Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-02

It. Edmonds was walked, while Rotl
flied ont 10 center. Wolfe reached
first through the center tieldCr's error
Then came shorty Sheldon, whose
dandy drive Is said to have won the
game. with Edmonds and Wolfe on
bases, he caught one OF Milers bend
ers and drove II into extreme right
field for a double. scoring both Ed
monds and Wolfe. Brunlage shot
one To short and was thrown out 81,
/ first, while sheldon went to third ana
/ was allowed 10 reach home on Mike
! Kelly's error. Here the scoring end
ed, Ottawa taking the lead by two
runs,
Jimmy Lynch Grew the honor o..
being a star mCuuder and except to'
that one inning when the Gunth'r>.
scored their first tally be pltchCt cN
ceptonally fine ball In all he struck
out eight and walked three, beside
allowing seven hits. In the third IN
ming he got into a hole and had two
men on bases without any outs, but
by. means of his consistent pitChnG
he easily pulled out without a score
being made by the Chicago club rel
made big hit with the fans and a.
wild roar went up from the grant .
stand when he struck out the first
man up, and then retired the side by /.
striking out the third foe after th' /
second batter had popped to second /
Jimmy used his head all through tn +,
game and proved very aggressive. b,
sides he is able 10 boast OF hayiu- /
gotten one hit and scoring a run. M
the little southpaw goes on the rat"
he did yesterday fans OF Ottawa arc
due to see a string Of victories by tn
local nine.
Charley Roth, star catcher, proved
a wonder Not once did he let the /
old pill get by him and was able t.
get several assists by his quick peg
ging Charley got away without a hit
yesterday, but luck was against him
Besides the members Of the battery
every other member OF the team play
ed superb baseball, although Brundage
and Clark made some bad errors
Kutz at first was on his toes all .
through and hit the ball every time
althoueh he never reached the first
sack. Clark got a pretty double, but
was unable to score EdmOnds pOlei :,
the pill for two hits and played a
clever fielding game Brundage at
short made Two hobbies. but the first
game and his first appearance with
The locals no doubt handicapped him
20 a certain extent. Nevertheless. the
little fellow PLAYED a splendid brand
If ball and pulled down some hot ones
hat came his way. In the outheld
sheldon Wolfe and Wilmeroth all !
,layed good games and besides their
.ood fielding they are credited with
,eing the battering, smuggling Outtield-
RS whose three hits won yesterdays
,ame. sheldon got a double, Wolfe
triple and Wilmeroth recorded a
ingie and triple,
Miller, Gunther pitcher, was lucky
he wasn't driven out Of the Old lot.
lie to strike one Ottawa man out, al.
owed three men to bum their way to
lrst and allowed eight hits.
Now the Ottawa club can boast OF
having gotten their revenge for last
ears defeats by the Gunther club
cans remember well how lucky they
we're and how at the almost the clos
NJ Of both games they took the lead
md won Yesterdays game was diff
erent, although in the eighth inning,
when the Gunther took the lead, it re-
,embed last years contest. when
Kelly made the three-bagger and won
the game for his club
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