The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-06
IRON MOUNTAIN BOYS vANQUIsHED
AFTERA HARD BATTLE
SECOND GAME A RECORD BREAKER
Sehoot and Nord Engaged in a Pitchers
Duel That Lasted Through Twelve
Innings.

Dickinson-Iron County League.
Team p w l. Pet.
Norway . 6 6Gs
Crystal Falls 4 .555
Iron Mountain 8 In .44f
Iron River 8 3 o 1888
The double header played between
Crystal Falls and Iron Mountain last
Sunday at the local park was one of
the finest events ever pulled off in base
ball in Crystal Falls. For twenty-one
innings the two teams battled. and had
the Iron Mountain pitcher been az old
head ia the garie as the Crystal Falls
man, the game might be going on yet.
Everyone went away from the park
we'll pleased with the afternoon sport.
Iron Mountain sent a delegation Of
about rs up TO root for their team and
they certainly dld root we'll They
went away defeated but defeated with
honors for there was certainly no dis
grace in losing as well played game
AS the second one.
after Crystal Falls pit it in pickle in
the third inning by getting to Fungo
for three scores and again the fourth
by registering two. Ike Oswald was
on the mound FOX the locals with Frank
Ball back of the plate and the crowd
showed its appreciation of this old
timo battery by giving them hearty
cheers Both Oswald and Fungo
pitcned good bali but Crystal Falls was
hitting trihe better than Iron Noun
tain aud that told the tale. Neither
pitcher was hit out OF the ordinary.
The teams played looser ball behind
the FIRST two pitchers than In the SO.
cond game.
The score OF the first game by in.
Ipings-ie-as follows:
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Crystal Falls 90 4 80 / 90 O--s |
Iron Mountain O0O20 0.1O1O-4
A FIVE minute intermission was al |
lowed between games and quasi
agreement entered into to call the game
at 3 80 o'clock. When the teams lined
up School WAS in the box tor Crystal
Falls and Nord for Iron Mountain.
School early proved his efficiency AS a
pitcher and his work all through the
game was the subject of admiration by
the crowd.
Nord, the Iron Mountain boy, IS
youngster in years and in the game but
IL he continues 10 work as he did Sun
day he will certainly be a great help
10 Iron Mountain. He had not the
curves or speed that School has but he
has excellent control and IL was mainly
that fact that KEEP. Crystal Falls players
hammering wind OF hitting short ones.
The game was air tight up to the
fifth when Cullen young man
who played third for Crystal Falls got
to first on "a hit Schoot followed him
with long three bagger that scored
the man ahead and later registered
himself
Iron Mountain came back and showed
one run across the plate and here he
game stood until the ninth inning
when Iron Mountain belted ont {
couple of hits. worked one man around
~ third and on a double steal regis.
Nbred the man from third tying the
score. +,
The Iron Mountain boys decided to /
play the game out and 90 home on the
Sc. Paul so the two teams went AZ II :
and the tie stood up until the last of g
the twelfth when, with one down Cullen
hit for three bases School followed Z
him and as he is hard hitter Nord Z
decided to pass him. The boy was !
nervous and to make sure fnat School
should not hit the ball he threw high
and the third ball went over the
iatcner's head allowing the run 20 score
giving the game to Crystal Falls
The score is as follows
h,2 3 A . 81 y o 10 IL IL >
/. M. 90 00t001 0 0 0-2 =
:. b. 00002 10000 20 1-s ,