The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-23
McCleary's Curves Puzzled
Saints Most Awfully.
TANNED OUT SEVENTEEN OF EN-
An Exciting Battle on the SibIey Park
Diamond Is Watched BY Two
Thousand People.

Minnesota baseball championship con-
test between Mankato and st. Peter
was witnessed by about 1000 people
The raised seats of the A. S. Lewis
tent show were procured and seated
800 people, and $40 chairs were pro-
vided. Besides this, hundreds of people
watched the game from carriages and
automobiles, or sat on the ground or
stood throughout the game.
st. Peter people estimated that per-
haps $50 people from there were on
the grounds. The noon train brought
half of that number, and the morn
ing train some more, while number
came by team. A large number came
from Lake Crystal, and some from
Winnebago and other points. All of
the conveyances in the city were
brought into use to transport the
crowd.
The Twentieth Century band fur
nished music before the game opened.
Committees at the gates collected from
those who were willing to pay for see
inc the game, and not many refused.
No effort was made to collect from
children.
Ball Park Needed.
This game demonstrates the need
for a place where an admission Zee
can be collected from all, and where
a grand stand can be erected. If the
fair association management would fix
its diamond so that the inside fence
of the race track could be removed
when there ar games, and the catcher
stand i'm front of the grand stand, 1t
could make nice thing of OF the
Games. If the association is not going
To better its base ball accommodations,
then the grand stand at Sibiey park
ouobt to be moved to the base ball
diamond and placed where 1t would
accommodate the people. AT present
il accommodates no one, and Is a use
lass axnense. The race track has been
abandoned and is grown up to weeds.
The Batting Order.
Roth teams were in fine form when
the game opened with Frank f. Force,
sporting editor of The Minneapolis
Tribune. umpire The following was
the batting order:
.Mankato: Giblin, SIS; Krost, CT; U.s.
GOOD. 3b; Plymat, IF; H. Rabe, G;
McCollum, ID; Nicholson, If; w. Rabe'
2b: McCleary, p.
st. Peter: Swensk, SIS; Pettijohn,
Oh. Cheltz. c: Hughes, rf; Nutter, 10;
Kermatt. cf; Bartos, p; Warner, If;
Wolff, 2b.
For the first time, the renowned
NcClearv of >Faribault pitched with
the Mankato team, and Rabe had no
difficulty in catching off of him. His
twirIs and curves fooled the st. Petef
hatters. and he struck out fifteen OF
them. On the other hand, Bartos, the
st. Peter pitcher, struck out put
eight.
The game was not altogether one
of pitchers, for some good support was
Given to both. While there were sew
eral poor plays and one or two eyre
oious errors, the game as whole was
well played by both teams, and Man
kato and st. Peter both have reason
70 fell proud of their aggregations.
ST. Peter Opens Game.
The came opened with st. Peter at
hat The first two up, Swensk and
pettiiohn, failed to find McCleary, but
Cheltz succeeded in getting as far as
Sooond base. where he died when
Hughes flew into McCollums mtts.
Mankato Scores Two.
Napkato started their batting prog
ress with a triumphant display that
brought them in two scores. oioiii
was first to bat and lined one down
the third base way, but when fetti'
John undertook to stop it, it popped
up. and Giblin got safely to first, ana
soon was to second. Krost fouied
into Cheltz's waiting hands, but Us
GOOD sent fine two Dagger down past
first base, and let Giblin in. PlymaI
flew out to third, but Osgood haa
worked around to third, and scored
when McCollum sent the sphere TO-
ward third. whose throw to first was
missed by Nutter McCollum got no
further than first. for Nicholson struck
out.
McCleary's Fine Work.
The second inning opened with Nut
ter at bat, and he sent the ball TO
third, and was put out at first. her-
matt and Bartos quickly famed out.
Will Rabe took the bat for Mankato
and lined the ball down the field for a
first base. McCleary hit liner that
popped up when the st. Peter second
base tried to freeze onto it, and made
first safely, while Rabe gained second.
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