Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-07
.HACERMAN WON
HIS OHIO GAME
Former Cleveland American
Star Was in Rare Form
Against TOrbensen.
DEFEATED At NYANOQTTE
Fremont and Sherlow Taken for a 8
to 8 Score When Umpires Aid
the 'DOttes.

The Republic again demonstrated
its superiority over the Torbensen
baseball team Saturday in the game
at Cleveland, which was staged in the
American league park, taking the
famous Buckeye team into camp by
score Of Z TO 3.
The Clevelanders expected to give
the Republic team a big surprise in
the Saturday game. having greatly
improved it's pitching staff for the
battle. Jones, a southpaw artist
from the American league club Of
that city, had been secured for the
game, and Nelson, a former finger
for the st. Louis Americans, had also
been added to the hurling staff With
these two pitchers the Axlemakers
expected little trouble in disposing Of
the Yellow and Black warriors from
the Truck City.
The Truckmakers had also been
preparing for the contest, having
added RIP" Hagerman, the former
Cleveland American hurler, and FIRE.
mont of the Logans of Chicago to the
pitching staff of the local club. and
were ready to give the best Of them a
royal battle
Hagerman as sent TO the box for
the Republics and pitched fine
game. holding the Buckeyes safe
unUl the Republics had acquired such
lead that there was no question as
TO the final result. rip" eased up
in tn late innings Of the battle and
the Cle,ei-nlcvs We're able 70 shove
three runs over the counting station.
The Almaites took a liking 70 the
offerings Of the Cleveland American
southpaw right from the start of the
battle, and early in the game Jones
was sent 20 the bench before an ava
lanche of Republic blows Nelson,
who succeeded him, proved TO be
somewhat stronger, bot the Repub-
hes continued 10 pound the pill at
merry pace, until the last man was
out in the ninth
In the final inning the Torbensen
team. responding 10 the pleas of the
crowd, and TO the patriotic strains of
the band that was on the field, start
ed last ditch fight to pull down
the honors. With two men down
Iorbensen sent the third run over
the plate. Hagerman then ended the
rally by striking out the next batter. !
The new Alma hurler allowed just
eight hits and kept them well scat
tered through the nine innings of !
play His control was good, not
man getting a gift to first.
Sunday at Wyandotte. there was
a different story TO tell. as it is hard |
matter TO cope successfully with a
team and two umpires, and the Re-
publics went to defeat, to s.
In addition TO the members of the
team many other Alma people were
present at the game, and all declare
that the umpires helped the Wyan-
iotte team 10 seven Of the nine runs
which were made Even before the
game started the Republics were told
hat they did not have chance.
During the game when the score
stood TO > for the Republics the
Trnckmakers were again told that
hey Gould not win.
In the seventh inning, when Wy y
sndotte was helped 20 the runs that
won the game, the Jumps" behind
he plate made a remark about how
'aw the umpiring was on the bases,
remark that the Alma players
leard.
Fremont started the game for the
Republics and under ordinary circum-
tances would have undoubtedly won
MS game. Sherlow finished the fray
or the Republics.
The Wyandotte team comes to AL
ma for two games on Saturday. Aug.
10, and Sunday, Aug. 81. and the
Republics feel that they have the
-bility to win both games from the !
own state team, and TO win them by
clean brand Of baseball. which will :
ot cause some of the fans TO leave Z
he field in disgust as was the case at
Vyandotte Sunday.