Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-14
hNSONS AND CUBS
DIVIDE H0N0RS
VISITORS TAKE SUNDAY GAME AT
IA CROSSE AND LOSE
SATURDAY.
ToRkELsoN PROVES PUZZLE
TO LUMeERJAckS SUNDAY
Unable to Solve SpitbaIl, and Lose
8 to 2-Erro-s Also Contribute to
Arson victory-Payne Easy For
Northern Team Saturday, Lacrosse
Winning to 0.
Special to The Times Republican.

Lacrosse, Wis, May l4-lpability 10
connect with the offerings OF Torkelson,
Spitball pitcher for Marshail,own,
coupled VIII four errors and nine hits
slammed out by the enemy broke the
Lacrosse Cubs winning streak here
Sunday afternoon. Manager Boyle's
crew winning by a score OF ; 20 > in
the second game Of the series.
Ii was a long drawn out contest
which lasted TWO hours and thirty min
utcs. chiefly because Pitcher Torkel-
son protested time and time again be-
cause Of the condition Of balls which
Manager Malloy offered him for use
Each little kick necesSitated adjust
ment by Referee Wheeler and added
30 this delay came the frequent ten
loot trip Of investigation from the rub
Der by the visiting pitcher who ap-
peared TO be unable 10 see home plate
unless he stepped over toward first
aase Torkelson used his spit ball 10
advantage, however. mixing II with a
fast one, and ten Lacrosse baIsmen
fell by the wayside, unable to connect
with his delivery. He allowed seven
hits, which were we'll scattered
lumberjacks Are Erratic.
On the other hand. Lacrosse started
out by making errors and otherwi se
playing below the form which has
characterized the games Of the past
five days Pitcher Stolz vas touched
for several long hits and Manager Nal
10y derricked him after the fifth inn
ing 10 allow Ritter. a Lacrosse boy
with a southpow delivery. TO display his
wares Ritter was evidently fused be-
fore the 1900 fans who attended the
Sunday pastime and was wild for the
first round. After that ne settled down
and hurled a good game, yielding three
scattered blows and one run which
came as the result Of an error
MarshaIltown earned the victory.
The players from the Iowa city hit the
ball hard and often. but the score
should have been smaller.
Torkelson's Triple Scores Two.
The visitors counted first. scoring
three runs in the second inning Lee
singled to center and was sacrificed
by Lied. LeBeaU was walked. Durkin
slugged one TO Sargent, who unused II
up allowing the runner to reach first
safely, and Lee to score. Torkelson
tripled to right center and LeBeau and
Dnrkin counted
In the third another run was added
when Eunick got a life at first when
Collins missed his easy fy ball in left
The runner stole second and scored
on Lieds single to center.
The ('rIhc
third. Meinert was walked and scored
when Sargent doubled TO right field.
In the sixth the visitors added three
more runs, taking advantage Of the de-
but of Southpaw Ritter. who was nerv
Gus in front of the stands full Of veil
ing fans. Ritter hi Lied, who stole
second. LeBeau was walked and DIR
Kin sacrificed, Ritter fielding the ball
together with Kuhn and throwing il
Wild to Brady, who covered the bag
The runner was safe and all hands went
up sack. Torkelson famed Murphy
sacrifice filed 10 right field and Lied
scored. Clemens singled to left feld and
LeBeau and Durkin scored.
Home Run Hitter Fan.
The Cubs came back with but one
run after trying hard TO even I'D mat
tiers. Sargent singled to left, Thieslng
advanced him on an infield OUT and
Kuhn singled to right. scoring Sargent.
With Benton and Collins coming I'D
hope rose again in the breasts 0. the
local fans but it was not 10 be. The
home rl3n king struck out and Col
Inns flied TO Murphy.
Marshalltowns stars we're not con-
tent with their showing. so they add
ed another run in the ninth. Dameron
was out at first. Lee went out on a
foul to Benton. and Lied erased one
70 Brady who bobbIed t. LeBeau
singled 10 left. scoring Lied. who had
taken second Oh d w.to pitch. Durk!n
flied to Thiesng. The score:
LACROSSE.