Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-01
RIP LANDS TWO
GOOD BATTLES
Republics Crack HurIer Pitched
Two Brilliant Games
During Week.
DEFEATED STARS AND OMAHA
Three Hits All That Murphy Team
Could Get, While Stars Got
Just Two.

Hagerman almost reached the hall
of baseball fame Saturday in his
game against the Detroit Stars, hav-
ing a no hit, no run game for the
first eight innings of the contest, but
in the ninth lucky blob hit robbed
him of the honor, and he was forced
TO content himself with 10 to l vic
tory Sunday the Stars evened up
the series with 10 to victory over
the Truckers.
rip" was in great form for the
Saturday game, and for eight long
innings the Stars were eating out of
his hand, his deceiving delivery puz-
zling the strong Star batters until
the final frame, when a blob TO the
outfield went for hit. Chouinard
thought that Tooley at second would
take the ball, but it was slightly too
far out for Tooley. Chouinard fin
ally started for the ball and got it.,
but couldn't hold it. One man was
down at the time. The next batter
struckout, and the fourth singled So
had it not been for the lucky hit,
which Chouinard might have landed
Hagerman would have been given
credit for a no hit, no run game.
Hagerman struck out nine men.
Thompson started for the State
Champions, and was greeted with a
bombardment of hits that sent him
TO the bench in the opening inning
with four runs scored and none
down. Gatewood, one of Fosters star
pitchers, was then sent TO the firing
line and two more runs crossed the
plate before the Stars succeeded in
retiring the Truckers. Content with
the six run lead the Republics just
eased along through the next few in
nings, but in the seventh started an
other driving attack, in which Oakes
featured, with a homer with men on
the sacks. Four runs counted in this
inning.
Score by innings
Reupblic 8 0 0 0 90 a 0-10 9 3
Detroit % o 90 90 o 0 / 2 5
Batteries: Hagerman and Meidell;
Thompson, Gatewood and Petway.
Sunday it was a crippled team that
faced the Stars, as Rabbit" Oakes,
clever left fielder, was called to Gin
cinnati Saturday night by the death
of his brother, and with the Detroit
ers pounding Foster, Tanner and
Sherlow with ease, they evened up
the series for the state championship,
making the count two games each.
The Stars won the Sunday game 10
to 2.
Holland, the Ace of the Detroiters'
pitching staff was on the mound, and
was hit hard by the Republics, being
taken for eight blows. He proved
his worth several times during the
game by Tightening up when hits
would have meant runs for the Re-
publics.
The game was an even up affair
until the fourth, as both teams scored
just one run in the third. In the
fourth the stars landed on Tanner,
who succeeded Foster in the third,
collecting two runs. In the sixth
Tanner yielded four more counters,
and he was jerked, Sherlow going to
the box. Sherlow got through the
seventh in fine shope, but in the
eighth was nicked for three runs,
these coming on two doubles and
single
The crowd that saw the Sunday
game at Mack park was one Of the
largest crowds ever on the field,
which gives slight indication of the
way that the Republic Trucks are re-.
garded in the Michigan metropolis.
Score by innings
Detroit % % o 4 0 3 10
Alma .-..0 l 0 0 0 0 0 % o. 2
Warfield, Hewitt, Lyons, p.
Hill 2, Long, higgins, Petway 2,
Longware-10; Dunckle, McElligot-.
?. Errors-Carter, Holland, Meidel,
Loney 2, Hunter. Hits-Off Foster
5, Tanner 6, Sherlow 3.
The Republics walked off with the
first game of the series with the
famous Murphy y-Dd-It team of Oma-
Ia, Nebraska, midwestern industrial
.hamps, yesterday, after a fine hurl-
ng duel between Hagerman and,
Iirsch, the Republics scoring the
one run Of the game in the second
nning of the game.
rip" was in great form, holding
he heavy hitting Nebraska aggre-
,ation TO three hits, and striking out
ourteen men. Only one scoring
hance was presented to the visitors.
his being in the second inning when
nen were on second and third with
ne down. Hagerman struck out the
ext two batters, ending the chances
4 the Murphys.
The Republics scored their count '
T in the second inning. After ,
Dunckle had grounded out, Loney
walked. He stole and went to third
Vhen Lyck threw the ball to center
ield. McElligot singled to center, {
coring Loney. Smith singled. put I
ing two on the sacks, but Hirsch !
ulled out of the hole, by striking )
ut Boyle and Hager1nan. In the =
irst inning and again in the third
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