Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-21
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MARSHAlLTOWN TAKES FIRST
GAME FROM MASON CITY
BY SCORE OLA TO 4.
BATTING RALLY IN
SEVENTH DECIDES GAME
Corey Pitches Good Ball, But Support
Lacks Spirit and Fight-Penner
Keeps Hits Scattered. and Only
Three Visitors Reach Second-Le-
Beau Leads Batters.

PennerS curves were breaking Deau-
tifully Thursday, and Marshalltown
routed the Mason City Claydiggers 4
to /. Penner pitched grand ball and
deserved a shut out but freaklsh
break of luck in the eighth resulted
in the visitors registering tally TO
spoil perfect record.
Corey was not pitching poor ball
by any manner of means, and up to
the seventh, when the home gang
found him for five hits and three runs,
the contest was somewhat in the ma
ture of a pitchers battle. Boyles lads
had rung the DELL in the third, and the
lone marker looked big enough for the
game as it progressed. After the sew
enth, however, Mason City was hope
lessly beaten.
Corey was not altogether responsible
for the result, altho his pals played
almost errorless ball The score sheet,
however, does not show the difference
in the ball played by the two teams.
Youth must be served, and the muscle
bound relics of other days can not be
expected to show the snap and life OF
athletes in their prime. The older
warriors took fewer chances, and from
fielding standpoint they were no
match for the Boyle aggregation.
Pitchers Must Have Support
Faster and snapper fielding might
have reduced the total of base hits
chalked against Corey. Headwork,
such as prevents two players going
after a ball, only to hesitate before
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them, sometimes saves ball games.
Twice the visitors pulled just such
headless plays-once when it meant
runs.
Corey worked nicely for six innings.
but in the seventh he faltered Over
work may have caused the slowing up
Of the southpaw, or it may have been
the inexcusable messing Of plays by
his pals that was responsible. At any
rate the home Trojans took big fall
out of his slants, and when the pro-
ceeds Of the session were counted, a
total of five safe hits and three runs
was shown on the home balance sheet.
LeBeau's Batting Feature.
LeBeau led in the batting. Two
doubles and single were his total
Snow registered two hits. beating out
hunt in the second frame. Eunick
delivered the timely hit in the third,
and Proughs double sent the first tally
over in the seventh. Tommy Ryan
and Penner poled run producing hits
in the same session.
LeBeau opened the first inning with
double, but persisted on second.
Lunte hit safely and Snow beat out a
bunt TO start the threatening rally of
the second. but Ryan lifted fy to
the outheld and Prough and Penner
famed.
In the third LeBeau again opened
with double. went to third on
Murphy's sacrifice hit. and scored
when Eunick hit safely. 1t was one,
two, three in the next three sessions.
the game assuming an air tight char
acter.
Batting Rally in Seventh.
In the seventh, with one down.
Snow started a batting rally. with a
sharp single to left. Prough doubled,
scoring Snow. Ryan shot a single to
center, Prough scoring. Penner hit for
a base, between first and second, send
ing Ryan to third LeBeau hit to CEN
ter, and Black booted the ball and,
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Ryan scored and Penner went to third
Murphy struck out and Eunick lifted a
foul to Weeks.
The Claydiggers had men on second
but twice up to the eighth inning,
when they counted their only run. In
! that frame Weeks was passed, but was
forced out at second when Claire hit to
Lunte. Corey hit to Penner for an out
at first. but Brausen poked a Texas
Lacquer over second. which Ryan
gamely tried for, but which was just
out of his reach, Claire scoring on the
hit. Robin ended the round by striking
out
In the ninth Claire begged for more
| runs, but his heavy hitters were out in
order the side being retired on four
pitched balls Brown hit the first ball
over for an out to Murphy Black hit
the next pitched ball to Ryan for a
retirement at first, and Schroeder let
| the first ball pass and met the second
| for a grounder to Ryan, who threw the
first sacker out to Prough The score:
MASON CITY
ABB. r. II. Pc. A. E.
Brausen. 3b .........4 0 2 0 2
Robin, 2b ...........4 0 / 0
Brown, II ...........3 0 0 6 Q 0
Black, CT ............4 l 1 l