Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1914 — LOST ANOTHER GAME WE SHOULD HAVE WON [ARTICLE]

LOST ANOTHER GAME WE SHOULD HAVE WON

Outbattod Chicago Grays Rut Lost 4-3 Contest by Errors and Poor Base Running. In a game full of thrills from the Start to the finish the Athletics went down to defeat in a hardfought battle 4 to 3. As usual, an error at a critical moment with two men down tells the story of the defeat. The visitors scored three in this hound and as this was as many as tiherAthietiw afternoon’s pastfcime it spelled defeat. The borne crew fought gamely until the last man was out and it looked impossible for the Greys to avert a certain tie and a probable defeat in their final frame with two down. Coakley was on the mound for the windy city crew and was no puzzle to the home gang, who basted his slants for nine hits and seven walks. Clark Was touched for six and struck out eleven of the visitors. (Six men were thrown out) at the -plate, four locals and two Greys meeting demise at the counting pan. Joe Elder pulled the sea-. tufe play when be pegged Steen out

at the pan from deep left. Morgan was first up for the-visi-tors and strolled. Reese sacrificed and was out Clark to Morgan. Fitzgerald threw out Forest and Quisle tossed out Steen. Quille led off with a two-base wallop to right center and scored when Morgan singled. Eldridge hit safely, sending Morgan to third from where he scored on Wilcox’s twobaser, but Eldridge was thrown out trying to score. Wilcox was thrown out at third and Elder was an easy out. JOhnson h-it safely. Burney struck out, and Forest flew to Eldridge. Fitzgerald took Neible’s roller and threw low to Morgan for what should have been the third out, but the ball eluded Morgan and Johnson scored, Neible taking second. Coakley was hit with a pitched ball and both scored when Morgan two based to right. Reese struck out. Kevin flew to Reese. Fitzy walked. Clark hit -safely. Fitzgerald taking third. Lefty forced Clark at second and was thrown out stealing. Forest flew out to Elder. Steen hit safely but was thrown out trying to pilfer. Burney walked and was thrown out at second.

Quille hit safely. Morgan skied to Steen. Eldridge walked. Wilcox was thrown out first and Quille was pinched at third. Forest led off the fourth with a blow, stole second, hut was caught between third and second. Neible jreezed. Coakley walked and watched Morgan strike out. Elder walked but was forced at second by Kevin. Kevin stole second and in attempting to take third on Fitzy’s wallop was plucked at third. Clark struck out. Reese was safe on Quille’s error jut was forced at second by Forest, who was safe on a muff by Morgan. Steen flew to right. Johnson wo based and Burney struck out n this pindh. dark struck out. Quille threetimed to right. Eldridge flew out and Morgan breezed. Forest struck out. Neible was out to Morgan. Coakly struck out. Wilcox aeroplaned to left. Kevin walked, stole second, took third on a hit by Fitzy, and scored on an error. Clairk fouled out. Morgan struck out. Reese watched three go by and Forest flew to Ol&rlc Quille walked and was forced at second. Eldridge flew to Johnson and dark ended the round by grounding out. . . ■ . Steen was safe when Quille juggled his grounder, then heaved wildly to Morgan. Steen taking second. Johnson tiwo-based but Joe came to the rescue with the throw mentioned above and Steen was out at the plate Burney flew out, and Forest grounded out. Wilcox was out. Elder and Kevin both walked. Fitzy flew to left, dark was Out Coakly to Forest Neible flew to Elder. Coakley fanned and Morgan did the same. The Athletics took' their last stand. Clark struck out but a passed ball allowed him to take first Quille forced Clark at second but was safe at first. Morgan bounced a hit off of Sheen’s pins, Quille taking third. Quille ran into certain death at home when Eldridge tapped to second, Morgan taking second. With two down, Morgan on second and Eldridge on first Wilcox ambled to the plate. He didn’t pull the Casey stunt but slammed the second ball to the fence for a roaring two-bagger. Morgan rounded third and was slowec up by Steen and cut third. By the .. h« Ihml gone back and touched the sack the ball was bn the way to the plate. Eldridge, in the mean*

time, had taken third, forcing Morgan home. Morgan was trapped between third and home, but was ;agged out, ending the wild scene. Luck still goes against the hapless Athletics and was a prominent figure jn the Grey victory. Lineup and summary: