Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-22
TAKE GAME ON CUBS ERRORS
AND LOSE 1T WHEN HIGGINS
is POUNDED IN EIGHTH.
LOCALS SECURE ONLY
FIVE HITS OFF STolZ
Pitcher Sought by Minneapolis Team
Holds Champions to Five Scattered
Blows, No Two Of Which Come in
Single Inning-Murphy Wins Plaud-
its of Fans With Sensational Catch,
Special to Times Republican.

| Lacrosse, Wis, June Wv lln MAI :
| shalltown enjoying three-run lead
Pitcher Higgins qualified for the army
aviation corps in the eighth inning oil
the game Thursday afternoon, ascend
ing out q sight and ahghtins later to
discover that the Lacrosse club had
touched him for six hits and four runs
winning the final game of the series by
a score of TO 4.
Manager Boyle selected Higgins to
take the third game Of the series from
the Cubs, and Higgins did well un'li
the eighth round, when his puzziers
failed to battle the Cubs. On the othel
hand Pitcher StolZ, for whom the MIN
neapolis club of the American assoHa-
ton already is angling, had the VISITORS
at his mercy most Of the time, and the
score would have been smaller had he
been accorded better support he
allowed the champions just i've hits
no two of which came in the same IN
ming. Stolz struck out only three men,
but his control was better than usual
only two men walked and none going
on the hit batsmen route.
Center fIeIoeFS BUSY.
The center delders had busy day
Meinert, Of Lacrosse, getting six put
outs and Murphy. of the visitors, cap
turing FIVE, one Of which was running
shoe string catch Of Morgan's drive III
the sixth, which was terminated Win
a. roll over on the ground by the center
fielder who held tightly to the paN All
the time. He was roundIY aPpiau1Sa
for the exhibition, one Of the most SEN
sational ever seen here.
Marshalltown scored the first run IN
the second inning Lee walked and
Durkin sacrificed him TO second. LIE
Beau few out to center field. ASneW
doubled TO LETT. Collins misjudginS the
hall and coming in saw the sphere fly
ing far over his head. Lee scampered
over the plate with the run while Col
Inns. moved from right to left to fill
Thiesings place. was chasing the oaii'
Thiesing was given his release oy NAH
ager Mallog Thursday.
Lacrosse came right back with
run. Collins slash;ng the bail 10 cen'ef
field for three bases and going home
when Eunick failed to stop Murphy
peg to that bag.
Score on Cubs Boots.
Marshalltown added another run III
| the next round after Murphy mad hieu
RI Collins. Clemens doubled TO LETT
and Eunick drove the ball at Sargent
who pegged the runner out az nrst
| Kuhn tried to nip Clemens at tnllo
and threw wild, Morgan Just getting
glove on the ball. The mussy playing
| allowed Clemens to score.
| In the fourth round Lee slammed q
| fast one to Sargent, who rnuffed it ana
| failed 10 recover II in time TO get the
| runner at first, the throw being wild
This allowed Lee TO advance another
| sack Durk,n singled TO left and Lee
| scored.
| The fourth Marshailtown run came
over the rubber in the sixth. Damef2n
! fouled out 10 Fitzgerald. Lee was out
A. Meinert to Kuhn. Durkin drew
| base on balls and stole second "hel
Stolz tried to catch him off first kuhn
begged the ball TO Meinert, who !eapeo
| in the air and came down on top o'
the runner. Link called him safe amid
| the protests Of the fans. LeBeau
| smashed the ball on the nose, Sarsen'
/ booted IT, and Durkin scored. LeBeat
/ was caught off first, ending the round
Cub swatfest in Eighth.
i Lacrosse was unable 10 do anything
with Higgins. and the few fans VINO
came out were preparing to leave wnen
the swatfest developed in the eignth
W Me!ne-t started the batting rally
with a double 10 center after Stolz
had struck out. 1t was a clean mt
rIrnai high WINCH
looked like foul. He ran TO first, anc
Morgan, Cameron, Agnew and Higgins
punched up on the line TO first. Dam
eron stuck out his glove 10 maze
desperate attempt at one-handec
catch, and the ball fell fair, giVine
Morgan life at first and hit. kuhr
hit the first one over TO right held foi
a single, Meinert scored, and Morgan
went TO second. Collins hit fast one
which neither EunIck nor Durkin cou!c
corral, and Morgan darted nome iol
another run. Sargent nat to center fo1
single, advancing both runners c
base. Kuhn played il safe and judi
ciously as after events proved. A
Meinert, recruit of the past two days
was up in the pinch. He poled sa1e
smash to center field and Kuhn AM
Collins scored. the latter hitting th'
plate about the same time the ball did
Murphys peg was pretty one, put J
was just a second too late, so LINZ
decided. Fitzgerald filed to LeBeal
and SO did Stafford
In the closing half Stolz struck on
Durkin. Sargent went out in left f1elt
and made a pretty catch Of LeBeauj
high fly and a. Meinert pegged AgneV
out at first, ending the game. TIL
score:
LA CROSSE.
ABB. R.H.Po. A I
W. Meinert, CT ...... l 0
Morgan. 90 ......... 2
Kuhn, 1b ........... 4 IL