Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-05-08
We DROPPED the First. 0INE
St. Clouds Aggregation Of Bali Tossers
Proved Victorious in a Ragged Nh. ~
b. = .,%' Game Sunday. .s u
ERRORS NUMEROUS ON BOTH SIDES
Ferrell Was Wild And His Support Poor
Score 6 to IS In Favor Of II. Isjl
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The Visitors. tsslt

Inc game OF Da6eDall sunday AFTER
noon between the Little Falls and
st. Cloud teams drew a large crowd
to the new baseball park, The
game was not q very exciting one
being too much one-sided almost
from the start. The audience, how
ever, was disposed to be charitable
to the home team. Knowing before
hand that this was the first game 81
the season and that they had; been
without practice, this overwhelming
defeat, although due to errors and
ragged ball playing, was forgiven by
a majority Of our citizens, but it
would hardly do for the boys to re
peat it many times. LII
The st. Cloud team came up Satur-
day night, and having had a good
nights rest appeared on the grounds
fresh and apparently in good condi-
ton for the game. Both teams
In practice before the game was
called, showed up well aud the audi
ence was somewhat disappointed
when the real work began. .,%@
Game was called at 8 O'Clock by
Umpire Elias Brown, with the Wis.,
itors first at bat. Terrell was wild,
and the frat man up, Thielman,
walked to fret on four balls. Frank
Howe, OF Brainerd, who was play
Ing first base for St. Cloud followed
him, and he sent long fly out into
left field, which slipped through
Droskow skis fingers and the error
making record began, and before the
third man was out st. Cloud, had
four scores tailed. This seemed, to
discourage the home boys. They
went to bat and failed to find May,
the st. Cloud pitcher, with any effect,
and the side retired without score.
In the second inning the st. Cloud
boys were sent out to the field again
without an additional score and the
home team and audience both
frightened up. The home boys
went to bat, and by several costly
errors made mostly in the outfield
and aided by a two Dagger that
Newman sent out into left field, the
score was tied. Then came the dis
aster Of the game st. Cloud came
to bat, and with only few hits nine
more runs were piled up to their
credit before the side was retired.
Gravel, Rice, Bourassa. Sylvester
and Willing were each credited with
errors, and they were all bad and.
costly ones. ~
From this on the game was a list
less one. The home team succeeded
in getting two more scores in the
same inning In which ST Cloud got
the seven runs, but they were appar-
emily discouraged by the great lead
and their playing throughout lacked
the snap and ginger that character
ICES good ball playing. The visitors
were not playing fast ball by any
means, and played in better luck in
placing their hits safe. The home
boys found the visitors pitcher free
ly, but only to send the ball down
in the path of one of the in
fielders.
In the fifth inning Bourassa, who
was catching for the home team, got
Il finger badly hurt and was sue
ceeded by Sylvester. Newman took
Sylvester's place at first and Bouras-
ga went out to right field.
The score at the finish was Is to g.
in favor of the visitors. Terrell sent
seven to first on balls and five men
also walked to first because of being
hit by pitched balls.
May sent three men to first on
balls and hit one of the home team
by a pitched ball.
May had three strike outs to his
credit and Terrell had eight
One thing about the game
was pleasing and that was total alb
sence OF senseless kicking. The visit
ing club has been much improved in
that respect by substituting new
players for several Of the old ones.
Both sides conceded that the UNI
pire was fair and his decisions were
In the main correct.
The following is the score by in