Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — MORE BASE BALL. [ARTICLE]

MORE BASE BALL.

Ren selaer vs. Raub. m Kentland, Sept, 2. 1898. About 60 enffifcsiasts are here to give coinage to our ball team, and at 3:10 p, ni, as the game is being called they of the red and black can be seen scattered among the 1,500 spectators under a broiling sun cheering our boys to their best efforts. Rensselaer went first to the bat. Neither side scored in the first three innings, only ten men going to the rubber on each side. Gilson for Raub having made the only hit. In the fourth on hits by Reynolds and Nairin, three errors by Raub, a base on balls and sacrifices by Hawkins and Brinley, our boys scored five runs. By errors and bases on balls, they again scored two in the sixth, and on hits by Brinley, (a threebagger,) Reynolds and Miller and two errors by Raub, scored thieemore runs. Raub made a hit in the fifth and sixth and two in the eighth, but failed to cross the plate, gs will be seen by the following score, by innings: 123456789 Rensselaer, 00050203 o—lo Raub. 00000000 o—o Base hits, Rensselaer 8, Raub 4. Struck out by Bowen 9, Hoag 8. Passed balls, Raub 4. Stolen bases, Rensselaer 4. Raub 1. Errors, Rensselaer a, Raub 8. Hichigan City vs. Rensselaer. Riverside Park, Sept. 8,1898, A small but select audience of about 160 people turned out to see the first game between the liome nine and Michigan City on Thursday, our boys going to bat for the first round aC8:80. ' 3. led with single, Bonham and Narin .'ly;ag out, Miller singled, but was put outon 1 a hit by Beville. For Michigan City, after two I men were out. Irvin went to base on balls,and

Hines singled; Gibson also walked, filling the square. On a hit by Carder, M. C. scored two men. Carder going out at second. In the Second. Burton went out.on a short hit, Bowen walked but was out at second bn Hawkins'short hit. Briinley jugled, but was thrown out at first by Harlow. No runs. Michigan City got.pne walk, the next three going out in orrfer. In the Third Rensselaer went out one, two tree. Michigan City, Fisher led with a single, ditto by Irvin, Hines going out on Burton's error; Fisher scored, and Irwin on Carder’s strike-out. Burke went out on a short hit. Two runs. In the Fourth Beville made a pretty single, and Bowen got a. base, but the side went out with no runs. For M. C., Harlow drew' a base, | being h t by Bowen, the next three going out ■ in order. In the Fifth Rensselaer went out in one, two. three. M. C., Irvin led with a hit but was doubled by a pretty play by Bowen, Joey and Narin, Gibson got to second on an error by Bowen and Carder scored him w ith a twobagger, Burke going out at first. One run. Narin struck out in the Sixth. Miller getting second on an error and scored on Seville's hit; Burton fiied out and Bowen struck out. One run. For M. C.. it was an easy one, two. three. In the Eighth. Narin and Burton made hits but the side failed to score. Miller made a brilliant catch of Calkins' long hit, Dainelt going out on a fly to Tip. Harlow, thanking the sun for a base, Narin not seeing a high throw in the bright light. Fisher going out Burton to Narin. No runs. ' In Ninth Rensselaer went out one, two, three. Following is the score by innings: 1 23'4 5 6 78 9 Michigan C. 20201020 *—7 Rensselaer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 o—l Base hits. Rensselaer 8, M. C. 0.Errors, Rensselaer 3, M. C. 1. Struck out, by Bowen 5, Demelt 3. Bases op balls, by Bowen 3, Demelt 2. Left on bases, Rensselaer 8, M. C, 7. NOTES OF THE GAME. Beville played a magnificient game. Joey and Miller did splendidly. Had Rensselaer bunched their hits the score might have been different. Miller made a wonderful running catch of Calkins’ fly in the eighth. Carder’s fly in the seventh brought in two runs, and should been called a foul.