The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
| GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED HERE
Eighteen Innings Without a Score and
then Kramer Saved the Day.

IlgntCcn Innings WttHOut oCUtC diiu
then Kramer Saved the Day.
Redwood Falls has had a touch of
/ the base ball fever for the last few
days which bids fair to spread into
severe epidemic throughout the city
and country before cold weather kills
the germs. H. j. Christie Of Cot
tonwood, with his organization of
base ball fiends, are held response
BILE for inoculating the Pv Lands of
local fame with the germ at Wood
Lake and by them carried to this
city where it was thinly spread and
almost killed out when Christie with
his bunch came right into our midst
last Saturday and saturated our
whole city until at present the
very air was permeated with it.
Wait minute! 1t all refers to the
series Of base ball games held be-
tween the Cottonwood team and the
Pv Lands of local fame on local
grounds.
Saturday evening the first game
was called otter the visitors arrived
at els in the evening at Lakeview,
with Kramer and Foss doing the
trap work for the locals and Kelly
and Houber of Des Moines, now
with Cottonwood. for the visitors.
In this game there were seven men
behind Kramer, one with a big NIT
in front, so they allowed Mr. Cristie
to bond his team with nothing to
talk about, while our boys handed
their manager, Mr.. Peavey, six
loaves and no fishes, and the game
was to 0 in our favor.
The Lyon county delegation did
not take kindly to this treatment
and consequently were somewhat
ruffed, thinking they deserved bet
ter recognition, so Sunday afternoon
took the boat for Lakeside Park and
this time they received the loaves-
and we, nothing.
And Monday. We get excited to
think about it. Manager Christie,
some time during the night, imported
some assistance from the east and
then went right out on the ground
on that beautiful day and deliberate
uncorked the culture tube" and
the Pv Lands, thinking themselves
immune, went right up to it and
took full Whit. 1t seemed inspir-
ing. Dutch" was on the mound,
knowing full we'll that it was his
day and his weather, so Peavey took
the rest of his bunch behind the IL
lac bushes and convinced them that
he would stand for nothing but the
right support. Well the game start
ed, then it continued and then went
on. No score on either side and the
ninth inning finished. 1t went to
the fifteenth and everything looked
: 900 0 0, but Senator Clague,
John Cooper and few more got
hungry and started for town, and
: Dutch" and Polly" floss by
name) thought the crowd was de-
serting so they stung nine balls over
the plate and retired three batters
which convinced the rooters that the
battery still had lots of smoke so
they staid.
The game continued for two more
innings, when Jos. Tyson couldn' t
stand it longer, so strong was his
sympathy for the players, that he
suggested to Pv and Christie that
1.-The game be continued until to-
morrow" Christie lit another CT
| gar and Hugh grinned. The next
, inning, the 18th, Cottonwood tagged
and got nothing. We came to bat.
Kroner hinged and was out. The
next batter gracefully retired. and
. it looked like nights job. Young
Gagnon was up and dropped one
over second and stole the base. Nc
Kay got to first somehow, and Kra-
mer chow musical that name) was
! at bat. The imp said. two strikes,
and Mike Strengthened up. Two
men out, two strikes, two men on
bases after more than two honrs of
play with no score. The pitcher
lined the ball over and when last seen
it was high over the right fence.
Mike had hit home run and won
the game for Pv Lands.