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Lost Second
Game of Season but
Put u D. Game Battle

Pecky Rhoads, star ttwirler Of the
Superior team and one of the best
pitchers in the Northern league has
the best of the argument in" his bat
tie with Klontz yesterday. The result
was a victory for the Red legs and the
first defeat of the season for the
G~raingrowers. At that Rhoads was
pretty lucky. to get away with the
long end of the score.
Three homo runs, all made by
Superior men, featured the contest.
One Of these, coming with the bases
packed in the fourth frame, spilling
the beans for the locals n although
they made a game uphill fight and
more than once threatened to snatch
the game from the fire, the breaks Of
the game were aginst them and
Superior took the long end of a z to
4 score.
The fans showed a fine spirit and
were with the team to the last out. 1t
was no disgrace to lose that game.
Briere drew a. couple Of errors at short
but it must be remembered that he
was playing in a mud hole n 1t was
impossible to tell how the ball was
going to bounce. Even Colonel ing
laub had to get down on his hands
and knees and wrestle with h a
to be sure to head it off, and one ball
hoped over his shoulder after taking
a freak slant in the soft ground.
In the seventh inning Unglaub took
Klontz out to let Dusty" Rhodes bat
for him and for the rest of the gamo
it was Rhodes VS.. Rhoads on the
mound.
To show how the breaks went
against Fargo all through the game
two instances may be cited. Last sea
son "Pecky'' Rhoads was one Of the
poorest hlrters in the Northern league,
standing way down In tho batting
averages Once in a while these weak
batters do the unexpected and crack
out a healthy swat. 1t was the luck
of the Graingrowers. yesterday that
Rhoads should land on the ball for a
homer with the bases packed.
Again-all afternoon the ball had
been taking a bad bounce through the
infeld. Both sides had difficulty be-
cause of the wet ground in the
diamond. 1t was the luck Of the
Graingrowers that Unglaub's swat in
the seventh, with the bases packed
average conduct Of all the other balls
hit into the inf1eld. 1t rolled straight
and fast into the stort stops hands
for an a s double play.
What pleased the fans most was the
way the Fargo Moorhead boys KEEP
on their toe with a big lead against
them. Those sluggers coming to bal
had "Pecky' Rhoads very decidedly
worried several times.
How They Did IL.
Neither side scored in the first in
ming of yesterdays game between the
Graingrowers and Superior. But IL
the second inning the visitors made
home run with the bases full and piled
up such a lead that the locals were un'
able to overcome it. Champene got t
first on the shortstop's error. Dunn
next up, went OFT. Unglaub to SCHUYLER
Collins went to first on balls. and boil
runners advanced one on Benrud''
single, filling the bases. Rhoads cam
10 with blood in his eye, and landed
On Klontz's fast one with malice afore
thought. The felders were not sup
piled with aeroplanes, and RhoadI
trotted over the plate with a home run
bringing II three before him. Perscl
sent n through first base. Niece