Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-22
MENDOZA is HELD
H[IlESSeuNTM 9TH.
AND CLOSING FRAME
lYNcH PROVES MASTER OF FAST
GREW or INVADERS, WINNING
SUNDAY BATTLE sY SCORE OF
9 TO 1000 FANS SEE GAME.

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:, Pitching O. no.hIt, noruu game VI
until the, final frame, Pitcher Jmm.
Lynch and his sidekicks handed thu
Mendoza Regulars 6 to 1 defeat be
fore approximately 1900 fans yester
day afternoon at the north side lot
Lynch proved the sensation OF the
game and didn't allow the visiting
club safe hit until the ninth when
Mendoza succeeded In getting three
bingles and scored one run. Up to
that time only three men had reach
ed, first base.
fJae Prendergast, whom Mendoza
started on he mound, was knocked
ont OF the box in the sixth with no
outs, and was relieved by the veteran
southpaw. Bernie Coss, Prendergast
for the frs several innings pitched
good ball and for time II locked as
though the game would be a real
pitchers duel But in the third stan.
"a. the locals stepped out after two
outs had been recorded and scored
three runs.
In that frame Smykal was first up
and flied out to left field Lynch fol.
lowed and was thrown out at first.
Wllmeroth was walked while Pader-
nj singled, scoring Wiimeroth. Mug
giles also singled into center field.
Roth followed with sharp one to-
shortstop who fumbled, allowing Pa.
derni and Muggles to score. Brun-
dage flied out to right field.
The next scores were made in the
fifth inning. Paderni reached first
on an error by the shortstop. Mug
giles singled while Roth struck out.
Brundage then poled long one tol
right field for sacrifice fly. Paderni
and lMuggles both scored. Kutz was
thrown out at first base,
In the next frame the locals made
their final run when Smykal passed
over the plate. Sheldon and STnykal
first men up both singled. At this
stage. OF the game Prendergast was
withdrawn and substituted by Coss.
Lynch shot one to second base, while
Sheldon attempted to score, but was
caught Is an attempt to get back to
third. Wilmeroth. next UP knocked
one to short, who cut off Lynch at
second. Through an error !. on. the.
part of the second baseman Smykal
scored. Paderni was thrown out at
first.
Mendoza scored their lone run in
the final frame. Up to that time they
had found It difficult problem to
get to first base. Only three men had
been there and fans were of the
opinion that Lynch was going to shut
them out Il. Mitcheler, first man
up singled to right. The hit was
shortly beyond the infeld and Will
meroth, who was playing close, could
have easily caught it had Paderni
not interfered in an attempt to shield
Lynch's nohit record. Baker flied
out to- center field, while Clark sim
gled- Moore aingled to left field.
Mitcheler tried TO score, but was
caught out by Roth at home plate.
Moore then attempted to steal sec.
ond' and Roth pegged the pill into
center field, allowing Clark to score
the only. visiting run. Albright was
thrown out Mt frst
Lynch pitched fine ball. He only |
walked one man, allowed three hits |
and struck out five. Prendergast |
sturck out two local batters, allowed
six hits and walked one. Coss was
knocked for two hits in the last
three innings. Following are the
lineups and scores: