Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-27
roRkELsoN ESPECIALLY
EFFECTIVE IN PiNCHES
Four Times, With Runners on Third,
Batters Are Turned Baek-Cham.
pions Hit Fitzpatrick Hard, Causing
His Retirement in Sixth-Bowman
More Effective.


gang. Despite the torrid weather both
teams showed unusual tight and the
game was sharply contested every inch
of the way.
The champions hit Fitzpatrick hard
causing his retirement at the end OF
the fifth. Bowman, who succeeded
him, showed more stuff" and was IN
trouble but once. On this occasion
however. he pitched great ball ano
pulled out with flying colors.
Torkelson chose the easier way, de-
pending largely upon his mates unit
the situation was critical. Then ne
pitched brilliantly and turned the
Claybaker batters back. Some freas
fielding twice put him in the hole. once
resulting disastrously. Four times
with runners on third. Torkelson re-
tired the batters on strikes. The
weather apparently did not affect his
game greatly, as he whitfield one pat
ter in each Of the two closing rounds
In all he set down eight batters on
strikes, every man on the visiting team
with the exception of Brown and the
two pitchers taking the count.
Both Clubs Hit Hard.
Both clubs hit the ball hard the Wis
. itors getting four triples and a double
and the home team two triples and
brace Of doubles. The visitors, how
ever, were aided to two Of the three
basgers by poor judgmnt in fielding.
In the first inning. Euniek should
have had a home run hit inside the
park, but a moments hesitation at
third resulted in his being tagged out
at the plate After LeBeau had flied
to Brown. in the first. Murphy doubled,
and came all the way home when t1tz-
patrick let loose of woody pitch'
which eeeped thru the pickets OF the
amphitheater fence. Eunick followed
with a long wallop which went to the
extreme corner of the right field fence.
He made three bases easily, out dls-
REGARDING the coacher at third to keep
on for home, he hesitated and then
started again, being nipped In close
play. Smith to Erlewein to Richard
son. ~
Both Teams Fight Hard.
The Claybakers tied up in the sec
ond and then the combatants fought
hard to the finish. Brown worked
Torkelson for walk in the second,
and advanced on Kuhn'e sacrifice hit
Erlewe,n hit for three bases. scoring
Brown The hit was to left and LeBeau
oyerran the bounding ball. With Erie
vein on thirds Torkelson whitfield Rich
ardson.
The champions Immediately got the
score back, scoring one in the nome
half of the same inning. Lee walked
and scored on Durkin's double. The
latter attempted to stretch the hit, and
was out at third, Nolt to Jenkins to
Brausen. Had Durkin played his hit
safe another run would have resulted
as Torkelson poled a long single to
left.
Fitzpatrick, f1rst UP in the third, hit
to short center, and Murphy attempted
TO make shoe string catch, but failed
to reach the ball. which bounded away
for three bases. With the Claybaker
pitcher on third, Torkelson famed
Brausen, Jenkins was tossed out at
first and Nolt was set down on strikes.
Bunting Game Successful.
IN the fourth Kuhn doubled but
Erlewein struck out In the fifth Tork-
S1SOI pTeSSuIS LIE N4SllSIS IL VIA ~
coming danger ous when he leaped high
in the air, stabbing Fitzpatrick's liner
and doubled Richardson off first
The bunting game came into vogue
in the third and was worked success
fully by the champions. Murphy pulled
a bunt between the pitcher and first,
beating 1t out by step. Tn the fourth
Clemens dropped a beautifully placed
bunT to the left OF the plate and beat
out the hit easily. Murphy again laid
down bunt toward first, in the fifth,
and went to third when Eunick poled
a hit to right on a hit and run play.
Richardson pegged to third to catch
Murphy of the bag, but the ball hit
the runner in the back and rolled to
the visiting players bench, Murphy
scoring. Eunick went to second on the
play and then stole third as Fitzpatrick
took a wind-up. Cameron was hit by
pitched bail, and Lee crashed the
pill for a base scoring Eunick.
claybakers Score Again.
The Claybakers again became. dan
gerous in the sixth, when another run
was tailed. jenkins tripled and scored
when Leo threw the ball past Torkel-
son in a return after delivery. Nolt
followed with a triple down the third
base line. With Nolt on third and no
one out, Smith was thrown out by
Clemens and Eunick made grand
stop Of Browns grounder for retire.
ment at first. Torkelson disposed Of
Kuhn via strikeout route. After the
sixth the visitors never again were
dangerous.
with the added run, however.
O'Leary took no further chance with
Fitzpatrick and sent Bowman to the
pan. His men failed, however, to in
crease the score, altho Bowman held
the champions away from the plate.
He emulated Torkelson in the seventh,
however. when the first man up went
to third and died there. LeBeau
cracked out triple down the third
base foul line but Murphy famed,
Eunick was hit by a pitched bail and
stole second. Cameron famed, and as
LeBeau was stealing nome, Lee deiiy-
cred at the ball to protect the baserun-
ner, and fouled out to Richardson
The score:
MASON CITY.
ALB Ri Po A E
Brausen, sb 4 Q
Noit. CT ........... o Q
Smith, RI ........... 4 Q
Brown. II .......... g.
nItiiiii, ...........a g
Erlewein, 2b ....... o 4 / a
Richardson. $500. 4 0 1 s i