Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-04
CLINTON WINS OPENING GAME
OF THE SEASON BY "a
To-s SCORE.
SLATTERY FAILS TO
STOP PILOT SLUGGERs
5unehed Hits Give Drohan's Team
Lead After See. Saw Contest For Six
lnninss-Siow, Muddy Field Makes
Clean Fielding lmpossible-slank
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: Clinton, May +.-Plsyins a desperate
! uphill game, Frank Boyle's Ansons lost
the opening game OF the Central assoc
! citation baseball season here yesterday
to the Clinton Pilots by the score Of
IA TO 5. II was a smuggling match from
the start and, aided by a slow, muddy
field. the batters had the advantage OF
The pitchers from the tap of the gong.
1t was a see-saw game up to the
seventh inning. when a double by
I Jones with the bases full. followed by
home run over the fence by Schlieb-
ner in the same inning with the bases
again checked, the Pilots drove in
seven runs which gave them a siN-run
lead which could not be overcome by
the visitors.
The game was loosely played thru
out, and time and again each team
presented the contest to its opponents
by errors at critical stages Of the game.
The wea Their threatened until after the
game was we'll under way. but despite
this fact 8 large automobile parade
preceded the game and nearly 1000
fans were present when Umpire Asher
started the 1916 season.
Sattery Pitches Opening Game.
Manager Boyle selected SlatIery to
cwtrl the opening game, and he held
the locals we'll in hand until the fourth
and fifth innings In the fourth three
hits Melted as many runs, while in the
next frame he yielded four hits. Boyle
then sent in Howard, late of Denver,
but after one successful inning rain
Of blows at opportune times Melted
seven tailies.
Ware, selected by Manager Drohan
10 do mound duty. was in the hole most
Of the time, due largely 10 miSplays
behind him at critical times, and after
the Ansons had see sawed and tied the
score in the sixth inning. Drohan sent
IN Jones as a relief pitcher. Jones was
n splendid form and the visitors were
unable to connect safely with his slants
when hits meant runs.
Durham and johnson Star.
Durham and Johnson were the bright
lights for the visitors especially on the
ffensive play. The former gathered in
two doubles. the first of which scored
the frs, run Of the season. while john
son collected brace Of doubles and L
single out OF five trips 10 the plate.
Shortstop Blank has the distinction
shailtown team. Umpire Asher fning
the little infielder IS in the third in
ming for kicking too strenuously on
decision at the plate The rema inder
of the club showed up well, and ma
jority OF the errors were directly due
TO the misera BILE condition Of the play
ing field. That Boyle has hard hitting
and hard-hghting aggregation is the
opinion of the Clinton fans. who figure
Boyle vii! be leading the league in
September if Clinton is not.
Story Of the Game.
Clinton was the first 10 draw blood.
An error by Lee. when he removed MS
foot from the bag, allowed Schliebner
life. He advanced two bases on a
scratch hit and an error and Scoreu
on a sacrifice fly.
Marshalltown tied the score in the
third when Slattery walked, went TO
third on two lnfield outs, and scored on
double steal. Marshalitown scored
again in the third when Durham was
hit with a pitched ball. went to third
on hit and scored on fielder
choice.
Clinton again took the lead in the
fourth. when three singles in row,
a double steal. and a sacrifice fly were
punched. The Ansons tied it again IN
their half of the fifth when Murphy
and LeBeau doubled and the latter
scored on an intield out from second
Clinton again took the lead in its halt
of the same frame. Three singles and
4 double Melted it three tallies.
Marshalltown took the lead in the
seventh on Johnsons second double, a
wild pitch by Jones, and an error by
Schliebner.
The fireworks were set off in the
home half of the seventh when a sin
gle and two errors flied the bags Jones
then doubled to center, scoring three
runs. a hit barsman and another single
again filed the bases, which were
cleaned for the second time during the
inning when Schliebner hit the ball
over the fence for a home run. The
score: