The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-25
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Graingrowers Came
Through With Red Hot
Finish and Won Game

~Snatching the game from the fire,
sizzling hot, when Weidell stole home
in the ninth inning. with two men
down and the score tied. the Grain
! growers nosed out another victory
from Grand Forks this morning. win
ming the third of the series by a score
of 6 to s.
The game vas consistently good
throughout, except for the ~disadvan-
tages OF the field, two home runs fig
uring in the contest, which would
have been questionable on more ade-
quate grounds.
Grand Forks had the long end Of a
5 to 4 tally when the crowd began fill
ing out of the stadium after Unglaub
and Doyle both had gone down in the
last Of the ninth inning. Then Greisel
passed up four bad ones that Larson
sent over Inc walked. WeidelI was
hit by pitched ball, and first and Sec
ond stations were filled when Murphy
came to bat and connected for a sin
gle. scoring Greisel and advancing
Weidell to third. Ferris came to bat
portunlty to swing on the ball, Weidell
saw an opening and stole home. Pet
erson. behind the bat, dropped the ball
and Weidell scored.
Dumont pitched a creditable game
until the eighth inning, when he re-
tired in favor of Scholl. Larson re-
lieved Donley for Grand Forks in the
middle of the seventh, and Peters sue
eeded Sampson behind the bat when
the former hurt his hand in the last
Of the sixth.
The .Gralngrowers first scored in the
first inning. Schuler's fly to right field
was nabbed. Then Sullivan walked
and Dries hit and went to second on a
passed ball. Unglaub's hit scored both.
In the fourth. the Graingrowers
scored again. After Murphy had sent
a foul fly to first base, Murphy sent
one over the right field fence which
was good for a homer. On any other
grounds the hit would have proved
very effective even If the result had
not been just the same . Then Schiller
hit and stole a base, and Sullivan
scored him On a two-bagger.
1t was not until the first of the sew
18th that the visitors commenced to
retaliate, Frkeer hit, and Flaherty flew
to enter. Altman took a base on
balls, The only walk credited against
Dulnont. Anderson flew TO left fled.
Then, with two men down, Nifnecker
knocked the ball over the right field
fence. It was no less than ten beat
over the foul line, but his jumps gave
him a two-hagger on the, strength Of
1t, and Freer scored. Wheeler scored
Altman and Nifnecker on a two -bag.
ger. ~ .. ...-..-.
1t looked like Fargo would score
again in the seventh, but nobody
PASSED third station, Sullivan started
things with a dagger, and DRIES
sacrificed. Then Unelaub. was per-
United to reach second on flelders'
choice, while Sullivan was worried
out between the three-quarter post
and home Unglaub went to third on
a. wild pitch, and Doyle took a base on
calls. Greisel vas hit by q pitched
hall. AMI with the bases full, Weidell
famed. o."
In the eighth inning the tie score,
was forced upon the visitors. Larson
struck out. McGraw. Freer and fla
.herty hit, filling the bases and Scholl,
who had relieved Dumont IN the mid
die of the frame, walked Altman and
forced Nc 9raw over the plate. Freer
lost out at second while Anderson
went to first thI ough the courtesy or
ambition Of the fielder, but was thrown
out while or his way to second when
.Nifnecker was extended the same
courtesy at first.
With the score tied, 5 and 5, in
the ninth, Peters, the Flickertails' biz
catcher with big town ambitions,
lifted one over the right field fence,
and there was nothing to interfere
with him on his trip over the circuit.
The home iun gave the visitors an
advantage. and 1t looked like 1t was
going to. be maintained when the
Graingrowers' first two men went
down, but G~reisel's pass, Weidell's
injury" Murphy's hit and Weidelps
strategem upset the, program, and
once more the Flickers were given the
"once over" -, q.