Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1914 — ATHLETICS SPLIT EVEN; WIN ONE; LOSE ONE [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS SPLIT EVEN; WIN ONE; LOSE ONE

Defeated Mt Ayr 13 to 7—Lost to Fast Lafayette Team—Brilliant Game Sunday, 7 to A The Athletics journeyed to Mt. Ayr the Fourth and defeated the team of that place easily. Bristow was on the mound for the locals and Eldridge behind the pan. It was simply a romp tor the locals and at no stage of the game did the Mt. Ayr lads have a chance. The locals ran the , score up to an even dozen and then took things easy the rest of the afternoon. Dad Swartzell and Eldridge led the Athletics with the willow with tour safe blows apiece. Sunday was a different tale, however and the Athletic colors were dragged in the dust. Without a doubt the locals should have been returned the winners but bunched hits and Cohen's costly errors gave the Riversides a commanding lead which Rensselaer could never overcome Quill and Cohen, the new players from Chicago, made" their initial appearance in Athletic unitorms. The work of Quill was very impressive and he keeps up a continual line of chatter. His atop of a hard-hit grounder over second in

the first round was the feature of the game. The verdict of the fans seems to be that he will do. Cohen, the big second baseman, was not quite so good, however. His error of an easy grounder in the fatal third started the Lafayette aggregation on their way to victory. This play, if handled cleanly, would have retired them without a run instead Of letting them start a rally which netted them five and gave them the game alter two hands were down and no one on the paths. The big fellow hit in hard luck and twice vicious grounders went into the eager hands of the opposition. He will probably not be retained, but another man recommended by Quiill will be installed in hie place. Each side went down in order in ■the first. In the second dark got

all three men by the whiff route.. Two Athletics got on in their half but were left stranded. The third and fatal inning looked-easy after dark had taken the first two by the breeze route. The next man singled however, and stole second, another single counting him. Robinson’s easy grounder, which went through Cohen’s legs, let another man in. Feeny sent both In ahead off him with a crashing drive over the left garden wall and with it went the victory. dark hit safely in our third and Robinson laid down a safe bunt, putting Clark on second. Cohen hit a fast grounder to third, forcing dark, and Robinson .was doubled at second. Lafayette was easy in the fourth. Parks opened the home half with a triple and scored on Eldridge’s sacrifice. The Riversides again went down in order fin the sixth, and the Athletics also tailed to score. Two errors and Feenyls second tour ply swat counted two more tor the Lafayette crew in the 7th. The Athletics made a determined rally in their 7th and were rewarded with three runs. Three hits, a (sacrifice and a passed ball did the work. Both teams went out in order the rest of the gamaa Moving Picture 00. Thursday, July 9th. Lineup and summary: LAFAYETTE. / R H PO A E Smith lb 1 1 13 0 0 Wax ss ...1 0 10 2 Robinson c,..l 1 8 0 0 Feeny If 2 2 1 0 1 Williams rs 1 0 1 0 0 McDonald 3b 0 0 1 2 0 Brady cf 0 1 0 0 0 Tolly 3b 0 0 2 2 0

-x.- - - - iz - ;Ji r.X~ ? - t/n-jl IQi Vaugh p 1 10 4 0 _ _ , Total .7 6 27 8 3 RENSSELAER. Robinson 3b 1 1111 Morgan es ...0 0 0 0 0 Clark es 0 0 10 0 Cohan 2b 0 0 3 1 2 SwartzeU lb 1 18 0 1 Wdlrox e,O 18 2 1 Quill as ....0 0 2 1 1 Parks rs 1 2—l 0* 0 Eldridge rs 1 1 2 0 0 Clark p 0 113 0 Total ...........4 7 27 8 6 Two base hit, Parks. Three base hit, Parks. Home run Feente 2. Struck out by Clark 8, by Vaugh 4, by Wax 2. Bases on ills off Clark iiLcAALif onii vi if vv i uranic. MtM/rmCv hit Wilcox, McDonald. Passed ball. Fenny. Umpire Kirk.