The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-06-22
BRAHAM DEFEATED
Princeton Diamond Stars Get Long
End of 1 to Scor- The
Fair Grounds Sunda !
Large Gathering of Fans Witness the
Sensational Contest-NO
Game Next Sunday.

The Princeton baseball team carved
another initial in the background of
local athletic history last Sunday. Bra
hams naughty FASTENERS were the
latest victims of the prowess Of the
locals, and it was as close contest
as has been seen in these parts for
some time. At the conclusion Of hos
tilities Princeton was ''burdened' with
the heavy end of to count.
Wilkes was again on the hill top for
Princeton, and his salary arm was
working fine. Only five scattered blows
were registered off Of his delivery, and
his rapid shoots and slants kept the
OPPOSITION guessing all the time. He
performed in his usual superb style.
Skahen was behind the bat and COM
ment is scarcely necessary. His abil-
ity is so we'll known to local fans that
they always expect and see classy
work when he is performing.
Peterson and Hummel made up the
visiting battery, and both did we'll. The
locals found Peterson for six ripe bin,
giles, however, and three of these were
punched in the eighth inning, giving
Princeton couple of needed runs.
Braham was the first side at bat,
and succeeded in pushing run over
after two men were down. Princeton
started an offensive movement also in
the initial round, and two Of the locals
travelled the paths for the complete
circuit. Wilkes was first up, and he
proceeded to lean on one for sizzling
single. He finally reached second, and
went to third on a balk. Smith cams
next, and he hammered hot one that
the pitcher failed to handle, and Wilkes
scored. Jesmer was retired, but while
the visitors were eliminating him as
scoring factor, Smith reached third.
Berg also went down, but Galley went
to first on q dead ball. Mallette then
came to bat, and the question of an
other run was squarely put up to the
captain. He met it by Strengthening out
one of Peterson's slants for a scream
ing single, and Smith romped home
The side took the field when Skahen
was retired. In the second round
Braham evened up the score. An err
ror placed the first man up on the
initial sack, and a hit carried him to
third. A sacrifice fly gathered in by
Roos enabled him 20 count. From
then until the eighth stanza, both
teams battled gamely, but neither side
could count. Wilkes pitched sensa~
tional ball during this period and in
only che inning did more than three
men gaze at him from the batter's
box. In the seventh two questionable
decisions killed an almost certain score
for Princeton. Doane was called out
at third on play that wasn't even
close, and Wilkes was waved out at
first a minute later. The fans, "Pongo"
Olson, and the players were then deter
mined to do something, and the game
was put on ice the next inning. Three
luscious bingles did it. Smith started
thing by lacing cut hot single, and
Jesmer followed suit. Berg raped out
felder's choice, and everybody was
safe. Galley hammered out a drive to
right field that was gathered in, but
Smith counted on it. Captain Mallette
then "kicked in" with his second timely
swat of the game, and Jesmer crossed
the registering station. The side was re-
tired before further scoring was done.
\ 3raham made a last desperate stand
in the ninth, and managed to push one
run over. This was not enough to
win, however, and when the side was
retired Princeton had the game.