The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
PRISON TEAM Wins
SATURDAYS GAME
In a Closely Contested Game the Lake
Elmo Ball Team Takes the Count to
the Tune of an 8---9 Score----A Large
Crowd of Enthusiastic Fans From Still
water Proper Present.
By T. WI. Scorekeeper.


scalp to their belt last Saturday
when they took the Lake Elmo Dine
into camp by 9 to 8 score. The
game was one of see-saw variety
and both teams finished strong.
This was Lake Elmo's first ap-
pearance here as a club, but a num-
ber of their nine have visited here
frequently as members of other or
ganizations. Among the players
was friend Dugan, you know he's
the man who coined the popular
and much quoted slogan, Let's gov'
Shattuck and Pommerville of the
Cellar Colts.
Hoy and Mcclellan of the Simon
cites were the cid timers on the line
up. Mcclellan was the twirler for
the occasion and delivered pretty
fair class of dope, being we'll back
ed up by his catcher, Richard, a
former semi-pro of good repute from
St. Paul. Carter, Barnholdt and
Sclauff, the gardeners, were top
notchers in their positions and were
all strangers on our diamond; the
same can be said of Richard.
The M.S.P. in one particular is
very much like the Cincinnati Ma
jors in that they never know from
one week to the next just what
their lineup will be. In our last
game Laff was back in his old po-
sition- behind the plate, but he has
passed his prime and while he is an
Al manager or captain he should
handle his men from the bench, for
Wag, his understudy. is much
more capable catcher and has a
wing that carries. Ray, Fanny and
Bergie were in the garden and did
themselves proud, not only in the
way they covered their positions,
but as run getters as we'll. Carlt, at
first. was back in his old form and
put up splendid game. Hans, at
second, showed an improvement ov-
er the previous game and it looks as
tho our predictions that he was
worth watching are going to mater
ialize sooner than was expected.
Harry, at short, was in fine trim and
we were pleased to note that he has
regained his old time ability at the
plate. Lovely, at third. only play
ed for the first three innings but he
showed to fair advantage, and while
he only faced the pitcher twice, he
countered both times. Della. who
replaced Lovely at third, did not
play up to his usual standard on
third or at the plate.
Pat opened the game and pitched a
splendid game for seven innings
when he was replaced by Red who
finished off the tussle in nice shape.
Keck handled the indicator for
the occasion but was hardly up to
his usual standard, for he let one or
two bad breaks slip by without get
ting next and one or two of his de-
cisions seemed somewhat off color.
However, an umpire is bound to
have an off day as well as the rest
of us and when you stop and con-
slider Keck's record for fair dealing
this summer we can afford to give
him an off day.
Altho the weather had been any
thing but pleasant all week. it GER
tainly cleared up in great shape for
our holiday and it would have been
hard indeed to have picked more
agreeable day. And such must have
been b opinion Of the
fans of the surrounding districts for
they were on hand en- masse. Our
ball games are becoming so popular
on the outside that weather doesn't
seem to count much one way or an
other, except to the gentler sex.
In the first. Dugan singled to left.