Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-28
Ar HARD GAME 10 LOSE

Locals Out.Play and Oul.
Hit St. Cloud--Real
Hard Luck
The "Gold Dusts' were defeated 5,
to y at Athletic park Sunday
afternoon, when they met the st.
hihitions OF baseball that has been
seen IN this city or st. Cloud for
some years past. The locals out.
classed the visitors IN every depart.
ment of the game, with the exception
of the center. field position in the
fourth inning, when Kidder, owing
healed, was unable to gather q drive
to his field which counted three base
hit and brought In two scores for the
visitors, but which could easily have
been fielded by Collins, who relieved
him. Luck played against the home
team to an exceptional degree in the
fourth inning; this was also the IN.
ming in which q number of close
decisions were made. Newman and
Rassier got to first and second on an
and second respectively on passed
ball. Lange was at Dat and sent
low one along the Third base line,
coming IN on it on the foul side of the
line and it fell into the diamond.
The umpire called it a fair ball and
struck by the ball, intead of calling 1t
- h1 ho0
to Third. Rassier and Lange were
sent back to Second and First
respectively. They negotiated double
steal; Batters got to First on a
fielder's choice, filling the bases on
Dickinson. Lauerman then drove one
to the rlght-held close to the
fence that looked as safe hit as any
that had been made, and all runners
attempted to score on 1T. Schroeder
saved his team by making an ex-
ceptional sprint and gathering 1t IN,
and the runners just had time to get
back>to their bases, with tn bases full
and two men out. FOrtler was next
up and famed. The last strike was
not caught but 1T fored Rassier out on
the home plate and ended the agony OF
the visitors. In the previous inning
Fortier, who attempted to score from
second on a grass. cutter that Diedrich
sent between shortstop and second
base, was declared out by the umpire
for Interfering with the shortstop who
was attempting to block the ball.
The ball had been in the meantime
thrown in by the center fielder to the
catcher, who dropped the bail as
Fortier slid over the home plate and
attempted to recover. it over the
runner so that when the umpire gave
his decision, most Of the fans and
rooters, as also number of the
players thought it referred to the play
on home base, and a large number
became quite sore at the Jump. 1t
must be said in fairness to the umpire
that he did his best to give the two
teams a square deal.
The locals received another mouth
full of ill.luck in the ninth inning,
when Fortler and Collins went out on
little pop.ups to the pitcher; Diedrich
and Wetzel secured safe hits, and with
D1edrich on Third. Newman sent a fly
into the center field which the player
handled in the same manner as he had
done the others previously.
All those who saw the game, includ
ing the st. Cloud rooters, agree that
by the playing of the two teams,
Little Falls should lave won.
st. Cloud scored three in the fourth
and two IN the seventh inning. In
the fourth, Kuhn was given first on
ball, Tufford went first on an infeld
hit, and the two scored on Prem q
three Dagger, which has previously
been described. Brick struck out.
Prem scored on Sakry's hit and the
latter was caught on second base.
Materna retired the side by striking
out. In the seventh, Sakry got to
first on a missed grounder to first,
advanced to second on single in the
left field by A1aterna Schroeder struck
out; Dickinson went out on grounder
to First; and Lacher scored Sakry
and Marerna on clean single in the
left field. Kuhn struck out, retiring
the side.
The ''Gold Dusts'' scored two in the
fifth and one in the seventh inning.
Collins made First on fumbled ball
by Brick and stole second. Diedrich
flew out to Lacher; Wetzel secured a
single and Collins attempted to score
from second base and was put out on
the home plate. Newman negotiated
one for first base, stole second and
Wetzel and he scored on a wild
pitch. The side was retired by Rassier
flying out to Lacher. In the seventh
Forth struck out, Collins singled, was
advanced to second on sacrifice by
Dledrlch and scored on a mutted
thrown ball to First, Wetzel being
safe on First on the same error.
Newman was given tirsst on balls, but
the side was retired on Rassier's fly