Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-18
HOME RUNS feature
1853 LAC|NG GIVEN
FAST PEkIN TEAM
ROTH fAND AWlLMERoTH CRACK
OUT CIRCUIT DRIVES, HELPING
TO SKATER VISITORS CLAIMS
TO A mo DEFEAT" RECORD FOR
1921.

After holding the lead through the
fourth inning in both hits and runs,
the Pekin Fans Association team sui
fered singing and its first defeat
OF the season yesterday afternoon at
the North Side lot, when the Ottawa
Cubs drubbed them, II to 3. The I'M
.mense score by the Ottawans was
due to that old time batering drive
which they usually stage about every
other week PeKin was the Victill
yesterday Local fans never before
saw so many line drives by the Cubs,
4 Two home runs, ono By Wilmeroth,
declared to be the longest drive on
the local lot, with two men on, and
one by Charley Roth. equally as long
as WHY'S, aided in piling up runs.
Besides the home runs, every Cub
was clouting Hobson's offerings for
easy and clean hits In the last five
innings OF the game the locals scored
fourteen hits OFF Eobson. Hobson
didn't even have a prayer after he
saw what he was up against he
went fairly coed in the first part Of
the game, and tried to argue his way
through to victory, but Just because
he didn't get line drive off Whine.
Faths bat in the fifth frame he lost.
For some time it looked bad for the
local players, and Pekin fans, prob
ably 200 strong, were proudly uphold
ing their team, Up to tho fifth inning
Pekin held the lead, to /. Until the
the fourth stanza Ottawa had not re-
corded a run. But once they started
nothing could have stopped them.
Pekin scored in the second frame
of the game. Steger was thrown out
at first Hobson singled through the
pitcher, while Pratt, former local
player, luckily slammed one out to
left field for single. Grant, next up,
spanked one along the first base line,
but Kutz failed to nab it, allowing
Hobson to score. Lofgren struck out.
In the next frame Pekin scored their |
second tally. Johnson singled. Craig |
sacrificed, being thrown out at first.
Fleugel reached first by an error or
the part of Edmunds. Flougcl knock |
ed an easy grounder to the second
baseman, who pegged it home in an
effort to put out Johnson. But Ed
munds pegged it high, too much out
OF the way for Roth TO tag the runner
who scored.
Ottawas first run was scored In the
fourth inning, when Shortstop Smykai
crossed home plate. Smykal was first
man up. Edmunds succeeded in reach.
ing first on a fielders choice while
itotile poled an easy one TO short, who
pegged to second then to first, for
~ double out. Muggls popped an
easy one to short, but was safe on an
error, while SmyKal scored the first
tally.
In the fifth the drive that spelle1 |
defeat for Pekin was started by the
locals. Kutz, first man up, got his
first hit of the game, and a long one.
Lynch sacrificed and was thrown ont
at first Wilmeroth smashed a hot
one at Hobson, but the Pekin pitcher
didn't fool with it and let it go.
Smykal crashed a single to center
field, scoring Kutz. Edmunds poled a
long Ollb 10 itlJ Dtlu lOl al butt "hilS
Roth was walked. Muggles was hit
by Hobson, forcing in Wilmeroth. |
Sheldon singled, scoring Smykal ara
Roth, while by an error on the part Of
the third bascman Muggles was able
to score on the same hit. Brundage |
was thrown out from second to first.
In the sixth inning, kut2, again first
up, poled a pretty single, Lynch Iied
out TO left field while Wilmeroth also
flied TO left. Smykal crashed doubt, !
scoring kutz. Edmunds singled, seor-
ing Smykal. Roth flied to second,
The seventh stanza was also mark
ed by the scoring of five runs by the
locals Muggles reached first on an
error by Craig In center field, Shel. |
don also crashed one to Craig, who |
missed the second time Brundagc |
was thrown out at first base Kut2
reached first on an error by tho |
pitcher. while Muggles scored Lynch |
singled. scoring Sheldon. Wilmeroth
then crashed q home run out to right
field The ball sailed high into the |
air, into deep right field and easily |.
reached the inner fence of the race
track. With two men on bases the |
total for the inning was brought t. |
five scores. Smykal and Edmunds
were thrown out at first base,
In the final time for bats Cor the