Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-09

! to / victoy over the Pilots in six
inning contest. That the home total
was not of greater proportions was
due to the anxiety Of the champions
to conclude five innings before rain
caused cessation of play.
! With home players gracing second
and third in the fourth, and no one
out, two batters purposely waved at
the ball for strike-outs and Eunick
raced home while the visiting catcher
awaited him with the ball. in order
to bring the session to hasty conclu-
sion by forcing the visitors to bat for
the fifth time, and thus make the
contest of legal duration.
It was well that the champions sac
rificed their opportunity for more scores,
for just as the first half of the fifth
| inning was finished the rain began
to fall The game was delayed If
teen minutes until the shower had
/ passed, but resumption Of play only
one more inning was played before a
more lively shower resulted in the
contest being called.
i Sever Runs Il; nne Inning.
The Ansons scored seven runs, their
| total for the day, in the third inning.
In that frame, five hits, including two
doubles four walks, wild pitch, a
hit batter and four stolen bases com
bined to give the home lads their i'm
| posing lead and the game. Overeager-
ness of the champions to hit the ball
| in earlier innings was responsible for
their failure TO score. McClusky was
as wild as a March hare and located
! the pan with difficulty.
| Torkelson was touched for three hits
| in the first inning, including a triple,
| but escaped with but one run being
registered against him, due mainly to
poor base running by Nolt. After the
| first inning the Pilots threatened but
| once in the fifth, when a double play.
Originating with Torkelson, cut short
the budding rally. Two hits came in
this frame, including double. In
the other periods but two hits were
obtained off Torkelson, both by Miller
Ansons Steal Eight Bases.
The champions played tag on the
bases. differing eight corners, includ-
ing TWO double steals. Eunick was
credited with the theft of three bags.
McCluskys wildness was responsible
for this wholesale larceny, as his
catcher was never in position to make
a good throw to forestall the thefts.
"Bing' Miller was the hitting hero
Of the day. obtaining three safe hits
in three trips to the plate. Eunick
was credited with two hits one a
double, equalling Miller for number of
bases.
Pilots Take Early Lead.
The Pilots took the lead in the first
inning, pounding out one run. Nolt
hit down the right field foul line for
three bases, but his effort was wasted
as he was out in attempting to score
on Sears grounder to Clemens. Fast
work on the part Of the Oklahoma City
boy resulted in No1t being tagged in
a close play at the plate. <Henning
singled. sending Sears to third, and
the former Arson outflelder counted as
Miller cracked out his first bngle.
In the fifth Elliott opened with a
double and McClusky followed with
a long single to right The hit had
the length to have counted Elliott
but the Pilot hackstop halted at third.
Wilkes popped out to Eunick and Tor
kelson took Not's srounder, tossing
McClusky out at second, Nolt being
doubled at first. Clemens to Humbert.
One Round Is Sufficient.
The champions went after McClusky
hammer and tongs in the third, TAX
ing advantage of every break and max
ing hits count. Thirteen batters faced
this Pilot southpaw in this period and
more real baseball OF an offensive
nature was pulled during this short
time than had been shown by the An
sons in the four previous games.
The seven runs were pulled over
the pan after two were down. Hum
bert opened with strike-out, and Tor
keson followed with the first hit Of
| the game for the champions, shooting
| a fast grounder between first and sec
ond. A wild pitch sent Torkelson to
second, and Murphy was walked
Clemens hit to Anderson. who threw
out Murphy at second. Eunick's
timely double sent in the first two
runs, Torkelson and Clemens scoring.
Lied was hit by a pitched ball, and
in company with Eunick, pulled dou-
BILE steal Durkin was walked, filling
the corners. In the pinch LeBeau laced
out d tWo-ptSSCi, SeidlH5 IOLc tHe
three occupants of the bases. LaBeau
went to third as Nolt booted the ball,
and scored on Asklands single. Ask
land was guilty of compound thievery.
stealing second and third. McClusky
! felt lonesome with twc Of the corners
Iuntenanted and Immediately passed
Humbert and Torkelson, again congest-
ing traffic on the paths A single
by Murphy tailed Ashland, but Glenn
ems show ed more humane instinct, lift
ing a long fly to Sears for the third
out.
| Race With the Elements.
! In the fourth the champions went
out to beat the elements and won.
Eunick opened with single and went
to second when Sears booted the ball
Lied walked and staged his second
double steal viii, Ennick. Rain drops
began to patter on the diamond and
the home boys decided to call halt
on the Marathon performance Dur
kin waved the ash at four wide ones,
and LeBeau did the same, striking
at one ball foot and half over
his head. Eunick then galloped for
the plate, and was out, McClusky to
Elliott. The score:
CLINTON.
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