Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1913 — MADE FINE SHOWING ALTHOUGH DEFEATED [ARTICLE]

MADE FINE SHOWING ALTHOUGH DEFEATED

Athletics Defeated 3 to 0 By St. Joe in Hastily Arranged Game— Clark Fanned Thirteen. The Athletics are greatly elated at the fine prospects for a ball team, notwithstanding the fact that they met defeat by the well-trained St. Jo‘e nine in a hastily arranged game Wednesday afternoon. The score was 3 to 0, as officially registered, although Conn, of the local team, knocked a home run, which the umps disallowed because Conn “cut” second base. Had the game been arranged in time to advertise, a large crowd would have attended. At is was, quite a number from town attended the game, while the student body was out in force. Manager Kiplmger and the fans are greatly elated. They say that a fine team is in prospect. It showed a little green to start with and there were several errors and some foolish base running that cost the game, for the Athletics outbatted the Collegians and with airtight fielding should have won* the gam*, Clark and Wilcox worked together for the first time this year and enthused the fans by the best battery work that has been seen here in a long time. Thirteen collegians were retired by the strike-out route and only three connected safely with the ball. That is some going with a buneh of stickers like St. Joe and presages some great sport with visiting teams ‘during the next few months. The locals had some trouble in -their stick work and the naughty bats just would not connect with the ball except on rare occasions. Moloney for the college struck out nine, while four safeties were registered. Conn, who ‘played with Brook a few years ago, is- now working near Rensselaer. He was some sticker in those days and was one of the fellows the Wren outfielders backed up for. He played second base Wednesday and looks _ good. His home-run wallop was joy to the Athletic fans. Yirgil Denniston, alsO*a former Brook player, now engaged in the barber business here, played a good game at third and looks solid for that point. Eldet, in the field, pulled them down out of the air just like an Oregon apple picker and when he gets his batting eye will be very valuable to the team. “Old Reliable” Harry Swartzell was at first base and just as good as ever, which means that the initial sack will be in trusty hands. Morgan played shortstop and will doubtless be able to handle that position creditably. Another practice is -to be held Friday afternoon and Captain Wilcox will put the finishing touches on his colts and be ready for the Sunday contest with Remington.