Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-21
THREE STRA|GHT
FROM LACROSSE
CHAMPIONS MAKE CLEAN SWEEP
IN SERIES WITH MALLOY'S
CREW.
BLUE SUNDAY BRINGS
OFFICERS AND SHOWERS
Names Of Players and Employees Of
Grounds Voluntarily Given to Sher-
rupted Four Times by Rain-Ansons
Win Sunday, to 0; Saturday, 5 to 4.

With county officers and storm
clouds threat ening there was doubt for
a time yesterday that the Blue Sun
day game between the champions and
the Lunbertacks would be played, but
before the battle was called the names
the grounds volun tartly were given 10
the sheriff by the management, and
altho the weather man tried to cause
an enforcement OF blue laws" the ath-
tetes went thru the PAGES between
showers staging a complete game be-
fore the more than 1900 fans who
braved the weather 70 witness the con-
test and 10 see what steps the law
would take 10 stop Sunday baseball.
THE game was interrupted four times
6y showers.
The game was alright for six in
ningS, with the champions holding
scant one-run lead. In the seventh.
however the home lads got 10 Stolz tof
five runs, and eventually won by
score OF TO Q. Bunched hits, with
the assistance OF two boots, gave the
champions the game in the seventh.
Harden. late OF the iocal team. went
to the rubber for Mallov in the eighth.
and his former mates touched him for
two hits and one run in the one in
ming.
Lefty" Higgins. who got away to a
bad start Saturday and was recalled
after two innings effort, was in eN-
~ tho |iEirN~S
seven hits widely scattered. Only once
did the visitors threaten to score and
on that occasion a smashing double
play pulled Higgins out OF the whole
Murphy Takes the Money.
Umpire Murphy did little law en-
forcement prior to calling the game,
collecting $40 in fines assessed in his
court on Saturday before he would
permit the players to take the field.
Manager Boyle. who was put out Of the
game Saturday Kicked in with SO;
Torkelson gave up s.. the verdict
against him being that Of threatening
the umpire with bodily injury; and Joe
Sargent Of the Lun bertacks who was
found guilty Of Kidding an umpire too
Ftrenuously.
BY agreement Managers Boyle and
.hallOV NeIluSu 10 dCCepJ dli uSSiS
In Sundays game without a nlurmur.
but Malloy double CROSSED the home
pilot and protested too strenuously in
the seventh. with the result that he
was escorted from the field by an off
GER and probably will be required 10
deposit another SO before participating
in the game today.
Game Won in First Inning.
The one run scored by the cham
pions in the first inning was enough
to win. and with rain constantly
threatening the lone counter looked
mighty big until Boyle's men ham
mered out five more in the seventh.
Clemens two base hit paved the way
for the first run. The Oklahoma lad
went to third when Sargent booted
Dameron's grounder the latter getting
q life on the error. There being two
out it was necessary to use headworlt
to assure run. and Clemens and
Dameron took the chance on a double
steal which was successful. Behton's
throw to Collins being low, and Glenn
ems scoring.
The visitors were not threatening un-
til the sixth. when Durrin error and
i successive singles by Thiesing and Col
1ins filed the bases with no one out.
Benton then hit 10 F.unich, who threw
out Sargent at the plate. and Ashland
relayed the ball to Daneron. nipping
Benton AT first for double out Nor
gan ended the threatening rally by fly
ing to LeEeau.
Hammer Out Five Runs.
When the champions began TO bunch
their hits IN the seventh, the Lumber
Jacks went into the air and their boots
and bonehead plays contributed 70 the
scoring. LeBeal opened the frame
with a long drive to left field. good for
three corners. Ashland singled. scor-
ing LeBeau. Higgins sacrifice ad-
vanced Ashland and Jieds single
scored the catcher. Lied took second
on the throw-.n. Clemens was safe at
first and Lied went 10 third on Mein-
-erts error Eunick's hit scored Lied
booted Darneron's grounder, Clemens
scoring and Eunick going to third.
Lee forced Dameron al second Funick
scoring on the play. D,urkin made rae
third out, foulinx TO MetneTt
Harden relieved Stolz in the eighth,
and two hits and an error resulted In
one run being scored against him.
Ashland hunted safely. went to third
on Higgins safe hit, and scored when
{ McInerny again erred on grounder
hit by Lied. The score:
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