Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-27
PITCHES BRILLIANTLY IN GAME
WITH TRIBUNE GREENS OF
DIES MONIES.
INDEPENDENTS WIN
BY SCORE OF 4 TO 8
Timely Hitting Gives Locals Early
Lead, But Ragged Fielding in Ninth
Almost Results in Tie-Up-Visitins
Team Reinforced by Two Former
Des Moines Western League Players.

Hub Hill. ,one time HEAVIER for
Bobby" Lyncn's Ansons, toppled over
sixteen batters in Sundays game be-
tween Rhoades' Independents, OF this
city, and the Tribune Greens, Of Des
Moines. the honesters winning in reg
ulation time by a score OF TO 3. The
remarkable work Of the box artist
and the excellent receiving by Unger
featured the game. The scores OF ths
Sisitors.were unearned, wobbly support
In the ninth giving the Greens two OF
their three tallies. kaufman, for the
risitors, pitched good bail.
The Tribune Greens, claimants OF
the Des Moines city championship
were strengthened for the game away
from the home lot, having ODouI,
late of the Des Moines Western
League clubs pitching staff. in left
garden, and Hofmeister, another eX-
Booster, at second base. This pair pro-
vided the offensive strength Of the Wis
itors, and without them the Greens
would have been outclassed before
such pitching as Hill was serving up.
Locals Hit Opportunity.
The locals hit opportunity. Eonde
cracking out hree-bagger when most
needed, and WiIligrod delivering a
single in a pinch to score two runs.
Lips had a perfect average, with two
hits and a sacrifice in three times UP =
Matson- also hit safely twice, once for
an extra base, and Rhoades secured a
clean bingie and beat cut al tnielc
hit
Matson scored the first run in the
second inning, singing, advancing on
Lips sacrifice, taking third on
felders choice, and scoring on Rohde's
out at first.
L.pps opened the fifth with a single,
but was forced at second by Willigro0.
Rohde hit 10 the fence for three bases,
scoring Willgrod.
With one down in the sixth Matson
doubled, Lips singled and stole sec
ond, and both scored when WilNgred
singled to center.
Greens Have Few Chances.
Hills superb box work kept the VS.
itors far from the scoring pan, and II
was not until the seventh that a man
was sent around the circuit. After TWO
had been retired in the inst ODouI
tripled, but Hoffmeister hat to Hill for
an out At first. Hofmeister, by virtue
of an error, was the only man TO reach
first thereafter until the seventh.
Every man on the visiting team with
the exception Of the TWO Western
leaguers were moved down on strikes
one or more times. In the seventh
O'Doul opened with double and
scored when Unger hit the batter IN
the head IN attempting throw to
third to cut on a steal by ODoul.
In the ninth Lazarus singled over
second, but was out stealing. O'Doul
walked and Hoffmetster hit to right
center, Matson and Rohde colliding in
their pursuit Of the ball Two bad
pegs by Rhoades and WiIligrod ad-
vanced the base runners and permitted
OrDoui to score, and a single by FTan5
agan tailed Hofmeister. North hit to
Hill for an out at first and Rhoades
scooped up Smiths grounder for a re-
tirement at first closing the game.
The score:
TRIBUNE GREENS.
Alb. R. H Pc. a. E.
Fidler, % ............4 0 0 3 1
Lazarus, CT .......i y ! 0 Q