Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-05
CRESCO DEBORAH 0.

and DecOrah was defeated In one OF
the snappiest and fastest base ball
games ever seen on the local diamond.
Both teams were on their mettle
throughout, and Decorah's defeat was
attributed only to the fact that they
weakened a trifie from the alright
game they had played throughout in
the eighth inning. Paley and Monroe
were umpires. while Scarry and Rod
safer were the battery for DEBORAH
and Waldren, a new find and good
one. and Burke did the fine work for
Cresco. Scarry pitched splendid
game. shutting Cresco out without
a hit until the eighth inning. Three
times DEBORAH had three men on bases
and good hitters up, but Waldren
pulled his team out of the hole each
time nicely.
Holmes was the first man up for
Cresco and was given his base on
balls, Forsythe famed, Sanders went
out on an in-feld fly and Cratsmeyer
on fly to Miller. Rogue for DEBORAH
went out on fly to right field. Rod
safer made nice hit past third, but
Bidne's grouuder to short caught
Rodsater at second and Bidne at first,
in neat double play.
In the second inning Malange was
thrown out at first on grounder to
Carpenter, Burke out on foul and
Paley famed. Miller for DEBORAH was
walked, Carpenter got to first on 3
bnnt and so did Green; Nesbit famed,
johnson smashed the ball into the
pitcher hands and he caught Miller
at the home plate, while the side was
retired by Scarry's fly to left field.
In the third Dunlap was nipped at
first by a grounder to Carpenter.
Waldren famed and Holmes went out
on grounder to Rogue. Rogue went
out on fly TO Forsythe, Rodsater
made nice hit to left field, and
Bidne followed suit, while Miller
walked, and the bases were full. Then
Rodsater was caught sliding home,
and Carpenter famed.
Forsythe started the fourth with a
hot one to Scarry who gobbled him at
first, Sanders famed, Cratsmeyer
walked and Malange went out on a fly
to first. DEBORAH went out in one
two-three order, by Green's grounder
to first, Nesbit's fly to center field and
Johnson's fan.
In the fifth Burke was caught at
first on grounder to johnson, Paley
on bingle to Scarry, while Dunlap
was safe on hit to Johnson and bad
throw to first, but Waldren famed
again. Scarry for DEBORAH was nab.
bed at first on a grounder to Waldren,
Rogue walked, but tile crowd drove
him off on a steal to second and he
was caught there by fast work; Rod
safer walked. but was caught at Sec
ond on Bidne's drive into Forsythe's
hands.
Holmes opened the sixth by a hy
which Scarry gathered in, Forsythe
walked, and Sanders knocked a fly to
johnson. which he dropped, but
caught Forsythe at second, and
Cratsmeyer finished it by fly to
Green. Miller's grounder to Forsythe
caught him at first, Carpenter fol-
lowed with grounder to first, and
Green's fly was corralled by Ducky
Holmes.
/ There wasn't much to Cresco' S
seventh either Malange put the ball
at Nesbit's feet. Burke handed it into
! the pitchers hands. Paley walked,
and Dunlap drove very long fly into
Bidne's big paws. DEBORAH again
missed her opportunity in this in
ming. Miller made nice hit past
third, Johnson went out on fly til
to Sanders, while Scarry was STRUCK
with the ball. Rogue walked, and the
bases were full. Then those two
champion hitters, Rodsater and Bid
ne, went out on a fly to second and
fan.
In the eighth they did it to us
Waldren planked long hit to lef
field, while Holmes reached first on
hit through second, stealing secont
nicely; Forsythe went out on ID.
and Holmes was nabbed getting bacl
to second Sanders put hot grounde
to left field. which brought II
Waldren; Cratsmeyer walked, ant
Malange followed with bingle
which was thrown to first but wen
through his fingers, and while it wa
lost in the grass Sanders came in
These were the only scores made Il
the game. Burke went out on q.
to center field. Nesbit was up for DE