Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-09-01
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witnessed it said some splendid ball
playing was done. s ..s.. 81 i
The train was two hours late and
the local club had but a few minutes
practice before the game commenced.
The men were placed as follows:
Little Falls. st. Cloud.
Ferrel. .......... ..pitcher....... .Phyle
Englebretzn. =. catcher .....Bennewitz
Sylvester. :...:.. first base. L. Vosbere
Willing. ........... second ..... 'Theilman
Gravel. third .Scante1
Bourassa.. short stop. Dominica
Hutchinson. left field n. Vossbere
Carley...............center ".........Lache1
Droskowskj. .....right " ......:. Murray
St. Cloud was first at the bat and
got in four. Little Falls got in two
in the first inning and two more in
the second, then quit for awhile
St. Cloud got one il
the third and another in the fourth
and never recovered. In the seventh
Little Falls got one, there was moth
ing in the eighth, and the ninth
opened with St. Cloud ahead, 6 to 2
They didn't increase their lead
In the last half of the inning things
looked a little dubious for Little
Falls, which had two men ont, AND
two men on bases. Carley
rose to the occasion and sent
the sphere way out into left field
The two men out got in while the
fielders were hunting the ball, and
the game was won.
The score:
St. Cloud. Il OF OOOO-e
Little Falls.........2 1922
Batteries, St. Cloud, Phyle and
Bennewitz; Little Falls. Ferret an
Engelbretsen' Hits, Little Falls, IA
st. Cloud, 4, first base on balls. of
Phyle, 2; off Ferret, 2; errors, St
Cloud, 4; Little Falls, 2; two base
hits, Bennewitz, Thielnan, 2, CarIey
struck out, by Phyle, 5; by Ferrel,6
S. S. Chute Of st. Cloud umpired
impartially and there was no kick
on decisions.
The local nine were we'll treated
and Hospitality received. The n
ceipts of the game were uufort
unately not 80 large as they should
have been.
Manager Hutchinson OF the loca
lime has made arrangements to play
the team as follows:
Next ::'unday at Brainerd with tn
club there.
Next Monday, Labor Day, a.
Brainerd, for a purse OF $35.
Sept. 18th, at Long Prairie, Will
the Brainerd club. for a purse of $65
Sept. 17tb, at Aitkin, with tn
Aitkin nine.
St. Cloud Times: The game itseI
was particularly interesting ant
those who attended either from {
patriotic standpoint or love of tn,
game we're more than rewarded
Little Falls won the game, but il
was SO close and by such marrow
margin that no one begrudged then
the honor.
The Little Falls team is composed
of ball players and they shoul<
have won by a larger score.
Journal-Press: A shameful,
small crowd witnessed one of til,
prettiest games Of ball ever seen Q,
the local diamond. There has bee,
faster ball played in the park, bu
the two club, are very event,
matched and the struggle was ,
clever one from start to finish.
A large crowd witnessed the battk
on the diamond Sunday .afternoo,
between the Rags and the Prints
The disciples of Gutenberg won b,
a score Of II to Is. as follows
Prints ~O1171I273 II
Rags 320IOe5O1 /:
The men were placed as follows
Printers. Rags.
Poindexter pitcher -Hutshinso,
Lebeau.. :...eateher. Wrigh,
l.. Vasaly..:.....frst base. .Barde1
base. HOFFMAN,
Kerr. third base ............ Brown
G. Moeglein.. short STOP. King
Foster ..:left field. .-.....E. Gravel
r. Vasaly...... center field: :Lachance
aarting. right feld..-J. Hosglei in
The game was. quite interesting,
and some good plays were made.
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