Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-22
QAYD|GG|RS WIN
RAGGED CONTEST
WATKINS IN BAD FORM AN0 An
SONS LOSE DY SCORE CT
10 TO 7.
GAME MARKED EY
... DIVERS MiSPLAYS
Visitors Attain Sevcn-Run Lead But
Home Team Knots Score in Fifth
Claire's Outfit Score Three Runs and
Annex Second Exhibition Of Series.

The league leaders and near tail
enders met in combat at the ball lot
Friday afternoon III an alleged game
of base ball, with the result that
the com oatants wed with each other to
determine which could play the poor
er game. he teuauc readers, Who
hau Watkins u. ll.L.r SIDE, was itu-
Juugeu the w.l,4.r, :. &, they lnaHaSeU
tU nose.
Fitzpatrick saved the Claydiggers
from winning lne TN medal 1 ne other
members OF the team did their best TO
give MarshaIltuwn the game, their
divers boots and boners contributing
to the score amasSed by the local
favoriteS.
At the close of the festivities the
boy at the score board announced
the result was 10 to I in favor of the
upstate town, and his estimate was
accepted as correst.
One thing is sure--the home gang
ought to have got enough bad base
ball out of Its system to purify it for
some time to come.
Watkins in Bad Form.
Watkins was in bad form-decidedly
bad form. He had difficulty in
locating the heart of the plate, or
even a corner most of the time, and
was especially helpless with left hand
hitters up. With better mound work
the home team would have won in a
walk, altho neither team did any
fancy work which should have war
ranted more than passing mention
Fitzpatrick pitched good ball with
the exception Of one inning-the fifth
when the Ansons tied up the score.
After that wild session. in which he
was not greatly responsible for the
home teams batting once around and
one over, he settled down and held
Marshalltown to one hit the rest of
the way.
LeBeau in Feature Play.
The outstanding feature Of the
WOODY pastiming was the grand catch
by LeBeau of a fly from Weeks bat,
which was sensational in nature. The
home lad made a wild run and took
the ball after long flight while still
on high. 1t was a daisy-a brilliant
achievement outstanding among a
lot of mighty poor ones.
Watkins was in the hole six of the
nine innings In the third the Clay
diggers shot three runs across the pan,
and in the next frame increased their
lead to seven, before Marshalltown had
registered a tally. Then the home
squad came back and tied up, only to
| lose the battle in the eighth.
Claydieeers Take Big Lead.
Pic6a r6S n Cd he rpY6
| inning with a scratch single Brausen
| was retired on strikes and Robin was
tossed out at first. Brown hit to
center. and Richardson scored when
Murphy lost the ball. Black soaked
the pill for a three base ride to the
depths of right center field. Brown
scoring. Murphy. on the relay, threw
to third, the ball taking a bad bound
over Eunick's head, permitting Brown
to score.
In the next session Richardson
singled and Weeks forced him at sec
| ond, but Lunte dropped the pass and
both men were safe. Claire flied to
Murphy and Fitzpatrick sacrificed to
advance the base runners. Brausen hit
safely, Richardson scoring. Weeks also
set sail for home and beat the throw
in. Brausen went to second on the
throw and to third on wild pitch
! Robin drew pass and then Brown hit
to the fence, for three corners, scor-
ing both the base runners.
Ansons Knot Score.
Marshalltnwn counted two IL the
fourth With one down Murphy
| reached first when Robin erred on his
ground ball, but he was Immediately
| forced at second by Eunick Lees
two Dagger scored Eunick, and the
former went to third when Claire
overthrow at the plate. Lee was per-
mitted to score because Of interfer-
| ence.
In the next round the home boys
| batted thru the list and then some,
| ten men coming to the plate. Snow
| opened the inning by flying out
Prough followed with a scratch single,
Ryan shot a hot drive between first
| and second, and Watkins delivered
| the timely hit which scored Prough
LeBeau hit to Claire, but the Clay
| digger manager failed to clinch the
| ball. Murphy hit to Claire, who
| threw out Ryan at the plate. F'itz-
| patrick then hit Eunick. forcing Wat
kins home. Robin let Lees grounder
| thru him, LeBeau scoring. Lunte
| then delivered the needed blow to knot
| the score Murphy and Eunick eros
| sing the plate.
Visitors in Last Rally.
Then the game progressed two in
| nings without bloodshed. but the
eighth witnessed a resumption of the
| offensive by the Mason City artillery.
Brausen drew the walk that eventually
| upset the beans to start the chapter
Robins suicidal bunt put Brausen
on second and Browns single scored
| the diminutive third baseman. Brown
stole and scored on a fielder's choice
| The play at the plate was close but
Brown won the decision: Schroeder