The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-09-09
MANITOW0C BEATS THE MILWAU
KEE LEAGIE TEAM.

Manitowoc was jubilant Saturday eve
ming and with Just cause. A victory Ovel
the Milwaukee League team was an event
which justified rejoicing. 1t was no 'of1
day with Milwaukee either; nor was ii
careless playing as they had pretty sharp
notice served upon them from the start
that they had a job OF no small dimen'
sions on their hands not only to win a
victory but to avoid defeat.
The easy confidence with which they
began soon "deepened into anxiety, and
anxiety into despair" when they found
they could not butt down the stone Will
which Man1towoc had interposed to the
goal of victory. When hope was vanish
ing they triea the tactics of kicking and
| they can be adopts in the use OF this un-
dignifird auxiliary when the occasion ds
mRnds. Their interference with decisions
grew in frequency and in inpudent asser-
ton as their needs Increased, and finally
eliminated in a pettish abandonment Of
the field at the end of the eighth inning,
when the score was to 3 in ManiJowoc's
favor.
Umpire Herzog had declared a base
runner out at the home plate Had he
called the man safe the score would have
been tied. But it was as clear a case OF
out as ever took place on the diamond.
1t was long throw to home from where
the ball was tielded The writer sat In
the grand stand exactly to the rear of
where LIE Fleur stood, about three feet
to the left of the home plate. and mental
iy calculated the distance LIE Fleur was
from the plate. In the clash OF touching,
the only fear Was that La Fieur had crop
ped the ball. But he had not and at once
raised it for the umpire's de Vision. 1t
was not even close question, and II the
reputation Of the Milwaukee, club was
not hanging in the balance, no claim
would have been made for a reversal nor
even mild protest against It's justice. 1t
was nothing more than last mad effort
to cast discredit upon victory which
Manitowoc had fairly won, and to raise
doubt behind which Milwaukee could
hide it's shame. 1t WAS evident that for
the last three innings OF the game Mil
waukee was studiously preparing for
termination of the game by means OF
dispute, and when their chances OF wiz
ming steadily diminished, until defeat ap
peared certain, the purpose became fixed
to escape by the baby act route. Umpire
Herzog's loyalty to the Manitowoc boys
is unquest1oned. When he was younger
1t affected his Judgment. But during
the last two years his close decisions
have been invariably against the home
team so as to avoid the imputlon OF par
TALLY. They had the worst of the UNI
plring in the game of Saturday last,
though it was without any intention OF
being unfair.
Man1towoc went to bat and went out
in rapid succession without reaching first.
- os e. NIL y ha
fore the side YVES retired. In the second,
ManitowOc repeated lts first performance
though not by request of tie spectators.
Milwaukee fell in line and went out in
one, two, three order. In the third
Rosenfelder followed the pattern set him
and La Fleur smashed out two Dagger,
sending Vollendorf and Kosenfelder home
but he was caught at third himself. Mil
waukee made two on the fourth, but IN
the three succeeding innings reached
first only once Schuette and Vollen-
dorf scored in the fifth. The boys came
near adding to their score in the 7th and
9th, but fell down before reaching the
goal. In the eighth Weaver scored for
Milwaukee and DAILY was advanced to
third. He attempted to reach home on
Lewee's hit but was put out and they
then took the underground passage for
home.
Vollendorf pitched the game OF bis life.
1t was terrific. He kept up his speed
and his curves we're serpentine, angular,
zigzag and everything else puzzIing.
Every member of the team was on his
mettle and all we're in splendid form. The
flies caught in the outfeld showed de-
gree of dexterity, vim and determination
which would have made the biggest team
in the country hustle. Milwaukee scarce
ly made an error. Manitowoc made a
few but they we're all costly and furnish
ed Milwaukee its runs. 1t could have
been shut out and came very near being
such.