Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1914 — Monon Defeated Francesville In a Ten Inning Game Sunday. [ARTICLE]

Monon Defeated Francesville In a Ten Inning Game Sunday.

Monon and Francesville, old baseball rivals, had a game at Monon Sunday and it was full of spirited I rooting and brilliant -plays. Lefty Clark was on the rubber for Monon and held his opponents to 4 hits. The game emerged from the ninth inning 4 to 4. Francesville was blanked in the tenth and Walter Engle, last man up for Monon, caught the ball on the nose/and 1 sent it twirling for a home run/ endi ing the game by the score of 5 to 4. The teams are to play again next Sunday, and Clark will again pitch for Monon. Boy Scout meeting tonight in the high school -gymnasium. All the boys Of the city are urged to come. There wiirbe.some interesting work’ put on. Be sure and wear your old clothes.