The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-24
HOWARD DRUBs
MITCHELL 1913
SEASONS OPENING GAME LOST
TO VISITORS IN COMEDY OF
ERRORS-BOTH CLUBS
ARE RAGGED.

Sporting Howard ten runs in the
second frame, Mitchell was unable to
come from behind in a comedy of
errors at Hitchcock park Monday af-
ternoon and lost by the count of II
TO IL. 1t was a ragged game to open
The season with II showed but lit
tie oil the form that the Braves dis
played in flashes in previous battles.
II second inning will go down in
Mitchell baseball history as one of
the wlerdest ever seen here in the
national game. Oscar Cool, Mitchell's
new hnrler from Cedar Rapids, puff
ed through the initial frame without
q blow, although his witness gave
two men life on the baks. But in the
second, SIX hits and our boots were
enough to chase Cool. who was con-
siderably "het up" and Harry Feltis
finished the contest.
Mitchell opened the game by rap
ping Gardner hard and sending over
four runs. Dakin's boot gave Butler
first. Young attempted a sacrifice
and gained first when r. Mathews
muddled the ball. Seney hunted safe
ly and the first two unners scored
on Crumrine's smash to center.
"Crummy" attempted to make sec
II and was thrown out, Seney
s%printing home. Scharnweber doubl-
ed and stole third or Il fourth ball
for Peck, Schamberg heaving the
ball wildly to third. Gilmore famed
n Tiff forced out Peck at second.
Any description of the lurid sec
ond would be inadequate. For an
explosion, balloon ascension Or gen.
eral frost it vas unequalled. Cool
could not find the plate, and when he
did, the ball was hit to an infielder |
ready to muff the sphere. With two
men. Cool was finally derricked and
Feltis went TO the rescue. The bases
were full for most of the inning and
Mitchell's defense cracked at every
smack of the ball. For the next three
frames Feltis did not allow a hit,
Marshall scoring from third in the
fifth on a passed ball.
Bases on balls in the third for
Seney and Scharnweber and a ball
in the ribs for Peck filled the bases.
Gilmore's wallop to center scoring
the first two With one down,
Tiff grounded out to second. Feltis
was hit in the back, but was forced
out on Buffers drive to short. In the
fourth, Young reached the bag on
Gardeners muff. "Umps'' Ryan called
Scney out on a third strike that sing
ed his ears and Crumrine was walk
ed. Scharnweber scored Young on a
single to right field and Gilmore
two more with a drive over
the third sack.
The game was eventless until the
seventh, Drew reached first on Tits
wild heave. iDakin's drive over third.
which looked foul by two feet, scor-
ed Drew and the batter Tailed on c.
Mathews double wallop to left field.
the eighth, Crumrine was safe on
a boot at short and counted when
Peck tripled to center, although he
was declared out for cutting the base
at second. Feltis finally weakened in
the ninth, three hits. two bases on
balls and another boot presenting the
visitors with four runs.
The game ended with a garrison
finish by Mitchell, in which the spec
tators got their first taste OF fast ,
baseball. A muff by Pheney and Gil
more scrambled to first. Tiff raped
out a bingle. Harter went to bat for
Feltis and pinched off a hit by clout- !
ing for two bases into center field,
both runners scoring. Another boot
Dakin, and Harter tailed and But {
Ter reached first. Young forced out !,
Butler at second and Seney whitfield, t
this time with another third strike I
that nearly brushed his cap. Crum-
rine singled to right, hut the game
as scharnweber flied out to l
Marshall.
The score:
Mitchell AB X III PO a "
3b .....6 / 0 2