Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-03
BASE BALL
AT LUTHER
Two Big Games Scheduled. st. Thorn.
as Comes Tomorrow, May 4,
and u. 1. U. ON May 8.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
COE COLLEGE VS.. LUTHER
The Two Ball Games Booked Should
Draw Out Big Crowd Of Fans,
As Two Fast Games Will
be Staged.


be Staged.
The big events are now beginning
to take place at Luther, especially in
the athletic field. The Wisconsin
game was only preliminary to all
the other base ball games tnat are
coming this spring. The regular sea-
son then will open on May 4, when
st. Thomas from st. Paul are again
going to cross bats with old Luther
after three games apiece between
the two colleges. AS far as the rec
ords at present they stand tied. In the
spring of 1913 in her first Minnesota
conference game here Luther scored
a close and almost undecisive victory
over st. Thomas, the score being 4 TO
8. When the Luther team played
them return game at St. Paul the
score was the same, but unfortunate
ly it was exactly reversed. This time
too the victory was decided in the
ninth inning.
These facts alone are evidence
enough to show how evenly matched
st. Thomas and Luther really are.
The fact that Luther lost her first
game has done any thing but demor-
alize the team; it has made the play
ers work so much the harder. The
strenuous practice they have been
putting in these two last weeks will
show itself in the coming game OH
Thursday.
The second regular game this sea-
son that has been scheduled by Man
ager Selness is with the University of
Upper Iowa on May 8. This team
needs no introduction as 1t is we'll
known throughout skis part Of the
state. Nor need it be told to- the peo-
pie of Decorah and vicinity that they
are Luther's ancient rivals. This RI
valry shows itself in base ball as well
as in basket ball. Although the COM
petition has always been close and
keen Luther has generally been the
''tOp-nOtcher." 1t will be remember
ed in the u l. U. game three years
ago Luther won by the small margin
of l to 0. The score was tied up to
the last inning when Harstad "stole
home" on the pitcher.
The games with Upper Iowa have
always been fast and interesting, and
no one has yet been disappointed
with them. When we now consider
the big teams that Luther has sched-
uled it seems that little support
would be greatly appreciated. We
hope the weather will be so favorable
that each and every fan will turn out
to see the games that come along.
Let us all be fans and crowd up IN
the College Ball Park and witness
both games on May and on May s.
Tennis Tournament.
But base ball Is not the only sport
going at Luther-there is also a
great deal Of interest in tennis, es-
pecially this year. For couple Of
years there has not been much time
for that kind of sport, due to the
early closing of school. But that it
has revived again this year is shown
by the fact that Manager Dahlen has
scheduled several matches with some
of the best teams in the state. The
COe College team of Cedar Rapids
which is now on an extended trip thru
Iowa and Illinois was the first to ac-
cept the challenge. They will appear
on the tennis courts on the Luther
College Campus on May 6 at $3.50.
They come here with the reputation
as real tennis sharks, and it will
certainly be a great exhibition to seq
them cross rackets with the fast Lu-
ther team, composed of Lee, Ylvisak-
er, Lien and Lone.
A small admission Of 8 cents will
be charged to see this tennis tour
nament.