Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-30
LOSE TWO.
Twin City Ball Team Gets. a
Double Header Sunday.

Manager Lindahl, of the Twin City
Ball Team, planned a nice diamond
tournament for this city Sunday, and
but for the intervention of the ungov-
ernable weather man two of the best
matches ever witnessed in the city
would have been chronicled today. No
expense or pains were spared in prepa-
ration for the event; two ball teams
were invited here; Elliot and LaFleur.
the fast Portage battery were hired to
play with the home team. A big day
was promised and tie Twin City Band
had contracted to furnish music all day
But woe to confident anticipation.
With Sunday morning came drizzling
steady rain that flooded all the gates of
hope and to which there seemed no
ending. The visiting teams arrived on
special trains and were transferred to
the hotels. At II o'clock a. m. about
one hundred people had made their
way to the Fair Grounds, paid the
entrance fee and under rain coats and
umbrellas demanded the worth of their
money. And so when the big SKY
tears began to pour down thickest and
largest game was started, Merrill VS..
Twin City. 1t was anybody's contest
from the start, the sphere was slippery
and sloppy, none could handle it ac-
curately. 1t was simply a game of
chance. The pitchers tossed the ball
over the plate, the batters pounded it
out and waded or swan around the
bases like lot of mud hens. Seven
innings Of this wet picnic ended with
score of Is to 10 in favor of Merrill.
And the rain rained on. Why Elliott.
the crack pitcher from Portage, was
placed in the box for this game at the
loss of the second is still a conundrum
to many. Anyone could toss ball in a
rain storm; no one could throw the
slippery thing with any satisfaction or
control, and Elliott should have been
held for the afternoon match.
At1ERNOON.
At about 2 O'Clock p. m. the elements
ceased their torment. The sun came
out in its glory and Marshtield VS.. Twin
City took the diamond. A large and
enthusiastic crowd turned out and wit
messed very interesting and exciti ng
game. Lubbock was in the box for the
locals and Niele twirled for Marshfeld
Both pitchers were pounded hard and
both were given gilt-edged support in
the field. The visitors were first at
bat and they landed on Lubeck's
cnryes hard enough to make the heart
of the staunchest twin city spmpa-
thlzer sink to its lowest notch. When
the smoke of the first innings had
drltted away Marshfeld had 5, Twin
City .. In the second Marshfeld
failed to mark and the locals made 3.
In the third the visitors earned 2 and
LlndahPs colts started whirligig and
scored E. By this time twin city
enthusiasm had risen with the score
and the audience had a good time
The home team maintained a small
lead until the ninth inning and while
the slugging match was going on,
tielders in the gardens of both clubs
were picking off long hits in very
happy manner.
In the first half of the ninth inning
Marshheld came to bat with evident
determination. The account stood 10
to nine against them and they needed
two or more to win. The bases were
filled, with no man out, and then twin
city got down in earnest, but four ad
ditional plums had rolled around to
Marshtield when the side was retired.
Twin City came up for the last chance
just a trifie behind the band wagon.
Demitz was called to bat and he swiped
out home run which was no doubt the
largest hit made on local grounds for
several seasons. At this juncture
Marshfield's captain threw out his
weakened pitcher and substituted
BandelIn foxy and fresh. Our boys
lIleu udGu, DuG TWO TuDS were ID6lr
best luck and the suspense ended Is
and y in favor of Marshfeld The
game was a hot one, full of nice things
and the ball fans left the grounds we'll
satisfied with the article returned for
their money; but all were sore and
thoroughly disappointed, however,
because Elliott did not come in and
win the game. The score:
2 3 ) I S 8
Marshfeld ) 0 , 0 0 4-13
Twin City 0 8 = 0 0 l 0 PIP
AS the inclement weather made this
attempt partial failure it is intended
by the management to try once more
for rousing tournament, on day
selected for its shortage rather than
abundance of wet. Elliott and LaFleur
have been booked to appear and it is
hoped that next time we will be saved