Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-07-12
loCAlS DROP ? GAMES
Nn0E JULY 4TH GAME TO BRAIN.
KRD-SUNDAY EXHIBITION
GAME TO ROYALTON


GAME TO RoYALToN
TIE Little Falls club dropped fast
aEne to Brainerd on July 18th on the
nc1l grounds by the score Of 3 to 2
and last Sunday let Royalton walk
1aE7y with a Z to 4 victory in an ex-
KzRdtion game. And the saddest part
af all is that there was no reason what
G1s1 for allowing either of the games
- 70 other than poor base running to
q Rarked degree.
The July 4th> game was played be-
fire one Of the largest crowds ever
sxfhsred on the local diamond, the
a;Izad stand, bleachers, side-lines and
a1sund the outfeld being thronged
VIII fans. Brainerd was heavily rep
m,,ented, who with its band was on one
u7de of the field and the Little Falls
nvt2tators and band on the other.
That luck also broke against US was
dla,xn in the very first inning when
8Aiegs, first nan up, sent liner over
she left field fence but owing to q
uew tangled ground rule only allowed
HIM to take two bases on it instead OF
a home-run. He never reached home as
Howard went out Erickson to Rogers,
advancing him to third, and Greisch
md him fell victims Of double play,
Murphy to Rogers to Roderick. Brain
ord scored in the second inning when
Cook connected for two-bagger, ad-
vanced to third on Templeton 3 out
atoll to Lauerman. Kalland flew out
10 Thiegs and Cook scored on Thieg's
wild throw Of Sheflo's ground ball, the
Mtter going to second base. Stoll fun
Sled Erickson's ground ball but re-
covered in time to catch Sheflo be-
tween third and home who was finally
tagged out by Howard.
In the third inning Berg started
things up with hit to the center
garden but with Tanner was Immediate
W caught in a double. Erickson to
Murphy to Rogers. Dominick struck
aut.
It was in the fifth inning that we
arozed, when with two down Lauer.
nan singled to left field, stole second
and Wss brought in on Berg's single
to right field, the latter continuing to
second base on the thrown and scoring
~ moment later on Rogers error of
Knnner's ground ball. Dominick flew
mt to Kalland.
Brainerd made its final and winning
=uns in the seventh inning, when
5he1fo and Erickson each singled tc
light field and the former who had
cached third base scored on Callan =
single to the right garden. Kalland had
stolen second and went to third on the
play. He then scored on a wild pitch
aallan going third. Roderick struck
Ssnf and fo11o,, ~ ~1o l.
Dominick to Kingen to Howard on
Rogers ground ball.
The Sunday game was a comedy OF
errors and sleepiro sickness, Dretchko
started the scoring for Royalton in the
second inning VIXEN he connected for a
Two Dagger, went third on wild
pitch, Kinkle got first on scratch
lit. and Dretchko proceeded home on
Nngen' Is error Of Bell g ground ball;
Peterson struck out; Roller safe or
Thieg's error; Kinkle and L. McGon
agile; out on double play, Newman to
Howard to Lauerman. Little Falls came
Back with two runs in the third in.
ming on three errors and base on
balls.
Royalton added three more runs to
their count in the fourth inning on
three singles, two errors, a base on
balls and a stolen base.
The home boys only came back with
one run that inning on two singles and
5hree errors. In the eighth inning the
locals had beautiful chance to in
crease their scoring, when Stoll went
around to second on Peterson s error
out was caught at the plate on Kin
gen. single to right field, the latter
going to second base on the THROWN.
He was caught mapping near second
base, Just after which Lauerman singh
I'd to left field and stole second. Dom
mick went out Hughes to R. Nc
eionagle.
Royalton scored its final three runs
III the ninth inning on two singles, a
sacrifice hit, base on balls and wild
pitch, while the locals scored their
dnal run in that inning on single and
two errors.
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