Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
DEFEATED FOR FIRST TIME THIS
YEAR, At FORT DODGE,
TO a.
CHAMPIONS WIN
SATURDAYS GAME,
Higgins Pitches Good Ball, Taking
Second Exhibition, 6 to 2-Heavy
Hitting Again Feature Of Work Of
Ansons-Circuit Clouts Offset Gen.
orally Effective Work Of Dresser.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, June 4.-Opportune hit
ting by the Dodgers. Sunday, gave
them the third and last of the series
from Marshalltown, the Ansons being
contented with the short end Of 6
to score. Red Torkelson lost the
first game this season as the result OF
the smuggling on the part Of Sits ct al.
incidentally Sits was the batting hero
of the day, clouting out three hits in
his four trips to the plate. With
large Sunday crowd looking on, the
Dodgers were given the incentive to
go in and win.
killeen, altho wild at times, showed
much more stuff than did Torkelson,
and after standing Torkeison's jibes
for the last two days, the Dodgers saw
chance to get revenge. Four hits
only We're batted off killeen's delivery.
Torkelson did not get away as good.
the Dodgers jumping on him for ten
safe blows the first five innings. These
over, however the Arson pitcher
steadied down and held the locals hit
less the remainder of the contest.
Whiffs Three IN NINTH.
Steadiness featured Killeen's hurl-
ing the last inning as with one man
on first and none down, he struck out
the next three men to face him. II IS
strikeout record would have been anuch
better, perhaps. had Walker given him
the corners. The umpire seemedsun-
able to see the balls when they came
over the corners and this. was naainly
responsible for the large number of
passes issued to the visitors.
Marshalltown opened the scoring in
the first when Lied singled and Dam
eron hit the bail over the fence for
homer. netting two runs. The visitors
scored again in the fifth when singles
by LeBeau and Agnew and a force hit
by Lied brought in one run. A walk
to Lied, a fielder's choice, and an error
by Toner when he dropped Lisy's peg
to first in the eighth brought in an
other run for Marshalltown.
Erratic Ball by Ansons.
killeen started to win his own game
in the third when he doubled to cen
ter. He went to third on Eunicks err
ror in handling Mokan's grounder.
Blocks force hit left him safe on first.
but killeen was out at the plate on the
try for him by Durkin. Mokan, who
had previously stolen second, went to
third on Merriott's single thru Torkel-
son, and both Mokan and Block scored
when Toner singled to left field. Mer-
riott took third ON the play and came
home when Hanson hit sacrifice fly
to right field.
Two more runs were scored the
fourth session, when Sits singled. went
to second and started for third on Ag-
news wild peg to catch him off the
bag al first. When Lee recovered the
ball and threw to Eunick at third. he
heaved it into the left field and Sits
came all the way home. Lisy followed
him with single, went to second on
Kileens sacrifice hit, to third on a
passed ball and romped home when
Mokan singled thru Durkin.
With two down in the fifth. Brown
singled to the infield and went to third
on Sits third single OF the day. Tork-
elson neaved the ball wild, trying TO
catch Sits off at first and Brown came
home. The score: