Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-15
SLATTERY WILD; !
LOCALST GAME

Frank Boyles pennant aspirantAE
were helped down the perenctage cOlsss
umn. Sunday afternoon when Managorg
Boelzle's men waded into the OFFERINGS
OF Mr. Slattery from Marshalltown:s IN
hung up ten hits and took advantago
or fve errors and a number of passes,
winning the Sabbath entertainment ~
count of 10 to 3. A double header !,
was scheduled but the visitors did not
arrive until o'clock on account OF
Burlington No, being late.
George Bunk occupied the mound
for the locals and had enough zipps on
the ball to keep the Ansons hopping
away from the plate. Only six scat
tered hits was the best the visitors
could do. two of them coming In the
ninth inning and two OF them being Of
the scratch variety With men on the 4.
bases, Bunk refused to allow the visit
ing club to see the ball and eight ~
Boyle's clan dropped the willow after
taking three healthy swings n N
From the locals standpoint 1t was I \
good game and no time was lost as in
past games in bringing home tho
bacon. Three runs in the first inning, Il
one In the second, three In the third
and one In the fourth. fifth and .stxth u
was the way the markers were hung
up The visitors scored one run In the u
frst inning and two In thesninth
~ Error Gives Run.
An error by Parks gave thesyisitofs
their first run in the opening stanxa
Murphy hit to center field for two baFa \
and Ryan dropped a nlean one be.
tween first and second Kuhns flelded
the ball and Parks covered first base
but dropped the ball, Murphy scoring 4
on the play. In the ninth inning
Lunte hit single to deep short and
went to second on LaBeaus fieldef's
choice. Lee singled to left field, vc0r.a
ing Lunte. Prough lived on ieldersS
choice. LaBeau going to third from
where he scored on Torkelson's ny 10 Il
Mari.
Three In First.
The local club lost no time in taking \
advantage Of Slattery's wildness and 4
with two singles, two bases on balls
and sacrifice three runs were chased
home In the first inning. Wright open.
ed by drawing free transportation and
Minert beat out an infield hit. Nor
gan hit to Slattery and Wright WAA
forced at third base. Kuhn walked n
filling the bags and Mari hit to Lee In
right field, Minert scoring-on the play. a
Theising singled to left field, scoring
Morgan and Kuhns. II u
In the second inning Parks singled IL
over second base and stole second,
scoring when Snow heaved the ball III. ss
to centertielddn an effort to catch him.
Three More In Third.
Slattery was wild as March hare "
in the third stanza aud three mora
markers were placed In the local'S Il
column. Minert, singled down the
first base line and Morgan was hit by
a pitched ball. Kuhns sacrificed the
runners and MARI dumped slow orie 4
down the. third base line scoring Min
ert Theising was hit by d pitched u
ball. filling the bases and Parks walk
ed forcing in Morgan. Boelzle lifted
a high one 10 Murphy, which he fum-
bled but forced Parks at second, MARY
crossing with the third tally.
Add Three More. ss
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth, thA
locals annexed three more TALES III n
the fourth inning Wright lived on
Ryan's error and Minert sacrificed hi5Ita
to second. He went to third on wild
pitch and scored when Snow pulled aS
boner in trying to catch him on third u
base and threw wild. In the fifth inn
ing Theising hit a single over second
base and Parks slammed one at Etls
nick who threw wild to second In ~
effort to force Theising. Boelzle lit
ed high one to Eunick, who mufsd
it and Theisipg scored when Wrightss
sent a fly to LaBeau in left field The
locals concluded their scoring In the
sixth, Morgan hit to centerfeld for
two bases and stSle third, scoring
when Mari lifted high fly to Murphy n
in centerfiield.
OttumWa-- ABB. r. H, PO. All ~
Wright, IS. ..,......3 ~ "a
Minert, RI. ..........4 ~
Morgan. 3b. .......4 gi
Kuhn, 10. ...........2 ~ I lssss
MARI, CT ........... g II 10 "A
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