Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1909 — Wrens Hand Wolcott A Large Goose Egg. [ARTICLE]

Wrens Hand Wolcott A Large Goose Egg.

Playing like world’s champions, the Wrens whitewashed their old hoodoos from Wolcott Sunday, and the fans present treated to some ball playing such as has not been seen here for many moons. The score,, Was 16 to 0. Every Wren was on the job, and fielding like leaguers and batting like fiends they didn’t gfte Wolcott a lookin. Hanks received fine support, only two errors, neither costly, being made by his teammates. He pitched as fine a game as any fan has witnessed for many a day, striking out five men and allowing only two hits and one base on balls. Only thirty-one men faced him. Mort Dyer, who pitched the first six innings for the visitors, was wild and passed seven men, besides allowing seven hits. The game, on account of the onesided score, was not very interesting, but the crowd was brought to its feet at different stages by the sensational fielding of the Wrens. In the second inning Wilcox robbed Hemphill of what seemed to be a sure hit. Hemphill came to bat and dropped a fly over behind first, but Wilcox ran with the speed of a deer and picked the ball out of the air on the run. Kepner made a sensational catch in deep left in the seventh: Shulte hit a long fly over behind short and Kepner made a hard run to get under it, but when the hall started down it made a freak curve and Kepner, not having time to shift his position, speared It with bis bare hand. Rensselaer bagged the game in the first inning, getting six scores, which proved to be about five more than was needed to win. Kevin, our new third baseman, was out, Shulte -to Spencer; Bachant was safe on Crammer’s fumble of his bunt and went to second when Dyer let McLain safe by another fumble. Morgan was safe because Dyer had nervous hesitation and didn’t know where to throw the ball. “Baba” Parks then stepped up and lammed a single to left which scored Bachant and McLain. Dyer tried to catch “Babe” napping then and Spencer muffed this throw and let Morgan in and put Parks on second. Parks stole third and Hanks walked, and got to second when Parcells was safe on Spencer’s error. Wilcox then came to bat and hit a single "to center and three more birds romped home. Kepner was out Dyer to Spencer, and Spencer put Kevin out unassisted. Dyer winged Hanks In the third, Parcells sacrificed him to second, and he scored on Wilcox’s hit to left. The Wrens got three more in the fourth on a hit and a stolen base by Kevin, a base on balls, an error, and a two-bagger by Morgan to center. In the sixth they got four more by two

men being passed, four stolen bases, two errors, and ’ hits by Hanks aifß Parcells. Wolcott then changed twlrlers, but they all looked alike to the Wrens and they got two more runs in the seventh. There is no story to tell of Wolcott’s batting, they only got two hits and were lucky to do that. Score as follows: - —■ , ■■ ...A— Wolcott ABRHSBSHPQAE Spencer, Ist.. 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 I Huetti, 3rd-p. .4010022 1 Ford, 2d 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ShulJe, 55.... 4 0 1 00 0 4 1 Hemphill, If.. 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 Lux, cf 3 0 0 o\o 0 0 0 Holiday, r 5.... 30000000 Crammer, c.. 30000611 Dyer, p-3b.... 3 0 0 00 3 5 1 Totals 31 0. 2 0 0 24 13 8 Rensselaer AB R.H SB SH PO A E Kevin, 3b 4 2 1 2 0 5 2 0 Bachant, C.... 2 3 0 1 0 6 2 0 McLain, 2b... 4 3 011 1 1 0 Morgan, 1b.... 4 2 1 1 0 10 2 1 Parks, cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 Hanks, p 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 Parcells, ss... 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 Wilcox, r 5.... 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Kepner, 1f..... 40001100 Totals 85 16 8 10 3 27 11 2 Wolcott v . . 0 00000000—0 Rensselaer 6 0 1 3 0 4 2 0 * —l6 Ear filed runs, Rensselaer 8; two base hits, Morgan, Huetti; first bash on balls, off Hanks 1, off Dyer 5, off Huetti 1; struck out, by Hanks 5, by Dyer 2, by Huetti 2; double play, Dyer to Ford to Spencer; passed ball. Crammer; hit by pitcher, Morgan, Hanks; first base on errors, Wolcott 2, Rensselaer 8; left on bases, Wolcott 3, Rensselaer 5; sacrifice hits, Kepner, Parcells, McLain; stolen bases, Rensselaer 10. Time 1:40. Umpire Harmon. Notes. Bachant and McLain played their usual good game. Kevin on third accepted seven chances, some of them hard ones two, without a bobble. Parcells handled the ball nicely on short, and Morgan did well on first with his bum finger. The diamond has been put in shape for some fast fielding and the Wrens certainly did it Sunday. If you want to see some real hall playing come out next Sunday. It is uncertain as yet wno the visitors will be, but U will be Oxford or some other team of their calibre, and if we win we will have to go some, and the game will certainly be a dinger. Everybody come. Heinz’s, YanCamp’s and Columbia Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce. The three best brands on the market. 10c size for Bc, 15c size for 12c a can.. JOHN EGER.