The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-07-31

VOICES WERE LOST
The Second Game of the Redwood Falls
Madison Series Proves an
Exciting Affair.
Eleven Innings Necessary Before Cooper
Crossed the Plate for the
Local Team.

kVOlCGS lOSGlOE8 bile bltuG &UeluS uOHllI
in the vicinity of the fair grounds 1
last Friday afternoon. Most OF
them were male, some Of them we're
soprano, while way off on the west
#ern side of the base ball diamond
two Madison altos can still be heard
in fancy deploring over fate. As
few tenners were alsolost. Those
human voices, lost on that day, and
now gradually coming back to the
owners, would. if united, make a
mighty chorus Of wonderful vocal
pow wonderful, only in strength
Redwood Falls won the game.
There ism n't anything that can
Just describe the wild fanaticism Of
a crowd Of male and female base.
ball rooters, when, at the commence
ment of the last half Of the eleventh
inning, a member Of the home team,
makes q long single, is ad dvanced to.
third by another single, and then
gets across the home plate on a
fielder S choice, bringing in the
winning score. In professional
league games the crowd never.
reaches suchan admiration stage as
where the club is amateur. the mem
bers all known to- the auditors, and
when Rob. Cooper made that long
drive, was advanced to third, and
came home in lightning run on a
felder's choice, the yells, the hur-
rahs, the waving Of kerchiefs, the
screaming of women, and the soft
sobs Of the Madison girls, all for.
glory, for love, and for loves labor
lost, can better be imagined than
described.
The game was nota brilliant game,
as was that Of the day before. Il
contained more errors, more hits,
more scores, but after. all it was the
game that brought forth the roofing,
and the bursts OF happiness over
victory as the spectators drove into
town. Indeed, as the advance
guard struck the city the people re-
naming in town had every reason.
to believe that a tribe of Commanche
Indians had made their appearance
and were thirsting for blood. But
it was simply the yell Of victory.
Both sides started in with new
men in the box. Walter Francois
was in for Redwood and he pitched
excellent ball for three innings,
| when his hand was badly injured. !.
and Campbell took his place for two
innings, when Walker returned to
the box Larson went into the box
for Madison, and after he. was
touched up for a double and two
singles, and Redwood had five
scores, all in one inning, he was
sent out to the left field where he
recovered his lost glory. Skjei
went into catch for Mad ison, but be,
too, gave way, and the Madison bat
terry Of the previous day, Chadder-
don and Spring commenced doing
business IN the second inning
Madison went bat first. An
derson got his base on balls, stole
second, and came home on a wild
throw. Noorgarden knocked out a
double, but was caught at the home.
plate wah,iiIe trying to come in on a
single Of Brown, aud Larson and
johnson having preYiously y struck
Tout the side was retired Cooper
went to bat first for the home team.
He knocked out a single, and on an
error Of Hoover, resulting in lost
ball back OF the first base, which
gave Weston first and second,
/ Cooper crossed the plate. Taopi
e
famed, Jones knocked out double,
sending Weston across the plate.
and Jones came IN on q passed ball.
Mel Birney flew out, Campbell was
gived q base on balls, got second Oh
q passed, and came home on Thier-
ing single, who stole three bases,
II -.
Including the home plate, on the
Madison players, making a total Of
five scores. Francois flew ont to
center field, retiring the side.
ln the second Hoover got his base
on an error Of short, stole second,
was advanced to third on = bit by