Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-07-28
'BRAINERD WA[lOPED AGAIN
COPIED FOURTH VICTORY
FROM SHOP TOWN SUNDAY,
10 TO 8

Ugh, that was an awful slaughter
last Sunday afternoon at the fair
grounds. Ten scores to three, in favor
of Little Falls, in a game with Brain
erd $ (Northern league) team. Every
one was SO disguised with the poor
class of ball put up by the visitors
that even the local players lost pep in
the last three innings and permitted
the Brainerdites to cross the pan for
three runs. The attendance was in
the neighborhood Of 700.
Gourd, as usual, pitched a good game,
although he let up a little in the last
three innings when he saw there was
no possible chance for the locals to
lose. He allowed seven hits, walked
one man, struck out eight ani hit two.
Noel, Brainerd's first pitcher, was
part of the third inning and Bowman
then took his place. Noel struck out
one man, allowed seven hits and walk
ed one. Bowman struck out five, al
lowed eight hits, walked one and hit
one.
Longley, Purch, Tanner and Williams
were the heavy hitters for the locals
Sunday, although all the other boys in
our team except Allison also got safe
bingles. Longley got four hits and
three runs in four times up, Purch got
three hits and one run, one of the hits
being a three-bagger and one a two
Dagger. Williams also got two-bag-
ger. Some of the hits gathered re-
suited from "bonehead" plays by
Brainerd.
Sundays game was supposed to be
the last of the season but Manager
Berkin states that an effort will be
made to schedule a game with Hibbing
or the All Nations for Sunday, August
6 or the Sunday following. Hibbing
has a very fast team this year and a
clash with them should be quite in
teresting.
The locals started their scoring Sum-
day in the second inning, when one run
was registered. Allison grounded out,
Benda to Cook; Tanner singled, advanc-
ed to second on an error by Bush and
scored on hit by Dunphy.
In the third inning the locals got
three more runs. Longley, first up, got
a hit and he scored on Purch s double.
Purch tried to make home on Briere IS
grounder to Templeton but he was
caught at the plat. Briere stole Sec
Ond and scored on Williams two-bag-
ger. Williams went to third on an er-
TOR by Templeton and scored on Tan
ner's hit.
Again in the fourth inning the locals
got two runs. Gourd flew out to Hoef-
Ter, Longley was hit by the pitcher,
Purch got three-bagger, scoring Long
ley and Purch came in on Briere IS sac
rifce fly to Hoefler. The fifth inning
went by without score but again in
the sixth the locals got two. Gourd
and Longley singled, Purch grounded
out, Bowman to Cook, Bricre singled,
scoring Gourd and Williams sacrificed
to Hoefer, scoring Longley. Ic the
seventh the locals got their last two
runs. Tanner singled, continued TO sec
ond on the throw-in, went third on an
error by Daley and scored on an error
by Templeton. Dunphy struck out,
Meyers singled, Gourd struck out and
Longley singled, scoring Meyers, Purch
singled but Longley was caught At the
plate, retiring the side.
Brainerd s first run came in the
eighth inning. Daley, first up, was hit
by the pitcher and he stole second.
Hoef1er flew out to Longley and Tenn
pleton singled, scoring Daley. The
other two runs came in the ninth. Toll
lers got to first when Longley dropped
his fly and he advanced to second on
Benda's fly to Purch. Bowman ss;;iIi-
gled and Bush did the same, Tollers
and Bowman scoring. -.
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