Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-07-29
HUTCHINSON THE
LATEST VICTIM

LATEST VICTIM
To Fall Before the Fast Going Will
marites. Score 4 to O.
With "Buck" Johnson going great
guns, and the rest Of the Willmar
team playing air tight ball, the local
ball team defeated the fast Hutchin-
son team last Sunday afternoon, on
the local grounds by score Of 4 to o.
The game was hardfought from the
start and developed into a pitchers
battle right away.
During the first seven innings the
crowd was kept on edge, as neither
team was able to score, altho both
had men on bases several times dur
ing these periods. Kielty made an
error on the first man at bat when
he dropped Lambs throw, but there
after the locals played perfectly, and
gave Buck great support, especially
in the pinches.
Jensen, the first man at bat for the
visitors was safe on Kielty's error,
and stole second. There he died, as
Phillips and Merrill famed and Dean
threw Probst out at first base.
With two down in the second Cor
rey received free transportation, but
stayed right at first when Carlson
came in fast and captured Tompkin's
short fly to center.
In the third the first two men to bat
famed and the next sent up a high
foul that Nordstrom captured easily.
The fourth was repetition of the
third, with but three men batting.
Merrill lined to Bob Johnson, and
Lamb went out in short left for
Probst' high fly, while Dean and
Kielty took care Of ANDERSON.
In the fifth tho, the visitors really
threatened to score. After Bob John.
son had thrown Madison out at first
Corey was walked for the second
time, and with two strikes on Tomp.
kins, he was hit by pitched ball.
Lamb threw out Norman, the runners
advancing base, bringing Jensen to
bat. He hit long fly down the right
field foul line that looked good for at
least double, but old Bill Holmbere
was off with the crack of the bat and
by remarkable run, and leap he
caught the ball, cutting off at least
two runs. Only six men went to bat
during the next two innings, but in
the eighth they threatened again
Tompkins singled between first and
second, just out of Bob's reach, for
the first hit of the game for Hutchin.
son. Norman struck out, and by a
quick throw, Buck caught Tompkins
off first base. Jensen then walked
but Phillips was an easy out, Buck to
Kielty. In the ninth Merrill famed
and Probst got a hit when Buck
knocked down his drive but slipped
in fielding it to first. Anderson then
followed with a long drive to left
center, for two bases and Probst
tried to come all the way home on the
hit. A perfect relay, from Carlson
to Lamb to Nordstrom caught him a
mile at home. Anderson went to third
on the play, but the game ended
when Lamb threw Madison out al
first.
With Lamb and McGrew out of the
way in the first, Kielty hit sharply tc
center for one base and stole sec
ond. Dean fouled out to Merrill ir
left field.
Things looked rosy for Willmar ir
the second. Buck got base on balls
and Nordstrom bunted, but the bal
hit him and he was called out. Fol
some reason tho, the jumps let Bucl
advance, so Obbie got credit for sac
rifice hit. Buck went to third ant
Bob got life when Norman missed
the latter's grounder. Bob stole sec
ond. Bill Holmberg then famed ant
Carlson worked Phillips for bas'
on balls, filling the bases. Lamb wen
out on a fly to deep short, ending :
promising rally. With two out in tn,
third Dean singled but was throw
out stealing second. Nordstrom bea
out bunt in the fourth but died OF
second.
To open the sixth Kielty singled t.
left field, but was thrown out steal
ing second, and the next two mel
we're easy. But three men faced Phi
lips in the seventh but in the eight
the break in the game came. Carlson
was up first, and he was hit by
lpitched ball. Lamb sent bounder t
the third baseman, and he fumbled II
lputting two men on, with none dowr
McGrew then singled to left field, an
Carlson came across with the wiz
ming run, when the catcher droppe
the throw from the left fielder. O
the "sqeeze" play, Kielty laid down
perfect bunt, and beat it out, Lam
scoring. "Peck" stole second an
scored behind McGrew, on Deans ou
short to first. It was mighty mic
Concluded on Page 81
Mrs. A. F. Elfstrum and son, FIR,
dolph left last Wednesday for a Wis
with friends and relatives at Pennoc
and Murdock. Fredolph returned o
SATURDAY..