The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-06-25
Elk Mound Boy Continues His
Excellent Pitching and White
washes st. Boniface Club.
ORE DIGGERS HIT BLUM IN
PINCHES AND WIN EASILY
Rangers Give SOrens0n Excel
lent Support; Double Play
Features.
(By Ralph Wiki

In a game replete with sensations,
featured by Ray Sorenson's gilt
edged pitching, the Ore Diggers yes
terday afternoon whitewashed St.
Boniface in the opening game of the
series.
Until the sixth stanza the visitors
were held hitless. With two out
Murphy doubled to rightfeld. In the
eighth Maggie and Pfeffer got the other
Canuck hits, which were singles.
The locals found Blum in the fifth
and eighth frames. In the fifth,
Agnew first up, singled to the right
field fence. Sorenson sacrificed him
to second. McCabe walked, but Sund-
helm was retired. Kernan's second
single Of the game registered McCabe
with the first run of the contest.
In the eighth stanza the locals ad-
ded two more tallies. After Greisch
had struck out for the second time,
Brokaw singled past Pfeffer. Cronin
was retired by Pfeffer, Brokaw reach
ing second. Couture's double to left
field counted Brokaw. A moment
later Couture registered on Agnew's
second hit of the game, double.
Visitors Look Dangerous.
In the opening round Adams, first
up, walked, but Murphy, Miller and
Lane were retired in order. In the
Virginia half McCabe walked, but
quick throw from Spellman to Adams
caught McCabe off first base. Sund-
helm got the first Of his two hits.
Herman singled, but Greisch struckout.
In the second stanza both teams
went down in succession. The third
witnessed another speedy retirement
of the visitors in one-two-three order.
In the Diggers' half Sundheim doubled
to the rightfield fence, but Herman
whitfield.
In the fourth frame Lane reached
first with two out, but Mueller took
three futile swings at the atmosphere.
In the home half Cronin drew pass,
but Mueller corralled Couture's fly.
The fifth stanza marked another re-
tirement of the visitors in order. How
Virginia scored has been related.
In the sixth came the Saints first
and lone double of the game. Murphy
got the double, but "Hack" Miller, the
Saints dangerous hitter, was retired,
Sundheim to Couture.
In the seventh stanza the visitors
again fell in order, Brokaw taking
care of two flies and Sorenson retir-
ing Mueller on a grounder. In the
Diggers' half McCabe walked for the
third time, but pop flies proved the
undoing of Sundheim and Herman.
Two Singles in the Eighth.
In the eighth Herman knocked down
Nagle's near double. Pfeffer singled
and then came Virginia's chain-light-
ming double play. 1t seemed the Wis
itors would tie or win the game. Blum
hit to Couture, who threw to Sund'
helm, forcing Pfeffer at second. In
completing the double play Blum was
retired at first base by relay throw
from Sundheim to Couture. Adams
bolstered Virginia's hopes by going
/ out, Sundheim to Couture. How the
Diggers tailed twice in the eighth
has been related above.
In the ninth the visitors looked very
dangerous. With one out, Miller ant
Lane walked in order. Mueller strucl
out, but Spellman reached first or
Cronin's second error. With the base:
full, Maggie, who had previously polet
out single, went out, Sorenson tt
Couture.
Notes of the Game.
The visitors look very fast. The!
have one of the best balanced clubs il
the league and their fielding cannot b.
excelled.
"Hack" Miller, the Saints extr:
base hitter, could do little with Sor
enson. Spellman, another dangerou!
willow wielder, was under Sorenson''
spell.
Stevenson and Boardman are will
the Saints on the hurting corps ant
are among the best fingers in thu
league.