Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1913 — TRIPLE PLAY COT ST. JOE’S HOPES [ARTICLE]

TRIPLE PLAY COT ST. JOE’S HOPES

College Lads in Lead When Sensational Play Occurs—dark Allowed Only One Hit. An ideal day greeted the St. Joe college and Rensselaer Athletics ball teams Sunday and the good sized crowd of fans witnessed the most spectacular game of the season. It was a contest between “Lefty” Clark, of the Athletics, and RiJfty, of St. Joe, and Clark had considerable the best of it, allowing only one safe hit and not giving a base on balls. Rixey was touched up for six safeties, one of them a two-bagger and gave two passes and it was the combination of these in the sixth inning that gave the Athletics their two tallies. St. Joe scored in their half of the third inning, three errors making this possible and with none out and a man on second and another on third they had an advantage that was very threatening when Joe Elder, star left gardener, made a sensational catch of a line drive and made a triple play by returning the ball to Morgan at third and Parks at second. This cut short the bright hopes of the collegians and after only one man reached first and he was nipped at second when he tried to steal, Wilcox making a perfect, peg and Parks accepting the throw and tagging his man three feet from the bag. Clark had everything that is needed by a pitcher. His control was perfect his mixtures well selected and the heavy hitting college lads whiffed the air fifteen times. Ricks was the only one who failed to strike out. Scheliriger was first up in the third frame and he lifted a little .fly bunt, which Morgan tried to get on the pick up and failed, letting “Schelly” reach first. MoGinty then raised a fly to second, which Harold Clark misjudged and finally dropped. Schelly went to third and MeGinty to seebnd. Ricks then laid an easy grounder to Morgan, whose anxiety to 'throw the ball home led to his making* another error and Schelly scored MeGinty pulling up at third and Ricks at second. Then Ki'hm lined to left and the ball had every appearance pf lighting safely, but Elder on a dead run speared the ball and whipped it to Morgan, doubling MeGinty and Morgan threw to Parks, forcing Ricks and completing a rapid triple that took the danger out of the situation, retired the college lads and apparently took all of their steam, also, as they never threatened after that time. The Athletics went into the sixth inning without scoring. Morgan was first up and*was passed and stole second. Swartzell fanned and then Wilcox lined out a double which scored Morgan. Clark was passed and Wileox was forced when Eldridge hit to Ricks. Elder then made a safe hit and Clark crossed the pan. Harold Clark flew out to center, completing the scoring. Morgan bit safely in, the. seventh and Elder in the eighth, but nothing resulted from it. The game was a clean one in every respect and was brilliant to witness. Another game is to be played next Sunday on the college grounds and a big attendance is expected if the weather remains favorable. The summary: ATHLETICS. R H PO A E Parks 2b ;...0 0 3 1 0 Morgan 3b ....1 1 1 1 2 Swartzell lb 0 0 4 0 0 Wilcox 0 1 16 2 0 Clark p 1 0 0 2 0 Eldridge ss 0 2 0 1 0 Elders If ...0 2 2 1 1 Clark cf 0 0 1 0 1 Denhiston rs 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 6 27 8 4 ST. JOE. R H PO A E Kihm cf .....0 0 10 0 Daniels ss 0 1 0' 3 0 Fitzgerald 2b 0 0 1 4 0 Annen 3b 0 0 2 1 2 Bruin rs 0 0 o—o—o- - c 0 0 7 0 1 Shellinger If 1 0 0 0 0 MeGinty lb 0 0 12 0 0 Ricks p 0 0 1 4 0 Total 1 1 24 12 3 Two base hit, E. Wilcox. Struck out, by Clark 15, by Ricks 7. Bases on balls, off Ricks 3, off Clark 0. Triple play, Elder to Parks to Morgan. Earned runs, Rensselaer 2, St. Joe 0. Umpire McLain. Scorer Tuteur.