Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23

defense of the opposition, when, in the
third inning, Manager Hughes put an
Arson runner on the paths by booting
Agnew's grounder, the champions Fri
day afternoon, buncned their hits for
brace of runs, thereby winning a de-
cidedly close and interesting game Of
baseball from the homeless Dubuquers,
| by a score of to l. Hughes misplay,
the only erratic piece Of work by the
Dubs, was responsible for the first run
and virtually gave the Ansons the de-
| cislon.
| Scanlon, the giant southpaw. was
| touched for ten safe hits, but succeed
| ed in keeping the champions blows
scattered, except for the one inning.
His slow tantaliZing curve bali proved
| troublesome and prevented the home
boys from fattening their batting aver
ages.
Rush made an impressive entrance
and rambled along for four innings
without the Dubs registering safe hit:
A hit, a stolen base. and walk, in the
fifth, put Rush in the hole, but grand
running catch by Lee Of Scanlons long
fly prevented scoring.
TorkeIson Relieves Rush.
The Dubs scored one in the sixth and
threatened in the eighth to tie the
count or even go further and break
I'D the game. necessitating the advent
CT Tor!.elson into the fray. Second and
third were occupied, with two out ana
Martini at bat when Torkelson was
rshercd in Martini was passed. filing
hut WHO Snp,na1
roller to Torkelson, who threw out
Scanlon at the plate. Torkelson held
the opposition in the ninth, leaving the
we'll earned victory
Bunched Hits Win Game.
The champions appeared as the visi-
tors, batting first, the game having
been scheduled for Dubuque, but being
transferred here because of the fallure
of the Dubuque fans to appreciate the
fact that their city was represented
in a live baseball league and their CLUB
was entitled to support sufficient to-
pay salaries.
Durkfn, third man up In the second
inning, was the first of the champions
TO get on the bases. He occupied first
by virtue of a clean hit but was at
once retired when he attempted to
steal.
After LeBeau had been tossed out
at first, in the third. Agnew hit TO
Hughes, but the visiting pilot booteh
the bali, giving Boyle's backstop HE.
Rush flied to Hughes for the second
out, but with the advantage passing
the champions made last effort ana
the next three batters-Murphy, Glenn
ems and E,unick-hit in turn, scoring
two runs Murphy's single put Agnew
on third. and Clemens hit sent the
catcher in and put Murphy on third.
Eunick's safe blow scored Murphy, put
Clemens was caught between second
and third and. after some spirited
jockeying. was run to earth, five OF the
visitors figuring in the play.
Dubs Score Run.
The orphans scored their done run
in the sixth, Hardgrove opening the
inning with Texas Lacquer over short,
on which he took two bases because OF
slow fielding. Hughes out at first ad-
vanced Hardgrove a base and he scored
on sacrifice fly by Dye.
In the eighth Hughes gang made
mighty effort to claim first honors.
Scanlon opened this session with a long
single. Hardgrove was retired on
strikes. after polling line foul dan
gerously near the first base line.
Hughes crashed the ball for two cor
ners, sending his pitcher to third, and
| Dive shot a hot grounder down the first
base line which Cameron grabbed and
| turned into a pretty play. With the
cal one and one on Martini, Rush was
rrr, in6nnfph
office. Martini was given pass, fill-
| ing the bases, and then Torkelson
caused Parker to poke a weak ground
er to the pitchers box and Scanlon was
tossed out at the plate.
Few Chances to Score.
From the third to the ninth the
champions secured one hit an inning
but Scanlon succeeded in keeping the
blows far enough apart to cause little
anxiety for his aggregation. cameron
singled in the fourth but was forced at
second by Lee. The latter went to sec
ond on wild pitch, Durkin flied out,
LeBeau was walked and Lee was
caught in an attempt to steal third.
In the fifth, with one down, Rush sin
| gled, but Murphy and Clemens lofted
flies to the outfield. In the sixth, with
two gone, Lee hit to the fence for three
bases, but Durkin shot grounder TO
iHardgrove for an out at first. LeBeali
hit safely in the next frame and was
sacrificed to second by Agnew. Rush
famed and Murphy grounded to HARD
| grove and was thrown out at first In
| the eighth Clemens singled. went 10
second on Eunicks sacrifice hit, 10
third on Dameron's out at first ana
| died there as Lee went out on ny 10
Hardgrove. Durkin opened the ninth
with a double but LeBeau flied to
Martini and Agnew and Torkelson
were thrown out at first. The score:
! MARSIA1LTOWN.
| AID d II Do A r.