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11ICOLTS HAD IT EASY.A GOOD CROWD GREETS DECKERspcHAND TDK CHICAGO CLUB AT TDK BALL PARK YKS-T Eli DA V.♦i iPop. Anson s celebrated colts droppedin yesterday with Georgia Decker, who j( learned how to play ball in Dubupue, olt; -copying “Papa's shoes while the latterwent to Marshalltown to visit his sickfather- Decker called upon several oflas old friends here and many called upon1 him at the Jtilien during the morning.There was a large audience, notwith-1 ! standing the cold and threateningweather, at the park to witness Chicago'sj national league team play a practice game■ I with the home team and the crowd was Isatisfied with the exhibition.No one expected Dubuque to win andno one was disappointed. Miller madea good showing in the box and while the j 1leaguers obtained twelve safe hits three or ! four were fly balls that Lunge or Ryan - j | could have pulhd dow n had they lx*en || playing the field. Only Beal and Graham j I were able to hit T. Parrott w ho pitched for Chicago, safely, each getting two hits.Parrott threw a slow ball w ith plenty of 1t w ist and curve and while only three of * the Dubuque* struck out they c ould not ! a get tin* bail out of reach of the* fielders. I j The features of the game were the home drives over the left field fence by Graham and Dahlen, the latter‘s I icing the hardest £ and longest hit ever made on the grounds, \ fa running catch by Lange, Ryarrs quick rcisMfielding in rigfit field, shutting off two runners at first on what are ordinarily safe hits, Graham's throwing to second, catching three of the Chic.igos who at-j £ tempted to steal the bag, and last but not p lea-1 “.Tiggs’* Parrott s unties when at but, j b bane running or playing his position m \stxtnd base*.| The Dubuqties made their first two! scores in the fifth, when Beal got to first j — on Dahlen’s poor throw to Decker, Graham's safe hit, a sacrifice and a pn-sed i hall. Their third and la-1 run came in the seventh when 44Baby Graham, who I was the first butter up. lifted the ball over the fen^e.Chicago scored three in the fourth. Dah len was the first man up and put tin* first hall pitched over the fence The next two men were easy outs. Iee was unable to handle I^mgi* s hard grounder and 1 a stolen base ami two successive safe hits sent two more men( aero-s the 'plate, f our scores were gathered in the sixth on ja single, Decker's double, lounge's triple, Lee’* error, and two singles. Two mon were milled in the seventh on Keas' error, j sh a single and a double. Their tenth andlast run was scored in the eighth on Keas* error, a stolen liase and a safe hit. noDubuque 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0— 3 w,Rase Hits.. .0 10 0 10 10 1-4Chicago 0 o n 3 0 4 •* l x-io toBase Hits..I 0 0 3 0 5 2 1 x —12 i11 FfW(Lim T / klTICt A AT I k i* rvm T v -
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Dubuque Times
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Oct 03, 1894
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Austin P.
MN, USA 07 Aug 2018
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