Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1916 — ATHLETICS TROUNCE FRANCESVILLE 9 TO 2 [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS TROUNCE FRANCESVILLE 9 TO 2

Ricks Is Given Lacing By Athletic Rookies While Clark Holds Francesville Safe. With but two regular men in their positions the Athletics gave Otto Ricks, {former St. Joseph college slab artist and his mates a severe trouncing on the Riverside lot Sunday afternoon between showers. With the exception of Joe Elder in left field and Lefty Clark in the box, the Athletic lineup presented an entire recruit lineup. Aside from the first inning the youngsters put up a clever exhibition and romped home a winner easily. Ricks was slammed for thirteen safeties, issued 5 passes and hit one batsman. Clark allowed four bingles and passed one hostile. Part of the game was played in the rain, which made good ball playing impossible. The pastime was stopped for about five minutes during the worst part of the storm. Francesville sent two men across the rubber in the opener, the only , inning in which they were able to score. Westphal singled down the third base foul line. Kruger followedj with a hit to center. Wheeler hit to ■ McCarthy, who" forced Westphal at third. Clark tossed out Ricks at first, the two runners advancing. Coffell hit to Blue, who heaved oyer Dad’s head and the two runners scored. Blue threw out Shafer. The Athletics w§re blanked in their half of the first, and both .teams were Blanked in the second. The home crew knotted the count in their third. Harold Clark strolled, Eldridge forced Clark at second, Elder two based to. right and Jimmy scored. Dad followed with a single and Joe came home. Blue singled. McCarthy struck out. The Athletics scored four more in the fifth, clinching the combat. Jimmy was safe on an error. Elder then singled; so did Dad, scoring Jimmy. Blue forced Swartzell at third, but Joe scored. McCarthy walked. Heaiy was out. O’Riley singled to left, scoring Blue and McCarthy. Lefty beat out a bunt, but O’Riley was nipped off third. Three more of the home gang crossed the plate in the sixth, on a combination of hits, errors and walks, ending the scoring for the day. Thayer will be at Riverside next Sunday, June 25. They have defeated the Lowell club this season, whom the Athletics downed earlier in the season 3 to 1, so the game should be a rattling exhibition. The lineup and summary follow: FRANCESVILLE. R HPO A E Westphal, 2b 0 2 3 0 0 Kruger, rs 110 0 0 Wheeler, cf 1 0 2 0 0 Ricks, p 0 0 0 2 0 Ooffel, ss 0 0 111 Schaffer, 3b 0 0 4 0 1 Markley, lb 0 0 8 0 2 Kuipke, If 0 13 0 0 Record, c 0 0 3 0 0 Total 2 4 24 3 4 ATHLETICS. R HPO A E H. Clark, 2b 1 0 2 3 1 Eldridge, c 3 2 9 2 0, Elder, If ' 3 2 2 1 0 Siwartzell, lb 1 2 9 0 0 Blue, ss 0 3 2 2 2 McCarthy, 3b 0 0 2 1 1 Healy, cf - 1 1 1 Q 0 O’Riley, rs 0 10 0 0 Clark, p 0 2 0 3 0 Total 9 12 27 12 4 12345678 9—R Francesville 20000000 o—2 Atheltics 00204300 x—-9 Two base hits, Blue. Struck out, by Ricks 3, by Clark 6. Bases on balls, off Ricks, 5; off Clark 1. Hit batsman, Ricks 1. Double plays, Westphal unassisted, Elder to Clark. Stolen bases, Blue, Eldridge 2, H. Clark. Umpire Kirk. Scorer, Beam. Time of game, 1:50.