Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1908 — GAS BAG WENT UP IN THE NINTH [ARTICLE]

GAS BAG WENT UP IN THE NINTH

Rensselaer Team Had Wblctftt 7 to 0, and Then Dropped the Game 8 to 7.

Rensselaer drew the short end of the Bcore Friday, when the Wolcott hoodoo worked over time, and the team from White county put over one of the most heart breaking defeats ever witnessed on any diamond. Rensselaer for eight Innings put up an article of ball that so far outclassed that of the opposing team, that many spectators left the field at the beginning of the ninth, thinking contest over. Up to the ninth the home fefm held the visitor? safe, not, a. man seeing third. We had managed to put seven runs over the pan, and all.hoped to. see a shut out The opposing nine only had onemore time to bat and—well the- bottom of the stock market fell out and before the -final l rally came which stopped up the hole, oply seven of the blue coats had crossed, and counted safely, ttfus tying; thfe score. The corntest thtife doomed to be dragged into the extra rounds, it was a case of hold qn, whoever scored woujd win, and that’s where the hoodoo came in, and in the ,words of the ancient Roman, Wolcott telephoned .to Louie Ledpold—veni-vedl-vlci. A 1 detailed account of the three final sets tells the story of: the-game. in the first half es the ninth Whrrer first up. ffer the visitors, got a ground hy to ceqter fleffl, stole .second. II MMw st ™*M TW Slatterman g ? t a t*o bagger to right scprto.Warner, Wooster knocked a grounder to third, and gained first on error. He pilfered the ‘second .bag, Jthfin Rodgers the heavy weight pitcher for the Blues, doubled) to .left garden, scoring Slatterman and. Wooster. Spencer next up gnounded to third and was. out at first Coen; next up got to flrßt, being hit by a pitched balL Huette got to first on errbr by short stop. An error In the same place placed Ford on tile initial bag. Rodgers scoring. Warner knocked high fly to center which muffed, Coen, Huette and Ford scoring. Lux again up- sustained his reputation by grounding out to short stop. The awful Inning was over, apd slnpe the sepre was just tied we breathed somewhat easier, because there was yet a chance to pull the coldest out of the sizzle. Swartzell retired in favor of Captain Dobbins, and in toe tenth, the first two men

up fanned the atmosphere, and the last man grounded to pitcher. In the Rensselaer half of the tenth, Swartzell grounded to Rodgers, Parcelle grounded to short, and J. Wilcox struck out. In the eleventh, Spencer got to first on error by abort stop, got second on passed ball, and third on wild pitch, and crossed home pan for the final score by same method. Coen ground* ed out to pitcher, Huette got .first on fly to center,Ford was out on grounder by catch to first, Warner got first bjr third strike that catcher could not reach. Lux grounded over to pitcher,. E. Wilcox first up for the rede, grounded out to pitcher; Chant got a free ticket to first, but was farced out fey Parks who grounded, io short. Morgen got a free ride to flrqt fifty but the best McCarthy could do we* to ground out to the twirler’s box. Thus- ended toe content, Wolbott having eight to our seven, having one to toe good. . , The line «p- J Wolcott. ab r h • Spencer, lb. - -- -- 6100 Coep, Q 6130 Hllfeite,3b ------ $- J i Ford, as ~~ - - % % 1 0 1 Warner, if------ - 6 120 Lux, 2b / ----- - - -6 0 0 2 Slatterman, cf------5 1 2 1 Siter, rs ------- j i o % ars, p - 5 1 1 * Rensselaer ah r h e Parks, es - -- -- -- 6 0 0 f Morgan, lb - - - 6 0 0* I J^eWh t.jk 0 2i » DoWMBS, p ------- 5 1 1 1 Swaftafell, 3b 5 1 2 1 Parcel] I ?,_ If ------- 5 1 1 1 J. Wilcox, 2b 5 2 0 1 E. Wilcox, c 5 0 3 0 Grant, rs *5 010 ■T- « Rensselaer --2040 000 10 0 f 9 S Wolcott - - - 000.0 0 000 701—80 7 Bases on balls—Ford, Grant, Morgan Mp<?*rthy, J. Wileex. Two base hits, Swartzell 2, Rodger?; Slatterman, Warner. Three base kits—E. Hit by pitched bail —Coen. Struck, out —by Swartzell. 7 in 9 innings, by Dobbins, 2 in 2 In- ! nlngs by Rodgers—7 in 11 innings. Um J pire Healey of game 2 hours 20 minutes.