Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04
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Local Ball Tsam Dsfsat.
Royalton Hers and on
Thslr Home Grounds
The Little Falls Gold Dusts captured
two straight games from tue Royalton
aggregation on Sunday and Monday,
May 80 and 81. IN two Of the prettlest
games witnessed this season. being
even better games than the game
with ST. Cloud the previous Sunday. 8
The locals shut out the visitors,
to Q. N the first game, which was
played on the local diamond at
Athletic park. This game was com.
menced st exactly p. M, and Roy
alton was given seven innings at bat,
after which the game was called on
account OF rain.
Lange and Batters were the battery
for the locals, and did great work,
pulling out Of a tight place in the
sixth inning, when. with three men
on bases and no men out, they pulled
off double play, LANCE to -Batters to
Collins, retiring Newman at the home
plate and Hayes on the initial bag.
and the next up was retired.
The first three men at bat for the
visitors in the first inning were each
retired on the first ball thrown to
them, all being handled by the IN
field.
The locals scored in the third and
sixth innings.
With one man out in the third,
,Diedrich connected for one base hit,
stole second, Wetzel flew out to center
field, and Diedrich scored on single
IN the right field by Newman. Collins,
next up, was unable to beat it to
first.
With two men out In the sixth inn
ing, Lange connected for single
in the center garden, was advanced to
second on B. McDougals error of the
ball batted by Batters, pulled off a
double steal with Batters, and scored
when Bell failed to stop Lauerman's
grass: cutter tc short. Fortier flew out
to second baseman, and side was
retired.
After the game was called off the
fans at the bleachers secured shelter
either IN or under the grand stand
until the downpour had sufficiently
subsidized to start for home.
The second game of the series was
played on the Royalton grounds and
over $50 fans from this city ac-.
companled the team to the down
river village, and saw the Gold Dusts
win that game by the score of 5 to 2.
The two teams had about the same
strength in rooters except that Little
Falls had the band, a combination
that temporarily worked havoc with
the down-rlver twlrler in tho second
inning, when he went up in the air
and the Gold Dusts secured their first
three runs on four bases on balls,
single, a two-bagger and wild
pitched ball, Kidder, P. Newman and
Lauerman scoring. Stoll flew out to
the pitcher, and Fortier and Collins
struck out. The boys scored their
other two runs IN the fifth and seventh
innings. Wetzel took his base OF,
balls, stole second, went third on a
wild pitched ball, and scored on
Kidder's single IN the left garden.
LANCE and. Collins mad ia the mean
time struck out, and the side was then
retired when Newman failed to beat it
out to first.
In the seventh inning Dledrlcn
secured a two-bagger IN: the center
garden, was advanced to third on
Wetzel's single, and scored when
Catcher Newman failed to stop a bad
third strike on Collins. LANCE had
been struck out in the meantime.
Wetzel was then caught stealing third
according to decision of the umpire,
and Kldder struck out.
Royalton scored in the first and
sixth innings.
Murphy took first on balls and
scored on a two. Dagger by Newman,
who when the play ended WAS
perched on the third station. New
man attempted to score on a batted
ground ball to Wetzel but was caught
on the home plate. Doty was hit by
pitched ball, but was forced out on
McDougal's ball to Fortler, who tossed
the ball to Wetzel who covered the
second base. Wetzel did a stunt in
this inning that brought great
cheering from the Little Falls rooters.
With two men on bases and two meu
out McGonagle sent an intield fly soar.
ing, Newman got under 1t but it
bounced from his hand, Wetzel was
backing him close, however, and
caught 1t before 1t could reach the
ground, putting the man out and
preventing at least one sure run. In
the seventh inning Murphy sent one
in the left garden for a single, was
sacrificed to the second station by
NaWman sfn1a third oud Iook - -,
to home, according to the umpire g
decision. Newman frightened up, how
ever, and no more scoring occurred
He pitched a good game throughout.
The game was remarkable for the
wonderful support given the pitcher
by both the infield and the outfield of
the team.
May 80 game:
Roya1ton- ABB RH PO "A E
Newman, G. 8 o = d
Bell, g.. 8. 2 0 O. 2 O 3
j. McDouggal. p. 8 o o 4 O
I. Hayes, Id. 2 o O. z. O. @