The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-30
LOSE TWO CONTESTS
Local Ball Team Loses a Close Game
of Ball at Lindstron by Score
of 6 to 5 Sunday.
Boston Boomers Also Defeat the
Princeton Huskies by Score of
8 to 4 Yesterday.


8 to Yesterday.
The Princeton ball team travelled
across country to Lindstrom last
Sunday and after a desperate battle
lasting nine full innings were de-
feated by score of 6 to 5. Prince
ton put up good game and up to
the 7th inning held clear lead and
after the first half of the ninth was
over with the local swatsmen were
two runs to the good. They
weakened in the last half of the
ninth, however, and Lindstrom
pulled out with the long end of the
score. The game was extremely
close and considering that the
Princeton athletes were not in the
best of condition, as they undoubt-
edly we're somewhat fatigued from
their long overland trip, the result
was not entirely unexpected. Wilkes
was on the firing line for Princeton
and pitched winning ball. He held
the Lindstrom batsmen to scat
tered blows and Whitfield seven of
the Chisago county aspirants to
baseball fame. Skahen was at the
receiving station and caught his
usual snappy game. Scott and Berg
lund did the heavy work for Lind
strom and performed we'll. However
the locals connected for II safe drives
off of Scott's delivery and this alone
should have been sufficient to win
the contest.
Princeton was the first side at bat
and was BANKED. Lindstrom was
also retired runless. In the second
round Princeton scored one run. W.
Berg was the first man up and was
retired on an infe]d grounder.
Doane was next and he poled out
clean single and stole second base,
while Hoflander was being retired.
With two down Skahen drove one to
right field that scored Doane. The
side was retired when Wilkes laid
down an inield grounder. Lind
strom was again blanked in their
half Of the second and neither side
scored in the third. In the fourth
inning Doane again crossed the
registering station for Princeton.
W. Berg was first up and connected
for safe one, but was forced out at
second when Doane drove out
felder's choice. Doane stole second
while Hofflander was being retired.
Two men were down and again it
was up to Skahen to connect, which
he did, and Doane scored. Wilkes
also hit safe but the side was retired
when Roos drove one to the pitcher
Lindstrom secured their first run of
the game in the fourth inning. A
dead ball and three errors netting
them a score, without a hit. Both
sides we're BANKED in the fifth and
sixth rounds, but in the seventh
Princeton annexed another run.
Wilkes was first up and hit safe.
He stole second while Roos was be-
ing retired, and purloined third
while Trunk was at the bat and
finally stole home. Bob Berg hit
safe, but the side was retired before
further damage was done when
Galley drove one to the first baseman.
Lindstrom scored two runs in their
half of the seventh and the score
was tie. Two hits, base on balls
and an error netted them the runs.
Both sides were retired scoreless in
the eighth inning and the final round
opened up with the score still tie.
Princeton put in strong bid for
the game by pushing two runs across
the pan. Roos was first man up and
secured a walk, but was retired
when Trunk laced out fielder s
choice. Bob Berg was next and
more than covered himself with
glory by smashing one Of Scott's
offerings for clean home run, which
also scored Trunk. .. Galley was re-
tired but Doane and W. Berg both
became baserunners. However the
side was retired when Smith poled
out an infeld grounder. With a
lead of two runs and only half an
inning left to play, prospects looked
bright for a Princeton victory. 1t
was not to be, however, as Lind
strom rallied, while Princeton
weakened and the Chisago county
athletes pushed three runs over the
registering station and won the
game.
MOTHS