Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-31
TWO STRfNUOUSGAMES.
Locals Lose and Win in
Games With PIymouthsl
. Of Minneapolis

The local base ball grounds was the
scene of two of the fastest games
played here this season on Saturday
and Sunday. when the locals played the
Plymouth Clothing House team OF
Minneapolis, and were defeated in
Saturdays game by score OF to l.
but captured Sundays game by the
score of to 5.
But for the many costly errors MADE
nv the locals in the first game they
would have undoubtedly shut out
the Plymouths, as the latter team
did not get one earned run, whereas
the LOCALS lone run was one OF the
hardest earned runs that has been seen
here for some time past. with Two
men out and no man on bases In tne
last of the ninth inning, Ringer nego-
tia1ed wo-bagger. Lauerman FOL
lowed suit, and scored k1ngen, MN
self getting to second. Lauerman
then made third, but did not get
chance to score as Wetzel went out,
n,1tting the side out and ending the
came. Kumm for the Plymouths
Struck out nine men, and Newmen for
the locals struck out six.
little Falls had its first chance to
score in the third inning, when Stol!,
who was the first man up, got hit
over third base, was advanced to sec
ond IN Kidder's bunt and went third
o1 an error Brick famed, Ston was
canpht short on third by short one
fro,n Red Hill and Fortier failed to
heat it. ont to first. The locals came
near scoring again in the seventh in
ming when Deidrich went arst on pal1s
and then stole second ana th1rd.
There he died however, as klngen
went out on a low fly to Mccarthy
Larueman out on intield ny to humm'
and Wetzel struck out.
The Plymouths brought in their four
runs in the fifth inning. Mccarthy,
the first man up, failed to beat it to
first, Wasting took first on balls, and
then stole second G. Hill advanced
him to third; Kumm also managed to
reach first. Wasting brought in the
first run on pass ball. Jennings
then beat it out to first. kumm
started in on another error, which
was one of series which were very
costly as runs were brought in by the
P)vmonths which made them a total
oY i Deinen then made tirs5 and stole
second, but no more scored as "Red ,
Hin went out on a fly to Kingen and
Pvan went out on first, retiring the
side,
In Sundays game which was very
largely attended, the locals played all
around the Plymouths. Their pitcher,
Mccarthy, proved SO easy to the locals
tha1 in the fifth inning the manager
If the Plymouth team found 1T
necessary to put Kumm i'll his place,
although the latter had pitched the
aay before. Wetzel did the twilling
for the locals in this game, Roth
nlayed short in place Of Brick and
Neuman played right field: Jennings,
the first man up, went to first on balls,
Poison negotiated single, but Jen-
nings was caught on second. Red -
Iill went out on an infield fly to
Wetzel. but Ryan and Deinen both
reached first safe, and Poison scored
the first run on pass ball. Wasslng
vent ont on a fly to Wetzel, retiring
the side. The locals were unable to
Get bevond second in their half OF
fhe first inning. The visitors brought
in another run in the second inning,
when G.. Hill manipulated himself to
second on one GlldI AO 1ooo 80 '
crowd, then to third and scoring on
another pass ball. Mccarthy could
not beat the ball to first and Jennings
went out on a fly to Fortler. me
Plymouths did no more scoring until
the seventh inning. In the meantime
Little Falls brought in four runs.
Stoll batted first in the second inning
for the locals, but was put out on
first. Deidrich, however, landed the
ball for two-bagger, went to thlro
on sacrifice by Newman, and then
scored on a pass ball. Batters went
out on first Wetzel started the tire
works in the third inning. by making
connections for a two-bagger, but
when he stole third the umpire calico
him out although he was clearly safe
Fortier got to first and went to seconc
on Kingen's sacrifice. Lauerman anc
Roth, the next two men up, secured
each a two-bagger, scoring Fortlel
and Lauerlnan. Stoll was unable tt
make first, making three men out
Deidrick scored again for the locals IL
the fourth inning. He went first OF
balls, was advanced to second b.
Newman, to third by Batter's bunt
Wetzel went out on foul fly t.
Red Hill. Deldrich scored OF
Fortier's sacrifice. Kingin hit tn
sphere to center field, where it wa
easily handled by Johnson. Littl
Falls did not score utter this unit
the eighth inning. Tie visitors wok
UP IN the seventh inning and secure
another run Deinen went out on
fly to center field, Wassing got first 0
an error by Batters aud stole second
He advanced to third II ~ sacrifice b
Johnson, and scored IN an error. G
Hill went out on first. The Plymouth
tied the locals score i'll the eight
inning, when Jennings pounded OF
one that was taken for d foul, br
which was called fair, and toure
clear around to third, cutting five. fet
at first and about ten feet at seconC
The umpire did not see this S
the runner was allowed to remain Q
third. He then came in on a sacirtie
by Poison. "Red'' Hill ploughe
the ground to first, and Ryan we1
out on low fly to Fortier. Kumn
who had batted first went out
Newman. This made the score tt