Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-19
HURLEY COPS FIRST GAME.
Ashland Baseball Team Trimmed to
the Tune of 10 to 0. Game Wit
messed by Large Crowd.

49, -'''iiHllN III tilN opening bdNC-
bal game Of the season at the local
park last Sunday, holding the Wis
itorS scoreless while thcv chalked
up o runs. The weathe. was fair
ly warm and about six hundred
fans witnessed the game. Many
fans from out of town came here BY
automobile and in addition there
was good representation of lovers
of the national pastime from Iron
wood. Music by the band before
and during the game added much
to the occasion.
1t being the first game it was to
be expected that there would be
some loose playing. Errors were
numerous, particularly on the part
of the visitors, whose bungleS proved
costly and were largely responsible
for the big score by the Hurley
team Carroll, who twirled for the
local team two seasons, was on the
mound for Ashland His support
was poor and in addition his assist
ant on the other end of the firing
line was somewhat off. Burke as
a catcher showed up poorly, III fact
so poorly that he was dcrrickeG in
about the middle of the session and
! big spin" Carlin was given the
position behind the plate. The
Hurley boys touched up Carroll for
10 hits. Lefty Sundell started
to do the twirliug for Hurley ard
showed up so we'll that he was kept
on the job for seven acts. He had
everything his own way and allow
ed but four bingles and sent IL to
the bench via the Strike-out route.
Kelly, of the vintage OF about 81
and who always comes to Hurley
as chaperone for the Ashland boys
and as a side-line plays in left field
and between acts talks back to
the grand stand dented the air in
his three trips to the plate and was
forced to trek back to the dugout
as gracefully as his Irish would
permit
Draft relieved Sundell in the
seventh inning and i'll the remain
ing two innings was found for one
bingle and struck out four. McDon-
aid, Hurley's new catcher, showed
that he is all to the good lie has
a six-cylinder whip" which keeps
the enemy we'll in hand. But one
Ashland man stole second, the other
steal being from second to third
On one occasion Mac brought the
crowd to their feet by catching an
Ashlander off first, showing that
his arm is all there He also show
ed up we'll with the stick, hitting
safe twice in his four trips to the
pan.
Right away in their first time up
did Hurley start scoring Emunson
was the first to go to the plate and
flied out. Whitman followed and
was safe on first on an error by the
Ashland shortstop and completed
the circuit on Keenan, double to
center. keenan, made it two when
he scored on a passed ball Another
was added in the second when Nc
Donald hit safe, was sacrificed to
second and scored on a passed ball
In the fifth the local boys enjoyed
a regular batting bee and the visi-
tors helped things along with er-
rors. Three drives and three errors
in this frame Melted Hurley FIVE
runs After two had beer retired in
the seventh Hazelton drove out
single aud scored on Knoblack's
drive to center, the latter also com
pleting the circuit
Following is the tabulatcd score.
Hurley AB # PO F.
Emunson. If. ...5 o o.
Whitman. IS .....5 o o o.
keenan,. cf.......5 2 o l.
3. Secor. 3rdb 5 2 o 3
Fau1 18th r u 3