Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-09
LYNCH PLAYS BOTH
ENDS TO MIDDLE IN
LONG HAIRED GAME.
FANS SEVENTEEN HOUSE OF
DAVID PLAYERS, THEN RAPS "A
HOMER WITH BASES FULL
ALLOWED ONLY ONE Hi
FINAL SCORE TO 2,

Seventeen strikeOuts allowing
only one hit, two walks, one error ana
a home run in the eighth inning with
the bases filled is the record that
Pitcher Jimmy Lynch compiled yes
terday afternoon and which proved q
bic asset in the second victory at I'll"
Ottawa Cubs when they handed IN
famous long haired House OF DaNid
gents a to trounCing before a
crowd of approximately $500 enthH-
siastic fans Jimmy performed IN a
wonderful manner, and despite the
fact that he haG a sore arm he tor"
loose with everything he had Never
theless, Jimmy t. charged with nav
inc made the error which resulted In
two runs for the Israeltes His play
ing was unbeatable ana he had the
Benton Harbor aggregation biting At
everything he had,
The weather was made 10 order,
warm, not much OF a wind and some
dandy sunshine. Fans from all Tia"
county took advantage Of the fine day
10 see the famous Mooney in action.
baseball bugs from La Sale Peru,
Streator Earlyille, Mendoza, Spring
Valley, Marseilles, Utica and all other
nearby cities assembled at the North
Side lot to see the big attraction. The
amphitheater was OyercrOwded, hun
dreds Of fans being forced to stand at
the extreme top OF the stand, while
still others were forced to take seats
oionu tho third base line
The game went along in a dandy
manner and there was no grabbing
among the players. Fans of OTTAWA
and members OF the local association
are unanimous in proclaiming that the
Isrealite team is the most gentleman
" aggregation they have ever tackled
in spite of the fact that at no time
were they given any breaks on the
llmpires decisions The result wdS
fans got tired of having the lsreaIiles
get the worst of the deal aud the ump
cot the razz for a good many innings.
The large crowd went wild III the
Gr,t two innings when Lynch got four
strikCouts right off the bat, while the
other two men flied out to the local
9e,dere. But in the third inninG
friends of the southpaW were plunged
into gloom by the error or Lynch
mart. In fact. the pitcher could be
credited with two errors In the
third inning the first scores We're
made when the Benton iiarbor team
scored two runs. Wulff was the first
man up for the House Of David in tn"
third frame. He walked, while Har-
rison succeeded in reaching the key
stone on an error by Edmonds. Faust
struck out, while NeirtZ popped out -
9rundage. Tally then got the only
Sit for the long Wliskcred guys, send
ius one between EdmOndS and BTund
ape williams then took the Ciub ana
sent an easy one to Lynch, VINO tum
bled Nevertheless he had plenty o.
time to recover 1t and send 1t to III.
base, retiring the opposing SIDE, hu'
he flung the spere to kutz in such d
manner that the first saCker nearly
broke his neck trying to get 1t II
struck the ground before it reached
him and was clear to one side anu
went by him like shot. Both Wulli
and Harrison then scored.
Fans thought it was all on then loi
the local club Two runs looked lik1
= ptetty handy lead for the House OF
DayiH men. but In the same stan q
the locals scored their FIRST two runs
and tied the score. kutz was IlrHt
man up and bummed his way to the
initial milestone Lynch sacrificed
and was thrown ont at FIRST Whine
roth singled, scoring Kutz, while
Clark also singled Edmonds then
poled a hot single by the first base
nan, scoring Wilmeroth. Roth was
thrown out at first, while Wolfe filed
10 center field.
Not until the seventh inning was m
ether score made when the locals
counted their third run and unCoupled
the tie. IN this inning Wilmeroth
was first man up and having gotten
awO singles previously, Mooney walk
ed Clark sacrificed and was thrown
out at first. Edmonds singled, scoring
Wilmproth. but was put out trying tc
steal second Roth popped out to the
second baseman.
Then came the disastrous eight2
frame. when the House Of David col
lapGed and the locals punched two
hits and pulled down four runs
Polly" Wolfe poled liner along the
first base line and was put out q
the first sack. Sheldon shot hIgl
0y to the center fielder, who wa
blinded by the sun and was forced L
rnrn his back to it, Bruniage poled ,
red hot drive for a double, while kut,
reached first on tielderS choice
Then came Jimmy Lynch. lie struci
MONEYS first Offering squarely on the
nose and sent the ball to the left OF
abe renter fielder who was forced t.
sun back toward the fence after II
Jimmy circled the bases in nothing
nat. but came near being put out at
the home plate. The game was oyel
then. but the lsrealites were entitled
20 another time at bat. II was their
last chance to even come close Ia
tying or beating the Ottawa club. But
Jimmy's pitching sent three men tl
ahe bench. two having struck ont
while one man reached first on Bruud
ages error
Throughout the game only 81,
House of David players reached The
first sack. one on hit, two on walks
and three on errors. Their batting
was an outstanding weak point. They
were unable to hit anything Lync'
offered them, which played an impOr
tant part in the victory for the loca'
nine.
Mooney, because of being handl