Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-08-21
BEST
IS EVEN SPLIT
Badger State Nine is Strongest
that Republics Have Met
this Year.
WIN AND LOSE IN SERIES
Truckmakers Won Second 3 to 2,
But Lose Opener by One
sided Score.


against the famous Fairbanks Morse
team of Beloi', Wis, last Friday,
winning from the Badgers by 3 to
score, and getting an even split for
the two-game series. 1t took real
baseball to defeat the conquerors of
the White Sox and Columbus Amer
lean Association teams, and the
Truckmakers displayed so much of
that kind of stuff that the nine
looked like a major league brigade.
Hagerman was sent to the mound
to deliver the second. game of the
series, and the former Cleveland
American star, was in rare form both
in the box and at the plate. After
the second inning the Fairies were
continually eating out of his hand
Twice triples threatened to let the
Badgers cut into the scoring column,
but both times rip" cut down the
Fairies chances by striking out the
succeeding batters. At the plate. the
newcomer looked like a real star,
having a perfect day with the stick.
Both of the batfests which netted
the runs which won the game were
fathered by "Hage" and his willow
In addition to this fair days work
Hagerman struckout thirteen of the
visitors, a feat which, it is said, no
other hurler has been able to equal
against the Beloit nine this year
Twice after the Fairies took their
runs they made strong threats to
score, once in the third and again in
the seventh. In the third Stei trip
led with two down. Hagerman struck
out the next batter. In the seventh
Thomas was safe on = ielder's
choice, and stole second. RIP"
frightened up and struckout the fol-
lowing two batters,
First inning-Thomas walked. Bre-
ton hit into double play, Oaks to
Chouinard to Tooley. The umpire did
not move from back of home plate
and evidently did not see the play at
first as he called Breton safe, when
In reality he was out by two feet.
Breton stole second, and Allison, the
third man up walked. Holloway
singled to right scoring Breton. Steil
grounded out, Oakes to Tooley. Bax-
ter struck out. Score-One hit; one
run.
Hunter struck out. Tooley flied to
right. Chouinard grounded out Steil
to Schwind. No hits; no run.
Second innng-Schwind out on a
tap to Tooley, unassisted Shook hit
an easy one to Becker who was forced
to take it on his bare hand in order
to get the runner at first. However,
he fumbled and the man was safe.
Hearn hit for three bases scoring
Shook. Thomas out, Oakes to Tooley,
holding Hearn on third. Breton
struck out. One hit; one run.
Devogt sent a hot one bounding
over second base but was out at first
on great stop and peg by Holloway.
Baum singled to left. Bell struck out
and Oakes popped to short. One hit;
no runs.
Third inning-Allison struck out
Holloway out, Chouinard to Tooley.
Steil hit to deep center for three
bases. Hagerman frightened striking
out Baxter on three pitched balls. One
hit;no runs.
Becker hit to deep short but was
out. Hagerman hit the first pitched
ball over second for a single. Hunter
+ lowed SUIT. Tooley doubled to cen
ter scoring Hagerman. Chouinard
sent a short fly to left which pre-
vented Hunter from scoring. Allison
made a shoestring catch of Devogts
line drive. Three hits; one run.
Fourth inning-Both Schwind and
Shook struck out. Hearn singled to
right but died when Thomas flied to
Hunter. One hit no runs.
Baum popped out to first. Bell was
safe on Holloway's wide peg to first.
Oakes popped out to short. Becker
grounded out, Breton to Schwind No
hits; no runs.
Fifth inning-Breton and Allison
couldn't locate Hagerman's offerings.
striking out. Holloway doubled
to right, but was stranded when Steil
tapped to Oaks. One hit; no runs.
Hagerman again hit the first
pitched ball over second and again
Hunter followed SUIT. This was
enough. for Hearn and Herbert was
called to the rescue. Tooley attempt
ed to sacrifice the runners along and
was safe at first on a fielder's choice.
Herbert throwing out Hagerman at
third. Chouinard came through in
great style with a single to center
scoring Hunter Tooley taking third
on the throw in; scoring a few mo-
ments later on wild pitch. Devogt
grounded out to short and Chouinard
was held at third. Baum tapped to
the pitcher retiring the side. Three
hits; two runs.
Sixth inning-Breton rolled one in
side Of first which was felded per-
fectly by Tooley who tossed to Hag-
erman covering the bag. Schwind out,
Chouinard to Tooley. Shook popped