Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-07
OVERTIME GAME TO ANsoNs.
Cedar Rapids Defeated Saturday, 4
2 in Fourteen nninq Contest.

I
| Rapids, Saturday afternoon, the cham
! ii;''olls ;f<:seG: c:. C tor ::!!,,:cry IN the
fourteenth inning. after having thrown
away a dozen chances TO break up the
game in earlier periods. New and
novel haserunning, not conducive 10
run citing, caused the champions 10
waste an over abun dance OF hits and
kept the game in doubt until sun
down.
With support either OF the two pitch
ers used by Boyle would have won in
a walk. Mayo, the Newark lad, who
was first sent TO the pan. pitched eight
INNINGS. allowing the Bunnies but four
scattered hits and striking out seven
OF the visitors, including Manager Col
Inns and his best ash artists. Mayo had
hop on the ball which vas most de-
ceptive, but unsteadiness at times
caused him trouble. With the bases
choked In the opening inning, he struck
out Shean for the third retirement.
after having struck out Harmon earlier
in the frame. Collins twice was set
| down on strikes.
Higgins. another newcomer. was sent
to relieve the Newark lad at the end Of
the eighth. The young southpaw had
the Bunnies eating from his hand the
rest OF the way, permitting but one
| safe nit and striking out seven hatters.
Higgins pitched grand bail and was
never in TROUBLE. = -
Collins Is fDanished.
Manager Collins was ordered out Of
the park by Umpire O'Neil IN the
seventh inning. following a dispute over
| a base decision. In the next inning
. Third Baseman Shean also was ban
! !shed for resumine the argument. The
dispute arose whc1 Olson, on third,
came home on a fly hit by Shean to
Lied Eunick called for the hall and
claimed put -out. OrSeill declared
the baserunner out for having left the
base before tie ball was caught. An
automatic fine attaches to expulsion
from the grounds -y an umpire.
| Lose Chances to Score.
| The champions threw away I1umcr-
Gus opportunities to score. Twice run
ners were caught at the plate in eff
| forts to stretch hits. and three fines
baserunners were run down on the
paths after overrunnins bases or TAX
| ing long leads. Once, with LeBeau on
| first, an opportunity TO win the game
was lost, when Lee hit TO deep LEFT for
three bases. and the coacher on third
halted LeBeau, permitting Lee but two
bases on the hit. LeBeau might easily
have scored on the swat.
| Cedar Rapids was first to score. Oh
son counting In the sixth. He drew a
pass. stole second and registered on
French's double The champions inn
mediately tied up In the home half, Lee
hitting safely, stealing second. and
scoring when Harmon dropped Dur
kin's fly.
| In the seventh the Bunnies again
took the lead, Rallnger hitting for half
the circuit, going to third when ne
stretched the hit and Elnick dropped
the ball. and scoring when Eunick let
Lees throw thru at third In an effort to
lcatch the runner off the bag.
Ansons Tie and Win.
In the eighth two doubles, two singles
and a sacrifice gave the home club only
one run LeBeau singled and was held
at third when Lee shot his long liner
to right, good for three bases. Lee led
off second and was caught off the bag
by a snap throw from Ralinger. Dur
kin doubled, scoring LeBeau. Naugh-
ton singled, Durkin going to third
|Humbert laid down bunt TO the
pitcher for an out at first, and Durkin
was doubled at the plate.
/ With the score tied Higgins was sent
in to make sure OF the game. Cedar
Rapids dad not again threaten, while
the champions had chances to score
hmt failed until the fourteenth. Their
lHunberts patience was rewarded witt
la pass. he went to second on "a wild
|pitGn and TO third on Higgins sacri-
lice. Lied also walked. Clemens hit
10 Keese, vino turned I1umbert bacs
toward third, then threw out Clemens
ct first. Hnmbert. showing a reversal
of baserunning ability. turned before
reaching third and dashed for home
reaching the plate ahead OF the throw
and scoring the winning run. TIT
Iscore.