The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-15
IRON MOUNTAIN
SKINNED AGAIN
CRYSTAL FALLS TOOK THE BIG
GAME FROM HER RIVAL.
SPRUNG SURPRISE SATURDAY
Groih. the Chicago National League
Pitcher. Played ia the Game Under
the Name OF Clark.

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Crystal Falls and Iron Mountain
split even in the two games Of base
ball played AT the Mountain last
Saturday aud sunday but CRYSTAL Falls
got the long end Of the deal by win
ming Che big game Sunday with fat
gate receipt pot
These two games were, without a
doubt rbe hardest fought games tnat
.ae two toams have played since the
present contest commenced They
were "a long way from being idea,
games. as errors at critical moments
let in an Of the runs thar were made
on either side but the players fought
hard. the contest was even and every
one got their money worth ont OF
the games
/ Iron Mountain sprung ringer
| in Saturdays game in the person OF
I Groth. the Chicago National League
pitcher, now playing independent ball
at Port Washington The experiment
WAS costly one to the Mountain peo-
pie and il is not likely that IL Will be
repeated.
Groth pitched great game of ball
and while the local bunch secured five
hits of his delivery. yet he kept the
4 hits so scattered that they counted bnt
little. Braced up by the strong man
in the box. Iron Mountain played a
fine fielding game. Very few errors
were made and what ones were in evi-
dence didn' cost anything
Crystal Falls played fine game also
int the two errors that they made
were responsible for the runs tnat
came In. Bies was on the slab and he
never did better stunt than on
Saturday. So effective was he that
but one lonely hit was all that Iron
Mountain got 10 her credit In fact.
he pitcned such remarkably good
game that Groth complimented him
upon his work in words OF high
praise In the field the boys fought
hard against luck. Brilliant stunts
were performed 10y all Melchoir went
a rod MP in the air and pulled down
high throw from Nicholi from away
out in the field Nicholi had made a
wonderful running catch and shot the
ball 70 the first bag like nm arrow but
a little hIgh Meichoir then did his
work and did II we'll
The score of the game by innings is
as follows
t2845G1s
Iron Mountain 021 600 90 %
Crystal Falls 000.00. 90 o o 0
TIE SUNDAY game was a hummer
About 300 people assembled the
largest crowd that has yet been handl
fed in Athletic park. to witness the
contest
The game started of with "A row
Saturday evening Manager Watson
informed the Iron Mountain manage
ment that there was considerable dis
satisfaction with the work of Chap
pelle on Saturday and that the Crystal
Falls management and players insisted
upon two umpires for the following
day or there would be no game There
was considerable discussion and no
direct understanding at the first con-
ference but Immediately afterwards
Mr. Watson went 60 Manager MILL
man ot thu Iron Mountain club and
told him that be- must have an under
standing for II two umpires were not
conceded the Crystal Falls elnb would
go home Nlimau thea aud there
.asrae1 ID tae proposition aud omised
Nr Wan tha $3.50 aNltlres Wnul3
le allowed ana the CRYSTAL FR.is
management Immediately took steps
% secure au outside man but one
canld MOT be had and Ike Oswald was
chosen in tho emergency When play
was called the Iron Mountain manage
meut went back upou their word and
refused 10 allow two umpires % OH
ciate. There was long wrangle and
peorle were about to leave the grounds
when Iron Mountain people agreed 70
a proposition like this ''start the
game with one umpire and II there
is any kick you may have two. - Tn.
der this arrangement Chappelle was
very careful not 20 make any raw
decisions and the game went through
without kick
Miller was In the box for Iron Noun
tain and he certainly pitched An ex-
cellent article of ball His work was
fully as good ~ that q Groth's the
prevlous day a. far a. keeping the
locals from hitting only four scatter