The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-06-15
ST. CLOUD DOWNED
Princeton Defeats All Stars of the
Granite City by a Count of
to Last Sunday.
Game is Played at the Local Fair
Grounds and Numerous Fans
See the Contest.

See the Contest.
The st. Cloud All Stars failed to
scintillate last Sunday when they op-
posed "Pongo' Olson's fleet-footed
diamond performers, and they were
sent back to the Granite City with
the short end of a to score.
Princeton started a smashing often
sive at the outset of the game, and
after slowing it away by pushing two
runs over in the first and two in the
third, proceeded to see to it that the
opposition did not overtake them.
hewitt was on the firing line for
Princeton during the first six innings,
and was in sensational form, holding
the opposing willow wielders runless
and hitless. Wilkes went in in the
seventh and also pitched shut out ball.
A couple Of costly slips gave the visi-
tors their runs. Heilig of Milaca was
at the receiving station, and made
himself 'solid" with focal fans by his
clever work.
A young man named Chute had the
misfortune to oppose the local fence
busters the first five innings, and it
is doubtful if his reputation has re-
covered from the shock it sustained.
The locals hammered the ball hard and
often, and the St. Cloud outfelders
chased drives until they were ''all in
Chute steadied down during the
fourth and fifth innings, and pitched
good ball, but Roth relieved him in
the sixth and finished the game, get
ting by in good shape. Baldwin was
behind the bat and performed well.
Be- st. Cloud went to bat first and only
three men faced "Chief" hewitt.
Princeton got right busy in it's half,
however, and two men counted.
Wilkes, lead off man. went down on a
fly to the short stop, but Smith fol-
lowed him with a drive that just
about took the heart out of the
pitcher. 1t was a scorcher, and the
custodian Of right field had to climb
ove- The fence to recover il. MEAN
while Smith had strolled to third base.
Jesmer also looked one over and
damned out clean drive, scoring
Smith. Then Berg added to the woe
of the visitors by Strengthening out
a fast one for two-bagger. Jesmer
went to third on Berg's drive and
scored on passed ball. Mallette con-
nected for felders' choice, and the
fielder decided to retire Berg at the
plate, which he did. Heilig walked as
did Doane, but Roos retired the side
with a fly to the short stop. In the
second, three "Stars" were put out
IN short order, and Princeton was also
BANKED in it's half. The third found
hewitt again invincible, and not one of
the visitors reached first base. This
inning saw two of Princeton's pastim-
ers shay their way across the plate.
however. Heilig was first up, and he
caressed the horse-hide with his war
club for a corking single. Doane's
sacrifice advanced him to second. Roos
went down on a fly to the first base
guardsnan, and hewitt, who was next,
passed up four wide ones, and went
to first. Wilkes came next and -
bang! He hammered out smoking
one like Smiths and it went through
the fence at almost the same place.
Needless to say, Heilig and hewitt am
bled home. A fly to the short stop
off OF Smiths bat sent Princeton back
to the field. From then on "Pongo'
restrained his performers, and Prince
ton failed to count again. St. Cloud
was given its two runs in the seventh,
by the generous Princeton lads, who
waited until two men were down be-
fore making the donation. Two err
rors placed couple of the Granite
City athletes on the paths, and siz-
zllng drive scored them. This ended
the scoring, and Princeton wound up
the game in the first half of the ninth
by pulling off pretty double play.
There was a man on first and one
down, when Captain Mallette stopped
hot one, handed it to Berg on second,
and Berg whipped it over to hewitt on
first. Both runners were retired on
the play and the game was over.
49,: NOTES.