Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-09-19

Despite the bad seating conditions,
approximately 1000 baseball fans
gathered at the North Side lot yester'
day afternoon and watched the otta'
va Cubs give the Peru Tigers a II to
0 lacing after the latter team had won
from the Mendoza Regulars, to a. IN
the first contest OF Ottawn's first sea-
sons tournament. The large throng
that gathered to witness the affair
yesterday was jammcd all over the
grounds and the games had the ap'
pearance OF being one OF those old
time sand lot affairs when the whole
bunch would join in the arguments.
Pitcher Jimmy Lynch was in won
forful form yesterday and didn't give
the Peruyians chance to score at
any stage of the contest. The locl
mounder struck out fifteen of the Wis
iting battors in the game, which was
n .seveninning affair. due TO the fact
that nine-inning game would last
until long after b O'Clock.
S. Wilmeroth. star slugger for
Dunn's nine and sensational right
fielder, was no doubt put out OF tho
game for the rest OF tho season yes
terday afternoon when he was spiked
in the fifth inning. The accident oc.
Cured while he was running bases.
In that stanza Of the game he at
tempted to steal from second to third. |
Tho Peru catcher whipped the ball to,
tho third baseman. who, besides miss |
ing it, spiked the local star as he was
sliding into the bag. For a time IT
was thought his ankle was broken,
and DIR. s. W. Parr YVES summoned to
attend him. who announced that he
was only suffering from some very Sc
vero spike wounds.
The locals started out in the first |
inning, when they gathered four runs.
Wilmeroth, first up, was thrown out
at first Paderni drove one to center !
field. but the poppy garden performer
In that area fumbled the ball. Mug !
giles doubled, scoring Paderni. Roth I
and Brundage wero both walked, |
while Kutz singled, scoring Muggles |
dtu SNCltAl Ofl d W ll'l |
throw, while Sheldon hit into double
play, retiring the locals, run. !
4. In the fourth frame they gathered
another run as the result of hit, a |
walk and sacrifice.
In the following inning Dunn's war.
Tiors gathered the balance of their |
scores. Roth. first up, drove a. hot |
one to short, who fumblcd. Brundage |
was thrown out ct first, whilo Kutz |
singled, scoring Roth Sheldon sin
gled, while Smykal doubled, scoring !
Kutz aud Sheldon. Smykal stole |
third and scored on an overthrow |
Lynch was walked. while Wilmeroth |
singled to center Lynch was caught |
off second. Wilmcroth stole third |
and was spiked by the third baseman. |
Muggles tripled, scoring Wilmeroth's |
brother, while Roth flied out to short. |
Three Peruvian pitchers performed |
against the local stars. A fellow
named Chrabnt started tho game, but
didn't even last the whole inning. be-
fore he was knocked out of the box.
T. Wuiik, third baseman. thea took the
mound but in the fifth inning he was
DISC forced to retire, while "Shammy'
Kiawa who pitched against Mendoza,
was called in from the outfiold and
hurled the remainder of the game.
Had they had any moro moEndcrS on
their team they would no doubt have
put them in and given them a chance
at the locals r
4r The game was a mixed up affair