The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-05-14

fireworks that won the game Wilkes
pitched classy article of ball, allow
ing but five scattered hits and strik-
ing out II of the opposing batsmen.
In the early stages of the game
Davis, playing third for the locals,
poked his meat hand into a smoking
hot drive off the bat Of Tracy, the
heavy hitting Big Lake frst-base-
man. The ball split Harry's thumb.
from "kiver to kiver,'' as the book
sharks say, but ignoring such a
trihe as this, Davis deliberately
picked up the ball and got his man
at first and then asked the umpire
to call the game long enough to let
him get his busted thumb properly
dressed. On closer examination it
was found that the thumb was badly
torn but fortunately no bones we're
broken and Harry says he will be as
good as ever by the coming Sunday.
Heinie Plaas and gentleman from
Big Lake umpired the contest to the
complete satisfaction of players and
spectators alike. Heinie now has a
complete suit of umpire armor and
defes the worst foul tip smasher in
the league to do his "durndest.
A good-sized crowd braved the in
clement weather to watch the ath-
letes struggle for baseball supremacy,
and were rewarded for their forth
tude by witnessing the best game of
ball pulled off at the local ball yard
for some time.
Capt. Skahen now has his team
coming along in good shape and is
working them diligently on some of
his inside baseball and when the
Princetonians have got this dope
thoroughly digested they should be
able to hurl CONSERVATION into the
ranks of their enemies with hits,
bunts and steals, all skillfully man
ipulated by the latest wireless code
of signals. ~.
Last Sunday the Princeton ''Feds'
went to Isanti to play the 1santi
Reds a return game and the Feds
again proved TO be too much for the
Isanti county lads and beat them uE
10 to 8. Gordon Young took the
whole federal army with him in one
car to Isanti, the army consisting Of
ten of the wiry and feetfooted Feds.
They loaded the Car to the running
boards but they reached their desti.
nation safely, beat up. the home
guard in good shape and returned
home without mishap. ! '.:s'ss
This coming Sunday at the fail
grounds at Princeton the fast Zim:
norman team will be the offering.
They have a good bunch this year.
have already played three games anc
under the skillful coaching of Harry
Pratt are prepared the make the To-
Gals extend themselves in order .tc
win. Game called at 2:30 p. NJ
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A heater, cleaner game, exhibiting
more manly skill and athletic agility
was never before pulled off on the
Princeton diamond, and safe to say
few other diamonds witnessed {
game more clever.
| Wilkes home-run drive loosened W
the vocal chords and opened wide
the lid of enthusiasm long sup
pressed by an admiring but Chill!
|audience.
| Grit and nerve seldom equale(
were displayed by the player VIII
threw from third to first and put hi
man out, after stopping a liner tina
crippled the thumb on his RICH
hand.
| Popcorn, piping hot, from Herman
Hofflander' commissary wagon, wa
in active demand and never tastet
better.
The little fellow behind the bat TO
the home team may be good sleepe
Ordinarily, but not during a bal
game.