Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-17
WON Bo1H BALL GAMES

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Brainerd by Is to a
In the two games of the double
header which was played at the local
baseball grounds Sunday afternoon
TIE Little Falls teams came out
victorious. The first game, which
was that between the Record
Breakers and the Pierz teams, was
commenced at 80 p. M, and proved
to be a very interesting and fast game,
ana few indeed were the runs brought
in. No more than three up to bat
was needed up to the last half of the
third inning to put either side out,
nevertheless a neat little double play
was pulled off by the locals In the
second inning, when Gravel made a
fine stop. Of A. >Rathburn's drive and
the ball was sent flying to Hall and
then to Blllstein, putting out Jesse
Lee on Second and Rathburn on First
In the last Of the Third inning
Billstein went First on a neat single,
stole Second, then went Third on a
wild throw to Second, and scored the
first run on another wild throw to
Third, The next three men up were
easily handled by the Pierz players,
and no. scoring was again made until
the fifth inning when Wagner tied the
local teams score for PierZ. In the
first of the sixth inning Valentine for
the locals gobbled a sensational one
out in left field by A. Rahburn. The
ball was still travelling some when
Valentine jumped for it with one
hand; the ball struck his m1tt and
bounded about foot in the air, but
he managed to see that it fell back in
his hand again, and therefore the
game was saved, this being the last
man out. A couple of men died on
bases. From this time to the last of
the NTH inning it was a question
whether the game would not have to
20 to ten or more innings; but the
locals filled the bases on the Pierz ball
tossers in the last of the ninth inning,
and then Valentine negotiated two
Dagger, sending in Kerick with the
winning score, and Hall across home
plate for good measure. Game ended
3 to / in favor of the Record Breakers.
The Ramblers then trotted out to
their positions and the game with the
North Star team of Brainerd was com
menced.
Lyons, Schepkard and Looms, the
first three men of the visiting team,
filled the bases on Wetzel, and the
three scored on a slam by Jacobs.
The ball is said to have been plainly a
foul but it was called fair by the
umpire and no kick was made
Jacobs was caught on Third, Davidson
went out to Diedrich on a liner, and
Sundberg was easily handled by the
out field, and the locals came in for
their bats. Fortler lead with a single,
Diedrlch followed with one that was
easily three Dagger over center field,
scoring Fortier, but he himself
stopped on Second. Newman also
found Davidson's twisters, Diedrich
coming home, and the other through
a series of errors, finally found himself
safely on third. Stoll manipulated a
single, and both Newman and Stol]
crossed the home plate on Kingen's
two base hit. Batters was kept from
seeing first, and Lauerman went out
on a foul. Brick was next up and he
secured single, scoring Kingen. In
the third inning the locals managed to
score three more runs, kingen, Brick
and WetZel trotting in the runs.
Lauerman and Diedirch famed in
this inning and Batters was put out
on First. The Brainerd boys
attempted to bring in runs from then
on but were not successful until the
seventh when Wilson got to first on
balls, stole second and came home on
a single by Ausdahl, who subsequently
made second. Lyons went out tc
Diedrich on foul, and Sheppard
famed, putting the side out, as
Barron, the first man up, had beer
nut out on first. Brainerd never had
the ghost of q show of scoring after
this, as during the next two innings
only three men at the bat was
necessary to put the side out. In the
fourth inning Newman went to first
on balls; Stoll knocked dinky one
and reached first, but Newman went
out on second. Stoll stole second
Kingen's rap was easily handled b,
the Visitors; Batters secured single
and Stoll and Batters scored OF
Lauerman's three-base hit Brlcl
failed to beat the ball to first and NJ
more scores were brought in in thi
inning. The fifth and sixth inning
are noteworthy for the many error
made by the North Stars. Forte
went clear around to third on tn
strength of errors in the fifth, but wa
caught on home. It was in this in
ming that change was made in tn
line up of the visiting team; Davidson
went to right field, Jacobs to frs
and Sheppard stepped in the pitcher
box. He passed both Diedrich ant
Newman; Stoll helped to fill the bases
and Diedrich and Newman came HON
on two-bagger by Kingen. Wetze
had been put out at first, and nov
Batters failed to reach the bag safely
putting the side out In the sixth
Iauerman and Brick went out OF
first; Wetzel made first and then t.
sscond on an error; Fortier- secured
hit, scoring Wetzel, and made hom