Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-06-23

DEVILS Ar
!. TOO SWIFT
MAKE IT THREE STRAIGHT FROM
THE GoPHERs. f.
PARK RIVER Is SKINNED
Devils Lake Skins the Coons from
Minneapolis Three Times in
Row and Does it Easy. Big
Crowds at all Games.

Last week the sporting event of the
year in baseball circles was pulled of
when the colored Gophers from the
Twin Cities under the leadership of
Bobby Marshall came here to contest
with the local team. The coons had
been heralded as world heaters and
the attendance at the games was as
good as it had been for any games dur
ing the present season. The second
game which was played on Friday
afternoon was supposed to be the one
that the visitors would win and the
manager of the locals sent Kahler in
to see that they did Mt do it. H was
equal to the emergency. The Gophers
were loggy and did not put up as
suappy a game as they did on Thurs.
day night. The errors were more
numerous and at no time was the re-
suit in doubt. AS a special reward for
the boys for their good playing an
other game was arranged for after
game Of the series and our boys only
won by superior playing in every de-
partment The score was very close
standing to at the end.
On Sunday the team from Park Riv-
er came over. They had number of
new players who materially strength
ened up their team, in the hopes of
repeating the dose they gave the To-
Gals few weeks ago when they ap-
peared at their town. The game start
ed off in manner that gave the local
fans sinking of the heart. The home
boys scored on the visitors in the first,
but they came back and piled up two
runs in the second. The tall grass
interfered with the fielding of flies, and
many times the men in the garden
| were standing on their heads while
attempting to get to the sphere. In
the third inning the catcher for the
| visitors sent the balloon up throwing
a-ball down to second when there was
|
Devils crossed the plate on the error
They settled down until the eighth
when the air ship again went up. When
the ball was recovered from the tall
grass five more of the Devils had
crossed the plate and the agony was
over. The score was 10 to 5 and the
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as the conquerors of the Devils.
Monday afternoon the two teams
met again on the uptown park and the
visitors had a red haired pitcher who
proved too much for the Devils and
they met their second defeat by
score of s to 5. The hot sunkept the
fans away and meagre crowd saw the
contest. Wilson was on the mound
for the Lake and he was hit freely.
At night the third game of their
series was played and the locals got
sweet revenge for the defeat
of the afternoon by smothering
the Park River bunch under an avail
anche of runs. Manke performed and
the visitors could not get to him at all.
Today and tomorrow the team will
= play the New England Post team, an
organization of ball players from New
England who are advertising the: Post,
r a. paper published at the village OF
New England, N. D. This team is said
to be the fastest bunch in the state,
!, but they have never met the Devils
. and we doubt not, but that it will be
J. 1.-THE same old story when the fracas is
9 over. The editors will be out in q
body to the game and they will be
q worth the price of admission for every
g one Of them are rooters from away
. back and the welkin will ring witt
!, their shouts to the opposing teams
81 Both Of these games will be played
! on the up town grounds and ever!
man, woman, and child in Ramsey
, county should be present. <.,;
2 Legal blanks at Inter Ocean Office.