Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-31
DEDHAM TAKES
DECIDING GAME
MAKES 1T TWO STRAIGHT IN
WHAT PROVES TO BE A
COMEDY OF ERRORS

WOW! What a massacrei We
met the enemy and We were his'n by
large and overwhelming majority.
In fact it was almost an
unanimous vote. With the count
in the series standing one and one,
the third and deciding game was at
Johnson's ball park Sunday, in what
was undoubtedly the raggedest game
the locals have played this season,
and we sincerely hope will be for the
remainder of the baseball year. 1t
was a fine day, that is for Dedham,
and the game for the first two in
nings was very nice, but from then
on, oh boy! And as far as we can
tell, it all happened like this:
With the score 0 to 0 in the third
inning, Ebert started the fireworks
by cumming up an easy double play,
dropping Kauffman's throw to sec
ond and for good measure making
wild heave to first with the result
that everybody was safe and the
bases full and nobody down. Ded-
ham improved this wonderful OPP
portunity and counted three before
they were retired. Audubon came
right back in their half and evened
the count and things looked up once
more. But not for long, however,
as the enemy made three scores in
the fourth, with Audubon failing to
score.
1t was in this inning that Shupe,
who started the game for Audubon,
was attacked with a very bad attack
of sleeping sickness and was remov-
ed by Preston, who was not given
oh IN n
place. The next inning was score
less for either side. The sixth,
however, proved to be Audubon's
short hits, high hits, low hits and
every blooming one of them base
hits. These coupled with errors
scattered here and there through
out the inning netted Dedham just
nine runs and the result could be
plainly seen by the spectators. From
that inning until the finish of the
game it was give and take on both
| sides with the locals gaining slight
ly and the final count being 22 to
IL. Dedham had an imported
pitcher from the Des Moines Re-
cine Tire Co. and we want to remark
that If the tires are not any better
than their pitching representative
we will try to stagger along with
our jitney without any of the Ra-
cine product. Now, that it is all
over and no one hurt, the quicker it
is forgotten the better for everyone
concerned.
However, We would like to place
the blame where it belongs and state
frankly that If Shupe had kept him.
self in condition and pitched the
game through as he should have
done, the result would have been
entirely different as the boys with
all their errors got enough runs and
| payed a game that would have won
for a pitcher that had the stamina
to stay there and help them fight to
| the end.
We have been informed by Man
ager Gronert that he has decided
to secure a real pitcher and will
have him here for next Sundays
game which will be played here
with Denison. We wish to en-
phasize the fact that we have conf
dence that the boys with real
| twirler to hold up his end will win
quite a few more games than they
will lose even against the best teams
in the country. We make this
statement entirely for the benefit of
weak hearted fans and there seems
to be quite a number of them in this
vicinity.
Oh we'll, out OF 10 isn't such a
bad record at that. Ell? Follow
ing is the lineup of the two teams: