Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1913 — LOST TO MOMENCE BY 4 TO 3 SCORE [ARTICLE]

LOST TO MOMENCE BY 4 TO 3 SCORE

Errors Responsible for Defeat of Athletics in Oood Contest Sunday Afternoon. Costly errors and some bad luck figured in the defeat of the Athletics by Momence Sunday afternoon. Clark pitched'well enough tc have won, while his team mates batted enough to have won. but errors at critical times let the visitors finish with the long end. The first visitor hit safely and went out trying to steal, Morgan handling a perfect throw from Wilcox. J. Rehmer got to first on a hit and stole both first and second and scored when Harold Clark and Robinson let an infield grounder get by. That flnished the scoring in the first inning and the visitors scored again hi the third. L. Rehmer went to first on an error, was advanced when J. Rehmer hit and scored on a hit-by Haslet. Blaze made a hit in the fourth and circled, the bases by stealing setond, going to third on a sacrifice and coming in on an infield ball to Morgan, which the latter threw high to Wilcox and the latter muffed in his anxiety to touch the runner. The next and last run was made in the seventh, when L. Rehmer led off with a 3-base hit. J. Rehmer followed with a long fly to left, which Elder caught and made a perfect throw to the plate. Wilcox Sropped the ball but recovered it idt as L. Rehmer was passing. Umpire McLain called the man safe and the score proved to be the winning one. fl Reisselaer scored in the first. (Morgan was hit by a pitched ball and stole second and third and came home on Denniston’s hit Denny tried to reach second when the ball was thrown to the plate in an effort to catch Morgan, but Thomas whipped it back so quickly that Denny was caught sliding in. After Harold Clark had struck out Elmer Wilcox lifted a 2-eacker and Swartzell went out short to first. The Athletics did not show much until the seventh when they almost scored. E. Wilcox hit safely and went to second on an error of Swartzell’s grounder. “Dad” was caught trying to steal second, after Wilcox had purloined third. J. Wilcox flew out to right, Robinson reached first on an infield grounder, but Wilcox could not reach home and Elder finished the inning with a fly to left In the eighth Howard Clark reached first on a line drive but Morgan and Harold Clark tanned and Denniston flew to center. In the ninth Wilcox hit a single and scored on Swartzell’s double. J. Wilcox sacrificed “Dad” to third and Putts went in as a pinch hitter and sacrificed Swartzell home. With none on the bases Elder went out short to first. The following summary will give further information of the game: l-£3-4-5-6-7-8-9 RHE Momence ... 1-6-1-1-fiO-l-fiO— 4.8 1 Athletics ... 1-04MMM1-0-0-2-3 8 5 Umpires, McLain and Moloney; 2 base hits, Wilcox, Swartzell; three base hit, L Rehmer; struck out, by Clark 11; by Moss 8. Attendance 154.