People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1894 — BASE BALL. [ARTICLE]

BASE BALL.

The “Modela” Can and Cannot Play Ball. During the past week the “Models” have crossed bats with some extraordinary clubs. When they were defeated, it was a real bad case of it. But when they won—ah my! The first game on their recent tour was with the Vincennes— Logansport—Monticello aggregation of players and it was a great game, in many particulars. Only two Monticello players were on the batting list. Our boys outbatted the other club in nice style. Cox. the Vincennes pitcher, only struck out two men. while Liebien, who pitched for the “Models.” struck out eight. The umpire furnished by Monticello was the rankest we ever saw on a diamond. He should have been fired before the game. He was working for Monticello. for he was third baseman for Logansport. Notwithstanding our boys won the game even if they did have to play against nine men and a rotten umpire. Tho score of the g une was as follows: 1V345 0 7 8 9 Monticello 1 ato 1 0 0 3 0 4—ll Rensselaer 5 lV 2 2 ) 1 0 2 base hits —Clifton, Chamberlain, Jackson, Reynolds. Banghart, Tharp, Youngker. 3 base hits—Cox, Bebee, Garvey. Home Runs —Roach, Banghart. RENSSELAER —OXFORD.

On Friday, tho Models played at Oxford and suffered a sore defeat. Tlu>ir men were simply stronger than surs and hence the game was lost. The Oxfords pounded Liebien foi ten earned runs while Rensselaer was left to hold the sack. There were but three base hits made off of McGinnis, the Chicago tw’fler, who pitched for Oxford, while the latter club made seven base hits, two t wo baggers, One threebagger and one home run off of Liebien. There were but few Oxford players in the game, for that club secured several Chicago players to win the game for them. One man that they secured bad played in every big league except the national leagat;. The following is the score of the game. 12345 0 7 8 9 Romselaci’ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o Oxford.. 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 *—lo Struck out —McGinnis, 12; Liebien, 0. Bases on Balls—McGinnis, 2; Liebien, 6. Time, 1:50. RENSSELAER—FOWLER. There can be little said about this game, because of the interference of rain, caused a postponment and Rensselaer was awarded the game. From all appearances our boys would have won the game without any trouble as the following score will show: 1 2 Rensselaer 1 1 —2 j o'.»'le r 0 0 0

RENSSELAER —LOWELL. The disappointing feature i Mending amateur base ball is the hiring of outside players to win airame. ’Tis then that pure amateur baseball loses its flavor. I t sooner or later causes the disbandmentof a local club, because 'hey cannot stand the pressure| of paying a good salary to men for a single game of ball. If professional ball is to be played, let’s have it. But if it is to be an amateur contest, don ! mix the professional with it. As a rule such w r ork as this is only intended for a few persons to make money by wagers they can get on the game. It is said that Rensselaer sports lost over S2OO on the Oxford game. They simply found better players there than they took there. This is a sample of semi-profes3ional base ball. Do away with it, boys, and you’ll lose nothing by it. Sometimes they can and sometimes they cannot. The best game of the season was played on the home grounds last Tuesday afternoon between the Lowell and Rensselaer clubs. The game was on the style of a nip and tuck league combat and many good plays we re made by [both clubs. At the end of the

fifth inning Rensselaer was one score ahead, but our boys lost their heads in the sixth and allowed the Lowells to make live runs. Gragg, who stands at the head in the Western League as u player, pitched for Lowell. His work was not so effective as tha' of Liebeiu. who struck out 13 men, while the former struck out four. The work of Liebeiu and Jackson cannot be compii mented too highly. If the remainder of the club was equal t< them, there would be no troubh about- their winning every game. The score was as follows: 12345 0 7 8 0 Rouxs.duel’ 0 0 3 0 I 1 I 0 u t Lowell o 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 o—. Batteries Liebom and Jackson , (iragg and Miuinger. Kt ruck out—Liebein, 12; Gragg, 4 Home run—Benjamin. 2 base hits—Gragg, Lynch, Turner, Jackson (2), Chamberlain (2). 3 base hits—Gragg. Bases on balls—Lowell, 3. Stolen bases —Rensselaer, 5. Errors, Rensselaer, 8; Lowoii, 2.

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