The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-05-21

From Mondays Daily.
| ST. Peter, Mimi, Nav 17-Nine
youths from st. Paul narrowly escaped
being arrested for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses here Sunday after
noon. Calling themselves the Omaha
team, and representing themselves as
ball players they came to ST. Peter
collected their expenses and were shut
out 6 to O.
Only twenty nine st. Paul players
faced pitcher Hughes, he striking out
seventeen and letting them down with
out hit. O'Neill twirled a good game
for the visitors but received no sup
port. Batteries: ST. Peter, Hughes and
Hughes; st. Paul. O'NeilI and Olson
Defeat for Sleepy Eye
Springfield, May l6.-SpringfeId de-
feated the strong Sleepy Eye team
here today by score of 7 to 2.
Lefty Marsh was touched up rather
lively by the Springfield batters in the
sixth inning when six runs were
scored. Smith of Springfield pitched a
beautiful game, striking out thirteen
men. Batteries: Smith and Pietsch /;
Lefty" Marsh and Foil.
Rainbows Defeated Judson.
The Commercial Rainbows met and
defeated the fast Judson team on the
latter's ground Saturday afternoon,
with final score of % to ,. The
feature of the game was the work
of the Mighty" Englehart, who struck
out seventeen men and allowed but
one hit, and the wonderful work of
Shorty Conklin, who caught high
liner which looked to be three bag
ger. The Rainbows found the Jud-
son pitcher for seven hits The seventh
inning was a regular merry 90 round.
in which the Commercials found them
for evelen runs. The Rainbows' line up
was as follows: Somerfeld c.: EnoIe-
hart, p; Fenner, lst b.; Larson. End
b.; McBeth, S.. Conklin, b.; Lee,
IT,; Mittlestead. cf; Kabrud. If: Bias
sing. utility. Umpire, O'Connor. Time,
l:l5.
Won BY the Independents
Yesterday the Dukes Addition In
dependents crossed bats with the Min
neopa Giants at Minneopa The game
which was holly contested throughout
was won by the Independents by a
score of to s. Batteries: Krause
and Swanson for Independents; for
Minneopa, Lobby and Lobby. Krause
did some good pitching, striking out
sixteen men,
Stone Prairies victors.
The Second Stone Prairie baseball
team defeated the Hill Tops by score
of l3 to g. Batteries: Adolf hummer
and Ben Hoffman for the Prairie team
and Plice and about six different pitch
ers for Hill Tops. The feature of the
game was triple made by the Prairie
team.
The third Stone Prairie baseball de-
feated the Dukes Addition boys by a
score of % to T. Batteries: Fred
Swanson and Edward Wallstrom and
Hudson and Carlson.
Maroons at Redwood Falls.
The Mankato Maroons went to Red
wood Falls Saturday morning to play
three games with the team there The
first was played Saturday and resulted
In victory for the Maroons BY a
score of seven to one. The second one
yesterday, resulted in defeat for the
Maroons, by score of two to one
The third game was to be played today.
The Rapidan ball team defeated a
Mankato team yesterday by score of
nine to four.
Interscholastic High School Track Meet
At the interscholastic high school
track meet, which occurred at North.
field on Saturday, Hutchinson won first
Annandale second, and Faribault third
Faribault also won the relay cup. Sew
eral of the Mankato high school boys
did not 60 to Mortified, thinking that
the severe storm during the night
would necessitate the giving up of the
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