The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-21

Well we're off. We might be off
with a better start. but the jinx is
still lowering about the local camp
and the boys don't seem able to
shake it off. But then the jinx is
liable to slip over to some other team
within a day or two and then-well
leave 1t to the fans. There might
have been a few less errors in yester-
a few more hits, Grand Forks might
have won. and there are about fifty
seven varieties Of nights. but they
don't change the score of 5 to l in
favor Of Duluth.
Two thousand fans. fannerines. fan
erettes Int just plain bugs tool In the
first swatfest at the new Dacotah
park. That they are satisfied that the
Decotahs are real live little opponents
of the national pastime. goes without
saying. One fan with a penchant for
statistics. claims that enough lung
power was expended at the game yes
terday to run the Red River Power
company for a month.
Be that as 1t may. Deacon Lohr's
aggregation. while it may not be a
world heater. plays heady baseball and
the little leader himself is right there.
He speared three hard ones in the
center plaza yesterday that looked
like two baggers.
The manne of the going was some
Twice the Dacotahs populated the
pillows. but were retired without a
run. incidentally the boys who let
Darby O'Brien boss them around.
booted six individual and perfectly
good balls. while the Dacotahs pulled
off but one half that nan miscues.
How it Went.
Mo,.or NJ 4 MUMMY. m do a speaoh
ITO the fan that showed them where
he stood On the boost proposition. and
then with President Jim Dinnie on the
receiving end. put the pellet squarely
over the platter. with the ease OF a
Mathewson. There was some who
claim that his honor Mayor Mike"
was out practicing with the kids in
the back lot for four days previous
to the day he propelled the globule
with perfect precision.
Kuehn picked out one Of the first
of Wilson'S offerings and sent it out
for a pretty single. He lowered about
the first station long enough for Nc
and the two travelled home hand in
hand, when he elevated the spheroid
to the distant reaches of the far right
garden. The rest of that frame was
easy. The Grand Forks half was like
wise sausage for the scorers. Moth
ing to 1t.
In the second inning, Erickson sim
gled, stole second and took third on
Kuehn's poke, after Blume had gone
out IN a pop fly, and then. oh then,
but the fans who saw it remember.
Edmonds worked Erickson for a SUCK
er, and he bit. Erickson was caught
miles away from the sack and went
out. Joyous. did the fans like that
work Of Jerry's? Foolish. foolish
back to the padded cell. why ask
queer question No. 234567S90234456.
Certs.
The Dacotahs lonely. little. lovely
run, was garnered in the second
stanza. Foster walked. the only free
transportation that Butter Maker Bob
Woman passed out. He pilfered Sec
ond, vent to third when Lohr singled,
and did the prodigal act when Sours
soured on the ball, and let it dribble
through his fingers on Edmonds
scratch hit.
In the third canto. Home un" Nc
Graw famed the breezes. Menice sin
Eled, advanced to second on Leber's
single, and the pollows were as Dense
~ populated as a summe resort ham,
mock assortment OF a moon light
night, when Wilson kicked Sours
scratch hit towards the bleachers and
Grand Forks
Duluth
Summary-Two base hits, Erickson,
sacrifice flies, O'Brien; stolen bases, D,
Menice, McGraw; bases on balls,
Wilson 2. struck out by Norman 3,