Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
CHAMPIONS LOSE
SLUGG|NG MATCH
OUT.HIT PILOTS BUT THROW
AWAY GAME BY RAGGED
FIELDING.
TWO HOME RUN HITS
PRODUCE BUT TWO RUNS
;.d and LeBeau Hit For Circuit Trips
But Both Blows Come When Paths
Are Empty-Four Pitchers Called IN
to Action, But None Shows Winning
Form-Finai Score 10 to 8.



work of the Clinton players, and nu-
merous errors by the visitors. were
largely responsible for the Pilots VIC
tory over MaIshaltown Friday, the
game ending with a score or 10 10 ..
AItho the Ansons got fourteen MUS OIL
the Clinton pitchers, and TWO nome
runs. while the home team had out
twelve hits and nothing better than
one two Dagger the visitors showed
a marked inability 10 glue to the Dali
TO Judge throws. and to hang together
III their plays.
The tragedy Of Marshailtown's END
of the game was that the home runs
Of Lied in the seventh, and OF Lebeau
in the eighth. were absolutely useless
except to bring in run each. IN
either case. the runner was the ffrst
man I'D with all corners vacant. botn
men won the applause Of Clinton rams
as they trotted the rounds or the dla-
mond, Had there been men on bases
in either case. Clinton-s fate would
have been sealed.
Payne Makes Remarkable Start.
None Of the pitchers was in any
100 SpcU Ipl III 1 iAc !iSSS W
TO fathom Paynes curves in the frst
inning The first four men VINO iacee
him a. the plate In the first two IN
nings were struck out with great
promptness. But with one down IN
the second, hauks single followed ny
another by Henning, started something
for the home team. MEME also struck
out, but Mana ger Brown came across
with a nice little hit. Hauk scored,
and Henning stole home, Brown COM
hitting larceny on second, when
W-right's fly out to Durkn terminated
Clinton's inning.
In Marsnalltown's first Lied and
Clemens had struck out, while Eunich
went down at second while trying TO
steal. In the second Cameron took a
walk. but was put out at second. Lee
going to first sack on felders choice,
eventually scoring. Durkin's hit result
ed in a run. LeBeau was hit by a
pitched ball that was clear out. OF
range, and he finally crossed home.
Torkeleon's two-bagger was big help.
He stole third and scored Payne
dropping out Of sight at first. Lied
after having been walked, was put out
at nome on an assist ll'tHl oe1Ao. l Ah'
was following Clemens hit.
Ansons Hit Two Homers.
No further noise was made by the
Marshalltown boys until the seventh.
when Lied's ioIne run led cH. E2Htck 's
walk was the only other trip to first
that resulted In a run. In the eighth.
LeBeau's splendid hit over the bill
boards was the only resulting score.
A sad moment it was for Boyie's
men when in Clinton's half OF the
sixth Sears sent the ball bounding
across the diamond between first and
second Dameron, Clemens and Torkel-
son all huddled together IN an attempt
to pick up the ball. When one OF them
finally picked it up he stood facing
first without a soul at the corner to
whom to throw it. In the ninth Eu-
hicks walk started his "trip around the
diamond
Play Ragged Baseball.
Durkin committed an almost mex
cusable crime when, in the third. he
started election bent for the foul line
at third attempting to land a high foul
fly which had been popped UP by one
Of the Clinton boys. He yelled 10 his
brothers: I've got it," and then
when it touched his hands, Il rolled
down on the grass.
throw TO home by Rush over tho
catcher,s head, and the booting Of the
ball by Durkin, bringing Miller 10 first
in the sixth. were other errors by Mar
| snalltOwn.
Clintons fielding work vas almost
| without 7aWw, and this no doubt, was
| in a large measure responsible FOR the
| home teams victofy. The score:
| MARSHALLTCWrN.