Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23
.ANS0NS HIT HARD,
DEFEATING Looms
SECURE FIFTEEN HITS OFF WA
TERLOo PITCHERS AND WIN,
6To 2.
EGAN's MEN HIT FREELY,
BUT BLOWS ARE SCATTERED
Torkelson Relieves Rush in Last
Round, When Bases Have Been
Filled, and Double Play Stops Rally
Rush Secures Three Hits, Each priv.
ing Home One Run.

\Waterloo, May 23.-The Marshall
town Ansons had verX..eiittle trouble
Tuesday winning the first game Of the
series with Waterloo, as they found
the local pitchers for fifteen safe
bingles, one OF which was a double BY
LeBeau. Rush was touched up for ten
singles. but some of these were due to
a heavy field In the pinches, however
he was strong until the ninth, when,
with the bags filed on two singles and
a walk, Manager Boyle called Torkel-
son into the game. Martini hit pop
up to TOrkelson, who shot the Dall
home for the first out and Ashland
completed the double play at first. The
next out was an easy grounder to Tor
keLson, who tossed to first and ended
the game, 6 to 9 in favor of the Wis
itors.
The game looked like certain victory
for Waterloo at the start The best
the visitors could do in the, opening
frame was TO roll easy srounders to
Westerwick and be tossed out at first.
However, they began the bombardment
in the second inning, and never stopped
Unit! the third man had been downed
in the ninth. A double play got Wester-
wick out of a bad hole in the second
inning. He opened the frame by hit
ting Cameron. Lee then singled to CEN
ter and Durkin walked, filing the bases
with no one out. LeBeau hit to Wester-
wick, who threw to the plate to gel
Cameron, and Hruska completed the
double play at first. Ashland was pur-
posely walked and Rush struck out.
After two were down in the third in
ming. EuniCk walked and Cameron
singled E-unick scored when Lee sin
gled. \ double by LeBeau, Aslllands
out, and q single by Rush scored an
other in the fourth frame.
Two Outs No Handicap.
Again in the fifth the Ansons proved
two outs do not stop them from going
after scores. With Cameron and Lee
out Of the way Durkin reached first on
an error by Runser. Three singles in
a row by LeBeau, Ashland and Rush
brought home two scores and shot the
total up to four for Marshalltown.
Waterloo tried to even the count in
the sixth, but some poor base running
by the locals and fast fielding by the
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Reinhart singled to start the round, and
Kennedy was hit by a pitched ball.
Rush made a good stop OF a grounder
by Martini and threw to third in time.
to get Reinhart Miller then forced
Martini at second, altho Millers blow
had every appearance Of going safely
past second. Durkin, however. nailed
the ball by sliding into the mud back
of second base. Anderson beat out
hit to Eunick and Kennedy scored.
Rush's Hits Score Runs.
Marshalltown got this run right back
in the next inning. Durkin walked and
LeBeau singled. Ashland advanced
them with sacrifice. and Rush
slammed out his third single, scoring
Durkin. Lied singled, scoring LeBeau.
Each of Rush's three hits drove in one
run. Waterloo scored one in the sew
enth. Hruska singled but was forced
at second by Westerwick. Runser
reached first on an error by Clemens.
Reinhart singled. scoring Westerwick.
The infield was in poor condition for
play but rather than call off the game
two days in succession, it was decided
to play. This afternoon the teams will
clash in a double header, with TOrkel-
son and Kelley, two of the best pitchers
in the league. opposing each other in
one of the games. The score:
MARSHALLTOWN.