Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1898 — Split Even. [ARTICLE]

Split Even.

Hyde Park Wins the Second Game. Friday p. m. about 300 people witnessed the second and last game of the Hyde Park series on the home grounds. The score was sto 4 in Hyde Park’s favor at the end of the fifth inning and that’s the way it remained the rest of the game. The early portion of the game was loosely played, but the latter half was a very pretty exhibition of ball. Reynolds was in the box for the Colts and did some good work, while he did not strike out many, but when he did it counted. Joe seems to pitch better when the bases are crowded. The game was not as good as the one just preceeding it between the two teams. Both played a little carelessly and were too confident The errors were plenty and the hits very frequent. Joe lead off, as usual, and he and Bonham both stopped short “et fust;” Nairn hit to the left field; Beville sent a hot one through 3rd base; Bowen got his base given him; Miller sent one to second who fumbled and Nairn scored. Hawkins put a pop-up the catcher, who muffed; Rhoades sent a liner to short, who threw Hawkins out at second. For Hyde Park—Quin came up and managed to get nearly around but was caught at home by Bowen’s pretty throw; Strawbridge sent one to Bowen and went out at first. Linden got his base; Bonton sent a hard one to short; Errickson one in left field and Linden scored. Burton got a base hit in left and McGill struck out. Score, Hyde Park 1; Rensselaer 2. The second inning neither side scored. In the third Nairin struck out, Beville hit to center, Bowen hit to left, and on an error in fielding the thrown ball by the second baseman Beville and Bowen scored. Miller sent a pop up to second, Hawkins fanned. Hyde Park sent Linden around again this time, and Burton scored on a long fly to left field. In the fifth Hyde Park made two more, on a hit to second, a hit to left, and some few errors. This ended the scoring leaving Hyde Park with the heavy end of the string, 5 to 4. The other four innings were good. Tbe Hyde Park boys are nice fellows, and deserved their victory. They seemed well pleased with their treatment here. We play a return game with them soon and we must win that sure. The Colts play fine ball and deserve much encouragement.