Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-17
MARSHALLTOWN INDEPENDENTS
WIN FIRST GAME OF SEASON
BY 7.ro.o SCORE.
BIG CROWD SEES GAME
WITH SOLDIER BOYS
Between 800 and 900 Fans Witness
Opening Of Baseball Season--loea'
Moundsman Turns Back Fifteen
Batters on Strikes-Vietory After
Five Scoreiess Innings.

| Any uncertainty which may have ex-
lsted as to the quality OF baseball to be
served. as compared to the accustomed
ration in the good old days OF league
ball, now dead and buried, was not APP
parent Sunday. when 500 or 900 fans
and fanettes turned out for the t1rst
home game of the season. between one
Of the soldier teams from Camp Dodge
and the Marshalltown Independents.
Neither did a maximum advance Of the
mercury seem materially to affect the
attendance, altho the torrid heat made
the pastiming laborious for the players
in the closing innings.
Pitching magnttlcently turnout, Hub
Hill, ex-Central Association finger,
scored a shut-out against the soldiers.
and his mates. by rallies in the closing
rounds. pounded out seven runs. Hill
was credited with fifteen str!ke-outs
and in two innings turned the soldiers
back in order. The home outflelders
had but one chance turnout the day
Rohde. getting an assist, when he
blocked hit and pegged Dearborn out
at third.
Soldiers Have Good Team.
The Capt Dodge team. which repre-
sents the quartermasters corps, recla-
nation and conservation branch. is
composed of boys from all sections OF
the United States, and Is a fast, ex-
perienced. and clean-cut aggregation
Breaks of the game went against the
visitors after five innings Of shut-out
ball. and their offensive game virtually
was nullified by the brilliant work OF
Hill, which was good enough to win
against almost any competition.
Dearborn. the visiting shortstop.
played stellar game. accepting nine
chances clearly. Washburn, at second
alec locked good, and the team work Of
the infeld generally was excellent. The
only position which seemed to worry
the soldiers was the sun garden-left
field
Got to kobilka Late.
Kobilka was very effective for Ave
innings. but break against him In the
sixth resulted in the homo club regist-
ering twice. In the next inning the
visiting pitcher weakened peroeptibly
and the independents batted in three
runs. In the eighth, with ono on the
pathway, Clemons hit to deep left for a
home run, completing Marshalltown's
| run getting. ..
Poor base running in the first two
innings robbed the home boys of a
brace Of runs. and Hills effectiveness In
pinches kept the soldiers away from
the rubber when runs were on the
bases.
Five ScoreIess Inninos.
The first five innings were unpro-
ductive. the home folks throwing away
opportunities to register by poor base
running and failing to hit In pinches.
The break came in the sixth. however
when two runs were chalked up on one
hit. walk and an error. Lipps drew a
walk and scored on Matson's two base
drive; the latter scoring when Shock
lost Hoffman's fly in the sun.
Kokilka walked Willigrod to open the
seventh. Clemens beat out bunt. but
was forced at second by Hill, the play
being Washburn to Dearborn, Wilt
grod going to third. Lipps' timely rap
to left scored Willigrod. Elder bounded
a single over Dearborn's head, Lips
going to third. Iipps tailed OH Mat
sons sacrifice fly to Andereck.
| Clemens Hits Circuit Drive.
A round trip clout by Clemens In the
eighth gave Marshalltown its last two
runs. Washburn's error gave Hoffman
a life. but the base runner was forced
at second by Goodwin, Washburn miss
ing chance for fast double. Will
grod flied to Casserly. but Clemens
caught the ball squarely for ride to
deep left. scoring Goodwin ahead of
him.
| With Hill working most effectively
his support had an easy day. the out
Aeldors being especially IDLE. Two
snappy infield plays, when Goodwin
and I.ipps gathered in hot ground balls.
enlivened the infleld work. The INDIE
pendents in their first appearance
looked like most promising team and
the character Of the ball played Sun
day, undoubtedly. was superior to the
grade generally expected. The score:
CAMP DODGE.