The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-11
NORTH DAKOTA WAS.
SLAUGHTERED BY
GOPHERS
Flickertails Got Ratified in
Game Friday Afternoon
Was a Big Score.

Minnesota II. North Dakota 2.
While defeat was not unexpected,
a slaughter was not looked for. But
that is the form that Friday after
Moons game at the university base
ball lot took along about the second
inning, and for the next seven in
nings It was the same old story. The
way the Minnesotans travelled the
paths wasn't little bit slow. They
just walked around, some times ran
down and rolled around the bases.
To overlook the work of the Flick
ertails yesterday would be criminal.
1t was simply awful, and at times,
awfly simple. Either the boys were
thinking about their lessons to come,
rectting to themselves passages from
ancient history, or else they were
still stiff and sore from shoveling
snow of the walks last winter. One
thing is certain, they didn't play ball,
with the exception of very rare in
tervals.
Everything started out calm and
serene. It was indeed the. calm be-
fore the storm" Some 500 or 900 base
ball fans lounged around the bleach
ers when the Gopher squad made a
flying start from their bench for the
field, dividing up gracefully and dis
tributing themselves about the lot.
Big Marshall. of football fame, was
on the first corner to the right Of the
pan. He was near the bleachers,
and during the next two hours, was
right pert about getting around the
base. Caldwell, a former Northern
Lacquer, who played with Grand Forks
two years ago, stopped at the short
field. staying there more or less dur
ing the game.
Then Commy came to bat. About
the third ball over the pan met the
bat, and didn't stop until 'Chick" was
on second, chatting with Kisting.
Brennan came to bat next. and nego-
tfated with curve for one base.
Matters looked real bright about this
time. McGauvren came next, and
famed. Duggan made hit, bring
ing Commy home. Kyllo was an easy
out, grounding to Dretchko, who
tossed the ball to Marshall. O'Keefe
hardly got a start, Kisting catching
him out on short pop up, and the
inning was over.
North Dakota got its other score
in the fourth inning. After Brannon
had famed, Kyllo got life on an error
by Kisting. O'Keefe hit the ball for
base. while an error of Caldwell's
brought Kyllo home and placed Netch-
er on first. Boise and Conmy were
easy outs.
Poultry produce was the only thing
the Dakotans got during the other
seven times at bat. While in one or
two innings matter looked pretty
good, poor base running resulted in
no count.
The Gophers started in early. With
Caldwell at first on Duggan's error
McRae got single. Marshall. fol-
lowed. dumping three base hit over
into center. while his team mates
checked in at the pan. The next two
up were easy outs on flies.
OF the second inning little is being
said. and in polite society circles, no
mention is made of It whatever. Suf-
flee to say that two errors by Boise,
two by Netcher, one by Duggan and
a batter hit by pitched ball resulted
in five Minnesotans being counted in.
The soft music was then turned on,
and the curtain drawn on this heart
rending scene.
In the third, the Gophers satisfied
themselves by making one run. Gran
gard, hit by pitched ball. stole sec
ond and was let in on an error by
Netcher.
The fourth inning was another bad
one for North Dakota. Caldwell got
life on an error by Conmy, McRae
was an easy out and then came Mar