The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-08-24
A THRILLING GAME
Of Ball Viewed By the Largest Crowd
of the Season at the Fair
Grounds Last Sunday.
Princeton Downs the Merchants Hotel
Team of St. Paul by
Count of to 5.

Olson's 100000 infeld the Princeton
ball team downed the aggregation rep
resenting the Merchants Hotel of St.
Paul at the fair grounds last Sunday
before the largest crowd of enthu-
siastic fans congregated there this sea-
son. 1t was decidedly interesting
throughout 1.-THE teams were tied at
various stages, but princeton was
never trailing it's opponents. The final
count was 7 to 5.
Michaud was on the mound for
Princeton and although trife wild,
he delivered the goods in the pinches.
Eleven of the Sanity City willow
wielders famed the breeze, and the
southpaw was also some stingy with
hits, allowing only five. Skahen
caught, and was in the game at all
stages A lanky youth named Kath
had the misfortune to face our husky
fence busters from the hilltop, and the
locals bumped his offerings for nine
safe ones. It is only fair to say,
however, that in a couple Of innings
the tall boy showed real class Miller
was at the receiving station for the
city chaps and got by very we'll.
Princeton BANKED its opponents in
the first round, and then hung up one
out of two runs which it should have
had. Jesmer was first up and he
started it by hammering out a safe
bingle. Berg came next, but was re-
tired, and Jesmer was forced out at
second, due to bum coaching. Wilkes
then advanced to bat, and he cele-
brated his return to Princeton uni
form by caressing a fast one for
two-cushion drive. Wilkes purloined
third, and then Captain Mallette smote
one right on the nose for smashing
drive at the second sacker. Wilkes
counted and Mallette reached first on
the blow. The side was retired before
Mallette counted.
The visitors broke into the run COL
umn in the second frame by pushing
one over the tabulating rubber, and
then they proceeded to retire the locals
scoreless, leaving the count tie.
Fast ball featured the third stanza
and neither side counted, but there
was something doing in the fourth. An
error, base on balls and a hit gave
the hotel men two runs in the first
half, but Princeton was not disheart-
ened. The locals came right back, and
three Of our white-uniformed pastim-
ers shagged their way across the plate.
Wilkes started it by giving the sphere
a ride to center, and while Mallette
waited for free transportation, second
and third were purloined by "Bilkie."
Skahen then kicked in with hit that
scored Wilkes ana Mallette, and
Skahen counted on Umbehocker's
drive.
The visitors grabbed another run in
the fifth, and Princeton increased it's
lead by pushing two over during this
stanza. Jesmer drove one over third
base and reached first, and then Berg
came to bat. Berg bumped the horse
hide fair and square and lifted out a
steaming three-bagger that scored
Jesmer. 1t was the longest drive of
the game, and Berg counted when
Wilkes delivered his third safe swat
of the contest.
Neither side counted in the sixth,
but in the seventh the St. Paulites
grabbed their last run of the game
Princeton made it's total 7 when
Staples hit safe in the eighth, stole
second and counted on a single ham,
mered out by Roos.
NOTES.
Another feature of the game was
the umpiring of a St. Paul man, who
lasted two innings, when he was jerked
by the visitors. In his case it was
evidently mistakes of the head and not
of the heart that made his work crude.
He knew little about baseball, and still
less Of umpiring. H. J. Plaas acted
as Jumps" throughout the game, and
Lloyd Mallette gave the base decisions
during the last seven innings.
The receipts amounted to over $73
and for once the team made expenses.
The visitors were nice lot of young
men and good ball players, but not fast
enough COR "Pongo's" FASTENERS.
Wilkes starred at the bat for Prince
ton, hammering out three nice drives
out of four trips to the plate.
Prime oton's infeld never worked bet
ter than last Sunday. Three double
plays is going some.
Michaud speared a hot liner and
doubled a man at first in the seventh
round, winning the plaudits of the
fans.
Umbehocker is a youngster who is
rapidly developing into valuable man.
C,,oJox,