The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12

Crystal Falls Base Ball Team Lost on the
Fourth But Won Saturday and Sunday

crystal Falls was treated TO two
good games Of base bail last week and
one very poor one. The games were
played with the Niagara team and no
better ball has been played on the local
grounds than the game of last Sstur-
day. The game on the Fourth was
good one but il lacked the excellent
fielding that was shown in Saturdays
game. Sundays game was farce
Niagara had been under extreme ten
sion for three days away from home
the pitcher they bad engaged for the
game failed 10 snow uD and the other
men were nursing sore arms from the
strain OF the two previons games 50 10
was nothing out of the usual 10 have
them 90 TO pieces on Sunday They
played wretched game both in the
field and at the bat.
The game on the Fourth was hard
fought. Schott was in the box for the
locals with Ulrich behind the bat.
For Niagara Hampton and Ferzacca
were in the points The hitting in
the game of the Fourth was not as
heavy as on the following day, the
battery having much TO do with the
winning OF the gam, on both sides.
Crystal Falls lost the game through
poor work ON the bases This is the
weakest department OF the team now.
The boys don't make the most of their
opportunities 10 get around and fire.
quently opportunities 10 put across a
run are lost because of this weakness.
The locals sent across run in the
fourth inning on tumble by the
Niagara second baseman, followed by
two hits and there the count stood
until. in the eighth, misjudged fly
opened the way 10 score that followed
for Niagara.
The game then stood tied and
Niagara went at II and put across an
other tally in the ninth on couple Of
hits mixed with an error and the
locals couldn't even up in their half
very close decision on a runner al
second was complained of by some but
il would have made no difference any
way az Hampton was voing too good
70 be headed off just then.
SATURDAYS GAME.
The best game of the series was wit.
messed by the smallest crowd. But
one game ever played on the loca
grounds compares with il and that was
the game that Nemacheck pitched
against the Colored Giants severa
years ago and was won 10y Crysta
Falls by the same score--t to o.
johnson and Ulrich made up the
local battery while Stark and
Ferzacca were in the points for Mag
ara Both teams were hitting the bal
on the nose ana the helders Of boil
teams were working like wildfre.
, Twice IN the first five innings Crysta
Falls had three men on but were IN
able TO put run across because Of th'
stiff fielding game put mp by Niagara
Greenlnnd of Stambaugh an,
, Heglien of Iron River played with tn,
locals. the first in left field and th,
latter in center. In the seventh Mag
ara worked man 10 third with nom
down and 10 looked like a certain run.
, The next man mp laced fly ont :,
deep center and Heglien caught IL an'
got the ban back in time TO hold tn
. runner On the bag The next man M
/, laced long fly 20 Greenlund in deeI
, left. He caught the ball and returned
il by pretty throw 10 Ulrich on th'
bound in position to get tn
runner three feet from the plate Th
next man up was ou. on strikes. spoil
, ing a golden opportunity 10 even ur
! the score.
The fielders Of both teams worke,
wonderfully well. Duffy at second put
. ting up the stiffest game among th'
locals while the short and left fielde
Of the visitors lowered above thei
. mates in difficult fielding stunts
! The game ended in score OF Co
III lhNof Di NfFStti rams.
SUNDAYS GAME.
Niagara fell down in the Sunda
game much 10 the disappointment o
. themselves and the many spectator
who assembled 20 watch the proceed
ings expecting TO witness anothe
= haii raiser. Their expected pitche
, didn't show mp and Stark attempte'
TO pitch but after four bad errors be
hind him. two Of them by the firs
baseman. he retired in favor of Cad
the second baseman who couldn't loc
ate the plate and Nerbun was called Il
h FROM center field 10 try out III
managed 10 hold out through the bal
A ance OF the game put was very wild.
. The locals were right the reverse
Their disanpointmenf in losing fhs