The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-15
AFTER THE BALL
PLAYERS of the National Game Try
ing to Make Hits
SAUK CENTRES LUCK
Wins Two Straight Games From
Little Falls and Drops Three
to Alexandria

Since the last issue of The Herald
Sauk Centres base ball team has play
ed five games, winning two on the
home diamond from Little Falls,
dropping three to Alexandria,, two OF
which were played in the Douglas
county seat town. The fourth game
of the series with Alexandria is being
played here this afternoon. Several
changes have been made in the local
team, which, it is believed. will
strengthen the aggregation and help
the boys to win. Sauk Centre has a
good team composed of gentlemanly
players and the public should give it
enthusiastic and unapimous support.
The team plays good ball and with
good backing can and will make a
good showing. Everybody support
the team.
SATURDAYS GAME.
Saturdays game with Little Falls
was a walkaway for the locals, result
ing in their victory by score of IL to
4: the game, which was played after
supper, owing to the late arrival OF
the visiting team, being called in the
seventh inning.
A slight change was made iu the
personnel of the home team, Brown,
a new man, who pitched for Brewer
vile here, being on third, Brady being
put in centre field to back up Bush at
second, and Arnstead being shifted
to left. This makes strong aggre-
CATION. Brown is good man and de-
Iivered the goods whenever called
uDOn. West was in the box for the
locals and pitched heady game.
The game started out badly, the
first three men for the visitors getting
clean hits and twn men scoring be-
fore the side was retired. When Sauk
Centre came to bat, however, things
were more than evened up, three men
coming over the plate. Three more
followed suit in the second, two in the
third, one in the fifth and one in the
sixth. Little Falls scored twice more
in the third and was blanked in the
rest.
The Little Falls pitcher let five men
reach first base on balls, while West
did not walk a single man. West
struck out eight men and Wetzel six.
Sauk Centre got eight hits off Wetzel
and Little Falls seven off West. Lit
tie Falls made six errors to the home
teams five.
Hines did some heady work at the
plate. The first time up he was hit
by pitched ball, he got clean strike
the second time, and the other two
times he waited and walked to first.
He made clever steal of third in the
first inning, and of second in the
third. Ole Arnstead hit fine
two bagger in the third which
brought .Collett home, that player
having got to first on clean hit and
stealing second. Ole got to third on a
fielder's ersor and came home shortly
after on passed ball. Brown distin-
guished himself by picking up and ac-
curately fielding several hot ground
ers.
Summary:
Runs Hits Errors
Sauk Centre. ..... IL 8 8
Little Falls. 6
SUNDAYS GAME
Victory again perched upon Sauk
Centres banner Sunday, the locals
winning by a score of to Ain ragged
game. Jones was in the box for the
home team, Little Falls battery be-
ing Lang and Batters. The elonga-
ted home twirler was not only puz-
zle to the visitors but fielded his posi-
tion admirably. He scored two put
outs to his credit.
Owing to an injury received in Sat-
urdays' game Hines was on the bench,
Brown going in at short, Brady taking
his old position at third and West
holding down center field. All three
positions were filled to everybody's
satisfaction.
Pat Collett did some brilliant work
at the bat. The clever back stop
batted out three bagger, double, a
single and a grounder, being up four
times. He was given the glad hand
by the fans for this performance.
Bouton came in for an ovation when
he pulled down a fly with one hand.
Every man on the team played the
game all the time and the team show
itself to be in a class above Little