The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-14
TWELVE : INNING
BATTLE To TIE
STAGED SUNDAY
Mt. Vernon And Utica Pre-
sent Fans With A Real
Two-Bits Worth
EACH TEAM TALLIES
THREE In ELEVENTH
Wootton And Mills Blocks In
Way OF Licking Coun-
ty Scoring Machine

Twelve innings could not decide the
baseball game at the local athletic
park between Utica and Mt. Vernon
Sunday. The game was the third one
of the series between the two teams
for a 5000 purse. The games now
stand: Mt. Vernon /, Utica /, and
the other one wasted as far as the
series go, but the best game of all
three, based on its merits as n contest
of the diamond. The score at the end
Of nine innings was 2 to 2, necessi-
tating more innings to attempt TO de-
eide the game. The eleventh inning
brought in three runs for Utica, max
ing the prospects bit duh for the To-
calls, but they rose to the occasion
and brought in three for Mt. Vernon
tying the score again.
The first and second innings We're
both full of pep" but lacked the
amount that was shown by the boys
near the end Utica made two runs in
the second inning, but Mt. Vernon
failed in all attempts to make home!l
In the third inning Utica tried to
score, but all attempts were in vain,
the work of the locals far exceeding
that of the first two innings. When
Mt. Vernon came to bat, WoottOn
swung a one right over the plate and
sent the pill" almost over the fence
in center field. Due to his good run
ming, "Don" made the hit good for
three bags. Despite the good work
of WOotton, the inning showed no
score for Mt. Vernon, Tanner being
put out at first, making three outs for
the home boys. .
In the fourth inning, Rags" Mills
caught liner over third base finish
ing the number of outs for Utica with
two of the visitors on bases. II was
also in the fourth that the locals made
good two Ains with some excellent
playing. Mills got n one.base hit
which was followed closely by one by
Berry. With Mills on third and Berry
on second, Strauser pounded the
pip for two bases, but stayed at
first to let Mills and Berry complete
the sprint into home, fhe score
stood tied and everyone was on net
ties for the deciding score to be made
which however was not made.
Mills showed up well in the fifth
inning grabbing one out of the air
over third base, but the Utica men
when Mt, Vernon was at bat, gave
the locals no opportunity to score, Gill
catching the first liner out to second
and others following suit until the
three outs for Mt. Vernon were made
Inning six was played with n little
less snap and speed and, despite the
Efforts of the locals, they were unable
TO score. The seventh inning also
was played without any great amount
OF speed as far as the batters were
concerned, but the Utica fieders made
short work of some pretty flies that
were sent out by the Mt Vernon bat
ters.
In the eighth inning Weed, who
substituted at the end of the seventh
inning for Pugh. caught liner past
the pitcher and, through some speed,
work, got the ball to first In time tC
make double out.
In thn ninth ipninn nn,,h,,, ,I
Don" Wootton's flies was OF no con
sequence to the locals as the shor
stop from Utica grabbed II before 4
got very far, The tenth inning wal
very much the same way, neither team
being able to score.
The eleventh inning brought II
three runs for both Utica and Mt
Vernon, the score continuing to be
tie, With IA man on second and third
one OF the Utica men bunted and tw,
runs came In for the visitors. The
same trick was tried again, but Berry
broke the play up with some swif
work. The bases were full for Mt
Vernon and the Utica pitcher got
wild, walking Berry and allowing one
run for Mt. Vernon. Strauser came
10 bat and struck out There were
then two men on bases and Kunkle
made a two bagger good. bringing In
two more. The score was tied ant
this way II remained during tn,
twelfth after which the game wal