Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-03
CHAMPIONS SCORE 6-TO.5 VIC.
TORY OVER FoUNDLINGs IN
EXCITING GAME.
oURkIN DRIVES IN
FOUR RUNS FOR ANSONS
Empties Bases With Triple in Third,
and Sends Fourth Runner Home With
Double in Fifth-AIso Figures in
Feature Play Of Day-lee's Running
Catch Saves Game in Ninth.


brought victory to the champions il
the second game with the Charles Cit!
/ Foundlings. Three times the bought,
| Jaames smote nightly, once for 6
single, once for a double, and once
for a triple. driving four runs acros:
the pan and scoring another himself
James was concerned in all but on'
of the runs tailed by the Champions
| Consequently, with Mr.. Durkin in th'
lineup the champions would not hav.
won a grand STOP victory over Franz
! Scanlon, whose grandfather anc
Jimmy's came from the same count!
| in Ireland years ago. Considering the
| common nativity of ancestors, declared
the weary Scanlon, when the battle
was over it was no way for jimmy
to act. But Jimmy only smiled and
| said he had followed an old precedent
the Durkins always having licked the
| Scanlons in the old country.
| But it was good fight all the way
| such a fight as would make any
| Irishman happy-for it was anybody's
victory until the last skull had been
cracked, and ii was the Irish that
| cracked the last skull. With the
Foundlings on first and third. and two
thirds Of the last inning played. George
Hughes, vino claims Celtic extraction.
swung nightly on the ball and sent ii
soaring far into rightfield. near the
foul line. II It fell fair 1t meant at
least two bases. a tie game a certainty
and possibly victory for Charles City.
But Clifford Lee, not many genera
lions removed from the Ould sod got
under a good head of steam, and with
mighty strides bounded over the turf
TO the boundary line and gathered in
the pellet on the dead sallop. II was
a grand catch and il saved the game.
Other Heroes Figure.
Altho James Durkin was the hero Of
the day there were others who did
worthy deeds and shared the honors
Of the conflict. And Of these there
were some whose ancestors never saw
shamrock nor ate fish Of a Friday,
Durkin. however, figured in the most
sensational Of the many brilliant plays
which made the game one Of unusual
interest In the fifth Hughes shot a
low liner toward second, which bound
ed on the ground once in its course and
which bore all the earmarks of a
right smart hit. Durkin. however,
sprinted toward second, scooped up the
| ball with his gloved hand while on the
dead run, and pegged out his man at
first. Honus Wagner never made a
more artistic play.
Among the other heroes was the
South Chicago Frenchman, Mons.
Jerry" LeBeau. who had as many
chances in the ortfield as all OF
Hughes gardeners combined. Jerry
terminated the eighth inning by sem
sational shoeetring catch Of Rapp's
| fly, which deserved all the applause
| the sparce crowd was able to give.
| With the war club Sig. Henri Mar
TIM, whose ancestors came from the
grape fields Of sunny Italy, won dis
tinct honors. The mighty Marty
| crashed one of Payne's straight balls
over the barrier in centerfield for a
round trip in the eighth. Luckily, OF
unluckiy, according to the point OF
view. the paths We're unoccupied wher
Marty" made his long hit.
There was another mighty batter
who was continuous source o.
worry to the Founding moundsman
and who hit safely three times. ThI
was Robert Murphy with no dispute
as to his nationality, who, instead o.
killing the ball by knocking 1t out o
the park dropped it in front of tn
plate and relied on his speed, to Sc
cure him q safe HIT.
Game Proves Interestinq.
Altho both pitchers were hit freely
and the support at times Wobbled, TIT
game was most interesting owing t.
the closeness of the score and the pei
displayed by the visitors, who seemed
inclined to the belief that they could
nose out a victory. The long hits ant
the frequent errors, however, only
tended to improve the game from the
viewpoint of the fan who wants 'en
close and scrappy, and this includes g
majority Of the tribe.
George Payne, ancestry unknown, bur
plain Georgian by right Of birth, was
opposed by the Founding portsider. He
mad the better of the battle, allowing
fewer hits, striking out more men, is
suing fewer passes and having the dis
advantage of more cratic playing in
| his support. He had, however. more
| sparkling assistance from his mates at
1 critical stages.
| Foundlings Take Lead.
Hughes gang drew first blood
| scoring a pair OF runs in the first pc
Rod. Payne hit Payton above the
short rib at the start and Hughes
1 singled. Hardgrove sacrificed the base
runners forward. and hit by Martin
scored Payton. Hughes attempted tc
| tally on the binSie, but an accurate
throw to the plate by LeBeau caught
i the old bird as ne sid in like an ex.
piring truck horse. Dye hit smartly t
Eunick, who overthrow first, permit.
ting Martini to score. Rapp closed
the round by flying to LeBeau.
II Durkin's Hit Cleans Eases.
II The champions trailed until the third
when Durkin began to get III his soos
ticks. Payne, first up, drew pass
Murphy laid down bunt and beat tn
throw to first. but was forced at sec
ond by Clemens, who hit 10 Hardgrove
Funick singled, scoring Payne. Dame
ron flied out to Parker, and the base
were filled wnen Lee was purposel.
PASSED. The reasoning Of Scanlon an,
Rapp for passing Lee to bring up Dur
kin ever will remain a mystery. VIII.
should Scanion have SO underesti
mated the Irish? Durkin must hay
felt the contempt in which he was he'll
and resolved that hit batting abilit
should command higher esteem i
Charles City hereafter. He walked I