Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-25
DIVIDE DOUBLE HEADER
Locals Took First Game
Score 10 to |, Dropped
Second 3 to |, Sunday


noon, the Blues taking the first game
in a one sided contest by the score OF
10 to l and the visitors taking the Sc
cond by the score OF to l. in a fast
and exciting game.
- Dominick aud Brown were the OPP
posing slab artists in the initial game,
the big south-paw allowing but three
hits. while the home boys connected
for total of nine hits. Errors were
plentiful on both sides.
came in the second inning, when with
one down, G.. Bush was called safe on
irst because Lauerman did not have
his foot on the base, was sacrificed to
second by Loom, stole third and scored
on a wild throw by Howard to catch
him at the third sack.
-lhe home team came back in the
same inning 18th two runs on two
errors and two singles and followed
this up in the third inning with four
runs on three singles, two stolen bases,
a base on balls and one error. Their
final four runs we're scored IN the
eighth inning on single, double, a
pass ball and three errors
Extremely poor base running and
errors cost the locals the second game,
although Brainerd was allowed to score
on couple errors after three men had
been retired. It was in the second
inning when Rogers singled to right
field, g. Bush struck out, Sheff1o forced
Rogers out at second and advanced to
second on Roderick's single to CENTRE
Trent sent an easy fly to Lauerman,
who mutfed it, allowing Sheff1o to
cross the pan and Roderick to go to
third. Trent then stole second and
with Roderick scored on Halls Wild
throw to catch Loom on first base
Howard a minute later caught the
latter sleeping on that bag, retiring the
side. The visitors could 90 nothing
during the remainder of the game.
. The Blues should have scored in each
OF the fifth and seventh innings. In the
fifth Greisch, first up, clouts out a
two Dagger, and with one down only,
made third on a single to right field by
Lauerman. The next two struck out
In the seventh inning, with one down,
Greisch s'a ted things again with a
Dagger and Kidder was safe on
first on the first baseman' muff of a
thrown ball. Instead OF Just taking
third on the misplay, Greisch attempt
ed to score from second base and was
caught out at the plate. A moment
later Lauerman connected for dandy
hit to center field. which would have
scored Greisch. Mcnamara made a
bid for winning the game in the ninth
inning when as the first man up he
connected for single to left center
and later got to second base on that
baseman' s error. Bush, who pitched
gilt edge ball, especially in the pinch
es, frightened up and the side was
quickly retired, Newman grounding
out e. Bush to Paine, Greisch flying
out to G. Bush and Berg who was sent
in to bat for Kidder flying out tc
Paine.
The double header was attended by
the largest crowd that has been seen
at one time at Athletic park, there
being about a thousand double admis-
sions paid. About five hundred Brain.
erd fans accompanied the team to this
city in six car special, and headed
by the band ana colors flying marched
up Broadway in single file on either
side of the street. 1t was the largest
delegation that has ever come here from
one city. The band was given a place
in the grand stand and was given the
hand after each selection, showing that
their work was appreciated.
The visitors state that they received
the best of treatment all around.
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