The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-23

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sturneth. 1t was that way yesterday.
Grand Forks. after being smashed and
trampled OF all season by the Grain
growers. turned on our struggling
athletes and what they did to them is
sad to relate. In fact it is so sad, that
The Grand Forks Herald will be al
lowed to furnish the details. The
Herald says:
1t has been a vastly different looking
and acting team that has taken the
last four straight James n won the
entire series from the Twin aggrega-
ton. 1t looks more like the old ag-
gregation that started off the season
in a whirlwind fashion, threatening to
break up the league by it's stellar ball.
Yesterday saw the series closed with
Fargo and the town that made it fam
Gus, by the Flickertails taking both
ends of a double card in an easy style.
The first was won by a score of s to 1,
and h second 6 to 3, and never dur
ing a second of either contest did they
waver in their hitting or brilliant
fielding. Wheeler seems to have whip
ped his machine into playing shape
again and the men have regained some
of their old confidence and aggressive
ness, plainly seen when they walk to
the plate and also in fielding and run
ming bases, in the latter department
oNISAooSAAS Nv NlSlIOto poNAS 4h ShS
double card yesterday. :
The hitting in both contests was lit
tie short of phenomenal. DumOnt, the
Twin pitcher of no-htt fame, was put
up against the locals in the first game
and was touched for fourteen safe
drives, most of them opEortune and
figuring in the scoring. The rejuVen-
ated Flickers hit almost at will and
especially when a hit was needed to
bring in a score. Unglaub forced the
unfortunate youth to stay on the job
the full game, realizing that it had
gon beyond recall. In. the second
Zeke Ferris, released recently by
Wheeler, was called upon to snatch at
least one game of the series from his
enemies, but he Jared almost as badly
as his predecessor in the first slaugh-
ter, for he was touched for eleven hits
that were punched for scores in four
innings.
Donley, Wheeler's mainstay in the
tWirling department, was called out of
a ell-earned rest to hurl the HON
team to victory in the first melee, and
he responded in a way that was more
than satisfying. OVerWorked during
the early season when pitchers were
scarce, he had taken a slump that was
not at all surprising, but with a layoff
for a few days he came back in his
old form, allowing but five hits, three
of which were Of the scratch variety.
while his support was perfect on a
diamond that was heavy and uncer-
tain after a heavy rain Of the day be-
fore.
Larson from Texas, hurled the clos
er, and while he allowed as many hits
as his teammates collected off Ferris,
he was tight with men on bases and
kept the safe ones SO We'll scattered
that his opponents could gather only
half as many scores. He, too. received
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Sampson worked behind the bat
with Donley, catching a wonderful
game. Runners were forced to hug |
the bases for their life and those who
became daring enough to try for an
extra one were moved down with I'M
erring accuracy. Five attempted to
pilfer sacks and each was sent igno-
In the fifth Walla had reached third
and Weidell second. The latter start
ed for second, and not worried by the
close proximity of the Twin player to
the scoring station. Mike pegged a
perfect one to Nifnecker that caught
the runner by several feet. Again in
the seventh the same play was tried.
This time the runner on third went
for the plate, but Nifnecker took the
perfect throw from Sampson M re-
turned a like kind to him and nailed
the paly at home.
Peters took the receiving end of the
second game and played as he used to.
Only one man attempted to steal on
him and he landed safe at second, with
a runner located at third, Peters not
attempting to catch him. i
Nifnecker had a great day at short.
During the two contests, he accepted
thirteen chances, with but one error,
the only one of the double-header on
the part Of the locals. This one was a
throw from Flaherty that he dropped
after taking Weidell at second Be-
sides this he. poked out six safe ones
out of eight trips to the plate.
Sharing his laurels for sensational
playing is Pat Flaherty, located in
right garden. The notorious, Irishman
threw like a man with a catapuit for
an arm. He collected a hit in the sec
ond game n shot it clear to third,
forcing the runner to slide to land
safely. Next he chased down a hit by
Weidell and threw him out at second,
but Nifnecker lost the ball after put
ting 1t IN him. The last was the great
est feat of the day. He made a long
run for a fly of Unglaub's and caught
1t in his gloved hand by reaching in
front of him barely before the ball hit
the ground. without stopping he
shot 1T. to first and caught Sullivan
back to first. The play brought a
storm of cheers from the crowd that
was renewed when he came in at the
end OF the inning. at
First Game.
The lone score of the Twins in the
first game came in the fourth inning
when Sullivan took first on a helder's
choice that retired Schiller at second.
Then came a great hit by Greisel for
three bags that sent the old timer
across the plate n saving a shutout.
The Flickertails made two in each
of the third. fifth, sixth and seventh.
Freer drew a pass in the third and
went to third on a clean line drive by
Flaherty, who went second on the,