Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-29
LOCALS WIN OVER.
PRINCETON. BET ORE
1000 ARDENT FANS
BUREAU COUNTY sEATERs LOSE
FIRST BATTLE TO CUBS BY
FINAL SCORE or IL TO 1, AZ
TER WINNING TEN cohsEcU-
TIVE GAMES. |

Accompanied by more than 60t
enthusiasts Of this city, the heavy
hitting Ottawa Cubs invaded Prince
town territory. yesterday afternoon
and handed the Princetonians an oy
erwhelming defeat of IL to /, Pitch.
er Hespin, who had up till yesterday
won ten straight games, was the vic
tim Of a slaughtering drive by the
local heavies. which sent him to the
showers in the sixth inning with only
one out. The locals sure made a
good job Of him, hammering him all
over the lot.
From the very outset of the game
the locals proved the superior ag
gregation on the field at all times, as
well as at the bat Their fielding and
hitting was far superior to that of
the Princeton players. Every men,
Der OF the Cubs team was on his
toes and played big league baseball
BY means of their fast playing,
Princeton hitters we're robbed of at
least a half dozen hits.
Jimmy Lynch. despite the fact that
he won the game and also that he
only allowed three hits, was bit
OF form at various stages of the con-
nict. Up to the sixth spasm Jimmy
pitched unbeatable ball and sure had
the Princetonians in the soup. In
that inning. however, he allowed the
first hit of the Princeton players, and
hn 1att L. al
two. But by means of double play
the locals succeeded in getting out
OF the hole with but one run scored. |
Throughout the game Lynch hit
three of the enemy batters and walk.
ed four of them.
The Cubs scored their first tally
In the third frame, when Hespin was
crashed for three clean hits Shell
don. first man up In that inning sent
the pill flying out into left field for
three bases. The drive was the long.
est OF the afternoon. Smykal was
walked while Lynch was thrown out
At first Wilmeroth singled, scoring
Sheldon while Paderni flied out to
third. Muggles crashed terrific
drive between second and third, scor-
ing Smykal. Wilmeroth had an easy
chance to score. but was tagged out
at the home plate. In the fifth in
ming, through an error on the part
OF the Princeton third baseman, a
sacrifice hit by Lynch and a two
Dagger by Wlmeroth the locals made
another tally.
Then came the sixth stanza, which
sent Pitcher Hespin to the bench.
Charley Roth, first up, failed to do
any damage. and flied out to right.
Brundage followed with sharp
single through shcrtstop. while Kutz
found his way to first base on
walk. Sheldon singled, scoring
Brundage. Smykal sent one through
short for a hit that scored Kutz.
PITCHER Lynch also found Hespin and
crashed a single over the third base
mans head. scoring Sheldon and
smykal Wilmeroth was thrown out
at first, while Paderni was walked
Muggles then sent the pill flying out
into center for two bases. scoring
Lynch and Paderni. Charley Roth.
up for the second time In the inning.
crashed a single, scoring Muggles,
making the total runs for the inning
seven. Brundage was thrown out at
frat.
From then until the ninth the Cubs
refrained from making any more
runs. Princeton fans, discouraged
with the game, and who were trying
70 razz the local fans cried for speed
They wanted to see the Cub playersl
pull something sensational and they
sure saw 1t In the ninth when Brun.
dage stole two bases and would have
Stolen homeplate had kutz not lam
med the pill into left field for a two
case drive. Roth was first IN and
was thrown out at first. Brundage
singled, after which he stole to sec.
ond base. He had no more than nd.
vanced to the second milestone when
nc raced onto the third marker. He
was IN the attempt Of stealing home
When kutz connected with the dill
which resulted in two base drive
Ihen kutz stole second base and
Sheidon flied out to short. Through
an error on the part of the Princeton +
catcher who attempted to catch Kutz
at third. the local runner succeeded
In scoring.
Princeton's only run came in the