The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-08-05
ANOTHER VICTOR Y
Princeton Ball Team TrOunces the
Well Known Gross Bros. Acre.
CATION of Minneapolis.
Final Count is 9 to 3...Princeton Ball
Tossers Will Invade Zimmer-
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man Next Sunday.

Before large and enthusiastic
crowd of fans the Princeton base ball
team clearly out-distanced the
highly touted Gross Bros. aggrega-
tion of Minneapolis at the fair
grounds last Sunday. The visitors
came here with a truly formidable
array of wins to their credit, but all
ball teams look alike to- ''Pongo''
Olson's diamond stars, all of whom
are almost exceeding the speed limit
on the diamond just now. The
final count was to 3.
Wilkes was on the firing line for
Princeton, and the big fellows
speedy shoots and slants kept the op-
posing batsmen worried throughout
the game. He was in superb form,
and but 6 blows were secured off of
his delivery, while 10 of the visitors
connected with nothing more SUBJ
stantial than the air on the third
strike. Skahen was at the receiving
station, and his whip was in good
condition. No bases were purloined
on him, and his speedy and heady
work was indeed pleasing to local en-
thusiasts. A handsome chap known
as Teller, with wind-up like a
Dutch windmill, started: to do the
twirling for the visitors, and what
he lacked as a pitcher he more than
made up as gum chewer. The
visiting management brought the
shook into action in the seventh
round. however, and Feller was
lifted way out to the right garden,
while Berg went in and attempted
to stem the tide. Berg managed to
worry through the rest of the..game,
but it certainly was a relief to the
felders of the opposing side when
the contest was concluded.
1t started out like a real ball
game. The visitors were the first 1t
bat, and were retired in short or
der. Princeton put in a strong bid
for couple of scores in it's half,
However. Smith, who was first up,
was retired, but Skahen followed
with corking single. Skahen stole
second, and then Galley leaned his
hickory to fast one and gave the
sphere q ride to deep center. 1t
looked like a safe hit. but the GUS
todian of the central garden pulled
off one of those sensational catches
that you often read about, but sell
dom see. Skahen was doubled at Sec
ond. and the side retired. The visi-
tors made things extremely interest
ing in the second round. when three
hits and walk netted them two
runs. Princeton was again BANKED
in it's half, and the count stood 2 to
O in favor Of the Mill City athletes.
The visitors were BANKED in the
third, but the locals broke into the
score column in this round. Emahi-
ser started the inning, but was re-
tired on fly to the short stop. Jes-
mer then connected for single, and
Roos followed suit. Smith came
across. with screaming grass cut
ter, and Jesmer counted. The side
was retired when Skahen hit into
a double play. Again we're the wis.,
tors blanked in the fourth, but the
Princeton forces started an offensive
movement in this round that re-
sembled "a German advance. Five
runs were secured-sufticient to sew
the game up for keeps. Galley was
first up and he drove the sphere to
deep center, but the fielder pulled
it down.. and then Berg reached first
on an error. Mallette slammed out
a hot grounder which was fumbled,
and he reached first, Berg going to
second: Wilkes then connected for a
vicious single and Berg romped
home. Emahiser drove one through
the short stop, advancing Mallette
and Wilkes. Jesmer leaned against
fast one for a clean single: and
Mallette crossed the registering
station. Roos poled out safe drive
and Wilkes counted. Then Smith
smashed out a sizzling. single and
Roos went to second. Smith was
forced at second on Skahen IS
grounder, but Roos was safe at third
and Skahen reached first. Roos
scored onsa wild pitch. Galley walked,
but the side was retired on Berg S
~ to second. PRINCETON now had a
healthy lead, and held 1t to the end.
The visitors secured their last run Of
the game in the fifth after two men
we're down. A walk and a double
netted them q score. Princeton
added another to its total inits half.
Mallette walked, stole second and
third, and counted when Wilkes
drove out clean single. Wilkes
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