The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-14
SPORTING MATTERS.

of the Threatening weather, a crowd
which was willing to take a wetting if
they could win from Sheboygan. The
game abounded in hits, errors, passed
balls and wild pitches, but a slippery
field and wet ball accounted for some
of the bad plays The preliminary prac
tice was cut short by shower and it
was still drizzling when umpire Reuther
called the game at three o'clock, and the
sprinkling continued throughout the
game. Sheboygan was up against the
Manitowoc team on the Manitowoc
grounds in Manitowoc weather and the
combination was too strong for them.
The excitement began in this way.
Manitowoc went to bat first and Vol
lendorf hit safely for two bags While
the crowd was recovering from the
shock a wild rabbit was seen to run
across the field 1t was good omen
and augured good for Manitowoc w.
Torrison must have secured its left hind
leg for he knocked in Vollendorf with a
home run, and the Sheboygan fans We're
strangely silent The next three men
were retired on hits to the intield. In
Sheboygan's half Bugden hit a grounder
to pitcher and reached first on wild
throw. B. Schils, Sheboygan's scrappy
captain, then came to bat and had one
s%,,,1v lad HI IJn Tod no do
bate it with the umpire but was pacified
and reached first on clever bunt, Bug
den going to second. A passed ball ad-
vanced each one bag. Bugden was
caught off third in an attempt to reach
home and B. Schils reached third. He
scored on P. Schils safe hit to second.
Wolf knocked P. Schils to second ON a
hit to right Schils tried to score on
Johnsons hit to short and was thrown
out at the plate and johnson reached
second and Wolf third. More wrangling
followed but Schils was soothed and the
game resumed Wolf tied the score
when Fremer fumbled Liebls hit TO
short, and johnson reached third and
there he stuck while Boggs famed and
retired the side. Score 2 to 2.
With one out Rosy reached first on a
tumble in the second inning. Gerl hit
to third and Rosy was caught at second
and Gerl at first in a double play She
boygans three were retired in order in
their half.
Manitowoc was retired on two strike
outs and pop up in the third. B. Schils
then came to bat, received two strikes,
delivered his customary grafton, saw the
next ball was going wild so struck at it
and ran He reached second on it. P.
Schils reached first on the first baseman's
tumble and the other Schils went to third.
home and as p Schils was already on
third B. Schils was caught between
third and home Riah made the mis-
take of throwing it second and before it
could be returned B. Schils had scored.
Wolf reached second and johnson knock
ed Schils and Wolf in on two-bagger.
They got no more runs in this inning
but the score was 5 %.
But the fourth inning was the scrap
piest. Manitowoc was retired on three
pop ups and only four balls were pitched
Then Billy Torrison and Riah changed
places and Bugden came to bat. He
reached first ON hit to second. B.
Schils advanced him to third on a hit in
the same place and tried to reach second.
Bugden was caught off third on the play
and B. Schils was put out between sec
ond and third. He started the wrang
ling act again but lost the debate. P.
Schils hit a pop up to joss who dropped
it, but VOLTS hit to Raih retired the side.
Mantle voc could not get any one be-
yond second in their half of the 9TH In
Sheboygan's half, with one out, Liebl
reached first on Torvals tumble. Boggs
sent him to second on safe hit to right.
Locks advanced each a bag, in the same
manner. Maloney hit to pitcher and
Liebel was forced out at the plate. JOSS
dropped Bugden's hit and Boggs scored
The bases were still full when B. Schils
fly to Rosy retired the side. Score 6 to 2.
In the sixth, with one out, Riah hit
safe 20 center. Torval sent him to third
and reached second ON two-bagger.
Kadow filled the bases on dead ball.
Fremer made out on hit to third Rosy
came near putting an end to the excit
ing situation by foul back of Bugden
who failed to gather it in. There We're
two out; the bases were full: Rosy had
two strikes and three balls, and the
crowd held its breath He hit to short
who fumbled and threw the ball to sec
ond. Riah scored, Rosy reached first
and the man was safe at second The