New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-02
ATHLETICS IN BAD FORM

A few butterfy-nets, extra large size,
and several pairs of sun-glasses ought to
be added to the travelling apparatus for
the New Ulm Athletics. Aided by
such implements they might be able
to grab off the winning end of the score
sometime. The lack Of some such
accoutrements allowed Mankato to trim
them up by a to count Sunday at
Mankato. Three or four Of the nets
could be strapped onto "Heinie" Dahms'
manly form and the others might be
distributed in the Immediate vicinity of
rabbit Williams. Smoked glasses
should also be used by these two
sterling outfelders and arrayed with such
an equipment they might be able to
catch fl J-balls dropping within radius
of eight feet or so.
Hanna" dropped an easy fly in the
first inning, which gave the Mankato
crew two runs, and each of them kicked
in with muff in the eighth, allowing
another pair of scores. And we are not
mentioning the number of balls which
dropped safely within easy reach, "a IS
which had to be scored as haN hi 5,
much to the disgust of fans an playe rs
alike. Granted that the New Ulm t.
felders were not accustomed to playirg
sun-felds, it is hard to understand w. Y
they should miss ball after ball, especially
those which struck their gloves.
Leo Crawford was on the mound for
the New Ulm squad and pitched good
ball. His wildness in the first round
his twirling, but the other five scores
Nv fc no
was trihe wild thruout the contest but
he managed to extricate himself from all
difficulties with ease except in the first
and eighth frames. The support given
him was atrocious at times. Eight
errors were charged against New ulm and
of the seven hits credited to Mankato
all but three should have been captured.
Owing to the wildness of their hurler
and the numerous misplays pulled of
by the Athletics Mankato had men on
bases in every inning but could only
score in two. The winners rushed over
quartet of TALES in the first ses; n
and were handed another brace of
markers in the eighth.
Claude Rossman did not show Up
to play first base for New Ulm so Pfeiffer
was pulled in from the outfeld, Linde-
mann going to the vacated outer garden.
Pfeiffer had two errors, but as neither
of them counted in the scoring everyone
forgave him. AS no balls were hit in
his direction Lindemann did not have
have chance to discover his capabilities
in regard to grabbing the sphere in the
face of the sun, but he starred with the
stick, being the only New Ulmite to get
more than single safe blow.
Spencer started out in the box for
Mankato in great style, turning back
the first eleven men to face him without
allowing anyone to reach first base.
"Chick's" single with two gone in the
fourth frame broke the ice and thereafter
he was nicked with regularity that
was decidedly pleasing to the New Ulm
fans present. Mankato players outdid
each other in pulling off spectacular
bits of fielding to help Spencer along.
Only one error was charged against
them, dropped foul fly by Morrow.
Goodge and McCleary in particular
handled chance after chance in big
league style, each getting seven chances.
The playing of Cordes and Friedl'
was worth honorable mention for both
played their usual sterling game. Cordes
handled all five of his chances without
a skip, some of his catches and stops
being especially noteworthy. Once he
ran far into the left field foul territory
and pulled down a foul over his head
and with two on in the eighth he grabbed
a wicked grounder down the baseline and
forced runner at third base. Frield
took care of seven chances in perfect
fashion. After one catch of near-Texas
Lacquer he turned complete backward
somersault and stood on his head, but he
chung to the ball.
After New Ulm had been retired in
order in the first inning Crawford began