The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-08-19
SAUK RAPIDS WINS
Princeton Defense Weakens in the
Seventh Round and Locals Lose
by Count of 7 to 6:
Home Run Drive by Wilkes the Fea.
ture-.-Zimmerman to Invade
Princeton Next Sunday,

the fair grounds last Sunday, and for
six inning played rings around the
visitors. In fact Princeton had the
game sewed up in sack by count
of to l until the fatal seventh
round when the top blew off, and
''Pongo" Olson's 100000 infeld
went up in the air so high that for
time the local fans could not see it.
This round was Misunderstanding from
local viewpoint, as it was an ex-
tremely woozy exhibition. and the
visitors aided by four costly boots
were enabled to count five times.
Another run was secured by them in
the eighth, which gave them lead
of one, which Princeton could not
overcome.
Wilkes was on the firing line for
Princeton, and delivered a winning
article of ball. Had the Princeton
defense not crumbled there is no
doubt but what lie would have
brought home the bacon. His home
run drive in the fifth with Malette
preceding him on the paths was the
feature of the game. Umbehocker
was at the receiving station and
worked like veteran. Skates was on
the mound for the Benton county
athletes, and there were times when
he would undoubtedly have liked to
skate off the diamond. In the lat
ter stages of the fracas he pulled
himself together, however, and
pitched a steady article of ball.
Peterson was behind the bat, and
performed we'll
Play started at 2:45 p. M, with H.
j. Plaas acting as umpire in chief,
and gentleman from Sank Rapids
giving the base decisions The visi-
tors were tile first at bat, and. one
of them crossed the registering
station before the side vas retired.
From then until the seventh inning,
Wilkes travelled strong and aided by
good support applied the white wash
for five rounds. Princeton broke into
the run column in the first round
also. Berg was first up, and was
retired on grounder. Doane con-
nected for safe one and went to
third, when Galley poled out a liner.
Mallette nailed out grounder, and
Doane scored on it by using excellent
Judgment in base running NAL
lette was out at first, and a grounder
by Wilkes retired the side. Prince
ton was BANKED in the second. but
annexed another run in the third.
Berg again started the round, and
slammed out a ripping single. Berg
went to third when Doane straight
ened out fast one for clean drive.
Galley then delivered his second hit
OF the game, scoring Berg. The side
was retired before further runs ma
terialized. Princeton increased it's
lead in the fourth by adding two
more to it's total. Jesmer was first
up, but was retired on fly to deep
right, and Trunk grounded out.
Roos hit safe: and went all around
on some wild heaves. Berg then
reached first, and went to second
when Doane got on through an error.
Berg scored on a wild throw. but
Doane was nipped at third, and the
side was retired. In the fifth Prince
ton secured its last runs of the
\ game. Mallette was safe at first
after polling out grounder. Wilkes
then made hit-a hit with the
fans we mean-by leaning the hick-
DRY against the sphere with sufficient
force to send it to the edge of the
race track. 1t was a clean home
run. and two scores resulted. The
Sank Rapids defense frightened, and
retired the side by pulling off a
double play, and a put out. The
score now stood to l in favor of
Princeton, and the local fans and
players fairly beamed contentment.
Things looked very promising from
a Princeton viewpoint, but clouds
appeared upon the horizon at the
opening of the seventh, and storm
set in that "blew'' the game. There
is no need of giving the horrible
details. Suffice to say that even
the veteran Doc Mallette, who
usually performs in scintillating
style, went up, and as result of
some costly errors and two hits, Sank
Rapids pushed runs over the plate
tieing the score. The visitors
/ pushed another run over in the
eighth, placing them in the lead.
Both mines were BANKED in the
ninth, but Princeton made a last
desperate stand in this round. Berg
brought the crowd to it's toes by nail