Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1917 — CO. M LICKED IN SEVENTH [ARTICLE]

CO. M LICKED IN SEVENTH

BROOK WON BALL GAME 4 TO 2 —LEFTY CLARK IN COMEBACK. An error, an infield out and two singles coming in a bunch in Sunday afternoon’s benefit game between Brook and Company M, spelled defeat for the latter 4to 2. Those who attended the game with the expectation of seeing a mediocre exhibition of the national pasttime were agreeably surprised at the article of ball displayed. The game was replete with thrills and clever playing. Bob Blue, Healey, Hammond and Eldridge of the locals pulled some hair raising plays, while a pair of startling one-handed catches helped out the Brook hurler considerably.

Hampton, of Morocco, did the catching for the invaders and breezed through in fine style. The locals with the exception of one inning were unable to bunch their hits sufficiently to score. Hampton was in trouble on two or three different occasions, but wonderful backing saved him. Lefty Clark essayed a comeback on the mound' for the borne folks and was highly successful during the first six rounds. During this time Brook garnered but two hits off his delivery and nine of them went back to the shelter of the coop on stakes. Rensselaer'was leading at the end of the sixth two to one. Clark weakened in the seventh and Brook manufactured two runs, enough to win. Elder booted a roller and the batter was safe at first. The next swatter followed with a hit, an infield out moved both of the runners up and they scored a moment later on a single to left. The Rensselaer markers came in the fifth. Blue doubled to right, Eldridge singled, Blue taking third; Jimmie stole on the next pitch; Elder then doubled and both runners scored. Elder was pinched in attempting to pilfer third a few seconds later, on a doubtful decision, and the day’s scoring for the soldiers was oyer. The gate totalled in the neighborhood of S7O, sixty per cent of this going to Brook. About S3O was realized for the Company M fund.