Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1908 — WRENS DEFEAT MT. AYR; AND SCORE IS 4 TO 3 [ARTICLE]

WRENS DEFEAT MT. AYR; AND SCORE IS 4 TO 3

SSO Contest Goes to Local Team by a Very Narrow Margin. Brook Will Play Friday.

Rensselaer succeeded in defeating the Mt Ayr team at baseball Tuesday before a large crowd at Riverside Athletic Park. The score was 4 to 8, and it tells a story of a closely contested game that was apt to go to either team until the last man tvas out Dobbins pitched for the locals and had a fine lay out of curves and plenty of speed and he struck out 15 of the opposing team, and only allowed three safe hits, Wickwire getting a three bagger. Conn a two bagger and McGraw a single. The visitors should have had but one run, but in the Sth Inning,after Parks had reached first Wickwire knocked a grounder to Swartxell, and be was so anxious to get the ball and make a double that he let it get entirely, away from him and the result was that both men advanced to thfrd and second and scored later on a succession of errors.

perfect support, Parke at second playing a splendid game. Rensselaer got three singles, three doubles and one three bagger off Wild, the beet and most timely hit of the season being made in the second inning by Parcells, who laced out a three bagger with three men on bases. Parcells also got a two base hit in the 7th. His Qualities as a batter and his speed on the bases would justify a higher position in the batting order. An effctlve double play was worked by Parks at center. A fly ball was knocked to him, which he purposely and then quickly sent the ball to second and Swartzell relayed it to Morgan, catching two men. The game was for a purse of SSO, put up by the home coming committee. On Friday Brook will play, the game being free to all.

Lyons was on 3d when Dobbins brought the game to a close by striking out Wild. Bachant, who will play the remainder of the season with Rensselaer, caught a fine game, and he and Dobbins make a very effective battery. Wild and Wickwire at the points did well for Mt. Ayr, and had almost