Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1916 — ATHLETICS LOSE IN TENTH 6 TO 5 [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS LOSE IN TENTH 6 TO 5

See-Saw Game Finally Won By Visitors On Wild Heaves By Dunlap, New Catcher.

In a see-saw game that lasted ten innings, Thayer downed the Athletics in a weird game six to five. It was anyone's game until the final out, the score being knotted times. Fredericks, the Chicago Shortstop, failed to put tin an appearance, necessitating the shift of Bladen tihe catcher?to shlort and placing Dunlap, a new man, 'behind the platter, and herein Lies the cause for the local's defeat. Dunlap caught a great game during the early innings and his snappy throw kept the invader's hugging the sack® tightly, but he lost his head ’in the latter part of the game and several wild heaves allow?ed the baserunneris i,o romp around the sacks without the semblance o£_ol blow.

Larson, a sidewheeler, was on the hall for the visitors and received a lively reception almost every round and weakened perceptibly in the latter innings but sterling support from his mates laved him. He was nicked for eight bunched hwats and these with several wild heaves sent five tblettcs scurrying across the rubber. 01 ark did the hilltopping for the Grants and should have been returned the victor and would have been had it not been for the wild heaving of Dunlap. He whiffed thirteen of the rivermen and allowed eight hits. The home gang was greatly weakened owing to the absence of Eldiidige, second baseman, and Joe Elder, outfielder extraordinary. With these two in the lineup Thayer would have been defeated.

Thayer was blanked in the opening inning, two of them going to the dog. house by the strikeout route and the other popping to Lefty; Parks struck out in our half, Dunlap singled but Biaden and man were out on infield taps.

Thayer took the lead in their half of the second. Jansen walked, Blue booted Johnson’s bounder and Jensen took second, Clark threw out Cox. Clark threw out StrUble, the runners movinig up, where they scored on a hit by Larson. Cobb struck out. Harold (Clark scored fox' the Athletics in out 'half, when he singled, stolen second and third and scored on Healy’s infield out. Thayer scored again in the third on three hits and a stolen base. The Athletics (went out in order. Both teams /were blanked in the fourth and Thayer went out in order 4 dn their fifth. Frye replaced Clark and Singled, stole second. McCarthy w r as out at first. Tealy singled to center and m an attempt to heave Mm out at the plate a wild throw was (made and Healy came home, knotting the count, where it remained until the eighth. Lefty led off the eighth for the Athletics with a single to right and stole second and third. Oh the steal to third the thirdbaseman was sent sprawling and the ball went into left field, Clark counting and putting the Athletics »n front 4 to 3. In the ninth Roderick was first (up for Thayer and was safe when Lyman booted his grounder. Struble singled and Roderick went to third. Dunlap got his signals crossed and threw to third to pick Roderick off the bag, but Lyman was in other parts and the tell rolled into left field while the aforesaid Mr. Roderick came across with the tying run, and Storable w'ent to third, from where he stebred when Dunlap attempted to

throw out F. Struble, attempting -A go to second. Clark struck out Cobb and took care of Kettering’s tap also. The Athletics knotted the count and prolonged the game one innihg. Lyman singled, stole second and took third while Blue was out on an infield tap. Frye delivered the longest drive of the day, sending A. Cobb far into the outworks for his drive, Lyman, scoring after the catch, tl Would have been a sure triple if it had fallen safe. McCarthy struck out. M. Cobb led off the heartbreaking inning with 'a Toller to Frye and was out at first. Jansen was tosfeed out by Bladen and things looked rosy for the Athletics with Johnson up and

Strtibel weakening.. Johnson two based to left, took third when Dunlap heaved wildly to second to throw ham out. Another wild throw* by Dunlap to Lyman allowed Johnson to cross the platter with what proved the winning run. Clark threw* out Strutble on an easy bounder. Dunlap’s erratic and foolish throwing, spelled disaster for the locals. Healy was out in the Athletic tenth. Lefty singled and caught Roderick in right field napping and continued on to second, and stole third. Parks 'grounded to second and was out. Dunlap walked to the platter in a final attempt to make up for his shortcomings in the previous faming but his best was a

little pop to St ruble at first and the game was over. Lineup and (Suimpary: THAYER. ' . R HBO A E Stmble, lib 0 2 15 0 0 A. Cobb, .If 0 0 2 0 1 A. Kettering, cf 1 1 1 0 9 M. Cobb, 2b .0 2 0 3 0 Jansen, ss 1112 0 Johnson, 3b 2 110 0 Gox, rs 0 0 0 0 0 Roderick, rs 2 0 0 0 0 H. Stnfl>lc,c 119 3 0 J. Larson, p 0 0 15 0 Total 6 8 30 13 1

ATHLETICS. * R HPO A E Parks, rs 0 0 0 0 0 Dunlap, c 0 1 12 2 3 ... Bladen, ss 0 13 2 3 Lyman, 3b <>11321 Blue, lb 0 0 11 „ 1 1 Clark, 2b 110 11 Frye, 2b 110 10 McCarthy, If 0 0 0 0 0 Healy, of 110 0 0 Clark, p 12 14 0 Total 5 8 30 13 9 Score by innings: 1 2 3456789 10 Thayer *O2IOOOOOI 1 Athletics 010020011 0 Two base hit, Johnson, Clark. Earned runs, Thayer 2, Rensselaer 3. First base on balls, off Clark 1. Struck out, by Clark 13, by Larson, 8. Triple play, Bladen to Dunlap to Lyman - to Blue. Double plays, Bladen to Blue. Clark to Blue ito Lyanan. Passed bails, Struble 7, Dunlap 2. Sacrifice hits Frye. Stolen bases Kettering, Jansen, Lefty Clark 3, H. Clark, Lvrrian, Blatett. Umpires Swartzell and Kirk. Scorer Beam. Time 1:50.