Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-19
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From Thursdays Daily.
Dear Folks:

DSdI O1AS.
You should CugLt to Ut seen the
gameWhicll We beat MarshfieId al
Sunday. She waas one oy the old
A4q1s hitch we yust TO see. Be-
cause We was playing here to home
We took the field first so the Marsh
field boys kud get yust to the crowd
1Irst before they went out. This
lime Wood got as far as second and
uhen Braehm got to first because
Nash and SmithA had ruther catch
uies than liners and booted both
liners into the air. The system is
good enuf but when the BAN came
down they wern't under it. ,Nothin
more happened until We babted.
Wachs didn't like the looks of the
balls and didn't hit at amy OF them
and the umpire told him to go &c
first. Neil Mash scarsifted him
TO second, and Smith scared him
to third. Up comes Shorty Bren-
nan and dumps the ball into the
field for a two Dagger, on which
Wachs came home. Score 1 to 0
II our favor. ;
Things went along hunky dory
until the fourth inning with the
Marshfield boys at bat. Braehm gets
a hit, and Devine hit JohnsCmls bat
CT a little Tex Leager. -DeVine
struck out Christensen, buE Delmore
spotted the pill fer two bases scao-
ing Braehm. After Wright had tax
en- three good sWings as the air up
comes windy Mcdonald and swepes
off the bases with a healthy clout
that was good for two bases.Spoon-
er was lucky eLuf to hit a pop up
and the side wasoUt. Inourhalf we
didn't do nothing. Score TO l not
n .ur favor.
In our half OF the fifth after Gric.
Fahuner had grounded out to Wood,
Nelson got ON when Krahn tried to
show Nash and Smithe how the trick
was done When Johnson wasted
one OH the grand stand Nellie pixies
to second, but Louie Faharner and
MaLske hit nothing more substantial
than air and the side was out.
Score still to not in our favor
yet, but have patience.
They near started something more
in the seventh but it didn't do any
harm. and besides ann in hurry
to tell you about what we did in
the 8th. Nellie started doings with
single and stole second, but he
didn't have to because Johnson gave
Louie F'ahrner a life to first. Both
runners advanced when Manske pic
kled the pill for a single. Up comes
Wachs and wien the ball had been
| captured Nellie and Louie were on
the bench, Manske was on third
and Tuffie was on second. Neil Nash
got to first ON a fielders choice WlheL
Johnson caught Manshe sliding thru
the dust for home plate. Wdth Nellie
on third Neil Nash took a chance an
stole second, but it didn't do no
good because Smithe flied out to
Christensen and Brennan grounded
out Wood to Wright. Score 8 to 3
in our favor.
In the ninth inning the score was
still a tie so they decidedto play
some more. Nothing happened I'M the
tenth so they let her go once more.
Marshfield did nothing in their half
of the eleventh, but our boys Werc-
Int so easily satisfied. Johnson
drew first blood when he hit Neal
Mash. Waterman came in with a.
neat sacrifice, and along came the
Pride of the Fourth Ward. You guess
ed tits all over -. Yes sir Mel
hit the ball so hard it would have
been good for three bases if he
could do it in nothing flat, but as
Neil Nash brot in the winning run
what was the use. Score 4 to 3
still in our favor.