New Ulm review., 1914-08-26
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ATHLETICS LOSE HARD FOUGHT
BATTLE AT THE LOCAL
BALL PARK
CRAWFORD AND SPENCER FIGHT
VALIANTLY FOR VICTORY
IN CLOSE CAME

IN CLOSE CAME
Before a large crowd of enthusiastic
fans from Mankato, New Ulm and all the
surrounding towns, the New Ulm Athlet-
les were shut-out by the Mankato team
Sunday by a score OF too. The contest
was a hard fought pitchers battle be-
tween Frank Crawford of New Ulm and
Fred Spencer of Mankato and the honors
were about even. Mankato succeeded in
getting more men on bases than New Ulm
could but Crawford pitched just as ef-
fectively in the pinches as did Spencer,
and, after all, it is the twirling in the pinch
that counts. Mankato did not earn the
run off Crawford's heaving, badly play
ed ball and a wild throw presenting the
visitors with the only score of the game.
Pfeiffer and Cordes, New Ulm's reg
ular right fielder and third base man, re-
spectively, were absent and, as it happen
ed, the plays which gave Mankato their
run were pulled off by the two players
who took the places of the absentees. It
does not necessarily follow, however, that
Pfeiffer and Cordes would have handled
the chances perfectly, for anyone can grab
an error and lit might have been" are
foolish words as we'll as sad.
Fred Spencer, former St. Louis Brown,
looked altogether different from what he
did the previous Sunday when the Ath-
letics banged out ten hits off his delivery.
Crawford was the only New Ulm man to
connect safely, getting two singles to right
while other players, Rossmann, Friedl, c..
Williams and H. Hodgins, smote the ball
with terrific force but their blows always
went straight to some waiting fielder. 1t
was brilliant support that saved Spencer
time and again, for the visiting athletes
made numerous sensational stops and
catches, not an error being charged
against them.
Spencer famed only five men to Craw-
ford's twelve, but he walked only one and
hit one batsman while Crawford passed
five. The downdriver bunch secured four
hits off the New Ulm HEAVIER, one of them
a triple by C. Peterson, being a lucky
clout. However, the quartet Of. bingles
were scattered thru the nine innings,
coming in the second, fourth, seventh and
ninth frames.
Claude Rossman, once star with the
Detroit American league champions and
the Minneapolis A. A. pennant-winners,
was again covering first base for the Ath-
letics. He handled all of his chances
perfectly, making several fine stops OF
wild throws. At the bat he cracked the
ball hard every time he came to the plate,
but the ball sailed a straight at an in
fielder every time. Herb Hodgins, New
UIm's catcher, worked violently for the
local forces, but his efforts were una
vailing. He threw out the only man who
attempted to steal, on him and kept
fighting thruout the contest.
Mankato threatened very seriously in
the very first inning, but when the stu
alton became dangerous Crawford tight
ened up and retired the side without any
damage being done. With one gone
Morrow walked. J. Nicholson hit to
w. Hodgins, who tried to force Morrow
at second and threw the ball into the
dirt, both runners being safe. Crawford
worked hard on Mankato's cleanup hit
ter and retired him on strikes. A. Peter
son then rolled an easy one to Crawford.
In the second session G.. Peterson led of
with long fly to right. The wind caught
it and carried it out of Wade's reach when
it should have been an easy out, the blow
being good for three bags. McCleary
walked and then Spencer dumped one
towards third. w. Hodgins grabbed the
pill in plenty of time to get Peterson at
the plate but this throw was wide and
Mankato's run was chalked up. Salan-
der rolled out, w. Hodgins to Rossman
C. Nicholson popped to c.. Williams and
| Morrow famed.
! With two down in the fourth Spencer
obtained the first clean hit off Crawford
but Salander forced him at second, Erie
del to c.. Williams. In the sixth Goodge
was first up and walked. A. Peterson
famed but G.. Peterson was safe on ar
error by "Chick''. McCleary sacri
feed, Crawford to Rossnan, and Sper
Ger went out the same way, both Craw
ford and Rossman making sensational
stabs. In the next frame Morrow pickl
ed a hit with two in the morgue but wa.
thrown out in an attempt to pilfer tn,
middle cushion. In the eighth a pass t,
Goodge put one on first, but he diet
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