The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-06-21
CRYSTAL FALLS BEATEN
Niagara Team Proved Too Much For The
:Re-organIzed Local Aggregation

Niagara Team Proved Too Much For The
:Re-organized Local Aggregation
The reconstructed Crystal Falls
team played a game of bali with
the Niagara team last Sunday that
was "A real game and one i'm which the
best team won the honors. The re-
constructed team contained in the line
mp catcher 10y the name of johnson,
bother OF the pitcher. second bas-
man by the name OF Duffy and man
on third base named Cullen. The
playing Of the team was much improv-
ed but not enough 10 measure mp succ-
esstully with the pspermakers who put
up very snappy game. They had
fellow named Nerben ip the center
field that was regular burglar. The
only reason he isn't working on the
county road this week is that his off
enses were committed on Sunday and
the local officials had no jurisdiction.
Several times be robbed the locals of
drives that with less Competent man
in that garden would certainly have
been good for extra bases They had
another gent in the snort beld that
was no slouch at scoopipg them mp.
He played a star game, although it
was an error on his part that let in
one of the runs that the locals gathered
of the stingy offerings OF Stark, the
fellow who was on the mound for The
paper makers Speaking of Stark,
not the general but bigger man in
the estimation Of the Niagara fans,
he was either a good pitcher or our
boys are lot Of infants with the
stick, probably the latter for we are
assured. az we often have been before
that, he didn't have nothing. We
noticed that he had enough 70 tuck
away the local boys with three hits,
one Of them double by Henry, the
credentials upon which he is emitted
stay IN the game awhile longer.
Lew's hit came at the right time
for Strak had just passed man and
the two corner hit. coupled with
the psychological moment error by
Brulley gave the Crystal Falls lads
the only opportunity that thsy bad to
score.
The playing Of the locals was not
anything 10 crow about bnt that can
be excused when IL is considered that
four Of the men were new 20 the team.
The new catcher isn't any Jimmy
Archer. he may do but he will nave
70 show more than he produced last
Sunday 20 have the fans throwing any.
lead dollars st him. The elderly
gentleman on second must not get
the impression that becuse he makes
an error the game il lost. To err is
human but to quit is far from divine.
Cut out the yellow. Anything else,
will DO forgiven.
Shott, as usual, pitched we'll He
allowed few hits but his opponents
stood up TO the base and hit like ball
players and he had TO be on his taps
all Of the time.
Taken as whole the game was
worth the money. The crowd which
made house of about 800 was we'll
pleased with the exhibition and II the
Niagara team comes here for the
Fourth, as is reported they will the
people will he certain of seeing some
good base ball.
The Iron Mountain 'fans must have
been very much peeved at the Niagara
management just because OF some mis-
understanding over the team playing
at Iron Mountain last Sunday instead
Of here tor the papers down there
took an awful slam at the paper mill
boys.