Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-04

Mariott's home run drive over right
field fence broke UP perfectly gooo
game Thursday afternoon, and gave
the Dodgers the last game or the
series. / to 0. Marriott and HugSlns
conspired against the Ansons. and this
twain practically put quietus on the
home warriors unaided.
Higgins was mainly responsible TOT
the defensive end Of the game, allow
ing the Ansons but three safe blows in
the course of the exhibition, aitho
Marriott contributed greatly to the de-
Tense of his team by racing from one
corner to another in right garden 10
drag down long fly balls and GRIP
seemingly fair hits, one or two OF
which might have spelled defeat for
the visitors. Extensively, Marriott was
the whole game. Aside from polling
the homer in the ninth. which gave the
visitors the game. he lofted clean
single and clouted for triple earlier
in the performance.
Helpless as Infants.
The Ansons were as helpless as IN
fants before Higgins, and but Tor ms
temporary fits Of wildness there wouio
have been no hope OF ever pushing
score around the bags. Prough tore
hole thru the heart of the diamond III
the third when he secured the hrst
hit for the home club. Higgins grace
fully stepped aside to let the proJectlle
thru the box and the ball was not
halted until it slowed down IN center
field In the fifth Penner scratched
hit. beating out a bunt. In the elghth
Eunick came thru with a clean bingle,
and in the ninth Lee hit vicious
drive to Coffin. which the latter field
ed nicely but erred in, his throw to
first. Three Ansons drew bases and
Lunte was sent down on one occasion
when Higgins tagged his anatomy
with wild curve
Penner Crossed by Marriott.
Penner found in Marriott his Jonah. |
Three times the long spined ex-Anson
damned the pill for total of eight |
bases, and but for his smuggling Penner
would not have been in any serious
trouble thruout the nine innings. The
other Dodgers were inclined to sue
cumb gracefully, and the game bid
fair to be prolonged indefinitely until
Penner slipped a good one to Marriott,
who crashed the pellet over the right
field palings, about yard to the lee
ward Of the foul line.
Marriott had previously proved that
he was worthy Of pitchers best ef-
forts, and altho he was the first man
to bat in that inning it would have
stood Penner in good stead to have
served him pair of wide ones in the
hope that the batter would bite.
Mariott's first hit came in the open
ing round, when he hit for three bases
after two were down. Hanson was
then retired at first. In the seventh |
Marriott led off with a single, but was
forced at second. He again was lead
off in the ninth, and it was then that
he broke up the game.
Dodgers Threaten More Scoring.
Following ,Mariott's home run clout
Hanson hit a high liner to Penner.
which the pitcher was able to knock
down but not In time to retire the
batter. Koran hit to Eunick for an
out at first and Lisy walked. With
men on first and second Turgeon sk!eo
to Murphy and Erloff lined to Prough.
The Ansons got man to second il
the NOME nail, out IOllOWlHS DdtSInen
failed in the pinch. With one gone,
Lee hit to Coffin, who threw poorly
to first. drawing Turgeon off the bag.
Lee stole second, but persisted there as
Prough popped to Sutton and Snow
flied out to Turgeon.
Altho both pitchers were working
beautifully, both had great support
This was especially true in the case
Of Higgins in two innings. when Lisy
and Coffin pulled ground balls out of
the dirt without bobble. and retired
base runners at first The score: