Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-28
TAKE FIRST GAME FROM EGAN'S
TRIBE IN TEN INNING
CONTEST.
WINNING RUN SCORED
WHEN LIED STEALS HOME
Higgins and Payne Pitch Great Game.
But Break in Second Inning Gives
Looms Lead, Which Is Maintained to
Ninth Inning, When Champions Get
to Pinkerton.

met and defeated Ned Egan's Looms
on the home field Friday afternoon,
| in the first game of three game
practice series. The champions were
forced to go zen innings to win the
decision, and the final score was 4
to 3.
Any meeting of Boyle and Esan is
interesting. but the contest Friday was
| of especial note now that Egan IS
plotting the Waterloo team, Marshall
towns ancient enemy. A double steal
IL the tenth, after two men had been
retired. turned the trick for the cham
pious, outwitted the foxy Egan, anu
gave the Ansons the decision.
The defeat was charged to "Sleuth'
Pinkerton. former Musky star, and late
of the Mobile Southern association
club pitching staff. Several weeks Of
seasoning apparently has done little
for the detective, and he showed less
than any Of his three pitching com
panious Of the afternoon.
Payne in Fine Fettle.
George Payne. of Kentucky. made
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tt,t. Payne was in fine fettle and
! blanked the Looms for five innings.
! Higgins, who preceded him. was little
less effective. but an unfortunate break
in the luck gave the visitors three runs
| in the second inning. and forced the
/ champions t. tight an uphill battle.
Barring the second inning, however.
| the Eganites were seldom threatening.
| Higgins held the Looms 10 three hits,
! two of which We're obtained in the sec
ond when most needed. a like num-
! Der Of hits WAS gathered from Payne's
delivery, two coming in the ninth.
HARRINGTON got away in midseason
! form holding the champions 10 one
| hit for four innings. Three bingles
| barche in the fifth, however, gave the
hnsOns TWO runs and paved the way
/ for Harringt1nN retirement in the
sixth. In the closing four innings
! Pinkerton held the Boyle clan 10 three
hits, but the Ansons had the big fell
| low in hot water turnout.
Grand InfeId Work
| The game was featured by some
| 1ashy infeld work by members of both
teams Donahue Of the Looms played
a dazzling game at second. accepting
nine chances without a skip. The most
sensational work however was that
Of Eunic,l, who made two sensational
stops and nipped his man at first on
both occasions by getting the bail
away with lightning speed,
The unreasonable weather proved a
/ great handicap 10 the players, but the
game was cleanly played considering
the conditions.
Looms Gain Early Lead.
The Looms took an imposing lead in
the second period scoring three runs
| on an error. walk and a pair OF
| hits After DOnahue had flied out to
\ LeBeau. Orme was given a life on
Clemens error and Miller drew pass,
Coffin. ordinarily a weak hitter. picked
out ball on the outside, caught it on
the end Of the ash and rode It for
three bases. scoring Orme and Miller.
Anderson another weak sister with
the hickory. poled a Texas Lacquer
over second scoring the former Dodg-
err This ended the Looms offensive,
altho they made a bid in the ninth.
In the ninth Egans hopefuls filled
the paths. but Payne gave a noble ex-
ample Of courage and pulled out OF
the hole unscathed. An error by Dur
kin. on a hard chance and hits by
Miller and Coffin, caused all the cor
ners to be habited. The best Ander-
son could do was hit a short field
fly to LeBeau and Pinkerton ended
the round by lifting weak one to
Humb bert.
Champions in UpHilI Fight.
After four innings of unproductive
labor, the champions tore loose in the
fifth, giving promise Of breaking up
the game. Their efforts, however, fell
one tally short Of tieing up the count
Lee opened with a single and Durkin
followed with safe blow to center.
Naughton grounded to Miller. Hum
bert delivered IN the pinch. sending
Lee in with the first run. Durkin at
| tempted to squeeze in on the play.
but was nipped at the plate, Kennedy
| to Anderson.
| Newman, hitting for Higgins, ground
| ed to Runser. who booted the ball,
| Humbert going to third. Lied ended
| the round by flying to Coffin.
II was not until the ninth that the
| champions could knot the count. With
one out OF the way in that inning
Pinkerton hit Ashland. and the Arson
hackstop went to second when Pink.
erton threw wildly in an attempt tc
/ catch him off first. A passed ball pu,
Ashland on third and he scored wher
Naughton hit for two corners.
Payne walked to open the tenth and
Lied beat out a perfectly placed bunt
Clemens forced Payne at third and
was in turn forced out at second by
1 toll Tod LI,,ri
a double steal, the former scoring the
. winning run. The score:
= WATERLOO.
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