Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1914 — WHEATFIELD PROVED EASY FOR ATHLETICS [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD PROVED EASY FOR ATHLETICS

Clark in Fine Form and Whiffed Fourteen Morthenders, Allowing Only 6 Hits. - ’, " • ’< "• - ■ ' .* .t / John Bowie’s Wheatfield Regulars eame to town Sunday confident otf annexing an Athletic scalp, but went home a sadder but wiser crew. The north enders never had a look in and some of their plays were ridiculous. Myers was on the mound for Wheatfield and the Athletic bludgeons hid a busy afternoon, their combined swat total snowing twelve safeties. As for the Wheatfield gang they might as well have left their bats in the sack for all the good they done them. Clark was In the best form he has shown this season and had a total of 14 strikeouts. Maloney opened for the visitors with a safe drive over second, good for, a_ sack. Dad missed Anderson’s roller, putting 'Maloney on third, from where he scored on Turner’s sacrifice fly. Bergen hit; safely, but Turner and Jensen both struck out. Quille struck out. Morgan hit safely and scored on Dad’s two baser to left. Wilcox sacrificed Dad to third but Jimmie flew to Fisher. Milter was safe on an error by Morgan. Fisher struck oyt. Myers was safe on a fielder'schoice and Morgan missed Miller. . Clark and Quille picked Miller off second when he took a nap. Maloney saterifleed but Anderson fouled out to Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald flew Out to Jensen. Rider and Clark both struck out. Turner struck out. Fitzy tossed out Bergen at first and Eldridge took care of Turner’s fly. -—- Clark singiled, stole second and i went to third on Quille’s safe bunt, 'Quille stole second. Morgan lined to left for ah out. Swartzell hit Safely and Clark sooted. Wflcok scored (Quille with another blow. Eldridge was sate on an error, Dad scoring, but Wileox was pegged out at home. Fitzy breezed. Jensen was safe on an error by Fitzgerald but was caught when ;he tried to take second and slid 'over the sack. Miller was out, Morgan to Dad. Quille threw out Fisher.

Elder hit safely. Gfork struck out (Hark sacrificed EJder to second. Quilfle popped to Myers. Myers punched a single to center and advanced to second on Maloney’s out. Anderson hit a long one to center but Clark made a sensational catch of it, Myers taking third. Turner struck put. Morgan flew tp right. Maloney -threw out Bw’artzell and Wileox ended the frame by flying to Turner. . ,<<j Bergen struck out. Turner flew to Jimmie. Jensen Strolled, but Jimmie struck out. Maloney threw out Eldridge. Fitzgerald lined a fast one straight into Myers’ hands and Eider struck out. Fisher and Myers both singled and Morgan missed Maloney’s grounder, Fisher scoring and Maloney taking second. Anderson struck out and Turner did likewise. Bergen skied to Morgen. * QuiHe singled sharply to center. Jensen tossed out Morgan, QuUle taking second. Clark flew to right. Lefty went out Myers to Anderson. Clark whiffed Turner, Jensen and Miller.

Swartzell breezed. Wilcox singled and Jimmie three timed to right, Wilcox scoring after Anderson hit him amidships. Fitzgerald scored Eldrdge with a hit past Anderson. Elder flew to short. Harold Clark hit sassy but Lefty was thtown Out at first.

7 Fisher was 6ut dark to Swartzell. Myers struck out, and Maloney ended the game with a fly to Morgan. Lineup and summary: WHEATFIELD. " R HPO A E Maloney ss 1 2 1 2 1 Anderson lb 0 0 8 1 2 Turner 2b .........0 0 0-2 0 Bergen c 0 1 7 0 0 O. Turner nf .......0 0 3 0 0 Jensen 3b ....0 0 2 1 0 Miller cf ...0 0 0 0 0 Fisher If 1 1 2 0 0 Myers p ..0 2 1 3 0

Total ...2 6 24 9 -3 ATHLETICS. R H PO. A E QuiHess. ...1 2 12 0 Morgan 2b Swartzell lb 1 2 5 0 1 Wileox c 1 2 13 1 0 Eldridge rs ........1 12 0 0 Fitzgerald 7 3b 0 11 1 1 Elder If 0 1 Old Clark cf ...........0 12 0 0 Clark p 1 1 0 S&l

Total 6 12 27 8 5 Two base hit, Eldridge. Stolen base, Clark. Struck out by dark 14, by Myers 6. Bases on bpßs, off Clark L Sacrifice hit Maloney, Tun

ner, Wilcox, Clark. Passed ball, Bergen. Umpire, McLain. Scorer, Tuteur.

Delphi beat Goodland Sunday on the former’s grounds Bto 3. Englis pitched for Goodland and was nicked for fourteen safeties, while J Coble, of Delphi, was only touched fbr seven. Although Goodland gave the locals a bad beating, Delphi had to play all the baseball they knew to gain the decision over the Athletics, leading us to believe that we are still in their class. 'Rensselaer is to play a return game at Wheatfield Sunday, Aug. 30th. Hope the roads are good so that a crowd can go from here. Lafayette has a lot of good ball teams this year, a city league of eight* teams all playing good ball Sunday the Riversides wen anothed game from the I. W. C. team by the score of 4 to L The Riversides are still on top. That is the team that defeated Rensselaer a week ago. Bicks, who was St. Joe's beet pitcher the past season, is pitching for the Y. M. 1., and he lost Sunday’s game by a score of ’4 to 3. The-Loeb & Hene team was winner. Rensselaer will probably get some of the other Lafayette teams tor fames before the season doses. An effort is to be made to have all the stores close fbr the Chippewa Indian game on Thursday of next week, July 23rd. It is hoped to get a big crowd out for the game* and many of the business men ‘and clerks want to go. The stores could close from 2:30 to 5, o’clock without any great lose of business.

The U. 8. Army team, which caught the Athletics on an off day and (beat them 10 to 1, wants to come back again and they will probably be given a chance. The Chicago Movies defeated the swift Belvedier,'lll., team Sunday by the Moore at 8 to 1. This Is the second time they have played Belvedier this year, and the. pictures have proven so interesting there that another game is probable. Tracy Wlteox, at the Mandel team. Chicago, pitched the game Sunday against The Hub, letting the latter down with 6 hits and defeating them handily.