Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1913 — BEATEN AT MONON BY 5 TO 2 SCORE [ARTICLE]

BEATEN AT MONON BY 5 TO 2 SCORE

Umpire and Errors Contributed to Defeat of Athloties in Gamo Sunday Afternoon. “Ball one; ball two; ball three; ball four!” Umpire Dan Fairchild balled things up so hadiy Sunday afternoon at Monon that the Athletics did not have a look-in, notwithstanding the fact Clark was pitch* ing airtight ball and only five of the Monon-Gary-Attica combination connected with his delivery. At the same time the Athletics were -accumulating seven hits, enough to have won with an even break with the umps and some better fielding. Parks made a costly error In the fourth inning after two had been hipped and two passed per D. Fairchild’s easy conscience. They advanced to second and third by the purloin route. The next man should have been an easy out, Park* to Dad, hut after Parks had made a good stop and was ready to throw the ball he' dropped it and both men crossed the rubber. Jess Wilcox made four good catches in center field, two of them of the circus variety. He also planted a good 2 bagger to right field. Elder and Swartzell each hit two baggers also. Monon had the Gary infield, a man from the magic city at third, short,and first. They played splendid hall and done ail the important work. Mason, who caught for Rensselaer, could not cut off the second hag steals and this also was against the Athletics. Having played on the Monon team for some time, the Monon rooters were much pleased with Mason's inability to throw to second. They also tore Into Morgan, who formerly played with them, because he fanned three, times, although it took a big streteh of Ump Dan’s conscience to do it. The Athletics will play the same bunch at Monon Wednesday and expect to have a fair ebance to win with an impartial umpire. The summary of the game: MONON RHP 0 A E Engle If ...0 1 0 0 0 S. Burrows 2b .....0 0 13 1 Thacker cf 0 0 0 0 0 H. BurrowS c 0 1 11 0 0 Russell rs ....J) 0 1 0 0 Craig 3b ....2 0 2 1 0 Cullison ss . 2 2 3 1 1 Peterson lb 0 1 8 1 1 Shultz p 1 0 13 0 Total 5 5 27 8 3 RENSSELAER R H PO A E Parks 2b 0 0 0 6 1 Swartzell lb 1 1 11 0 0 Mason c 0 2 5 1 1 Morgan 3b 0 0 12 0 Clark p 0 10 2 0 Eldridge ss 0 0 3 1 1 J. Wilcox of 0 1 4 0 0 Elders If 1 1 0 0.0 E. Wilcox rs 0 1 0 0 0 Total 2 7 24 12 3 SUMMARY—Two base hits, Elder, Swartzell, J. Wilcox. Struck out by Schultz, 9; by Clark 5. Bases on balls off jSchultz, 2; off Clark 5. Stolen bases, Craig 3, Cullison, Clark, Parks. Wild Pitch, Schultz. Umpire Fairchild. Seorer, Tuteur.