Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-28
GIVEN BETTER SUPPORT BY
CHAMPIONS AND DEFEATS
TRAcToRITEs 4 TO 3.
ToRkELsoN's HITTING
is FEATURE OF GAME
Erratic Play Of Charles City Gives
Marshailtown Runs-Champions Play
Errorless Ball-Game Tied Up at
Opening of Ninth, When Ansons Put
Two Across and Charles City One.
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Charles City, July 2S.-The Tractor
ties lost the opening game of their
series with Marshalltown Friday in a
fast and holly contested battle from
start to finish, by score of to 8.
Scanlon and Payne were the oppos-
ing slabmen and staged nine-inning
pitching duel, WITH the latter having
the better of the breaks. Two errors
by the Tractorites lost hard pitching
battle for the big local southpaw.
Payne was raped for a total of ten
safeties, but was given errorless sup
port by his teammates, which saved
him from being in several bad holes.
Scanlon allowed his opponents eight
safeties. but errors by Hardgrove and
Rigsby figured in the scoring of the
visitors and gave them a hard-fought
victory.
Tractorites Start Scoring.
The Tractorites started the scoring
in the second frame, Rapp leading OF
with a single over second. Rigsby
sacrificed him up base, Payton
grounded out, Payne to Cameron, Rapp
going to the far corner on the play.
from where he scored on Scanlons
single to the right garden. Wilkes
grounded to Clemens for the third out
Marshalltown tied the score in its
half of the fourth. Murphy, first up,
grounded out to Rapp. Eunick sin
gled and went to third when Cameron
repeated. Lee grounded out, Wilkes to
Rapp, Eunick scoring on the play.
Clemens singled. sending Cameron to
the third station, but Durkin ground
ed to Wilkes for the third out and the
inning ended with the score l and l.
Tractorites Score Another.
The Tractorites came back in their
half of the fourth and sent another
man safely around the circuit. Rapp
started by getting his second hit in as
many trips to the plate. Rigsby fouled
out and Payton grounded out to Dur
kin. Scanlon dumped a two-bagger
into center field, scoring Rapp. Wilkes
sked out to LeBeau, retiring the side
Both teams were then held scoreless
until the seventh, when the visitors
sent another. man across the rubber,
off and was safe at first on Hardgrove's
error. Durkin skied out to Dye. Tor
kelson laid a two-bagger into right
center and Clemens was thrown out
at the home base. Payne hit a hot
grounder to Wilkes, Torkelson going
to third on the play, and Payne then
pulled double steal. both being safe
when Rtgsby dropped the ball.
Winning Run Scored in Ninth.
The visitors scored their other two
runs in the ninth inning, which proved
too much for the Tractorites to over
come. Clemens, first up. skied out to
Sears. and II was at this point that the
visitors started q rally on a fuke play.
Durkin struck at bad bal, for the
third strike. which Rigsby dropped, but
should have thrown him out at first by
wide margin. He made a bad peg,
which allowed Durkin to live. He went
10 third when Torkelson got his second
wo-bagger Of the day and scored on
Payne's single over second, Torkelson
going to the far corner from where he
scored on LeBeau's long fly to Dye.
Murphy skied out to Dye for the third
out.
The Tractorites scored another run
in their half Of the inning but for the
lack Of timely hit from Martins bat
with two out and the. bases loaded,
Charles City lost the game by one
score: The score: