Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-07-07

TRIBUNE SPORT COLUMN


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Hector, s; Bird Island, 2.
Olivia, 4; Bird Island, 2.
Appleton, s; Montevideo, 4.
Montevideo, 3; Appleton, 1.
Clara City, 8: Wegdahl, 6.
Dassel, 8; Darwin, 1.
Dassel, s; Watkins, Z.
Fergus Falls, 4; Breck. -Wahp., 2.
Madison, 2; Nassau, 0.
Fergus Falls, s; Alexandria, 3.
Hanley Falls, /; Granite, 0.
Long Prairie, l.; Osakis, o.
Sank Center. 3; Melrose, i.
st. Cloud. 10; Alexandria, 3.
Darwin, s; Litchfeld, 2.
Milan, Z; Watson, l.
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The G0phers met their second de-
feat Of the season at the hands of the
Tripolis team, last Monday afternoon,
when they were beaten by score of
II to 10. The game was a slugging
match on both sides, altho many of
the winners runs were scored on er-
rors.
Next Sunday the Willmar ball team
travels to Benson for the first game
of the season with the team of that
place. Judging from reports Of the
Benson bunch, Willmar will have both
hands full to win the game. At that
the locals will be somewhat crippled,
as McGrew and Carlson of the reg
ulars will be unable to play. It is
probable that If the weather is fit, q
number Of fans will accompany the
team.
| Willmar and Herman played two
games here Monday, July 5th, the first
one resulting to and the second IL
to 0 in favor of Willmar. The heavy
rains Of Sunday morning prevented
the game scheduled for that after.
noon, so the contest was played Mon.
day morning at ten thirty. It was a
pitchers battle from the start be.
tween Buck Johnson and Lefty Jens.
sen of the visitors. Buck had the best
of it straight thru, and allowed but
two hits, striking out twelve men
Jensen pitched good ball, but Will
mar had the happy faculty of bunch
ing hits at the right time, and this
proved his undoing.
Herman scored first, in the second
inning. R. Johnson was safe on ar
error by Severinson and stole second
Berg was out, Buck to first, and John
son was held at second. Nordstron
made a swell catch of LaValle's fou
behind the plate, but Jensen singled
to left field, scoring his battery mate
This was all for the visitors. They
occasionally got men on the bags, but
remarkable pegging by Nordstrom
cut down three men at second and the
others died from lack of base hits to
advance them.
Things looked promising for Will
mar in the second, also. Gordhamer
singled for starter, and took second
when Harsted beat out a perfect bunt
Buck then hit a terrific drive to right
field, but Gordhamer was caught at
the plate, and Harsted off third, com.
pleting peculiar double play. The
locals first runs came in the fourth
frame. Nordstrom led off with a dou.
BILE to left field, and scored on Cord.
hamer's triple to center. Claude scor.
ed on .Schmitt's error Of Bucks
grounder. This was all for Willmar
until the eighth. Kiland led off with
a center field single and took second
when Severn was safe on Jenssen's
error. Nordstrom forced Kiland at
third, and McGrew singled sharply to
right field, filling the bases. Here
Roy Johnson, the visitors catcher was
forced to retire, as his finger was split
to the bone. Berg went behind the
bat, and Severinson scored on pass
ed ball. Gordhamer walked filling the
bases again. On Harsted's sacrifice
Nordstrom scored. This ended the
scoring for the game, as Buck drove
a long fly to left field for the final out
The same pitchers decided to try il
again in the afternoon game. The re-
suit was that Buck got a shut out tc
his credit, while Jensen was hammer
ed for sixteen safe hits. Willmal
played errorless ball in this game
while Herman was charged with five
misplays. Roy Johnson came right
back, and caught good game for the
visitors despite the fact that he was
unable to use his right hand to any
great extent.
After threatening to score in thu
first Willmar came across with two
runs in the second. After Buck hat
been retired Archie walked and came
all the way home on Bill Johnson's in
field single and an error by Pratt. Bill
took second on the play and was sac
rificed to third by Kiland. SEVERN
son singled to right center and Bill
scored. Nordstrom hit to left afte,
Severn had stolen second, but Sew
was thrown out at home. One NOR,
was added in the fifth. McGrew dou
bled to center and went to third OIL
Harsted's sacrifice, after Gordhamel
had been retired. Buck sent a lon,
double to left field, scoring McGrew
> Carlson was out at first on a clos,
play. In the sixth five runs tricklet
across the pan.
, Bill Johnson singled to left center
and took second when Kiland wa.