The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-22
CRYSTAL FALLS
HEADS The LEAGUE
WON TWO GAMES FROM THE WEST
SIDE BOYS AND WENT TO TOP
DICKINSON TEAMS ON NEXT
Relative Strength Of the Teams in the Two
Counties Will be Shown Next
Time

Crystal Falls won both ends Of the
two game series played on the local
grounds Saturday and Sunday The
Saturday game was won by a score Of
to and the Sunday game came our
way by score Of to a.
Iron Mountain and Norway split
sven, Norway taking Saturday game
to 4 and Iron Mountain running away
with the Sunday game by score Of IL
to4
The local games were quite interest
ing. Saturdays game was long
drawn out affair and considerable
wrangling occurred during the progress
Of the game TO mar tire pleasure and
interest in it, A young man from Iron
Mountain named G. Hager was
sent here to hold the indicator. He
was inexperienced and not asertiye
enough and il didn't take the players
long to find il out. As result, they
imposed upon him. He was of there
was no question about that, but he
tried to be fair and one club got as
good a. the other out Of him.
The Crystal Falls players were the
greatest offenders and we are pleased
to say, they got no sympathy from the
fans here. One thing our boys must
learn and that is TO abide by the um-
pire's decision and be gentlumen
They eviuced too much of the crab
disposition last Saturday and it got
them nothing. either in count or sym
pathY. Outside players must not think
that they can fool the fans by grabbing
for that is generally q sign that they
haven't the goods and want some ex
cuse TO cover up their deficiency
Ii is to be hoped that the papers of |
the other towns in the league will |
.frQgn. down upon their players if they
arc guilty of this unnecessary kicking.
Ar they don't 1t will keep the people
VINO 90 TO games for amusement away.
We want friendly relations all over the
circuit; no bluffing goes.
Tne umpire ought 10 have benched
one or two of the Crystal Falls players
in the Saturday game and an umpire
that won do that very thing ism I the
stuff that we want holding the indica-
tor in this league
Ike Oswald was ON the mound for
Crystal Falls and Russell for Iron
River Both pitchers were troubled
with the same thing wildness. Os-
wald invariably passed the first man
mp ana was in hole time after time
only TO tighten in the pinches and be
rescued by some good work Of his sup
porters.
Russell was not quite as bad but the
only reason for his getting away better
was that the Crystal Falls fellows were
not as good walters Russell is the
of good pitcher some Of
these days when he acquires control
Oswald certainly pitched wonderful
ball when it is considered that be has
had practically no practice tie kept
the hits we'll scattered and there were
very few outtield hits.
Bloomqulst an Amasa boy, was tried
out at first and he made good. He has
the ginger in him and If he keeps his
head level will make a player some Of
these days Johnson was easily the s
star at second, his fielding being re. I
good Henry carried of the 4
honors at the bat with three hits ont Of |
four times up. i
Iron River played fairly steady 3
game and. as the score indicates il was I
= toss mp between the two teams as to {
which was the stronger with the line. $
lp as il appeared Saturday. 3
The score OF Saturdays game Is as
follows: