Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1908 — WOLCOTT BATTERY TOO STRONG FOR WRENS [ARTICLE]

WOLCOTT BATTERY TOO STRONG FOR WRENS

Local Batsmen Could Not Connect With Slants of Gibson, While Wolcott Hit Hard and Often.

For four Innings Friday Swartzell, who was on the rubber for the Wrens, held the Wolcott batters without a score, and the fielders both In and out, were playing good ball. But In the fifth the visitors found the ball frequently and at the same time some of the Wrens got a bit ragged in their fielding and that was where we saw our finish. Wolcott scored 2 In the sth, 2 In the 6th and 3 In the seven--sth, 2in the 6th and 3 In the seventh. Dobbins relieved Swartxell in the Bth and kept the husky crowd from White county from doing any more business. Rensselaer never had a look In. Qibson and his catcher Bhaffer are from Idavllle, and are a real strong battery; the former has a world of steam and Shaffer Is right there with the big mit Gibson might be called the curveless wonder, for he did not use much but a straight ball, but he stuck that over the plate so hard that the Wrens couldn’t locate it at all. He had them all on his wagon

and only iwo safe hits were made off his delivery, one was a two bagger by Swartzell and the other a single by Parcells. He gave three bases on balls and hit Thompson but he was never In danger and Swartzell was the only player to get as far as third. This was the third time that Rensselaer had lost to Wolcott this year, the first was before the reconstruction period, the Becond was the 8 to 7 eleven inning game that we should 1 have had, and neither of the two pre- | vlous games figured very excellent ! from the spectators’ standpoint, but the Friday game was a whirlwind contest, with the Wrens doing very well except at the bat and the visitors playing a little better in the field and a lot better with the stick. Wolcott now has a strong aggregation, with three or four imported and salaried players. The Wrens are doing very well and many of the supporters of baseball would sooner that we played an all home team and lost i i.han hired outsiders and won.