Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-10
TOrbensen Team of Cleveland
Was Defeated in See-Saw
Game at st. Louis.
PITCHERS WERE HIT HARD
Visiting Team Could Not Hold Six
Run Lead Taken Early in the
Hitting Fray.

team at st. Louis on the Fourth in
the feature event Of the county cele-
bratlon, nine innings of the most ex-
citing baseball which has been seen
around these parts in many moon.
The score Of II TO 10 for the Repub-
lies fails 10 do justice to the bait le
which was waged
After giving the visitors a six run
lead the Iruckmakers fought back
gamely. not seeming to know when
they We're licked, and when the
game Was two-thirds over they had
poled out runs enough to grab off
one run lead The Axlcmakeys then
chased over three more counters and
1t was up 10 the Republics to fight
EN- some more, and fight EN- they
did, as the score shows.
The field on which the game was
payed was poor one, with short
left field. and a rough infeld. which
made it hard TO handle the hard hit
grounders. Added 10 this the play
ers had to contend with glaring sun
and a bad wind which made the
fielding the more difficult, and added
TO -he uncertainty Of the battle.
The Republics donated the frs
counter that the makers of the well
known Republic part secured This
came in the first inning L. Bell
played tag with Klukan's grounder to
SECOND and he was safe Young
sTatted one 20 the fence IN left field
for two sacks, Klukan scoring on
Sherlow's poor throw to the plate.
our own little gang Of scrappcrs
tied it up in their half Hunter
stroied after getting four wide ones.
l.. Bells sacrifice put him on second.
Oakes walked Don Bell came through
with double, scoring Hunter. a
second run was cut down when Oakes
was nailed at third
In the third Rynearson was
bumped for three swats. the Torben-
sens counting two more With two
down Emer pasted one to Oakes at
short that was too hot for him to
handle. klukan singled TO center
and both scored when Young drove
out his second double
Playing against any ordinary team
that had sense enough to know when
II was defeated. the Torbensen team
would have sewed up the game in
the fourth when four more runs were
scored making the count 70 /. With
one down Hopke cracked one for two
sacks. kuver walked. Mcconnell
dropped one in front Of the plate and
was out ar first Crabb slashed
single 90 right Davis doubled, scor-
ing liopke and Kuyer Emer singled
TO center. scoring Crabb and Divis.
Having thus spctted the visitors
siN run lead, the Republics decided ID
was time 10 swat "a few themselves.
and four counters crossed the plate
n the last of the fourth. and chased
rabbi 20 cover before the mning was
over Oakes was safe on Hopke's
'rrag j. Bell smashed out bis see
lu hit Sherlow tapped weak one
~ short and Oakes was caught at-
emptnc Co score Becker picked out 4
me 60 his liking and drove it 20 RIGHT
for three sacks. Ben and Sherlow
scoring. smith teased a walk out Of
rabbi. Devoct poled one over the
hort left field fence, bat was held
% two sacks on the ground rules.
smith going 10 third. while Becker
cored. Former big leagurer Crabb
rave way TO Rowley, VINO has also
'layed big time stuff Ryncarson
walked. and the sacks were rocking
70 each corner with Republicans.
smith worried Rowley so much at
hird that he passed Hunter. forcing
run over the plate L. Bell struck
nat. Cakes attempted TO deliver the
hree on the sacks, but they were
tranded when Oakes' best was "a fiy
o center
In The fifth the Truckmakers took
no lead by scrong three more. u.
Bell struck ogt. and Sherlow also
'hiffed at three Becker was hit.
nd then stole second smith walked.
NE two aids worried Rowley aid
hen pulled double steal. getting
,owlcy's coat 20 such an extent that
e walked Devoct. filing the sacks.
.ynearson knocked one through short
or a single, Becker scoring. Hunter
lashed double TO right and Smith
nd Deogt scored.
In the sixth Torbensen again at
empted 20 tie up the game, and z
nocked Bynearson from the mound.
'oring three. Rowley grounded out
'ivis conpected for three sacks. Emer
aid down perfect bunt, scoring
'ivis. Klukan hit for three sacks.
roring Emer Lefty" Blackhall c
box up the work at this stage, and $
oung grabbed fuke single, which e
as the only hit "Blackie" allowed
J four innings, and Klukan scored, /;
wing the visitors their tenth run. I
The big seventh saw the Republics
,ore two and tie the count. Smith