Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-15
CUBS DEFEAT FAST
ARMOUR OUTFIT IN
CLOSE BATTLE, GA
J(hMY AND MATES NEARLY
Throw GAME AWAY IN FINAL
FRAME, OF YESTERDAYS BAT
3TLE WITH FAST ARMOUR TEA"
LYNCH WAY OFF FORM AGAIN.
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The Ottawa Cubs defeated the Ar
m0ur Veribests, representing Plano,
III. yesterday afternoon at the North
Side lot In close game, 6 TO 4, and
nearly lost the game themselves In
the ninth inning when Jimmy Lynch
walked two men. hit one, and Paderni
az, Decond base made an error. fine
failure Of the visiting aggregation TO
get one little hit In that inning with
three men on bases and the score
standing to I in favor Of the locals
no doubt won the game for Ottawa.
A hit would have scored ut least TWO
runs, and the score would have at
least been tied.
Pitcher Jimmy Lynch was again
way off form and no doubt was the
cause OF the runs scored by Plano %
team. In each inning that the Ar
m0ur club scored Lynch walked at
Toast two men, and they We're the ones
scored, of course, on hits by following
Lstsmen. Had II not been for the
walks Pianos team might never have
scored Yesterday afternoon Lynch
Lowered his list Of bases on balls from
eleven of last week to seven. Never
theless, he tvied hard to equal his
farmer record by hitting three Armour
batsmen besides walking the seven
Pie local association can consider
themselves very lucky that they won
the battle with the Plano outfit,
In the ninth inning, with the score
standing 6 to 2 I'm favor OF the Cubs,
Luby was first man up and succeeded
In reaching first through an error on
the part of Padeni at second base
Holey batted for Young in this inning
and cracked a single over first, seor
The Luby. Vile flied ont to first, while
Holmes and Maehr both followed with
walks by Lynch. Shanahan. next up,
WIS the victim Of one of Lynch's go
to first base balls" The sphere struck
him in the shoulder and lIoley was
forced to score With the bases full
and only one out. the visiting club
only needed one little hit to tie the
score. Luckily, the locals succeedej
Ia retiring the side with the three
men on. Witrey struck out and Over. /.
meyer popped little fly to first base.
Lynch pitched worse in winning yes
terday's game than he did in losing /.
two or three of the other games of
the season.
.Cy Young started out in real fash |
ion and 1t looked as though he was
going to give the locals tough battle. |
IN the fourth inning MugGle3 cracked |
the ice with a sharp single over sec.
ofid base, and the result of the inning
was four runs scored by the locals. |
Young blew up completely and his |
ihke splitter" was walloped almost to
death. As the result of the game /
Young lost his berth on the Armour /
team, as members OF the association
informed the big pitcher that his serv-
fees were no longer required.
THE Veribests wcrc the first to
score when they made a run in the
first inning. The first two men up
were walked by Lynch. Machr first
baseman. succeeded in reaching first
through an error b. Lynch. Shana-
hon then poled high one to center
field, Just past second base sheldon
came in on it and dropped the pill |
while Vile scored Sheldon. neye..
theless, caught Holmes going to third
0yermcyer was thrown out at second.
In the fourth inning. after two outs
had been made, Lynch walked Over
meyer, who stole second. Miller fol
lowed with hot single, scoring Over
meyer. Ipby was hit on the shout (
der, while Young struck out. Pianos
remaining two runs were made in the
last inning.
h. fi In,
the fourth frame of the game. Mug.
giles. first man up, started the bail roll
ing when he cracked a single over
second base. Roth followed. with
walk, while Brundage sacrificed, Kutz
slammed one to second ase, but the
ball was quickly pegged to Catcher
Luby in time to catch Muggles sliding
ill., Sheldon singled, scoring Roth.
While Smykal singled, scoring Kutz.