Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-03
MURPHYS SPLIT
WITH REPUBLICS
Middle West Champs Had Clubs
Working in Opening Game
of the Series.
OLMSTEAO PITCHED SECOND
Former White SON Hurler Worked
Well a. Team mates Pounded
the Ball Hard.

Murphy did it in the customary
Irish way by timely swinging Of the
Shillelah in the Murphy Did-It game
with the Republics here Tuesday af-
ternoon, the score Of to ? showing
just how effectively the clan Of
Murphy from Omaha out in the west,
had been training 10 swing the
cudgel. Wednesday the Republics
turned the tables on the visitors
winning 9 TO 4.
For the first three innings the
westerners just contented themselves
by swinging the shillelahs, and in
getting nicely warmed up for the at
tack that was to follow During
this period not healthy Irish blow
was delivered. In fact the following
two innings hardly saw them get
warmed up TO the task, although four
runs were scored, three of which
should never have come.
Clair was safe when Johnson let a
bunt get away. On Paynes bunt
Johnson heaved the ball to center
field attempting to nail Clair and
make double on Payne. Both were
safe. Williams put roller down to
Don Bell, but DeVogt failed to cover
first and the sacks were crowded.
Bell walked Synek, forcing Clair over
with a run. Payne was nailed off
third. Lawler struck out, but Van
dever shillelahed beaut, scoring
Williams and Snyek He was out
trying TO make it double.
In the next inning Bell walked
Mancuso, and then felt the weight of
the lifting irons Blackhall going to
the box With two down Clair
trpled scoring Mancuso.
Williams clouted for two 10 open
the sixth. Synek walked. and both
went up base on LAWYERS infeld
out. Nandever hit 70 left scoring
both. Mancuso hit TO left and HAY
followed suit. Vandever scoring.
The Republics could not bunch
their hits, except for the seventh
and eight when run was collected
IN each round. Two hits landet run
in the seventh and three brought
another in the eighth. Sherlow
rolled one down the third sack line
and was safe on a questionable play.
He advanced TO second with DeVogt's
infield out and scored on Johnson's
double to left In the eseth Black
hall opened with a single to center.
Becker struck out. Hunter grounded
out. Oakes sent stinger TO left.
sending Blackhall to third. He scored
when Sherlow smashed one to center
field
Members Of both teams pulled off
some pretty plays, about the best of
which was on Becker's fly to center
in the sixth, which Dygert nailed as
he lost his balance and went head
long, still holding the pill Baum's
one-handed catch in center in the
eighth, was pretty play, which
saved Blackhall some trouble.
Innings 8 4 ; s. 9-r h
Murphys COOS 500 O-7lO
Republics 0 0 o 0 % / o. 8 3
Batteries-Hay and Williams: D.
Bell, Blackhall and Johnson.
The Truckmakers returned to their
old form Wednesday and clouted two
hurlers hard extra base hits being
the rule in the battle which made it
an even split on the series
The visitors took a lead at the start
by pounding out three hits in the
second and mixing them with Re
public error, but the lead could not
be held, as the rejuvenated Truck
makers just started 10 club at a
merry rate in the following inning
and were then never in danger Of
being headed as Olmstead got better
the longer he hurled
The outstanding feature of the
game was Bells homer in the sixth
inning with two men on the sacks,
which scored three runs and put the
game on ice, as far as the chances
of the Irish clan were concerned.
Innings 2 3 345 IS 9-r h e
Murphys 3 900 900 o. : ?
Republics 3 o 800 x-9ii4
Batteries-O'Brien. Hay and Will
iams Olmstead and DeVogt.