The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-09-02
LOCALS TAKE TWO
Princeton Ball Ball Team Wins Over
Lindstrom in IS Inning Game
by Count of 8 to 7.
MiIaca Taken into Camp Tuesday at
the Princeton Fair Grounds
by a Score of 5 too.

Some thrilling diamond contests
have been staged in Princeton in the
past, but never one like last Sunday,
when the Princeton and Lindstrom
ball teams battled for supremacy
before large crowd of frenzied
fans. Princeton finally won by a
count Of 8 to 7, but it required IS
innings of play to decide the contest.
The game was replete with thrills,
four double plays were pulled off
TWO by each team-and during the
last six innings play was extremely
fast. The feature of the game was
the ninth inning batting rally staged
by "Pongo' Olson's men. The locals
came to bat in this round three runs
to the bad, but, spurred on by a
gallant contingent of fans, succeeded
in tieing the score, and finally won
the game.
Wilkes was on the mound for
Princeton, and performed in sensa-
tional style, especially iH the latter
stages of the game. He held the
visitors to blows, and retired II by
the strikeout route. During the last
six innings he Travelled particularly
strong, and a scratch hit was all that
the visitors could garner off of his
delivery during these rounds, which
is pitching some ball. Skahen was
at the receiving station, and his &C.
curate peg made the base runners of
- che opposing side appear paralyzed.
A tall chap, named Anderson, led
the attack for the visitors, and for a
time his underhand delivery baffled
the locals. He was touched up for a
total of Is drives, however, several
of which went for extra bases. Earl
Peterson, who gained considerable
fame as receiver for Cambridge a
couple of seasons ago: was behind the
bat for the visitors and also did we'll
Wilkes started particularly strong
in the first inning, but his own wild
ness and several errors on the part
of his team mates was responsible for
four of the visitors crossing the
plate. Princeton was blanked in it's
half, and neither side scored in the
second. The Chisago county athletes
again broke into the run column in
the third, when single and double
Melted score. Princeton also made
a bid for recognition in this round
when Berg completed the circuit.
The score now stood to l against
Princeton, and the visitors were
. blanked in the fourth. Princeton
was battling with it's back to the
wall, and in it's half Of the fourth
released the brakes and pushed 3 runs
over. Jesmer started things by lift
ing out a single. Skahen was re-
tired, but Roos revived hopes by
polling out a hot one, too fast to be
fielded. Berg slammed out 6elder's
choice and everybody was safe. With
the bases filled, Doane anne across
with a single, and Jesmer scored.
Smith was retired, but Wilkes
Strengthened out a fast one, and gave
the sphere ride thaG scored Roos
and Berg. Galley walked, but the
side was retired when Mallette
grounded out. The visitors frightened
up after this round. and the locals
we're held scOreless until the last half
of the ninth. Lindstrom was also
BANKED during the next three
rounds, but increased it's lead in the
eighth, when two hits, and couple
of errors gave them 2 more runs.
After banking the visitors in the
ninth the locals came to bat in their
half, with 3 run lead to overcome.
1t did not look encouraging, to be
sure, but the fighting spirit was
there, and ''Pongo's'' men fairly
hammered the cover off the ball.
Doane was first up, and brought the
crowd to it's toes by leaning the
hickory to a fast one for clean
double. Smith then came to bat,
and kept the crowd in an uproar by
pollng OUT screaming single, scoring
Doane. Wilkes now advanced to the
plate, and gently tapped one on the
nose for another hit, and Smith
went to third. A balk by the
pitcher scored Smith, and advanced
Wilkes to second. With wilkes on
the paths, and a run needed to tie
the score, Galley smote one fair and
square, drove whistler to the outer
works for clean double, and Wilkes
crossed the plate. A halt was then
called, and the side was retired.
During the. 10th, 18th, 18th, 18th
and 18th innings, each team battled
with logged determination, and the
fans were treated to an exhibition of
ball that is seldom seen. Not run
could be squeezed over, and when the