Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1913 — DEFEATED MONON IN 7TH INNING RALLY [ARTICLE]

DEFEATED MONON IN 7TH INNING RALLY

Atheltics Coupled Hits With Visitor’s Errors and Put Four Runs Over in Lucky Inning.

The lucky seventh inning made the Athletics victors over the fast Monon team Sunday and,put the home boys “on the map” so to speak, as it can new be doped out that we have a chance at all the championship aspirants in this part of the state. 2 Monon came over with a good ball team, the famous southpaw, Schultz, In the box, and Mason at the receiving end, while Walt Engle, the Foust boys, Thacker, Cole, Roberts and Burroughs, are all topnotch semi-pros. It was a real ball game and had it not been for one bad inning on each side it would have been a real “big league” affair. As it was, it was away and ahead ot any game at Athletic p’ark this year and the large crowd was enthused from the start, cheered the good plays of both teams and the home ropters had a spasm of delight when the Athletics began to connect with Shultz’s delivery and pounded in the winning run. The game was made spectacular by several fine plays, in which Parks, at second, Swartzell at first, Elder in left field, E. Wilcox catching and J. Wilcox in center field, participated. Elder, from deep' left field, made two perfect throws to Catcher Wilcox and nabbed men at the plate; Parks caught a line drive as he fell to the ground; Jess Wilcox made a one-handed circus catch in center, and “Dad” Swartzell picked two throws out of the ground, while Elmer Wilcox pegged them all out at second and cut the steal down to a narrow margin. The visitors got ope across the plate In the secoqd inning. After Roberts had fanned Cole singled and Curt Foust doubled. Cole tried to come all the way aropnd from first but Elder’s perfect peg cut him down at the plate. Foust went to third on the throw in. Russell then laid one down toward third, which Robinson handled slowly and Foust crossed the rubber and Russell was safe at the Initial corner, only to be thrown out trying to steal. In the third the visitors went after Clark with a vengeance. After Shultz was out, Conn to Dad, Burroughts hit safely. Mason singled and Bent Foust hit to deep left and again Elder made a perfect throw, catching Burroughs at the plate. Thacker hit a double and scored Mason and Foust and Thacker was pabbed trying to steal third. In the fifth the visitors scored again. Engle, who had succeeded Russell in right field, got first on Conn’s error and scored on Burrpughs’ hit, after getting on second when Shultz fanned. and Thacker each chopped* out and closed the Inning and the scoring for the game, as Clark was stingy with his hits after that time and did not allow any. The Athletics got a score in the fifth. Denniston reached first, when Thacker muffed a throw from Shultz. Clark tried to sacrifice, but Shultz caught Denniston at second, Clark landing safely at first. Elder whiffed, Parks drew a base on balls, and Lyons, who took Robinson’s place at third, laid down a grounder which Burroughs juggled and Clark was safe on third. He decided to take a chance and ran half way up the line. Shultz threw the ball to Mason and Clark stalled until Mason tried to catch him by throwing to third and then he broke for the plate and beat the return throw. In Mie seventh the real fire works went up. Clark led off with a hit, Elder laced out a and Parks singled, scoring Clark. Eldridge fanned, but Mason dropped the ball and had to throw to first to get hlnr and Parks went to second, Elder already having reached third. Oonn was easy from Shultz to Thacker and Swartzell brought in Elder and Parks with one of his eleap-up smashes. He went to second on the throw in and came on to third when Mason dropped the throw. Elmer Wileox hit safely and

Swartzell came in. This closed the run getting and the final score was 5 to 4 in favor of the Athletics. The receipts were $68.15. Next Sunday the Athletics go to Remington and the Rex-Alls expect to have Morocco here to entertain the home fans. The line-up; MONON. ' R HPOA E Burroughts 2b 0 2 3 2 3 Mason c ....1 212 2 0 B. Faust ss 1 110 1 Thacker lb 0 1 8 0 1 Roberts 3b ..0 0 0 0 0 Cole If 0 1 0 0 0 C. Faust cf 1 1 0 0 0 Engle 0 0 0 0 0 Russell 1 0 0 0 0 Schultz 0 0 0 12 0 Total ..A 824 16 5 RENSSELAER. *•> RHPOAE Conn ss 0 0 2 1 1 Swartzell lb 1 1 5 0 1 E. Wilcox c 0 1 13 3 0 J. Wilcox cf 0 0 2 0 0 Denniston, 3b >0 0 0 0 1 Clark p ..2 2 0 9 0 Elder If 1 1 12 0 Parka 2b 1 0 3 2 1 Robinson 0 0 10 1 Eldridge 0 0 0 0 0 Lyons ...;0 o'o 0 o Total 5 5 27 17 5 Two base hits—Elder, B. Faust, Thacker, C. Faust. Bases on balls—Off Schultz, 1; off Clark, 1. Struck out by Clark, 8, Schultz 11. Sacrifice hit, J. Wilcox. Stolen bases, Russell, B. Faust, Clark. Parka . Umpire, McLain, Moloney. Scorer, Tuteur.