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NIT WINS FOR BOOSTER CLANBefore Largest Crowd of Year Spalir Breaks Up Game in NinthHBy “Tiny”Oh! You pool* boobs that didn't fio to that ball game yesterday, tho aecoud Id the series, between HulrH-Jnson and Des Moines for Hie Wwt-cin League pennant. with the Mc»l boys winning in tho ninth, ;l to 2.Musser, for l)es Moines, aiul M’rffthl for Hutch., tho two best, eer-tahslv did themselves proud. Alihj the college boy finally weakened in llic ninth and was relieved by Koh-oi ls, there is no kick coming on Iris tossing.The support from both ti.lrs was punk and nearly got both pitchers into trouble every inning. XobaJy could hold the* ball even after it was put right in their hands.Smith’s Errors The big doings commenced In the fourth inning Haitford lilt a long high one to left field, but Sm.Ui backed up on ihe hill and pulled ii down.Moeller then drove one to McClelland at third. In recovering himself for the Quick throw to first, McClelland threw low. the ball so ii»S on toward the fence, Moeller taking second. Then Wright. in try Inc to catch Moeller nff second, heaved a bad one* and Moeller went on to third. Coffey plunked out a high one to Smith in left, and tho rail lad dropped it and then heaveda had one to the homo plate in•i?ueffort to catch the scoring Mcelltr. I Hutch Gets Runs Tho Salt packers* first score came; in tho sixth. Coffov threw way up in the air on Wright's grounder, and McCabe then got his Ions drive for throe bases to right Held fence, scoring Wright. McClelland struck out and Spa hr, in his effoit to catch Faulks, who got on first with a fielder’s choice when McCabe was caught at home, threw a bad one to Coffey, allowing Faulks to go on around to third and score.Breaks Up Game The final break up of the game came in the last half of the ninthCfiwhen Shay with Ins error showed | £!wblSC01BHartford to reach second before ihc'm l-all could be brought back £r\»m'h back of the grandstand. Then Mcel- tor ler got a little grounder which looked like a foul, rolling' down I third base lino, and Shay allowed' the runner to reach first before he fielded the ball. Hartford advanced to third.Coffey got a long fly, and Hfirt-ford came home on the return of the ball, Moeller advancing to second.Spahr with his big hickory then stepped up for a double tc left, scaring Moeller, and the frame wasover with 2000 fans howling at thetop oi their lungs.The attendance was the largest of the year, and after the 10 per cent has been taken out for expenses, the boys will have a nice little pile li divide, 60 to the. winner acid 10 tr the loser.President Dickerson had not decided late Monday morning the exact date of the games to be played in Hutchinson, bul thought they would probably be postponed until next Saturday and Sunday.Hutch.— it. ii. L.l u. Moines— mix. Mcl'abe cf .0 I O.Cass If 0 0McClelan ?-b 0 0 llEwoIdt 2b ..0 b QKvJte 2b ...I 0 Ojstianley lt .0 2 JStay 53 ....0 0 11Murphy cf ..0 2 0Utikxy lb ...0 2 0,Hartford si .1 3 0Smith If .-.0 0 2i Hartford 1 2 lt;3McPVogh rf 0 0 ±!Mlt;*]ter rf ..2 1 aDUrLcu c ..0 0 0.Coffey 2b ...0 0 . JWright p ...l 0 ij.Spahr c c i ;t-ilxrtttin p 0 0 01 Minser p ..0 0 0Tolals .. 2 i 51 TotMi .. h ? ..i lOnc r*ut when Winning run wnrrd. Hutchinson ...............0-30 Of: 0(0 2lr» Moines ...............ooi 10J f i» 3VniptMttr TThj. h'lit h't i-ra
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Mon, Sep 24, 1917
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