Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1913 — STARTED SEASON WITH 12-4 VICTORY [ARTICLE]

STARTED SEASON WITH 12-4 VICTORY

All-Home Athletics Defeated Remington in Game Marked by a Large Amount of Hitting. ■ I The first game of the local ball team on its home occurred Sunday afternoon, when Remington, re-enforced by a quartette of hired players, were defeated by the score of 12 to 4. Notwithstanding the fact that the visitors procured 11 hits off Clark, they were scattered through the game, and had it not been for errors the visitors should have been shut out. Manager Gray, oL the Remingtonians, was much disappointed in the pitcher that was hired for the game. He came from Chicago, well recommended, but he made a very miserable showing and not only allowed a number of hits but gave several bases on balls before he was removed and John McCullough substituted. “Mac” was working very well, but soon tired out and a third pitcher, Chandler by name, finished the game and performed very well. In fact, save tor the bad start while Edwards was pitching, the visitors put up a very good article of ball. Edwards was the chief offender in the error column, having 3 charged to him. The game showed some good timber in both teams and Manager Kiplinger, of the local team, and Manager Gray, of Remington, feel considerably encouraged. The receipts were $56.40, a very ‘good opening attendance and sufficient to provide for all expenses and leave a balance at the end of the year if this ratio is maintained. Remington scored two runs in the first inning after two men had gone down by the pitcher to first route. Sully got to first on Morgan’s error and moved up when Maxwell hit safely. McCullough hit to second base and Conn let the ball roll by him and S*ully and Maxwell scored when Peek sent a grounder past second. Swift was thrown out Conn to Swartzell. The visitors scored twice in the fourth. Edwards and Chandler each hit, Parks struck out and Edwards movfcd up to third and Chandler to second. Both scored on Sully’s hit and Sully was thrown out trying to pilfer second. That finished the scoring for the visitors, although several got on bases. The Athletics scored one in the first inning, Morgan getting a base on balls and reaching third on two errors by Edwards and then scoring when Denniston hit a swift sacrifice to third. Swartzell hit after two were out in the second and advanced on Zimerror. Clark brought him home on a “Texas” over second base.

Denniston led off the third inning with a fence drive and pulled up at third, storing a momentjaksr on Edward’s terror. The locals got busy In the fourth and scored six runs on 3 hits, 3 bases on balls, 2 sacrifice hits and 2 errors. Clark hit safely, so did Morgan, Denniston wept to first on four wide ones and two crossed the plate on Conn’s drive to center. E. Wilcox went to first on a pleasure trip add Swift, who had taken Zimmerman’s place at first, dropped a throw to catch Robinson. J. Wilcox struck out, Swartzell walked, Elder sacrificed and Clark went out on an infield hit, while the baserunners beat a tattoo on the new rubber plate. Not satisfied with the six scores in the fourth, the Athletics added another in the fifth. Conn getting a base on balls and completing the circuit on Elmer Wilcox’s 2-base drive, which the latter might have made three bases on had it really been necessary. In the sixth they did not score, but in the seventh and eighth one more was added in each Inning, Conn hitting the ball and stealing second and scoring on E. Wilcox’s single. The locals were easing up at the end, when it was safe to see that the visitors could not head them off. Clark took things easy throughout, in order to give the fielders a chance. He fanned out seven and did not give a pass to first. Morgan went to first on three passes and got one hit. Denniston got two hits and one pass and Conn and Wilcox did the same. Robinson got a pass but no hits. Swartzell also got one pass and two clever hits. Eides and Parks each played in part of the game in theNJeft garden but neither hit safely. Clark got two hits and a sacrifice.

Notes of the. Game. Swartzell had 12 putouts without a bobble. j Robinson looks good on third. Denniston looks like a repl sticker and his batting was a'real delight to the fans. Wilcox looks like a major behind the bat Clark figured in a good double play In the fifth Inning with the bases full, catching a line drive in

his bare left hand and doubling to second base. There are plenty of fielders, three adorning the bench Sunday. Remington brought several auto loads of fans and evidently the fever Is there all right. The Barbee Wire Works of Lafayette will play here next Sunday.