Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-25
BLUES AT BRAINfRD
Each Takea Game--Second
a Fast 0ne--Ends
in Dispute

The Royal Blues split even in two
games played with the Brainerd team
at Brainerd Tuesday and Wednesday OF
this week. The first one being a poor
exhibition Of the national game, the
score being 10 to in favor OF Brain
erd. The Wednesday game was fine
article of ball, the score being one and
one In the Snlnth inning. The game
was called in the tenth inning by
Umpire Cummings of Bralne1d when
Little Falls with none out and two on,
Brainerd refused to continue the game
on account OF third. base decision OF
Umpire Newman who was umpir1ng
the bases.
In Tuesdays game Mcnamara was
put in to pitch, but retired in the first
inning in favor of Newman, who had
a bad arm. Bralnerd was hitting
alright, and with a mum be. of COSTLY
errors on the Blues part, together With,
the rank decisions of Umpire Considiue,
the tally was 10 70 5 in a inning
game.
1t is to be regretted that a dispute
ended the Wednesday game, as both
teams were playing nice, clean, snappy
ball. Little Falls made the first score
to Schemo; Kidder safe on a. Eum bletl
ground ball to G.. Busch, Lauerman
struck OUT Diedrich singled to right
field, advancing Kidder to second
| Stoll followed with another singlesstC
right center, Kidder scoring. With
Stoll on second and Diedrich on third
Mcnamara struck out. With proper
work on the bases Little Falls would
have scored two Guns in this inning,
| In the ninth Dominick. VINO had
held Braine,d to one lone hit, allowed
singles. l.. Busch hit to right fielo
and advanced to second on wilc
throw by Howard; Loom hit to left
field, Busch attempting to score, bn,
was thrown out at home plate by g
beautiful peg by Kingep, Loom going
to second; Rogers hit to center field,
Loom tieing the score. Templetor
and Paine struck out, retiring the
side.
The tenth inning opened up fine fol
the Blues. Kingen got a nit and went
to second on a mutted thrown ball tt
Paine; Domlnick next up, with inten
! tion to sacrifice, hit toward the thirC
base side line, the ball being tlelded L.
Busch to Templeton-and this is where
the trouble took place. Newman calico
Kingen safe, Dominick going to seconc
during the mixup, and the Brain
erdites put up holler, the players,
fans. kids-everybody-swarmed on
the field to putin their bluff. Newman
stood pat and the game was delayed
with the hope on the part of the
B1ainerdites tnat the game would be
called on account of darkness. Whether
the player was out or not-many think
he was sate-the decision was a close
one, the baseman being between the
runner and the umpire, the latter
should be given credit for calling the
play that appeared to him to be right.
Umpire Cummings gave the Brainerd
team ten minutes to resume play
They finally got into their POSITIONS
after the time bad elapsed, but kept
delaying the game. at last claiming il
was too dark to continue. Cummings
called time, which according to Hoilt
gives the game to Little Falls to O.
In the settlement of the gate
receipts, however, the Brainert
manager refused to give Little Fall
the 80 per cent, it being divided OF
the so per ceAt basis.
Lineup and summary Of Wednesday,
oam me-.