Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-05
is NOT DECIDED
Until FINAL INNING OF THE
CLOSING GAME OF YEAR.
LEE STEALS HOME
WITH DECIDING RUN
oea,s Take Both Games Of Labor Day
Double Bill, Nosins Clinton Out OF
First Plaee-Ansons Hammer pronan
in First Contest, While Torkelson
Pitches Great Ball-Watkin Beaten

header s to 8 and ) to /, MarshaitoW"
won the Central association Champion
ship for the season of 1915 by ma.
gin of seven points. so close vas -
remnant race that the chaiH pioi4st-If
was not decided until after TWO Nee
out in the last inning OF the last SAL
on the last day, and then the Nie.oi'
was won by the daring o. I'M 80
who stole home as Lefty "a'N+''0
was winding up for delivery.
Mondays games were nish4S eACtl
Il ing. hard fought, and, in the CLOSING
/ contest, anybody's contest TO the en-
| making most hitting climax LOT lux
| greatest season OF baseoaiI MaIs""i'
1 town has ever known
/ With Marshalltown in neeo OF
| double victory 10 attain the nrst place
| in the percentage column, there was
| greater interest III the games IMAM iiS's
been shown since the late series s'aseu
| here between the Ansons ana Musea
tine. and more than 400 fans lne4uu
! ing small delegation from clinton
! were present 20 witness the gaines
| Interest in Browns Team.
| Many OF the fans felt Almost PEI
sonal interest in the Pilots as three
| former Marshalltown players were ia
the lineup. Byers, always popular
| here. was behind the bat in the sec
ond game, while Watkins was dele-
! gated 10 pitch the closing confess
Dixie Sears, who also has many au-
rnirers here was in left garden. Sears
| appeared 10 have forgotten that ne was
not attached to the local club, as MS
| error in the fourth inning wrecked the
! first game.
! Lee and Torkelson Star.
Much Of the success OF the NOME
| club in the decisive game was cue 10
| Cliff" Lee, who played most orliIiaht
| game Lee got one bad peg out o. MS
| system. which caused the game TO De
| sewed up in the ninth inning, but ne
came back in the home half and Won
| the game almost single HANDED. II!
| that session he singled, stole second,
| went TO third on Ryan's sacrifice ana
| then, with two down, and with pros
! poets of the game being called owing
! 10 darkness with the score tied stole
| home with the winning run
| Red" TorkelsOn, pride OF the rank
| and file OF the fans, pitched 10 VIC
| tory in the first game. and then. act
| ing as pinch hitter for Penner IN the
| eighth inning Of the second game
| singled and put the run on the paths
| which gave the home team lead. Tor
! kelson then, went back into the box TO
| finish the closing game of the year.
TorkeIson's Great Record.
! Torkeisons victory over the Pilots
yesterday brought to a close a most
| successful career for the auburn haired
| lad with the home club. Buffeted about
! from club to club, jumping from the
| bushes 10 the ranks OF organized base
| ball and back again, Torkeison has had
q checkered baseball career until ne
was signed by Boyle TO finish out the
season with Marshalltown.
| Torkelson was not expected TO be
| world beater but was brought here TO
| ill a gap. So we'll did he fill the gap
that. without him. the club would have
| finished in A more humble position.
| Since joining the Ansons TOrkelson mas
won twelve ard lost three games for
a pitching percentage Of 500, which
| probably will stand as a league record
! this year.
| In addition to good box work, Tor
keEson has proved himself hard hit
ting pitcher and a good fielder He has
been able to tit in where needed in case
! a player was forced out Of the game
/ and he has been most successful when
called upon as pinch hitter.
Ansons Hammer Jim" Drohan.
Grandpa Jim" Drohan, pitching for
the last time in organized baseball, was
slated for the first contest, and the vet
eran was given hard drubbing by the
Ansons. He was touched for thirteen
hits, and failed 10 show his usual eff
II feCtiveness in pinches.
II Clinton got away with a one-run lean
in the first inning, but the Ansons i'm
mediately tied up the count wilkes
drew a base on balls and went to sec
ond on a passed ball. Nolt fouled out
Il and Seals was retired al first. Dutch
Schliebner nit in the pinch, scoring
Wilkes.
In the Arson half Murphy beat OUT
a perfectly placed bunt and went all
the way TO third on LeBeau's suicide.
Lunte's single tailed Murphy.
Sears Wrecked Game.
II The Arson lead was increased in the
second, Ryan drawing base on balls
advancing on MANNERS sacrifice, and
tallying when Brown let a third strike
on Murphy go for passed ball While
Brown and Drohan were trying TO re-
trieve the ball. Murphy went TO second
and he scored on LeBeau's sharp
single 10 center.
II Browns gang made the game inter
esting by sending another run over the
pan in the third, Wilkes hitting for a
single going to second On the throw in,
to third on Nolt's hit, and scoring on
Lees error at the plate.
/ The Ansons' margin was small, and
the game gave promise of being close
one, until Sears spilled the beans for
the Pilots in the fourth. After two had
been retired Eunick and Lunte hit
safely and Lee was issued pass, filing
the bases. Prough Fit a long hy 10
Sears, and the trio Of baserunners got
under full head of steam for the
plate. The chance apparently was an
| easy one, but Sears let the ball slip
thru his fingers, three scores register
ing on his error. After this piece Of
tough luck, Drohan frightened and held
the opponents runless for three in
| nings.
| Score Two in Eighth
III In the eighth the Apsons added an
other brace OF runs to insure against
any emergency at the finish. Corriyan' 4
error gave LeBeau a life, and the
FTenchman scored on Eunick's sIzzler
to the fence for three bases. Lunte. In
appreciation of Eunick's effort. cracked
straight bali for a base, scoring the
third sacker
il A brace of errors In .he las; half OF