Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-09-18
Republic HurIer Pitched Shut
out Ball for Twelve Innings
and Then Won Game.
HIS DOUBLE WON THE BATTLE
Brooks Also Rendered Great Service
for His Team in Sensational
Diamond Struggle.

Saginaw's famous kid hurler, and
Hagerman, star moundsman for the
Republics, the Truckmakers broke
through the defense of the visitors
Sunday and showed over the only
run of the game, with one down in
the twelfth frame, Smith scoring
from first on Hagerman's second
two-base knock of the game, stow
ing away one of the greatest bouts
that has been seen on a Michigan
diamond in years.
Brooks pitched a fine game, but
Hagerman was even better than the
Saginaw star. Not once during the
entire twelve innings could an Erd
player reach third, so well did the
Republics hold the visitors in hand,
and only twice, once in the ninth
and again in the eleventh, was the
halfway station seen. Only five hits
were taken from Hagerman's de-
livery, and two of these were of the
scratchiest kind. Twenty-four of
the visitors struckout, establishing
new record for strikeouts on Re
public field. One gift to first was
all that tie Alma hurler allowed.
Brooks allowed eleven hits, two
or three of these being scratch
singles. Two men were given walks,
and eight struckout. The one time
prospective Tiger was in trouble sew
eral times, but managed to pull
through until Hagermans blow
wrecked the game in the twelfth.
Once Devogt opened an inning with
a triple, but could not score from
third being nailed at the plate on
perfect peg, after long fly to the
outfeld
Hagerman struckout Hickey, Ben
wya and Osterbeck TO start. For
the Republics Hunter struckout.
Tooley was safe on an error. Choui-
nard singled. Devogt flied out and
Baum struckout.
Brooks and Rice struckout. War
din walked and Diamond struckout
for the Erds in the second. Oakes
was hit. Sherlow grounded out, and
Smith hit into double play
In the third Barrett struckout.
Abbott grounded out and Hickey
struckout. For the Republics Hag-
erman flied to left. Hunter grounded
out. Tooley walked and stole second.
Chouinard grounded out.
To open the fourth Benway
struckout. Osterbeck grounded out.
Brooks laced one to center for
single. Rice flied out In the local
half Devogt flied out. Baum struck
out. Oakes was safe on scratch
single, but was nailed attempting to
steal second.
In the fifth Wardin struckout, Dia-
mond grounded out and Barrett
struckout. The Republics Jared no
better. Sherlow flied out Smith
grounded out and Hagerman struck
out.
Three men struckout> for the Erds
in the sixth. Hunter started the To-
cal session with a single. Tooley
sacrificed him to second. Chouinard
pasted one that looked good for three
sacks, but Abbot in left pulled il
down with the most sensational
catch ever seen on the local field.
Devogt walked, but the chances to
score faded when Baum flied to cen
ter.
Osterbeck opened the seventh by
slashing at three. Brooks singled.
Rice bumped into double play. In
the Republic half Oakes walked. but
was out n stealing second. Sher-
elow struckout. Smith singled, and
Hagerman grounded out. =
Wardin struckout in the eighth.
Barrett singled, but was killed off
attempting a steal Barrett struck
out. With one down Tooley singled,
but was stranded when Chouinard
flied out and Devogt grounded out.
With two down in the ninth Ben
way singled for the Erds. He stole
second, but broke his right leg, just
above the ankle when his spikes
caught in the sack. Lyons was put
in to run for him. Osterbeck struck
out. Baum opened the Republic half
with a single to right. Oakes singled
through the box. Baum going to
third. Freeman, batting for Sherlow,
struckout. Baum was nailed at the
plate attempting to steal home.
In the tenth Brooks and Rice both
struckout. Wardin grounded out.
Hagerman opened for the Republics
with a two-base smash, but was
stranded when Hunter. Tooley and
Chouinard went out in order.
In the eleventh the Erds had their
| best chance to score. Diamond
singled to start. Barrett flied out.
Abbott was safe on Oakes' error,
/ Diamond going to second Hickey
was struckout. White flied to Choui-
nard. Devogt opened for the Repub-
lies with a three-base smash. Baum
grounded out. Oakes sent long
fly to right. and it looked as though
Devogt would score, but a perfect
peg by Wariin to Diamond cut De-
vogt down at the plate in easy style.