The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-05-20
AN0KA WINS CAME
Princeton High School Ball Team
Suffers First Defeat of the
Season Last Friday.

Contest Is Staged at the Fair Grounds
and Numerous Fans Witness
the Close Struggle.
The Princeton high school ball
team went down to defeat at the
fair grounds last Friday for the
first time this season, but it put up
a stubborn defense and during the
last three innings Of play had con-
siderable the best of the argument.
The Anoka school nine turned the
trick, and the final count was I to 5.
Schmidt was on the firing line for
Princeton and performed we'll.
E1gnI Of the opposing oatsmep
tanned the breeze, AID hut SCAT
tered hits were secured off of his de-
livery. His support at times was ex-
tremely ragged, however, and a few
wild heaves combined with other
errors on the part of the locals aided
the visitors in the scoring. Ema-
hiser was behind the bat, and did
well considering that one finger on
his throwing hand was in swollen
and painful condition.
Princeton experienced considerable
difficulty in solving the delivery of
Peterson, the Anoka mound artist,
in the early rounds, and total of 5
ciphers on the score board repre-
sented the result of it's offensive
efforts during the first 5 innings.
Anoka, on the other hand started in
as if it had no time to lose. and
pushed 2 runs over the plate in the
first inning. One of the visitors
completed the circuit in the second
round, and another one of them
crossed the registering station in the
third. The visitors were BANKED in
the fourth, but in the fifth two more
runs were secured, and in the sixth
they annexed their last score of the
game. By this time conditions were
far from encouraging from local
viewpoint and heavy pail Of gloom
settled over Princeton enthusiasts.
Thesscore was to @ but hope was
not entirely abandoned, however, and
in the last half of the sixth inning
the aacal athletes dispelled consider
able Of the gloom by securing 3 runs.
Emahiser was the first man UP and
he poled out screaming line drive
over second that was good for 2
bases. Newton who was next went
to first on a dead ball and Umbe-
hooker who followed secured free
transportation in the form of base
onrballs. Jesmer was out on strikes
and then Berg came to bat. The
bases were filled and the entire
crowd was pulling for hit. Berg
responded by leaning on the sphere
with such force as to drive it way
beyond the left fielders' reach and
the bases were cleaned Three runs
were secured and this put new life
into the locals who frightened their
defense and retired the visitors
scoreless in the remaining innings.
Princeton was BANKED in the
seventh but secured two more runs
in the eighth. Newton was first
up and he hit safe. Umbehocker
was retired and then Jesmer
connected for fly ball. BY the
time the visitors were through
throwing it around Newton scored
and Jesmer reached third. Berg
then came across with a sacrifice fly
and Jesmer scored The side was
retired when Kaliher sent one to the
pitcher. Princeton was BANKED in
the ninth and was forced to be con-
tent with the short end of the score.
NOTES.
Princeton clearly demonstrated in
the final innings that it was easily
the equal of the Anoka nine and if
these teams clash AGAIN tho contost