The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-06-29
MITCHELL CAME BACK
WITH A VENGEANCE
SHOWED FAULkTON THE WAY
TO VICTORY By SOME CLASSY
SLCGGING THAT PRODUCED
THE RUNS.

1t was not a sad, detected, debas-
ed, disheartened crowd which lief,
the ball park Tuesday afternoon at
the end of the second battle between
Faulkton and Mitchell. There was
IN air of JOY, lightheartedness, anG
all the other elements that causes s
grin and a laugh to ]o'crspread ones
'ountenance the principal reason
Cor which was that Mitchell walkee
away with the game by a score of 9
% 4, and they were never in danger
| of losing out.
With Hombach showing evidence
of good form Captain Welch selected
him az the slabman for the day, anG
the popular sidewheeler twirled the
game to the satisfaction of all but
the nine men on the Faulkton pay
roll, who We're unable to connect suf-
fciently as to come anywhere neal
winning the game. The way the men
IN the field backed up the pitcher
made it easy sailing-and there were
several very difficult chances sen,
out to the fielders, but there was no,
a bobble in the outer garden.
Mitchell commenced scoring RICH,
1T the beginning of the game. Scar.
on famed, when Farley came up ant
nit for two bases, and he was sent
across the rubber by Sherer and his
.rusty bat when he hit through sec
ond, WEIGH going out at first. but
sending Farley to second on the play.
whereby he was enabled to score or
Sherer's hit. The latter was thrown
out at second.
Faulkton vas dangerous in the sec
md. Rusty got a walk, and Palmer
hit to right, Rusty getting to third
Stone famed and Lund sent a ~sacri
fee fly to Sherer. Rusty tried to
score from third, but Sherer peggc
the ball to the plate to nab Rusty.
In Mitchell's second three scores
were Tailed up on the board at the
end of the inning, and they were Sc
cured in this way. Nolt got a life on
an error of Lund n Kennedy his
safe over short. Fitzgerald plugged
A fine one owe second base and Nolt
and Kennedy raced owe the pan, anG
a moment later Fitzgerald scored on
a hit by Scanlon who sent a pretty
one down the third base line for a
safety. Scanlon went out when he
trieo to steal second.
Faulkton made another bid for a
run in the third. Parish hit safely
but vas doubled up when Young HI;
to the infield, Young going out at
first. Lynch hit safe to right, anG
Hupple sem another safe one into
that garden. Spencer, the big catch
err came to the plate, hoping to sen
in the two Inglorious as it
may seem, he famed.
Mitchell got two more in the third.
Farley walked and WEIGH hunted him
down to second. Sherer hit again
safe to right and then Nolt connect
ed with a three Dagger, scoring Far
ley and Sherer. Kennedy hit to the
nfield on which Nolt tried to score
)ut was caught at the plate.
In Faulkton's fourth they got Q,
run on an error and after two men
we're out. Rusty famed, Palmer hit
safe, and Stone went out to first via
Kennedy, who had another chance to
retire the side when Lund hit a ky
to him which Kennedy dropped, and
Palmer scored.
In the seventh inning Mitchell
seemed to be due to score again, but
with the bases full Parish frightened
up and held the bunch safe through
the inning. Hombach got a two
Dagger, Scanlon walked, and Farley
got the same treatment. Bases full
and none out. Welch hit to Parish,
who caught Hombach at the plate
n - 4 C~on11, ,L~x kL@ hn11 J@,,~ -
Stone retiring WEIGH. Sherer walk
ed, and the bases were full again,
but Nolt hit to the right field and
retired the side.
Faulkton scored in the last two
innings, adding three runs. In the
eighth Hupple hit for two bags, and
Spencer sent a safe one out to left
field scoring Hupple. Rusty went
out to Scanlon, Palmer flew to Far
ley and Stone forced Spencer at sec
ond. In the ninth Faulkton started
things again and got two Me over.
Lund hit safe and Parish flew out.
With Young up he went safe to first
when Farley dropped the ball. Lynch
nit ar infield fly to Fitzgerald, and
it looked like an easy out, but the
dropped the ball. He
could have retired Young at second,
but lost his head for the moment and
shot the ball to WEIGH, who was ten
feet away from the third sack, to
catch Lund. Hupple made a fine
connection and scored Lund and
Young. Spencer flew to Nolt, and
Manuel was sent in as a pinch hitter.
hit him and he went to
first, but there was nothing more do
ing when Palmer hit to Welch,> who
Manuel at second.
Mitchell added to her sum total
of runs in the eighth by three runs.
few to Rusty in left. and
hit safe over third base.
going to second. Bowers went out
at first. Hombach got his second
hit of the day and scored Fitzgerald.
Scanlon hit a pretty one down the
right field foul line, which put
on, third, and Farley sent
him across the pan when ne hit safe
~ ove short. Scanlon going over to
third. Farley tried to steal second
and was safe on the play. Lund drop
ping the ball and scan!oa took adj
vantage OF the throw to cross the