The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
Storm Wrecks the Grandstan nd.

Storm Wrecks the Grandstand.
The second ball game between Nor
folk and Valentine at Valentine Thurs
day afternoon ended abruptly in the
fourth inning, when a furious rain and
windstorm came along and unroofed
the grandstand, carrying the amphi-
theater about 100 feet and injuring a
number of persons.
The injured:
Left Fielder Tottenhoff of Norfolk
sustained a deep cut on the top and
back of his head, thirteen inches long.
Thirteen stitches were required to sew
it up.
First Baseman BucKmaster Of Nor
folk was bruised on the leg, sustain.
ing his third injury within a few
weeks.
Spectator named Cyphers, badly in.
jured.
A Valentine player. injured in the
eye.
A woman spectator tainted.
Three and a half inches of rain fol.
lowed the wind.
Fourth Inning; Game 0 to 0.
1t was the last half of the fourth
inning and the game stood to 0. Nor
folk was at bat with a man on third
and no men out. 1t was about $3.50
o'clock. Suddenly a deluge of rain
came out of the heavens and roaring
wind swept the diamond. The players
ran to the grandstand for protection
only to find that the promised shelter
had been picked up in the teeth Of the
wind and carried away.
Tottenhoff was more seriously in
jured than anybody else when the
grandstand began to blow away,
though a number of persons were
struck and bruised by flying timbers
Unconscious for an Hour.
A big timber came shooting through
the air and Tottenhoff CHANGED to be
in it's path. The heavy missile struck
him squarely on top of the head. cut
ting a long, ugly cash and laying him
out. He was unconscious for an hour
1t required thirteen stitches to sew
the badly torn flesh together. Totten
hoff felt weak and looked like a Nigh
ty sick man when he reached Norfolk
Friday morning.
Buckmaster Needs Rabbits Foot.
The Norfolk team has been running
in hard luck by way of accidents
Brown and Buckmaster were both bad
| ly injured in a fierce collision on the
| field when each was running for fly
Later Buckmaster wrenched his knee
bv sliding. And in this storm he was
hurt again.
A Beautiful Game of Ball.
Tottenhoff said the game that ended
so unexpectedly was a beautiful exhi
bition of the national pastime, witt
both teams fighting hard for a victory
The Norfolk team, with the eXcep
ton of Tottenhoff, stopped off at Aims
worth to play Friday afternoon, pro
viding rain did not prevent.
Two New Players Signed.
Two new players have been added
to the Norfolk ball team. Ed Spell
man of Omaha, a corking catcher who
used to play with the Dodge team, an6
Joel K Ward, a fast infielder, have
been signed. Joel Ward is brother
of Archie Ward, one of Norfolk's grea
pitchers, and from now on Norfolk /!
bound to win the majority of the
games, it would seem.
Monday the team will go to Stanton
where they play Stanton for the sec
ond time this season. team from
Correctionville, Ia, will be in Norfolk
later for a game, and great sport is
expected by the fans.
Wayne will hold baseball tourna
ment September 2 and 8, and has
asked Norfolk to participate. Foul
teams are to contest for purse o.
/ $3.50, which will be divided as follows
First prize, $780, second, $50; third
$50; fourth $40. Among others tc
take part besides Norfolk are Wayne
Bloomfield and the Walthill indians.