New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-26
PIRATES DEFEATED
IN OPENING GAME
SPRINGFIELD MAROONS HAND
LOCALS PACKAGE TO TUNE
OF 10 TO 2.
GAME WAS PITCHERS BATTLE
BUT SPOILED BY MANY
MISPLAYS.

sight of a ball and glove the old baseball
spirit returned to some of the New Ulm
players and when Manager Pietsch OF
the Springfield Maroons called up Doc
Ahrens in order to arrange game the
latter after much elaboration decided
to get together team and travel to our
neighboring city. The game played
was no doubt the first and last game to
be played by the Pirates this year as it
was only as a favor to some persons that
Henry Ahrens took over the manage
ment of the team for this game.
Although the weather looked fair in
the morning and early part of the after
noon it clouded up during the later part
of the day and it seemed as if the game
would have to be delayed on account of
rain.
When taking into consideration the
material that is afforded in New Ulm for
a base ball team and compare that with
the veterans of Springfield person can
see but one outcome and that is de-
cisive victory for the latter. Especially
now when they are backed by "Baldy"
Aftermath, who has played with league
teams for several years, the chances for
victory are very slim. However, our
eighteen-year-old battery did some very
good work and but for poor support in
the first two innings the score would have
been very close. AS it was it stood 10
to 2. From the second inning on the
boys played a good game and Spring.
field was able to score but twice.
The boys were up against Shourds, the
Mankato pitcher who has often pitched
against the New Ulm crack team Of two
years ago, and considering the pitching
done by him in the past they did some
very good batting. Guentner was in the
box for the Pirates, with Herbeck catch
ing, and allowed his opponents eight hits,
all of which were fairly scattered with the
exception of three. The New Ulm
players also got eight hits off Shourds,
one of which was double by Guentner.
The game follows:
First Inning Becker started the game
with single. Schaefer was safe when
Pietsch fumbled his liner. Johnson
caught Becker, who had taken to big a
lead, on third. Schaefer was caught
mapping on second. Herbeck struck
Out.-One hit; no runs; one error.
Guentner started the pitching in good
form by striking out Boelter. Wurn-
stein was safe when Ring dropped
Schaefer's throw. Aftermath was beaned.
johnson singled scoring Wurmstein.
Shourds famed. Pietsch was safe when
he hit a grounder clean through Beckers
hands. johnson and Aftermath scored
on the error. Schaefer threw Schmidt's
grounder too low for Ring to hold.
Georgens dropped the ball in front of the
plate and was taken in on first.
Second Inning-Guentner flied to
center field. Rings best was foul and
a strike out. Herzog was safe on an
error by Georgens. Ahrens hit to
Shourds.
Appel hit to Herzog. Boelter and
Wurmstein both singled but the latter
was caught stealing second. Aftermath
got a pass Johnson singled scoring
Aftermath, Boelter having scored or
Wurmstein's single. Shourds was safe
when Schaefer let the ball pass. PietscE
tripled, scoring two men. Schmidt was
safe when Johnson slipped in the outfelc
while trying to catch his fly, Pietscl
scoring. Georgens famed.
Third Inning-Grams hit to short
Johnson flied to first and Becker strucl
out.
Appel hit to Guentner. Boelter singled
but was caught stealing second. Wurm
stein rolled the ball to pitcher.
Fourth Inning Schaefer got his frs
hit of the day. Herbeck whitfield
Guentner doubled, scoring Schaefel
Ring took three hearty swings and re
tired. Herzog popped to Shourds.
Aftermath was safe on an error b
Ring. Johnson was safe on an error b
Becker. Aftermath was caught betwee
third and home. Shourds was safe o
an error by Ring. Pietsch grounded t
Schaefer. Schmidt fouled to Herbeck.
Fifth Inning -Ahrens singled but wa
caught stealing second. Grams hit t
Shourds and Johnson famed.
Georgers failed to connect. Ape
grounded to Ring. Boelter flied to frs
Sixth Inning-Becker famed. schae
fer singled. Herbeck flied to Shourd:
Guentner grounded to second.
Wurmstein and Aftermath whitfield tn
ozone. Johnson grounded to Guentne
Soventh Tnning-Ring and Hero