Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1920 — J. PLUVIUS TURNS ON FAUCETS—LOCALS ASCEND [ARTICLE]

J. PLUVIUS TURNS ON FAUCETS—LOCALS ASCEND

What promised to be a close, well fought game of baseball was turned into a rout at' Monticello Sunday afternoon when Jupiter Pluvius butted in with a copious supply of rainfall in the fourth inning, delaying hostilities for about three-quar-ters of an hour. At the time the locals were leading by 2 to 1, and a victory looked in the making. Clark, essaying a come-back, proved a poor mudder and was belted frequently in the fourth stanza, when he was unable to make •the wet ball do his bidding. _ This coupled with errors of ommission and commission/on the part of his mates handed the home club five runs and the game. Feldhous came on in the fifth inning and checked the doings of Monticello to some extent *■ Eldridge lead off the home half of the first with a single to right and stole second, then ducked for third and a wild heaye permitted him to complete the journey. The first man to face Clark singled in the Monticello half. Elder struck out as did the man who followed him. Then Mort Dyer, old Mort, who played in Rensselaer years ago, uncorked a two-base wallop, knotting the count. In the second Rensselaer filled tiie bases, but the rally was nipped. The other Rensselaer run came in the third when Clark beat out a bunt and took second on a wild heave. He then stole third and counted on Eldridge’s sacrifice fly. The doings in the Monticello fourth were terrible to behold, and have already been related. Monticello scored one in the fifth and twice in the eighth. The feature of the game was a catch by. Elder, playing center field for Monticello, and a former Rensselaer outfielder, which robbed Rensselaer of at least three runs. Gant, at second for Rensselaer, also got into the limelight with a stab of a liner, and Trump at third made a sensational stop of a fast driven grounder. Rensselaer showed considerable natural ability ,but the lack of team play stood out.