Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1914 — MADE SURRENDER TO U. S. ARMY TEAM [ARTICLE]

MADE SURRENDER TO U. S. ARMY TEAM

Uncle Sam’s Regulars Took Athletics to a 10 to 1 Cleaning— Tine Exhibition. “The old flag never touched the ground, boys, The old flag never touched the ground; ; , > It’s been in many a fix since Seventeen seventy-six, But the old flag never touched the ground.” AH arms of the service Were involved in the bombardment at Riverside Athletics Park Sunday afternoon when the United States Army baseball team took the Athletics to the flyst defeat of the year to the tune of 10 to 1. It was a real ball game. The army team is probably the beet aggregation of ball players that ever visited this city, and they had our team outclassed; not so much In Individual play, but they were trained and coached right up to the minute and they put the game in -their haversacks the first skirmish and the khaki laddies captured thebacon, the hard tack and the plaudits of the large crowd. Aside from a few 'bobbles which the locals made In the heat of the battle the game was spectacular and showed that the home boys have some fine ball material and know the game but lack some in practica They pulled off three brilliant double plays, worked well in several pinches, but were compelled to surrender to the accurate fire of the enemy and managed to save a white wash on}y because Smith, the army catcher, was wounded by a foul tip and Watidley, who replaced him, had two passed balls and permitted Parks to cross the plate In the eighth Inning. In strict contrast to the game a week before; when the Athletics gave the dusky sons of the Sahara desert such a frightful beating, the Athletics had an uphdll fight, while the well trained soldiers from their rifle pits were able to pick off the local batters every time they hove in sight The* army marched and counter marched and after getting their infantry and cavalry well positioned in the early stages of the Conflict opened up their batteries in the middle stages and prepared for the complete victory they so wen earned. Short-fielder Fredericks in the seventh frame lighted the fuse for the big and planted a ten-pounder over the center garden fence find then circled the bases while our fielders were trying to locate the. whereabouts of the artillery. With the gameness that is characteristic the Athletics kept up a brave struggle until the last and while the defeat was decisive it has left no doubt that we have the making of a fine team and should be able to hold our own with any of the crack semi-pro teams that it is expected to schedule. " Throe double plays during the game showed a lot of class. The •first was from Hatton to flwarfaeell. the seeonsd from Clark to Wilcox to Swartzell to Wilcox. Another good play with crowded bases was the way Eldridge handled a fast grounder and out a runner down at the plate. Harold Clark made a fine running catch in center and Elder made one in left. It is probable that Lowell will be here next Sunday. Thetlno-up: U. S. ARMY R H PO A E Smiley 2b 1 2 2 O'- 0 Schmidt 3b 0 1 3 0 l Smith c 2 1 9 2 0 Frederick ss 1 2 1 3 0 Waidley H 0 0 1 0 0 Neieswender rs .*...1 1 0 10 Hills lb 2 2 11 0 0 Crfcton rt 2 10 0 0 Johns p 0 1 0 6 0 Total 9 11 27 11 1 ATHLETICS R H PO A E Eldridge 3b ........0 0 2 2 1 Morgan ss ...0 0 1 1 fl Swartzell lb .* .0,1 « 10 Wfieox c 0 1 13 1 0 Hatton 2b 0 0 3 2 2 Elder H ............0 0 10 0 Paries rs 1 10 0 1 Clark at .0 1 1 0 0 Clark p 0 1 0 1 0 Total .....1 5 27 « 4 Two baae hits, Smith, Swartzell. Three baae hit, Smilie. Home run Frederick. Struck out, by John* 8, by Clark 8. Bases on balls, off Clark 2. Hit by plteher, Waidley. Sacrifice hit, Schmidt. Stolen baaes, Neiawender, Crtcton, Parks 2, dark, Clark. Double plays, Hatton to Smartcell, dark to WOcoxto Swartzell. Umpire Mdtoney. Scorer Tuteur. ISnow feH in the Leadvllle. Goto, district The minimum tern-