Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-08-25

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In the fastest game Of base ball ever
played at Litchheld Stewart defeated
Willmar last Sunday BY q score'of /
to 0. The only run Of the game was
scored by Friedl, Stewards short stop
at the start Of the game. He hit the
first ball Buck pitched Tar over Holm
berg's head In left field, and before it
had been returned to the diamond he
was perching on third base. He scor-
ed moment later on a clean single
over Kielty. by o. Buhr. From then
on Buck was absolute master Of the
situation. Following the hits made by
the first two men up, the next six
men at bat famed. In the second in
ming Buck threw but nine balls, all Of
them being strikes.
He was backed up by great support,
too. Gordhamer at third base han
died four hard chances, throwing his
man out at first on each, occasion.
Kelly at second contributed some
good fielding plays, starting a double
play in the ninth inning that retired
the side. After the first inning but one
Stewart man reached third base, and
he was retired at the plate on an at
tempted double steal, Nordstrom to
Kielty to Nordstrom. =, Z
Elmer Theis, pitching for the win.
ners was never in danger of being
scored upon. He pitched a nearly per-
feet game, but twenty-nine men going
to bat for Willmar. But two Of these
saw first base, and one second. Noon,
an opened the 3rd inning with a clean
drive down the right field foul line for
two bases, but died on second, as no
one sent him along. Holmberg was
hit by a pitched ball in the fifth, but
died on first. These two completed
Willmar's bid for a tally. Theis fan.
ned fourteen men, getting every man
on the team, except Gordhamer. at
least once.
The occasion of the double header at
Litchfeld last Sunday was the dedi
cation of the fine new ball park, re-
Gently built by three of the leading
sportsmen of the town. The park is
dandy, situated at about the right
distance from the business section OF
| the city, and has ample accommoda
tons for nearly fifteen hundred per
sons. The grandstand seats about five
hundred. The grounds are the finest
IN this section, the outfield in partic
ular giving the players much pleasure
to cavort upon. The infield, next year
will be the fastest in this section, az
the plan is to mix little clay with the
present soil, pack it down good. and
then sod the diamond, making a grass
1nheld. The field will then be the last
thing in ball diamonds, and one that
Litchf1eld may we'll be proud of.
In the preliminary game Sunday
Benson defeated Litchfield by score
of 5 to 2, getting ten hits off the Of
ferings of Lefty Curran, while Litch
field was getting only five from the
delivery Of Skinner Arne.
| ~ Game In Detail.
1ST 1NNING-Friedl hit the first
pitch over Holmberg's head for three
bases. o. Buhr singled to right field
scoring Friedl. Buhr stole second as
Bethke famed. R. Buhr famed. O
Buhr stole third. Eidsmoe famed
Two hits. One run.
| Williams out at first, Theis tc
Bethke. McGrew famed. Kielty flew
to short. No hits. No runs.
| End 1NNING-H. Koeppen famed
L. Koeppen whitfield. Degree struck
out. No hits. No runs.
Gordhamer fouled out to Degree in
right field. Johnson and Holmbere