Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-13
WIlLMAR WON FIRST
GAME Of SEASON

Interesting Items to Interest Baseball
Fans. WiIImar High School
: at kerkhoven.
Playing gilt edged ball behind su-
perb pitching by Joe Holmberg brot
home the bacon in the opening base
ball game of the season last Sunday
at Benson, by a score of to 0. The
game was, played in drizzling rain,
anu, taking into consideration the vet
condition of the grounds and ball the
work of the Willmar team as whole
was wonderful. Altho they chalked
up but two hits off Coy and Dehnert
these two came at the right time, and
they were solid smashes too, one be-
ing triple by Joe and the other a
double by Larcum. The boys hit the
ball hard as a whole, but lack of bat
ting practice told on them, and they
were unable Ito hit 'em where they
aint." This fault will soon be RENE
died tho, with a little decent weather,
so some practice can be indulged in
The Willmar infeld played great
ball every second of the game. But
two bobbles were charged up to them.
one on wild throw and the other on
a batted ball that seemed too easy.
Quite opposite to this was the work
of the home team. They managed to
kick the pill around enough to have
Is errors against them in the score
book. If we are not mistaken this is
almost a record even for this class of
| base ball, so Benson can start the
! season with one record anyway. Lar
cum, Bob and Buck Johnson, also
| pulled off a dandy double play.
Joe Holmberg showed that he is in
condition for the best season of his
career. He allowed but two hits, and
but one man got to second base. His
control was perfect and he caused ten
of the opposition to take three
healthy swings at the ozone. Alto
gether it was very nice beginning
for the season from a local stand
point. Benson tried out 16 men in
the pastime in a vain endeavor tc
start something.
Joe Holmberg, who for the last fou,
or five years has been pitching won
derful ball for Willmar and Kandi
yohi teams, and William E. Cord
hamer, the most famous member Of
the Gordhamer base ball family, lef
Tuesday morning for Brinsmade, N
D., with which team they have sign
ed to play during the summer months
Both boys should make good from thu
jump and they both have the bes
wishes Of countless of their Kandi
yohi county friends.
! The high school base ball team wa
defeated last Saturday afternoon b.
the Kerkhoven team in a fast gam,
at that place. The score was to 4
and the game was not won until tn
last half Of the ninth inning as Will
mar tied it up in the first half of tn
final period. Paul Holt was the hit
ting star for the locals with a doubl
and a triple as his contribution. Hi
great hitting has featured both of tn
high school games. Erickson pitche'
good game, and should have bee1
returned winner. In nearly ever
inning the Willmarites had men o.
bases but could not deliver the neces
} sary punch. In one inning ther
I were men on second and third wit
none down, but the next three batter
famed in their anxiety to knock
! home run. At that but for a que:
tionable decision by the umpire the
I might have won. With two men o
"Tfm" Norling smote the pill to tn
I far corners Of the park, and both ru1
ners scored but the jumps called tn
ball foul, altho it looked as thoug
its1it inside.