The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-02
so. SALTWATER PUTS
IT OVER M.S.P. TEAM
A Holly Contested Game on Wet Ground
During an Intermittent DrizzIe Goes to
the Visiting So.StiIIWater TWirling Ag-
gregation on our Improved Diamond.
By T. WI. Scorekeeper.

Our newly remodeled diamond
received it's christening last Satur-
day when the South Saltwater nine
defeated the home team by strong
rally in the ninth. 1t was close
game from start to finish and might
quite truthfully be designated a
pitchers battle. For the boxmen
put up splendid game and were
ably assisted and backed up by
their respective teammates.
By winning last Saturdays con-
test, So. Saltwater has broke even
In the games with the local team
two and two. The M.S.P. captured
the first two games to the tune of
5-4 and 23-14, while the visitors
drew the last two contests with a
ninth inning rally in both cases, the
final scores being l2-S and 4-2.
The visitors used their regular
lineup. with two exceptions, these
being Alvin at short and Forstad at
second. Anderson filled the former
and Dahl the last named place in
Saturdays contest and showed to
good advantage. Goullette. the Wis
itor's pitcher is certainly improving
in an amazing manner as the sea-
son progresses. He showed to bet
ter advantage last week than any
mounds artist who has visited here
this season. He is not only able to
deliver the goods but he stays the
limit and finishes as strong as he be-
gan.
The home lineup was consider
ably shifted around and one of our
regulars, Lovely, was missing, being
laid up in the hospital. Johuny,
who filed at the third sack in his
place, did good work on the sack
but failed to get hit and this is
our weakest point right now. Hit
ters!
Laff played right-feld in Pats
place, the latter doing the honors
for the team in the box, and he cer-
tainly managed to hold the visitors
down in nice clean style. allowing
them only eight clean hits. Wag,
who proved such disappointment
at center field few weeks ago, re-
gained place in the fans hearts
by the really able manner in which
he filled the place behind the plate.
He has good wing and knows how
to use it; of course he made one or
two mistakes but he will work down
into the position in fine style ere
long.
The weather was anything but
agreeable. There was a good down
pour just before the game and there
were intermittent sprinkles thruout
the afternoon. This not only made
it disagreeable for the spectators
but unpleasant for the players also,
for the diamond had just been re-
modelled and fresh clay dampens
very quickly and becomes very slip
perry and when a person suddenly
.'ts down las a number of the con-
sestan,,~ = did). they are likely to arise
With moro or less government pro-
perty adhering to their uniform.
And wet clay does L eot release Its
grasp very readily, hence, wnen the
So. Saltwater team retur.''ed 10
their homes last Saturday eveL ing
a number of them carried away
property belonging to the state; not
willfully, but nevertheless it was
done. You want to watch out boys
for that's a prison offence-no, not
falling down, but carrying away
state property! The advantage of
being a member of the M.S.P. is,
when they fall down they carry off
nothing.
Keck was back on the job and in
his anxiety to give the visitors a
fair deal. he was Eve are afraid a
little one sided in favor of the out