Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-19
FOSTERS TEAM WINS.
EXCITING CONTEST
With LOCAL STARS
CUBS VICTIMS or FIRST SHUT
OUT OF SEASON WHEN GAME
ENDS 2 TO 0 IN FAVOR OF THE
GIANTs--JlMMY LYNCH IN WON |
pERFUL FORM.

Before approximately 800 excited
baseball fans, Manager Dunn's Ottawa
Cubs suffered their grst shutout Of the
1927 season, when they We're defeated
2 to 0 yesterday afternoon at the
North Side lot by RUDE Fosters IA
nous American Giants. The game
was beyond doubt the cleverest and
best ever staged on the ottawa dia'
mond, and fans who gathered from all
parts OF the county declared II was
tho most thrilling encounter the locals
have engaged in.
Dan Brown, Fosters cleverst mound
performer and considered the best col
ored pitcher in the county, was pitted
against the Cube, while Pitcher JIMMY
Lynch performed against the Giants
From start to finish the game was a
pitchers duel, both mounders per-
forming at their best.
Lynch was in wonderful form. He
seemed to have almost perfect con
troI and those who have been in the
habit of jeering and knocking the local
club were forced to remain quiet
while the Cubs battle Fosters club.
Lynch only walked one man in yes
terday's affair and hit one batsman.
Besides he only allowed an even half
dozen swats against the strong Chi
cage team and was b. no means re-
spohsiblei for either Of the visiting
scores.
Brown was also in perfect form, al
lowing only four hits Brown had a |
world of speed and whisked them
across the pan in wonderful fashion.
He didn't walk single local batter
and had ten strikeouts to his credit.
In fact, both teams were at their
best and fans were treated to real
baseball contest Every member o.
both teams was on his toes. Smykal,
local shortstcp, displayed wonderful
form. During the game he robbed the
visiting team Of at least two hits by
means OF some sensational fielding
with one hand. Smykal got three as,
sists and three putouts
Charles Roth seemed to be the only
man who was out OF form. Roth was
way off and played his poorest game
OF the season.
Ottawa's hiss to the Americans
may be attributed to an error on the
part OF Brundage at third base in the
fourth frame, and also to misjudged
play by Paderni in the seventh. I'M
the fourth inning the colored aggre-
cation succeeded in scoring their first
tally on Brundases error. j. Brown
first man up, singled. Dixon poled
to Paderni advancing Brown to sec
ond, but was thrown out himself
While Lynch was in the act CT pitch,
ing the ball Brown started to steal
third Roth received the sphere in
plenty of time and pegged it 10 Brund-
age at third, who fumbled and missed
Brown would have been caught easily
had the third sacker held the ball
Gardner next up, shot one to Smykal
who pegged him out at first, while
Brown scored B. Williams reached ,,
first on an error on the part Of Roth,
while ID. Brown struck out
Their second run was made in the
seventh inning. b. Williams first up, !
struck out. d. Brown singled over
second base and stole second Malar- E
chear was thrown out from second to
shortstop, while Brown advanced to
third. De Moss then singled. The
squeeze play at this point enabled the
darkies to score another tally. ID.
Brown took big lead and Roth had
him trapped. The local catcher peg '
ged the pill to KutZ, who relayed it to {
Smykal. ID. Brown, on third, started Y
home and scored Smykal could have {
by no means caught him. De Moss n
was put In pickle and finally tagged ?
out by Kutz.
III the last of the seventh Paderni :
did the "Brodie act" when he failed !
to score on Brundages single to right ?
field Paderni was first up in that in
ming and reached first through an
error on the part of the shortstop
Muggles followed and also reache
first by means of similar error. Roth,
when going to bat, was told to buny
and would have no doubt filled the
bases. But he attempted to hit and
popped out to second base. Then
came the poor ball playing by Paderni.
Brnndage, next up uncorked a sur.
prise to the knockers and poled the
pill to right field. paderni circled
third base and was about half way to
home plate when he turned around to-
ward third. Brundage had already al
most reached second, while Muggled,
who was on second was forced to go
to third. The right fielder relayed the
ball to the first baseman, who follow 4
ed Brundage to second. He then fol-
lowed Muggles to third, while Padernl y
stood several feet off third toward =
home plate, unable to run, because he
would have been tagged out The re.
suit: Muggles tagged out at third anu
Paderni failed to score.
Paderni said he was unable to Y
score because the third baseman =
blocked him. Nevertheless, the pill
was knocked far enough for him to