Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-06
PAYNE DEFEATS
LEAGUE LEADERS
PITCHES BRILLIANTLY AND WINS
FROM MASON CITY BY
STOP SCORE.
CHAMPIONS soMBARD
r MASON CiTY'S STAR
Find 6auman For Twelve Safe Hits,
Four For Extra 5ases-Payne En-.
titled to Shutout But Agnew's Failure
to Hold Foul Fly Results in Visitors
Eventually Scoring Two Runs.

teresting game on the home field this
season, Tuesday afternoon thu cham.
pions defeated OIeary's Mason City
aggregation by score of to 2. In.
cidentally the Ansons moved past Ma.
son City and Clinton in the percentage
column to undisputed possession Ct
first place
The game was featured by the excel
lent pitching of George Payne and the
free, hard hitting of the champions.
For eight innings Payne held the Wis
itors to three hits, two of which were
decidedly scratchy. In the ninth, after
Agnew had missed a chance to retire
the side on a foul ball, Dancy and
Smith doubled in turn, and the visitors
were saved from the application of
whitewash which Payne seemed about
to apply. Smiths double, which sent
two runs over the pan. was carried
by the wind away from Lee, who at
first looked to have a fair chance to
pull down his long drive.
Mason City Star sombarded.
Payne established a new seasons
record for strike-outs for the home staff
with a total Of twelve. Every man
on the Mason City team. with the ex-
ception of Erlewein. fell victim of his
twiSterS one or more times. In the
fourth the side was retired on strikes.
Dancy, Smith and Andreen going down
in row.
Aside from Fay1ies fancy box york.
the game was decidedly satisfactory to
the home fans by reason of the free
~ 80 -, Do,
O'Leary's star hurler, who has been
most effective thruout the early sea-
son, was found for twelve safe blows,
four of which were for extra bases.
The pretty feature OF the home hitting
was that Bauman was pitching good
ball. He could not plead as an alibi
that he was not right, for his curve
ball was breaking nicely and he had
excellent control. The home boys hit
on a line or kept the ball on the ground,
affording few chances for the Clay
baker outfelders.
Deliver in the Pinches.
The Arson hitters showed a tendency
to deliver in the pinches and swatted
the ball when hits meant runs. DAM
eron was the star of the day in regu-
larity of connecting, getting three safe
blows in four trips. Clemens, LeBeau
and Agnew had two each. with both
of Agnew's swats going for two bases.
In the third, fourth and fifth innings
each three hits were punched and pro-
duced a brace of runs. Two hits were
wasted in the second, when Durkin hit
into a double play, Cameron being
forced at third, and Durkin being toss
ed out at first by Brausen.
Runs Come in Pairs.
In the third Agnew paved the way
for the first run with a long drive to
right, which carried him to second base.
ing TO bunt. Lied singled. sending Ag-
new to third. Lied stole second and
scored with Agnew on Clemens two
base line drive to right.
In the fourth Cameron led off with
single thru the box and was sac
rificed to second by Lee. Durkin's out
at first put Cameron on third, and he
scored on LeBeau's single. LeBeau was
caught mapping off first, but he raced
| for second and took third when Dancy
let Bauman's throw thru to the bleach
ers. Agnew then doubled, scoring Le-
Beau.
In the next frame, with one gone,
Clemens dumped Texas Lacquer back
| of third and took second when Dancy
again let Bauman's throw thru at first.
Eunick's two base hit scored Clemens.
| and he then counted as Cameron
spanked the ball for his third safe swat
of the day.
! After the fifth Bauman held the
champions to cne hit, which was cred
tied to LeBeau in the eighth. when he
shot long drive to left.
Claybakers Register Two.
! With two out in the ninth, the Clay
bakers suddenly came to life and tai
lied a brace of runs. Jenkins had
| opened the frame with a strike out,
but Brown singled to left. Greisch
poled a fly to Lee, and Dancy shot
high foul back of the plate. which
Agnew reached but failed to hold, ow-
| ing to the slippery condition Of the
track. Had the catch been made Payne
would have scored a shut out.
Dancy then doubled, putting Brown
on third, and Smith followed with a
two-base drive to left, which was high
and apparently an easy chance for Lee.
The wind carried the ball more rapidly
than Lee could cover the ground, how
ever, and it went for two bases, both
Brown and Dancy scoring. The score:
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