ison's accuracy. From then on un
til the ninth Cooper was invincible
IN the seventh MEME drew a wall
to lead off with and Milligan sacri
feed him to second.
Manush inserted a timely single 4
right at this juncture and the stand!
did the conventional thing as MEME
raced home with the first score. Blu
that was all for the time as Sim
mons hit his hard luck drive to L.
Beau and Ellison grounded out. II
the next inning, after barrow whitfield