The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-07
MapletOn Boys a Little Slow
on the Diamond.
SCORE WAS SIX TO THREE
Four Hundred People Witness Game
That Was Pulled Off at Driv-
ing Park Yesterday.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mapleton's crack ball team went down
before the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION players, yesterday afternoon
The game was played before a large and
enthusiastic crowd 1t was close, fast
contest, lasting just one hour and TWEEN
| ty minutes. The score was to 3.
Gamer made a score for the visitors
in the first inning, batting out a pretty
three Dagger and coming in on high
throw over third by Krost, but that
was all for a long time. The home boys
warmed up to their work and the way
they took care of things that came their
way wasn't slow. Up to the eighth
inning Mapletan got only one man past
ing to steal third, the rest struck out
or lobbed up flies that were gathered
in by eager hands in the field. If the
home boys were to be held accountable
for all the bases they stole, there would
be some long sentences served on the
hill They didn't make run until the
third inning, then the fun began. Mick
elson got a single, made second on an
overthrow to first, stole third and was
let in by a pretty sacrifice bunt to-
ward first by Krost. Rabe got a high
single to left field, stole to second and
third and shambled over the plate on a
passed ball.
In the fifth Nicholson made first while
three of Mapleton's men were demon
strating their abilities as jugglers, Rabe
followed with clever bunt that con-
fused the reds. He got to second and
advanced Nicholson to third. Krost
hunted down third and while the visitors
were busy trying to put him out first,
the two other rushers came in. The ball
came to the plate too late Krost ran
to second, stole third while McCulIom
was waiting for something he could
catch ION the nose," and when he did
drive, Krost brought in one more, but
Chance was caught out at first. Muir
| ply lined on to third in the sixth that
took him to first. He was nearly nab
bed at second which he stole on long
| chance, and scored on two Dagger by
Mick. This finished the score, getting
| for the Y. M. G. A.
Mapleton succeeded in getting two
more in the eighth on errors, then set
tied down again to slumber. They pre-
sent good throwing and catching bat
terry, but they don't watch the base
runners enough. Mapleton's three pitch
ers struck out eight men and walked
one Giblin struck out ten and gave
no bases.
Murphy got a number of bouquets on
+oh lo do in, lof oil no nd
of long sprint for a fly, he had to
reach so far that he fell, rolled, shot up
his ARMAND the ball was right
"there" The popular Twentieth Cen
fury band furnished splendid music
throughout the game.
Albert Lea, Mimi, May 3l.-The AL
bert Lea ball players defeated the Wells
bunch in game here yesterday in
rather poor exhibition, as is shown by
the large score. The final figures were,
Albert Lea, IS; Wells, IA.
Hastings, Mimi, May 3l.-One of the
most interesting games of baseball
Wasser grounds between the Amateur
Athletic association of st. Paul and the
newly organized Hastings club, the st.
Paul boys winning by score 4 to 0.
lie Sueur, Mimi, May 3l.-The LIE
Sueur high school beat the Minneapolis
North side high on home grounds here
yesterday by score of to 5.
Renville, Mimi, May 3l.-Renville
high defeated Willmar high here yester.
day by score of 5 to 0. Smith
pitched great ball for Renville and had
fine support. Batteries; Smith and
Carlson; Keland and Grangaard.