The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-15
ken0sha Team Downs the Famous
Milwaukee Sentinels by Score
of Nine to Four.
"CAsEY AT THE BAT" A sLUGGER
jacobson Strikes Out Thirteen Men and
Holds the Heavy Hitters Safe All
Through the Game.

Grand View park Sunday afternoon
to see the game between the Ath-
letics and the Milwaukee Sentinels
demonstrated that the national game
is still the favorite sport of Kenosha
| people. The day was an ideal one for
the players even if it was trif1e chilly
for the spectators and in spite of the
raw wind nearly thirteen hundred peo-
| pie gathered at the park to witness
ever seen on local diamond.
The Athletics were in fine trim and
put up a game that few clubs could
have equalled. Their fielding was
clean and sharp and every man seemed
to have his batting clothes on.
!'sBeene" jacobson oficiated in the box
for the locals and during the course of
the game he struck out thirteen of the
opposition. He was particularly eff
fective when there were men on the
bases and the Sentinels never got a
look lin until the Athletics had safe
lead. Jacobson has what so many
pitchers lack-the nerve to pitch him
self out of hole. In the fifth inning
with three men on the bases, when any
kind of hit would have meant two
runs, he struck out three of the heavy
hitters of the Milwaukee team.
/ Neither side scored in the first two
innings but in the last half of the
/ third Kenosha got one in peculiar
manner. Gussie Freitag the first man
up led off with a smashing three base
/ hit and scored minute later when the
umpire got hit by a batted ball. The
visitors kicked long and hard, but the
\ umpire stuck TO his decision that
the ball was blocked and the run
fourth and fifth but in Kenosha's half
of the sixth Casey appeared at the bat
first and opened proceedings by smash
| ing out his second two base hit. After
| the accommodating center fielder of
the Sentinels had misjudged Breen's
long fly "Old Reliable" Jack Connery
showed up at the plate and il response
to the ''please Mr.. Connery just little
hit'' of the crowd sent both men in by
a corking single to right. The entire
Sentinel team Immediately went up IN
a balloon and before they returned to
earth two more runs had crossed the
plate.
With safe lead of ave runs Jacob
son let up little and by combina-
ton of hits and errors the Sentinels
finally succeeded in getting two men
across the plate. Although he hadn't
done anything in particular to them
the Athletics fell upon Mr.. Struck
delivery in the seventh and batted hie
curves all over the lot, finally knock.
ing him out of the box and scoring
four runs, making total of nine,
Page1, who succeeded him, was touched
up little by the heavy batrers of the
Athletics but 70 more runs were scored
by them.
The Sentinels made game rally in
the ninth and, aided by errors, scored
two runs, but Jacobson got busy again
and struck out two of their heavy bat.
ters and it was all over but the shout
ing. The score.
Kenosha. .............O 0 1 0 4 =!
Sentinels .............O 0 2 -
| Struck out-By Jacobson 13; by
Struck2. Bases on ba1ls-Off Jacob
son 2. The base hits-Freitag. Two
base hits-Casey ~, Hubbard, Com
stock. Tetal hits-Kenosha 10; Sen
tine1s 8. Time Of game, las. I'm
pires, Blush and Tanning.
Notes of the Game.
1t would add much to the enjoyment
of the games if the management could
find competent umpire. 1t vas evi
dent that Blush intended to be fair but
his judgment on balls and strikes was
very poor. Both pitchers suffered
equally. Tanning, who succeeded
him, did better.
Breen discouraged any attempt te
steal second. The.frst man who tried
it was promptly thrown ont.
Casey may be out after the stolen
base record too, but his best work is
done at the bat. Two doubles and a
single is not so bad for one game.
/ The Sentine1s seem to be suffering
from the same trouble that allied the
Athletics last season-a big hole al
second.
Il In the sixth the fat left fielder of the
Sentinels succeeded in getting hit by
the ball, but was caught mapping off
second minute later by Jacobson tc
the high delight of the crowd.
| Something ought to be done to shut of
the view from the railroad bleachers.' 2
Toe many cheap sports that ought te
be contributing to the support of the
game are stationed there every Sun.
day.
/ Kleist made good with the old time
fans at least. He is out of practice
and trifie nervous now, but when he
gets into form he will strengthen the
team.
If the management wants to see a
record breaking crowd at the park a
game with Racine will bring it out.