Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-19
LUTHER DOWNS ST. OLAF
Naeseth, the Great, Pitches His Sec.
Ond NO-Hit, No-Run Game
of the Season.


feated st. Olaf at Mortified. Mimi
Score 10. The day was clear and
beautiful and a great number of peo.
pie assembled on the st. Olaf cam
pus for the program in the morning.
In the afternoon a surprise was
sprung in the form of balloon as
cension, rosy-checked youth, an
swering to the name of Tetlie, being
the aeronaut extraordinary with
Gunderson as his associate, while
various other members of the st
Olaf team came in as first class
passengers. But that was not all:
in fact, that was very immaterial.
There was a happy-looking individu-
al on the mound for Luther, who,
1t is claimed, is some pitcher-cog-
nomen Naeseth. Some time ago this
season he pitched a no-hit, no-run
game against Nebraska University.
Later he let Minnesota down with
two hits and on Monday duplicated
his stunt of a shut-out no-hit game
by allowing only two st. Olaf players
to reach first base, one on a dead
ball, and the other on an error.
Naeseth's control was, with excep-
ton of one dead ball, excellent at
every stage of the game. Fifteen
times did Umpire Dodge's familiar
yell of three strikes" cause heart
aches to the st. Olaf fans. In the
interim between Naeseth's demon
stration, his team mates were busy
welding their clubs, gathering in all.
nine safeties of Tetlie's delivery. In
the first four innings no scores were
made on either side. Luther did,
however, have men on bases each
inning with the exception of the
fourth, and it soon became evident
that it was only a question of time
when they should win out. In the
fifth Peterson got a life on an error
by Rovelstad, went from first to
third when Kolhie made wild
throw of Storaasli's grounder. and
scored a moment after on a passed
ball. Storaasli had in the meantime
pilfered second and scored on Sor-
liens single to right.
In the sixth, Naeseth hunted safely
and was sacrificed to third by J.
Hanson and Williams. 1t was then
that Tetlie scared off into the
region. He passed Nygaard
and Estenson, and then wounded
Pete" with shot at his Stats. fore
ing Naeseth in. At this juncture
Gunderson broke into the game with
a muff on Storaasli's pop-up, N.Y.
gard scoring. The next man was
out at first.
In the seventh another tally was
added on a dead ball and singles by
Hanson and Williams. Naeseth
started the ninth with a two-bagger
to left. Hanson famed, but Tetlie
Williams in the ribs. A
hit and run stunt was now to be
worked, bat at the last moment
'Nyg" went back on his comrades.
and failed to connect with the ball.
being caught between bases
nnally managed to get back to Sec
ond. Not so with Williams, he was
caught between first and second.
Now a three-cOrnered farce between
Williams, Rovelstad and Gunderson
was enacted and while Bill" was
keeping the others busy Naeseth
the plate, Williams perching
On second. Two errors by Gunder-
son brought Williams home with |
Luther's last score. Two more
should have been added, Estenson
and Peterson both doubling, but |
both Nygaard and Estenson cut third |
base, being called out for their in
discretion.
Tetlie was the only man on the st. |
Olaf team to hit to the outfield and |
lis fly was an easy one. With rare
exceptions, they all went out via
he air route. In the ninth inning
some of the fans thought they would
lave at least one score, and crowded
n close to the side lines, talking
gently to Naeseth all the time. The
'atters had also discovered a way
II connecting with his drops, SO lhcy
bought. by triking IL or IA inches
lnder the place where they expected
he ball TO come. But Naeseth only
miled, and "Englished" the ball on
he other side; causing the next
hree st. Olaf experts to scratch
most woefully. Thus ended one of
he best games on Luther's schedule
his year, and game which was
advertised as "the rubber"
Following is the summary:
ALB. r. H.P.O. A. E.
'toraasli, 2b.. IS / 0 2 O oil
'orlien, S.. ....5 0 1 o L oil
J. Hanson, c...5 0 l. Is 0 oil