The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-08-19
OF
GENERAL
INTEREST
MANKATO BOYS HAVE A STREAK
OF HARD LUCK.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mankato lost both games to the
Perry Werden All Stars of Minneapo-
lis the first going to the visitors 2
to 0, the second to 3 after twelve
innings of the best ball ever seen
on a local diamond Mankato had the
game won in the ninth inning when
Rognas singled to right field hut the
uml.te decided against him calling it %
foul ball although it dropped inside
the line fully half foot. Spencer
of the Saint Paul American association
team caught both games and did fine
work behind the pan.
In the first game it was Lamb
and Domonick fighting it out and if it
handn't been for that sixth inning
the teams might be at it yet fol
Claude had everything and the Wer-
dens were all to the bad when it
came to. the pinches. Domonick at the
same time was pitching swell ball and
4 it wasn't until the ninth inning with
one down that Kinkle got single,
followed ny one off Lambs bat but
the locals failed to cross the pan.
The two runs for the Werdens came
in the sixth inning. Domonick was
! first up and. got "A free ticket. Briere
got life on Kennedy's error. Mali
ing then laid down "A bunt, the run
ners each advancing a peg. Anderson
flew out to Rognas and there were
two hands down, but Spencer, the big
catcher. hit a fast one through the
box that got away from Poison and
/ the two runs had crossed the plate.
4 The Sunday Game.
! The Sunday game proved to be the
most exciting game ever played on a
/ Mankato diamond and went twelve
+ long innings. ,.4
The Werdens scored first, getting
their start in the first inning. He drew
pass and scored on Spencer's double
to center field !, The locals, however,
tied the score in the second, Frank
Wines driving out Il long two bag
ger as an opener, Carlisle sacrificed
him to third and Poison poked out a
two Dagger. Frank scoring kinkel
and McCleary were easy outs. The
j Werdens again took the lead in the
third, Spencer was first up and sin
oled. Kehoe, was, safe on Fred Wines
error; cole struck out. Flynn singled
to right field, but Tubby Spencer was
held at third. Anderson then popped
up fly back OF second that got away
from Poison, Spencer scoring. Mailing
ended the inning, on pop up to
Kennedy. Mankato again tied the
score in the third With one down
Rognas doubled to left, Newgard
walked Rognas stole third base and
Ole stole second. Fred Wines hit a
slow roller to Wanless and Rognes
was caught at the plate, Freddy going
to first. Newgard and Wines then
pulled off a pretty double steal. Fred
Purloining second. while Ole took the
plate, Frank Wines ended the inning
grounding out to Brere. The Werdens
were one run behind until the eighth
inning when Flynn opened up with a
single. went to second on Anderson's
sacrifice nit took third on Freddy's
error and scored one when Wanless
laid down Il bunt From this time
up to the twelfth inning it was one
: two. three for the visitors, but Man
alto had a fine chance in the ninti
inning McCleary drove out a two
Dagger with one down, Kennedy
, grounded out to first base and Rognas
| drove out a single. to right which
, should have scored Rognas but the
umpire called it foul and Rognas
2 struck out In the eleventh Carlisle
2 and Poison We're both on and no ont
g down. Kinkel was out for bunting
at the third strike, McCleary ground
cd out to Kehoe and Kennedy ended
T the inning grounding out to Hoke. Ii
I the twelfth inning, Lund opened III
C with a single to left field. Flynn wa
: safe on Rognas' error, Lund going t.
third, Flynn to second. Anderson thel
drove ont sacrifice fly to right field
scoring Lund and Flynn scored on tn
mixup, Sammy letting the ball &C
although it didn't make any difference
Mankato went out in order in thei
half with the exception of Newgard
who got a: short life at first on Hoke'
error
:, The following are the tabulate'
scores:
Mankato-E tts ALB r Fl Pc A
: Kennedy, IS ...,4 4 4
Z poonac So n 10 n