Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
JOLIET BROWNS
ARE DEFEATED BY
ALL STARS, "A To s

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Or. WENDELL's TEAM MAKES
STEP TOWARDS STATE sUNT-
lNc-HE!BERe TWIRLs A BRIL-
LIANT BRAND or BALL.
The Joliet Browns were eliminated
from any claim to the dOwnstate in
door baseball championship here last
evening. when they were defeated by
the Ottawa All Star nine by a score
OF IA to 6, in a mediocre exhibition Of
The sport staged at the armory. The
battle was listless from the start to
finish and one George Dohm was driv'
on TO the cover after five innings of
pegging. Manager Fitzgerald flashed
the S. O. S. sign and youth who an
swers to the name of Mcclure. took
the hill only to be lambased for six
safe blows in one and One-third in
nings
aAxel Heiberg, star singer for the
Federal Plate team, was on the hill
for the All Stars, and worked like a
veteran. The youngster sent ten Of
the Joliet boys back on strikes and
al no time was he threatened by the
bludgeon welding Of the Fitzgerald
crew. "Fitzie" was the only Joliet
player who showed any Of the old
time form and speed that has charac'
terized the Browns on their previous
appearances In this city The scrappy
leader OF the prison city bunch an
nexed four safe blows and chalked up
a quartet OF runs, while his mates
were grabbing the other two.
Mcclure at first was source OF
much pleasure to the fandom and
kept q crowd Of Ave hundred fans in
good spirits in spite OF the ragged
ball game that was being dishcd up.
pohm Hit Hard.
DOhms showing was surprise tc
the ottawa fans who had regarded
him a. a twirler Of high caliber Dohn
stated, however. that the hitting PROV
tcss Of the locals was responsible TO
the victory and not the fact that h
had gone back.
Joliet was held scoreless In thu
frat frame In Ottawas turn at tn
hitting they put over two runs viii
Two down Schumacher drove single
along third. Lindeman was given life
II first on dropped third strike and
Schumacher advanced A passed ball
allowed Schumacher to score and
Lindeman tailed on .Milligan's single
Costello famed for the third out.
Ottawa failed to count in the sec.
ond. Joliet put one over in the third
on a walk and two singles In the
third Schumacher drove out a circuit
smash Lindeman singled, Mlligan
doubled and Lindeman crossed home
with the second run
In the fourth neither team managed
to cross the pan. In the fifth frame
Joliet showed signs of life by putting
over two runs. With one down Fitz-
gerald paved the way with a double,
Mcdonald rolled out via Costello to
Spuergin. Bothwick singled and
'Fitzie" scored b koonig pokcd out
double into the blcachers and Both
wick counted
In Ottawa's run at the fifth Dohm
was touched up numerically Three
rurs crossed the plate before the
5n,akt Of the bombardment had clear
cd away.
In the sixth Mcclure decided he
would take up the pitching burden
hut tho load was too heavy for him
and retired after one inning and a
third of serving Dohm then came
back only TO be greeted by swarm
Of hits when ever Captain Clegg's
mon needed runs
by virtue Of Ottawa's victory last
evening they have eliminated one OF
the strongest teams from the pennant
clpfma, The next game here will be
staged with tho best indoor team o,
Peoria City league. The following arc
the scores