Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-28

and a crowd of only ordinary dimen-
sions followed the band to the festivi-
ties.
Just before game time the two clubs,
with their managers and directors OF
the local club, headed by the band
paraded across the field to the newly
erected flag staff in left field, where
President Wilbur pulled up the cham
ponship pennant. For a moment the
sun shown thru the clouds, perhaps as
good omen for the concluding
months of the season, but as the pa
rade headed back to stands and
benches Old Sol again stole under the
clouds and with the settling of dark
ness the "doitiveness' of the cham
pions seemed to ebb away.
At the commencement of the sixth
inning the rain began to patter down
and continued until the closing round,
when the sun again burst forth upon
the scene.
Graham in Fine FettIe.
Aside from the first inning the
champions could do absolutely moth
ing with Graham's delivery. This
versatile server, quite happily for his
club, has surprising change OF pace
and was so able to mix EN- up as to
battle Boyle's boys completely.
The champions, perhaps were de-
serving of great credit to give the
Dodgers battle at all. Cameron, suf-
fering from Charley horse and ton
silitis. was performing around first
base with a temperature which should
have kept him indoors Clemens,
battle SCARED and i'll, gamely stuck to
the job at second, and Eunick, suffer-
ing from a wound inflicted by Lied the
day previous, when the ex-Anson
buried his spurs in Eunicks ankle
limped about third. and early in the
game was all but retired when Marriott
insisted on falling all over his anatomy
when he attempted to slide to the plate.
Durkin's station was guarded by Clar-
ence Alexander, a local semi profess
sional. who gave a good account Of
himself. ..
One Bad Inning For Each.
Both pitchers were hard hit in the
first inning, but thereafter proved
highly effective and the game devel-
oped into neat pitching duel The
Dodgers, however, had the break OF
the luck in the opening inning, scoring
two runs on three hits, while the
champions failed to register a tally.
altho they secured four hits.
After the first inning the champions
reached first but twice, once in the
seventh, when Lee doubled, and again
in the ninth when Torkelson walked.
The Dodgers secured clean single
and a scratch hit in the fourth, when
they registered their third run, but 1t
was one, two. three in succeeding in
nings, to the ninth, when Mokan sin
gled.
Game Wen in First.
The game was won in the first in
ming. After Lied had famed, Rafferty
doubled and Mokan singled. The lat
ter Immediately stole second. A single
to left by Marriott sent both across the
plate Marriott was out stealing and
Toner famed.
The champions gave evidence OF hit
ting strength sufficient to drive Ora
ham from the box, in the first inning,
but all the offensive effort was con :
fined to the one round. Murphy pulled
single to right, but was forced at
second by Clemens. Clemens then was
tagged in an attempted steal, making
two outs. Eunick beat out a bunt, and
Cameron singled. Lee poled a single
to right, but a remarkably good peg
to the plate by Mokan nipped Eunick,
who had waited, expecting the ball to
| be caught.
In the fourth Alexander momentarily
| juggled Mokan's grounder, giving the
Dodger life. Marriott and Toner sin
| gled in turn, filing the bags, but
Brown hit to Cameron, forcing Mokan
at the plate. Sits sacrifice fly to Lee
scored Marriott, and Schmelz ended the
session by hitting to Alexander for an
out at first.
| Base Hits Are Scarce.
There was one hit for each club the
rest Of the way, with some snappy
fielding by both asgregations. In the
seventh Agnew made a grand catch of
q foul pail from Browns pat, when he
pulled the pill off the pickets Of the
grand stand fence.
After the first inning the champions
hit but one ball out Of the ,n7e,d. Lee
soaking the pellet to right for two
bases in the seventh after two had
| been retired.
! Torkelson had the satisfaction Of
/ striking out Benny Lied three times,
/ and disposlng OF him once again when
/ the former Arson poked weak
grounder to the pitcher. The score:
FORT DODGE.
ABB r H Po A E
Lied, CT ..............4 0 0 0 Q
/ pof%artv ~ 4 4 Q n