Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1910 — High School Defeats Brook In Season’s First Ball Game. [ARTICLE]

High School Defeats Brook In Season’s First Ball Game.

The Rensselaer high school handed a defeat to the Brook high school at that town last Saturday. The locals are made up largely of last year’s K. O. K. A. team and has the advantage of, the organization that played so creditably last summer. Clark and Padgitt were the battery for the locals and the Brook boys took a liking to Clark’s offerings’in the first inning and made three hits, which coupled with two errors let Brook send four men across the plate. Clark tightened up then, however, got his left arm working perfectly and allowed only two more hits and gave only one pass during the remainder of the game. Padgitt was right there at the receiving end and played a fine game, while the youngsters in the diamond and field gave gilt-edged support. At the end of the 9th inning Brook had added but oqe score to the four made in the initial frame. Rens selaer, however, had been pegging along and had amassed 7 runs. Kirk led with hits, having made 4, Parks got 2 and a base on balls, Padgitt got 1 and Clark 1, making a total of 8 hits.

Weishallen and Clark were at the points for Brook and the former struck out 6 men. Howard Clark, for Rensselaer, had 9 strike-outs.

The game was umpired by Rev. J. C. Parrett, of Rensseldler, and Orpheus Lyons, of Brook. Brook will be here for a return game on Saturday, April 16tb.