Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-09

Bird Island. 3: Danube, 2.
Morton. 3: Hector; o.
| Renville, z; Olivia, 3.
! Dassel, Is; Watkins, IL.
Belgrade, 4; Brooten, 3. /
Dawson, s; Boyd, 4.
Boyd, IL: Candy, z. =
Alexandria, s; Sank Centre, 0.
Alexandria, Is; Sank Centre, 9.
Madison, s.; Marietta, 0.
Revillo, 4; Madison, 3.
Kerkhoven, 3; Murdoch, 2.
Morris, q; DeGraff, O.
Ortonville, 10; Appleton, s.
Bobby Johnson, second baseman of
this years team, was recently elected
to the captaincy of the High School
base ball team for next season. With
five of this years team back and about
dozen promising youngsters coming
along fast, prospects for q winning
team next spring are very bright.
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III. S. Fam" writing of the Kerk-
hoven-Murdock ball game of recent
date says in part: Murdoch, deter
mined to get Mondays game, brought
along Buck Johnson, he of the no hit
game, and Willmar's idol. Kerk got
five hits off that marvel, two of which
were two baggers."
| We don't quite see what Kerkhoven
has to boiler about over getting five
hits. That certainly doesn't show any
great batting ability. However, that
he wasn't in the shape that he will be,
in the future. Later in the season,
with his own team behind him, per-
haps he will show them what he IS
capable Of Then they'll be lucky to
get a foul tip.
Glenwood plays return game with
the local team at the Willmar park
next Sunday, at 3 o'clock, and with
decent weather there will undoubtedly
be large turnout. This will be the
first local game of the season, and the
fans will have a double attraction.
The close score Of last week. makes
the teams seem evenly matched, and
there are many who will be curious
to see the only one armed pitched in
this part of the country. The local
bunch will practice hard this week,
giving special attention to the batting
end of the game, and with few
changes and additions to the line up
a little different story is looked for
next Sunday.
A peculiar thing about the game
last Sunday was that Willmar had but
seven assists, Buck getting five and
Norling the other two. Neither the
second or third basemen or short stop
getting one.
At meeting of the high school Ath'
letic Association held last Friday
morning, Harold Severinson was elect
ed president for the ensuing year;
George Mcdonald, vice president, and
Robert Johnson, secretary.
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The Cosmos Club and Excelsior base
ball teams played the fastest game Of
recent years, last Thursday evening
when they finished a nine inning game
in the remarkable time of IS minutes
The final score was 1 to 0 in favor OF
the Cosmos. From start to finish, il
was battle of pitchers, Williams fol
the Excelsiors and Hengstler for the
Cosmos. The winner got but one hit
off the delivery of BILLY" and but fol
; two errors in the seventh inning would
have failed to score. With one out in
this frame Buck hit fly to center
and took second when the fielder drop
ped it. He stole third and when the
haseman let the ball get away, he
scored what proved to be the winning
run. Henry Dalen's clean drive tt
center was the only hit made. The
Excelsiors secured two hits, one OF
which was a pop up in front of the
plate that could easily have been field
ed but for mix up. Hengstler was
backed up by sensational support, nc
less than three double plays being
pulled off. In the fifth inning Aim was
doubled at first when the next batter
popped foul fly to Holt. In the sew
enth great throw by Norling from
center field to first base, doubled Pete
; Howell, who had singled, and in the
ninth with one out, Pat Persen was
safe on an outfield error. Conway
then lined to the pitcher, and Perse1
was doubled at first, ending the game
Williams pitched a great game, anG
for the most part had the opposition
either striking out or rolling ground
ers to him. Carl Howell at third con
tributed neat play when he backed
up his pitcher on hard chance, and
threw the runner out at first. Sew
crimson at short stop for the winners
made several fine catches of flies II
short left field. But two errors were
made by each team. The score:
Excelsiors 20 0 90 % 90 2
!, Cosmos 90. 0 0 O 0 90 0 X
; Williams and Petersen
, Hengstler and Dalen.
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The local ball team finally opene:
the season last Sunday, playing a;
Glenwood, and they were beaten 4 t
3. The day was cold, and diamond
soft, but the locals were determined
, to play a game, il such a thing was
possible, so the trip was made in spite