Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-05-22
j. OFA. ALMA 5 GAME
The University of Michigan Base
Ball Nine Suffer Defeat
at the Hands Of
HARPER's CRACK BALL NINE
Whipple, u. of M. Pitcher in the Box
Not in II With AIma's
Duneans0n.

Coach Harper's crack ball team secured
the biggest scalp in the state, outside Of
the league teams. last Saturday afternoon,
when she defeated the University of Mich
igan i'll battle royal by the satisfactory
score of ! 10 I.
The city commenced TO fill with base
ball fans from all over the county early i'll
the forenoon and continued To come un-
til Alma presented a gala appearance.
Enthusiastics from Ithaca, ST. ohns,
St. Louis, and even as far as Lansing
came by rail, automobiles and carriages
until the hotels were filled.
The general belief was that Alma
would at least score on the University
nine, but very few entertained the idea
was on their way to Chicago and the boys
secured them for the day by guaranteeing
them SIS. They played Armour's Insti-
tute in Chicago on Monday. Arriving on
,he noon train they were met at the
depot and driven to the Wright House
where they were entertained while in
the city.
The crowd commenced 10 make for
Davis Field full hour before the sched-
uled time and kept pouring in until the
large grand stand was overhowing and
hundreds had TO stand or sit i'll their
autos or carriages. People who had not
been to ball game for years were there.
Notwithstanding the fact that II threat.
ened rain early in the morning and A
good stiff wind sprung up about noon,
fthe day was good and the diamond
fast The enthusiasm and cheering in
he grand stand was deafening and con.
tihued thrc nghout the game, the fans
applauding the good plays made by
either team.
Promptly at IFS the University nine
trotte1 onto the field for practice. They
showed much better form i'll their prac-
tice work than did Alma, but the home
the game when at last they did get down
to work. The game started promptly at
O'Clock with the visitors at the bat Ii
looked bad for Alma at the start as the
University put man around to second
who crossed home by the aid of a two
Dagger. Duncanson was steady. how
ever, and the VII .ors went down i'll one,
two, three order during the remainder ot
the game. The balloon went up in The
second when Alma by bunch of hits sc.
cured three scores. The climax of the
game came when Helmer made another
one OF his home runs. The hit was clear
and hard and driven into the extreme
right field. This as the last score made
during the gau.e. Whipple, the Univer
sity's crack pitcher, was hit often. but nc
change of pitchers was made throughou
the game.
1t was hard for the fans TO believe tha
Alma had really won the game. but wher
il was over and the teams started tC
trot off the ground the excitement wa,
intense. Hats were thrown in the air ant
the shouting continued until everyou,
was hoarse. The defeat suffered BY til,
University was the worst this year
They have been defeated once by II,
Bay City Central League team and tieC
once BY Williams College of Ohio. They
were over-conhdent throughout the frs
five innings, but began to sit up ant
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hit. Two different times they had two
men OH bases. but Duncanson snpert
pitching prevented the visitors iron
scoring. The fielding was also perfect
there not being a bad catch throughout
the game.