Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-08
Thrilling PLAYS
I ENL|VEN CONTEST
SejElpERS CUT OFF RUNS AT
HOME AND HANDLE CHANCES
IN NICE FASHION,.
In q.
kolo Outfielder Sends Ball Across Ler'
Field Barrier Again; Decision
at First Hurts Ottum-
tumwa's Chances.


Ing moments and featured by much
raging Of the umpire, which he calm
~ stood for. Clinton took the third
u zane of the series here Sunday after
noon. nosing out the locals to 8.
ninth inning rally fell short one tally
- tie the score and many are OF the
oDinton that a play at first, IN whlcn
Mar was put out blasted the chances
- possible victory.
Raging the umpire from the first
Iii pitched until Bunk had been re-
II 6lred as the Last out in the ninth, the
y Elinton players delayed the game and
Ens they kept 1t UP continually 1t soon
3 became tiresome to the spectators
gE3owever. there were many Of Umpire
0oEam's decisions that were very
Questionable but they did not favor
attumwa any more than they did Gin
hon.
The spectators were brought to
tkhedr feet in tho seventh and ninth In.
Z Rings as the locals staged two rallies
that almost brought home tho bacon.
1 lDag Theising again clouted the ball for
n homer In tho ninth and had Mari
! Ibecn xiven the benefit of q doubt at
sfnYpt the locals would have tied the
E6eogA
Visitors Score First.
The Pilots scored their first tally
En- the second inning on two hits, a
asrfdce and an error. Nolt singled
- left field and Brown sacrificed him
- second. Miller dumped single to
ES3ght field and Nolt scored on poor
s2hrow to the plate by Theising. In
The fifth inning Schleibner and Sears
walked and both scored on Nolt's two
sAaAe hit.
Mime Hits Homer.
Mime, second baseman, scored the
last run for the visitors in the eighth
1nning by sending the sphere over the
s4eft held barrier for a home run.
sKuepper then surrendered his place
On the mound voluntarily to Bunk
Who kelt the visitors from doing fur
slher damage.
Locals Start Late.
The seventh inning as usual was a
1ood frame for the local team. After
Mari had flied out to Wilkes, Theis-
ing singled but was forced at second
when BoelEle grounded to Wilkes.
Mime threw wild to first in an effort
sfo make a double play, the manager
to second. Kuepper sing
Ted back of second base, scoring Boel-
ME.
Ninth Big Inning.
Ss The local team started out to make
things move in the ninth inning and
had Umpire Logan kept his" glims on
IArst bag tr1fle closer Ottumwa would
have undoubtedly romped home with
victory. Morgan opened the session
~ sending nice single down the
ss4hird base line. Mari hit to Wilkes
who helded the ball too late to get
Morgan at second. The short stop
shot the ball to first and it is the con-
census of opinion that MARI beat the
hall but Umpire Logan called him out.
fhofsing then hit for . home run,
.Dcoring Morgan. Boelzle dropped the
ball into left field and Spears, after
- sensational rum scooped it before 1t
.Aouched the ground. Bunk flied out
70 Nolt ending the game.
Umpire Stands Much.
Umpire Logan was criticised severe
IN BY the fans for the way he allowed
Hragging throughout the game. Nolt
aSchleibner, Brown and Spears OF the
visitors started Raging in the first in
ming and kept it up. Too much intlm-
|acy with the players was shown by
The imp who spoiled what would have