Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1910 — WRENS DEFEAT FOWLER IN SUNDAY BALL GAME, [ARTICLE]

WRENS DEFEAT FOWLER IN SUNDAY BALL GAME,

Contest Brilliant in Spots and Spefr* tucnlar Fielding Enlivened an -i Otherwise Slow Game. * >d Fowler’s youthful ball team cadie over Sunday, was looked over, defeated and sent home. It was c'ofiVposed of a nice lot of young fellows'; who don’t claim to be the champibttn of this section of the country, having/ lost about half of their 1 were followed here by a number of automobiles, and County Auditor fehip T man, Elmore Barce and a number of other prominent Bentonites werd'on hand with a clever line,,p£ ffitendly side-line funnery which excited‘rather spirited repartee that kepi, thh"crowd along the third base line., in a' brainstorm of giggles. '• / *,,, ' . -> * ‘ flf Catcher McLain reported ia'tb"at,the game, having first Attended 'the. Odd Fellows decoration at-„the' cemetery. . Anxious for the gathe tp stdrt, some one demanded to fctibw 'if was de ' layed. Some ed the information" th^he'bad, gone' to the cemetery. r ’" “To which place he will "doubtless return after the garme”,put itt Elmore Barce • - “If he does,” rfejoined Charley Payne, it will be to attend your funeral.” These remarks precipitated a, general loosening "bf the batteries ,pf wit, near-wit; and very awkward attempts, but there was'no relaxation until, with tired organs, the Wren partisans gave sV/fynai whoop when, the curtain was rung dotvn'Qi) the last act and the local nine hftd bagged the game with a 6 to, $ score., , ' Rensselaer opened up the scoring ;n the, 'inning. “Tiny- Tad” Kevin drew phss,/stole second corner, and PMffbd it in when Renner siammed a two betweeii left., and cepter. 'After McLain, had gone down by the ' (second tb first route aijd Wilcox had dumped" a little one to Embletop and" • been niffped/.at the first station, ,Sponhauer put , his sinewy, muscles ' into' action and laced out a, left field, drive that ldoked. like a two bagger, hilt .AVarner Cajj, the young Fowler n6wh-" diaper man,, who was in the left; , put on a lot of steam,, and speared the / pill before, it reached the That ~broke up the and .made -the .yisitors, Jqok formidable. * ’ • - In the second the Wrens went right after another run Jensen started off. with a-gift, took. second on it i, , a drive over 3d by SwprtzCll and crossed the plate when -the Visiting third sucker -made a mep of Elder’.*/ little grounder. /,„>yhitp struck out! KeVin popped out to 0., /Vndersqn and after Renner had been massed/ McLain branted a liner-tlpit scprpd both Swart-’ zell and Elder. /,Wilcox,planted a, little"

grdunder to' g£d the inuihg Was-aver. In the fifth, inning Wilcoif 1 led off with a ,t,yo/ bagger and scoir&a when Sponhaqsr -siqgjetj. The little pitcher was caught/,p,ff second a' fncnt lateri fl got- hit iu the 'sbeit ribs and .wae>Xorr'.l »t second when Swrfrtefill put .p slow one dowhv Elder went-;pqt fron* to flh»t. A little dull.bnse runping spoiled Sbftie good Scoring in. ,the Sl'tth. Jensen 'started"the peventij with' a' hot < one which ? the'/kid, from, could Wot /handle pitcher’s station' and J«np,en took wttefT it was touted over to the third, bade line. He Stole second and Ampleidd the circuit when-Yockem fmjed to handle a HVely grounder, frow and softie / Wild'/throwing ejiguetf. ' That clos the scoring for locals, making mein ar'hajf dozen. & Tlie visitor, got onsj in the,/thirdl l rf t , ■ *' ff,s f . tU/Ji » Whfen was Emtylejton lined one out to center which Renner caught after a hard run. Carr was jußt ready t6'round second and there was lots of time to shut him off at the initial corner, but Renner threw y wild and Swartzell failed to stop the

throw. Carr not only got back to first but down to second and scored a minute later when Hyndman smashed a stinging liner to left. Hyndman, A and A. Anderson filled the tbjng'S'weye looking dangerous', But O. Anderson, popped to. Kevin and" Marine/sent up a high-fowl, that McLain pulled out . of the sky , over neay players’ bench. In the eighth lbt -two more, Afidersont got'" first on Wilcox’s error, but was! forced at second, t/y Moripe. /Yockem sent thb latter on around with a two bdgger. Hdhaeherger hit -'safe and Ybckepi wdnt to third. Carr puffed and/Embleton hjt to Kevin/who threw the hall to Wilpox. While Wilkie was runiypg Hhnneberger dfwn Yockepi crossed the plate, but the inning ended When tagged his man. .That finished the, visitors, the* rqotprs copld not’ revive things in the ninth,' although the game started with errors hy-l<evih and Jensen., • Elder ip left did some jreal •eircus playing, robbing Yockem <pf a' line drive in the fourth with .a one- 7 handed’ catch apd breaking up th</ filth Inning by a running • catch of McDaniel’s driVe, which Re" whipped hack to second* and doubled- Embleto'fi/ with.'" The visitors continued-.tp.piiiii'f' the balls into left-field, h'oweyer. arid' Elder had a/busy time doVW some real long hits, includingto the sense by Hyndman in the seventh. ? The hot weather kept the crowdsmall, and the gate receipts amounted to only $33, while the expenses exceeded $55. ' i;hie fine-dp:

l WRENS "‘-'I '' r h P° a ' 0/ Kevin, ss _—— 11-1 2 t Refiner, If 0 12 0 H McLain, c 0 1 9 2 1 Wilcox, 3d I 1 5 I 1 Spolihauqr, p 0 0 5 0 Jensen, 2d 2 -14 ■ 0//T Swartzell, Ist i ( 1 4 telfier. If • • 1 6' i‘ V White,, rs -0 0 0 0 0, " <i . ■■■/ 6 7 27" 11. * uT FOWLER. ' - 7ri ~' d—/— 1 / v - ■> r hpo ,9 e Tlyndman, 2d ~TTTT~O O. Anderson, 3d ‘ . o—l 2 IQ' V McDaniel, ss ~ ~ 0 1 «o/ 0 0 A. Anderson, c 0 0 1 «' Morine, rs 0 /0 O""'#’ Yokem, Ist j 1/B 0 t Hennfeberger, cf 0 1/ 0 0 '"O CalT, If '>r * ... I's 0 0 0 rftnbleton.'p'9 ... "'©-//Ot a 3 1 vt? .. " ■/. . / ' . v '' 3/ r&,%4 7 "* r 3

Struckoiiif'' by. Embl'eKon.r/Whith' (JS, feehner by SponhaWrj. McDtihleltf* Anton, Son, ,JJorffie,'> HennfeUetgor . 2, 'Ca»r. “Bases on balls, off fcihUetpn.' Kevin, Renner, Jensen; off Sponhau6V, &A»> Anderson '2, O. Anderson, flft 'by pitcher, 'by Embltet'brt, JenSgfl/' a»d White; Ahtorsmi apd Morine. Double plays, 'tfltor to Jensen''"' - . I h< * " 0/e .. ji.., * "ij i .