Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1916 — GRANTMEN COP OPENER IN NEW PARK [ARTICLE]

GRANTMEN COP OPENER IN NEW PARK

Batter Way to Win Over Lowell In Eight St&nazs—Final Scare 3-1 —Clark Whiffs 14.

With the (band placing, and spurred on by the fact that they had a nice new park to play in, the Athletics decided that the only proper way to act on opening day was to °tep out and win a game of ball, which theyproceded to do by a three to one score. It was a nice clean exhibition of the pastime and *iihe crowd was well pleased and felt that they were Watching the best club that has represented the city in several years. Manager Grant was guiding the destinies of the locals for the first time and was highly elated following the victory. He has worked bard to give Rensselaer a ball team and a ball park and the fans are extremely well pleased with his work. Matthews was on the hilltop for the visitors and worked fairly well, being tin hot waiter almost every inning, but with the aid of some rosin secreted in his hip pocket managed to get away until the eighth inning, When he was detected and forced to finish the game without any artificial aid. Whether the rosin had anything to do with it or not, the Athletics promptly preceded to fill the bases in, this inning and scored two runs before the side was retired, enough to clinch the game. The Athletics nicked Matthews for eight hits, four walked and one was hit. Clark did the slabbing for the home folks and was in danger in only one inning, the sixth* when (two hits and 'a walk produced the only tally for the visitor®. He set down fourteen by the wftriff rout v , and allowed but four hits. The Athletics put up a rattling good exhibition behind Clark. Eigelsbaoh and Blue, a pair of rookies<liivided the game at first and both looked good and it wais Blue’s roller in the eighth which brought in the two final Athletic counters. Eldridge at second played a clever game, and Fredericks, Lyman and Blaiten, “he Chicago infielders, are the best that have ever been brought to the city. Parks is hitting the ball and will take care of right field. Elder in left did not have anything to do. Heady pastimed in center but did not have any chance to display his tyDad Swartzedl, veteran Athletic first baseman, will be found in a new role iSunday when he dons the regalia of am umps, when the Riversides from Lafayette show here. Lineup and Summary: iLOWELL. R H PO A E Alyea, 2b 1 I ® ® Petrie, ss 0 0 110 Brooks, rs 0 0 0 0 0 Mathews, p 0 6 0 1 ® Loyd, 3b 0 2 3 1 0 Brown, If 0 0 0 0 0 Winbigler, c 0 1 7 1 0 Belshaw, lb 0 0 12 1 0 Hess, cf 0 0 1 ? S Hayden, of 0 0 0 0 0 Totafl , 1 424 11 1 ATHLETICS. • R H PO A E Eldiridge, 2b 1 1 ? ? 2 Lyman, 3b 0 1 1 1 ~ Blaten, c 0 1 \ \ Fredericks, ss 11 I * “ Elder, If 11 Parks, rs 0 1 0 0 0 Blue, cf, lb 0 2 r o 1 Eigelsbach, lb, 0 0 ® “ J Healy.cf 0 • 0 0 J Clark, p 0 ° 2. Total 3 8 27 11 5 Score by innings: __ T , 123456789 RHE Lowell 00000100 o—l0 —1 4 1 Sics 00010002 x-3 85 Two base hit, Lyman. Bases on tballs, off Matthews 4; off Clark 1. Struck out, by Matthews 7; « Clark 14. Hit by bail Lyman. Stolen bases, Eldridge, Fredericks, Elder, Parks, Birowh. Sacrifice hit, Blaiten. Left on basees, Lowell 4, Rensselaer 8 Double plays, Eigelsbach to Eldridge to Eigelsbach. Fredericks to EFdridge. Umpires Moloney and. KirkScorer, Newels.