The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-07-16
LOSE CLOSE CONTEST.
Princeton Ball Team Loses Close and
Exciting Game of Ball Played
at Milaca Thursday.
Next Sunday the Beavers of Minne-
apolls Will Oppose Princeton
at the Fair Grounds.

apolls Will Oppose Princeton
at the Fair Grounds.
The Princeton ball team went down
to defeat at Milaca last Thursday in
real close and exciting game of
ball, featured by air-tight pitching
on the part of both twirlers and
some rather wierd and fantastic UNI
pirlng at certain crucial stages of the
game. The final score was to 3
and Princeton had clear lead until
the eighth inning. Wilkes was on
the mound for Princeton and he
pitched shut-out ball. -Four scat
tered hits was the sum total of the
efforts of the Milaca athletics to
connect safely with the elusive
sphere. Besides holding them to
four hits he retired eleven by the
strike-out route. His performance
was a creditable one. Skahen was at
the receiving station and, needless
to state, that part of the play was
in capable hands, Garrison was on
the firing line for Milaca and pitched
mastery ball also. Heilig was be-
hind the bat and caught a snappy
game.
Princeton was the first side at
bat and they started with, a rush.
Before the side was retired, two of
the county seat representatives sue
ceeded in crossing the registering
station. Roos was first man up and
was awarded free transportation
Mallete followed and tapped one of
Garrison's offerings for a clean
double that scored Roos. Berg sent
one down to the short stop and
reached first on an error. Galley,
who was next, secured a walk, NAL
lete going to third. Smith drove
one to the second baseman and NAL
lete scored. Doane and Barrett
were retired on infeld grounders
and Berg was thrown out at home.
Milaca never had chance during
the first six innings, as only one Of
their runners reached third base up
to the seventh round. Wilkes was
invincible and his support was good.
Princeton also had rough going and
after the first inning never had a
chance to score until the final round
of the fray.
Wills was the first Milacaite to
complete the circuit, and he crossed
home plate in the seventh inning
Milaca slowed the game away for
keeps in the eighth inning when
they secured three runs. Two hits,
couple of errors and a questionable
decision were responsible for the
scores. Princeton made a last des-
perate effort in the first half of the
ninth, but fell one run short of tie
ing the score. Mal]ete drove one to
the tall grass for three bases and
scored on Caley's single. The side
was retired before further damage
was done and Milaca fans were filled
with joy.
NOTES.
Daus of Milaca, and Briggs of
Prince ton, were the official arbitra-
tors of the game,
Mal]ette starred at the bat for
Princeton, securing two hits for
extra bases Galley and Smith also
connected for singles and that was
all that Garrison would allow the
locals.
Princeton and Milaca will doubt
less clash again this season and if
they do it is expected that condi-
tions will be reversed.
Next Sunday the Beavers, of Min
neapolis, will invade Princeton and
all who enjoy witnessing fast ball
game should attend. The Beavers
rank high among the amateur teams
of Minneapolis and they will en-
deavor to lift the scalp of the local
diamond artists. The contest will
be thriller from start to finish.
Rural Carriers Meet. $500
S. J. Smith of Princeton, who was
a delegate to the state convention of
Rural Mail Carriers, which was in
session at Mankato the latter part of
last week, has returned and reports
an interesting and successful meet
ing. The visiting carriers were