Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-31
REPUBLICS DEFEAT THE
DETROIT C0WPERS TWICE
Buckley and SherlOw Have Wis
itors Guessing in Both Con-
tests Played Here.

Backing classy pitching with a
sterling brand Of baseball that made
hits count, enabled the Republic base
81 lteam to take both ends of the
two-game series with the Cowpers
Of Detroit here Saturday and Sunday.
The first game was won by the Alma
nine ! to and the Sunday fray end
ed with the yellow and Black war
riors leading to !.
In the Saturday battle the Truck
makers>gathered just seven hits, and
made four Of them count in run get
ting, one coming in a round when
one run scored. and the other three
beng punched in another inning with
an error and sacrifice hit for three
runs. Six out Of nine hits were used
in the Sunday game in counting up
the five runs which represented the
days work
Buckley, a newcomer, was on the
mound Saturday and held the visit.
ors TO six hits. keeping them so well
scattered that il was not until tie
seventh inning that the visitors were
able to get by the second sack. He
struck out eleven of the visitors.
Sherloy. the Gratiot sandlotter.
was the Sunday hurting cnoice, and
the Elm Hall product did himself
proud. Three hits were all that he
yiel'ed. and except for an error
would have had a we'll deserved shut.
."ut Not until the sixth did the
visitors get anything tnat looked
hike safe swat Sherlow caused
ten Of the Cowpers 70 wbitf at three.
In the Saturday game the Repub-
lies scored IN the third. Buckley
opened with triple. scoring on a
Wild pitch In the sixth the Repub-
lies determined 20 put IL on ice.
Chouinard was safe on an error. He
was forced by Cakes Bell lammed a
single 10 left Becker hit a sharp
one to short, filing the sacks Baum
doubled 20 left. scoring Oakes and
Bell. Smith lifted a long fly to cen
ter field, Becker scoring on the throw
in. Buckley grounded out.
Innings 2345 567s 9-R
Cowpers 600 OO1 ! %
Republics 0Ol o 3 0 x-l
we'll make any team lay down. curl
up and call itself defeated because of
a lack of support, on hand for the
Sunday tilt, the Truckers seemingly
didn't care. They Just wanted to
clean the series and did.
The scoring started in the second
inning of this game, after one had
perished. Bell singled. Becker
knocked one to short that was too
hot to handle. Baum was safe on a
fielder's choice. that cut down Bell
at third. Smith landed on one for
his longest hit of the year, the smash
going for three sacks. Sherlow
struckout.
In the sixth inning three doubles
produced just one run. Chouinard
doubled. Oakes Sacrificed him TO
third. Bell doubled, scoring Choui-
nard. but was then nailed off second.
Becker doubled and was left stranded.
Two more runs came in the sew
enth. Smith walked TO start the in
ming. Sherlow was safe on Kennedy's
error. Hunter sacrificed them along.
Smith was nailed at the plate on
Tooley's feider's choice, the latter
going to second on the play at the
plate. ChouinaTa drove one between
first and second which the first sacker
could not handle inftime for the third
out and both Sherlow and Tooley
scored. Oakes grounded out.
Sherlow was never in danger until
the seventh when the Cowpers got
two on the sacks with none down.
Somerlott flied out and Sherlow
braced and struck out two, pulling
out of the hole in fine shape.
Innings II 2 as 8 9-RI
Cowpers % O o 5000 IL
Republics . 2 o 001 20 x-5l