Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
LUTHER COLLEGE.
From our regular correspondent

| From our regular correspondent
May 10, 1902.
Remember the 18th of May celebra-
tion on the college campus all day
and evening. p. o. Stromme of Madi-
son, Wis. and Herman Baalson will
entertain the crowd in the forenoon,
Spring Grove base ball team VS..
Luther College, I'd nine, in the after
noon and band concert in the even
ing. Admission Is cents for the ball
game and free for the concert. A big
crowd is expected.
| Luther base ball team plays the
University of Minnesota the 18th,
Carlton the 10th and st. Olaf the
18th.
Cornell proved to be an easy mark
for Luther. Although Cornell has a
we'll proportioned team, nevertheless
it was surpassed by far, both in speed
and accuracy, by ours Our players
seemed to seek revenge for what
Nebraska had done to them, and they
got it. A shut out for Cornell and .
scores for Luther was the final result
| While leaving the diamond Monday,
the crowd was counting the 10 scores
made for Luther, and although, when
''you ask what land 1 love the best,
Iowa tits Iowa. it was forced to stop
at 5, while counting the S. U. l.
score, Another shutout might have
been added to Luther's annals, if our
pitchers had not been SO generous at
the beginning as to start them off an
a few walks, giving them scores in
the first inning, and in the third,
which Melted them 8. They could
hardly be said to have an earned run.
This hard luck Of the pitcher, Mr..
Smelly, was undoubtedly due to the 40
mile drive from Rushford on the
previous day; but after getting warm
ed up, he pitched ball all the time,
making them feel satisfied with the
scores given them. s. u. L had to
put in four pitchers before the game
was over, and neither one of them
could keep our sluggers from making
one, two or three base hits. Our boys
showed their appreciation by punch
inng the ball for 10 hits, which record
can hardly be surpassed by any
team. A big crowd was in attend
ance and everybody seemed we'll
satisfied with the easiness with which
our boys handled the UniversitySteam.
The concert trip to Rushford and
Bratsberg was greatly enjoyed by the
participants. Nice weather would
certainly have been preferable, but
the roads not being very heavy and no
rain falling while on the way, made
the trip by far more pleasant than
anticipated. Good rigs were furnish
ed by Clark and Volding, whom the
boys wish to recommend for square
treatment. Their genialty will long
be remembered. A concert was given
at the Nelson opera house in Rushford
Saturday evening, and in spite of the
raw and cold weather the house could
have seated but few more. At 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon an open air
concert was given at the parsonage in
Batsberg, where an immense crowd
was gathered to hear the famous
Luther College Band. That the boys
were most royalty entertained, by the
respective families with which they
staid, is plainly manifested by all
eulogies used in relating about the
trip. 1 know that voice the general
sentiment by extending our most
hearty thanks and appreciation to the
readers of the Publ ic Opinion,
who reside in and about Rushford, for
the hospitability shown us. Great
honors are also due the Magelson
Bros. for their excellent work in
making the trip possibility and
successful. No objection to similar
trip in the immediate future would be
raised by the boys