Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-30
VICTORY COMES
IN FINAL GAME
Beaten Saturday in Great Game
the Republics Turn Tables
on Rail Lights.
AAGERMAN WINS It 6 TO 0
Breaks in Luck Cost Sherlow His
Game in Opener of Well
Played Series.

ne Closing series VI ehe SVoi WIN
the Toledo Rail Lights Saturday and
Sunday resulted in two shutouts,
each team getting one, the Traction
team from the Buckeye state winning
from Sherlow 2 to 0 on Saturday,
and taking a to defeat on Sunday
with Hagerman in the box for the
Truckmakers.
The results Of the series leave the
Republics and Rail Lights tied for
the season, but the Republics have
as strong, if not stronger claim to
the middle west semi-pro champion
ship, than have the Rail Lights. The
Rail Lights lost series TO the Stall
eys of Decatur, Illinois, which the
Republics defeated twice in three
games. The Republic have played 52
games this season with the strongest
semi-pro aggregations in the middle
west, winning AZ of the games played
for an average of sos. Not single
series was lost during the season,
and only four teams, the Detroit All
Stars, of the colored professional
league; the Rail Lights, the Pyotts
of Chicago, and the Murphy -Did-lts
of Omaha, have been able to hold the
Alma team even on a series Of
games.
Saturday Bob Sherlow pitched the
finest game of his career, and was
forced to go against Collamore, the
ace Of the Rail Light staff. Sherlow
clearly outpitched Collamore, but the
breaks in luck went against him and
he was forced TO take to 0 de-
feat. Sherlow allowed six hits to the
eight that were taken from Cola
more. He struckout eight to Cola
more's six He walked just one man,
while Collamore gave two passes TO
first.
In tight innings during the game
the Republics had men on the sacks
when the side died In six of these
innings men were perched on second,
and in the other two, men were
on third 1t required sensational
support behind Collamore TO keep the
Republics away from the plate, and
he got it, luck breaking with him
from start to finish. Had Sherlow
been able TO get the break in luck
that Collamore had, without doubt
he would have won by a shutout.
The Traction team got its first run
in the fifth. With one down Brene-
gan singled Wilde struckout Hunt
er dropped Collamore's fly in left,
and Brenegan scored from first. The
pther run came in the ninth. Clark
Singled. Sweeney grounded out,
Clark going TO third. Brenegan
lifted long fly to right, and Clark
beat the peg to the plate.
Rail Lights 600 0l0 OOl-2
Republics -..-.-.-- 600 600 000-0
The Sunday game saw the Repub-
lies pound the offerings of Bell and
Brambly 10 all corners of the lot,
not one Republic player being struck
out during the game, indicating that
that aggregation had its fighting
clothes on right from the start. Bell
was taken for eleven hits in 5 1-3
innings, when Brambly, with the
New York Americans this spring, re-
placed him. The Republics continued
to hit the pill hard, but drove the
ball at someone during the balance
Of the game.
Just one man reached second base
on Hagermans delivery until the
ninth, and up to that time he had
yielded only two hits. In the ninth
he eased up and was taken for two
more blows. With men on second
and third, and two down in that in
ing he ended the Rail Lights one big
chance to avert a shutout, by strik-
ing out Brenegan, considered dan
gerous hitter. rip" hurled a beaut-
iful game the entire nine innings, in
putting over his twenty-fifth victory
in 26 games for the season.
The Republics broke the ice in the
second frame Of the Sunday battle.
Chounard singled TO third, the ball
being too hot for Bresnahan 20 han
die. He was sacrificed to second by
Dunckle Doney flied out. McElh-
got singled Chouinard being held at
third. With Boyle at bat, McElli-
gott attempted delayed steal which
allowed Chouinard TO score, and Nc
Elligott to take second. In the fol-
lowing inning further chances were
presented. but poor base running
cost scores Hagerman and Oakes
were both nailed at the plate in the
third.
a heavy barrage Of hits started in
the fifth McElligott opened the fes-
tivities with a double Boyle singled
McElligott scoring. Boyle was cut
down at second on Hagerman's field
er's choice. Oakes walked. Tooley
pasted one for two sacks, scoring
Hagerman and Oakes, but was out
trying to stretch il into triple.
Hunter and Chouinard singled, but
Dunckles best was a fly TO left.
The sixth inning saw Bell driven
10 cover. in favor Of Brambly. Loney
singled hut was out at second on
McFlligott's fielder's choice Boyle
slammed his second single TO left.
Hagerman smashed one to the fence
for two sacks, scoring McElligott and