Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-09

LOCAL SPORT DOPE

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Hutchinson fell before Litchfeld at
the latter place Sunday afternoon by
score of to in eleven innings.
Hutch won two of the series of three
games.
The Renvil1e ball team broke into
the won" column of the percentage
table for minute last week, when
the team defeated Danube by a score
of II to 3.
Ted Shirley, Hutchinson's star left
hand pitcher shut 'Litchfeld out with
out hit or run last Wednesday af-
ternoon, at Hutchinson. The score
was three to nothing.
Spicer and Brooten played at Spicer
last Sunday. The game ended in the
| fifth inning in a dispute, the Brooten
manager calling his team off the
| field. The score was l to 0 in favor
of the visitors at the time.
For the third time this season
Litchfield shut out the fast Stewart
| team, when they welded the white
wash brush last Wednesday and fin.
ished with two markers against a row
of goose eggs for the opposition.
Lake Lillian defeated Willmar in a
good game Of base ball Sunday, July
30th at Harding's pasture by a score
of 1913. RenstrOm and Johnson were
the battery for the winning giants.
Following is the score by innings:
Willmar %. 30 0 0 0 3 3 / 1 o. 8
Lake Lillian 30 0 o 1 x-10
| Litchfield was compelled to break
loose from the league games in cont
in the games to be played at the state
necessary for them to hire another
games with teams capable of drawing
crowds.
The Willmar ball park is no more
Last week the grand stand and what
was left of the fence and bleachers
we're sold, and the new owner pro
ceeded to take possession at once
tear down his property and cart il
| uOlut LUZ lUIuIc USE. Ills WlLuOu>
doubt means the passing of base bal
as an active sport from this city unit
such time as the slough over at the
fair grounds is filed in and put in
shape for athletic contests.
The following notice sent out to al
managers of ball teams entered in the
race for the state championship, tho
games to be played at the State Fail
next month, shows that the commit
tee will stand pat on their rules anG
regulations in regard to eligibility Of
men composing the teams:
"Rumors have been rife within the
last few days that some teams are sc
eager to win the independent cham
pionship of the state that they are
playing other players than those
named in their eligibility lists. 1t may
be said unqualifiedly that any team in
the Minnesota state fair independent
base ball association found guilty Of
violating the eligibility rule will be
expelled from the league. There are
NO strings attached to this regulation
Any club believing that another club
is using ineligible players has the
right to ask for the roster of that
team. The player lists will be fur.
nished by the director of base ball on
request. If the protesting club proves
that ineligibles have played with the
opposing team, the violators will be
dropped without further considera.
ton. 1t is absolutely necessary, how
ever, for all protests to be filed with
the director of base ball, Minnesota
state fair, Hamline, Mimi, within
three days after the game in question.
This ruling on eligibility becomes eff
fective Thursday, July 81, 1916, no
protests on eligibility prior to July
9th being acceptable. The Mime
sofa state fair Independent base ball
association will stand by the eligibil-
ity rule even though the state cham
pionship series be played between Sec
ond-rate but honest tailenders."
Litchtield officers of the law are hot
on the trail of auto and motorcycle
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