The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-07-01
MILLER CLAN
IN 9TH PLACE
Break Even on Last Four Games
Played-On Extended Trip
League Standing

Sioux Falls .............1S Is .545
Aberdeen 49,. .....,...15 IL 1853
Madison ........... .....14 16 .467
Washington Springs .....15 10 AL
Miller $500. ...........12 II Ala
Hedtield .......... ......12 10 1887
The Miller ball team have won two
and lost two in the last four games
played. Losing Wednesday to Ralph
Works aggregation of Madison 10 to
:, Thursdays game being postponed
on recount of rain. Winning from the
Aberdeen Boosters Saturday 4 to 3,
Sundays game being called oc on ac-
count Of rain.
The team left Sunday night for Red
field where they planned on playing
a two game series and making up The
three games that were postponed on
May 80, 81 and June /. Rain interior
ell with the game Monday and the
teams divided Tuesdays double head
er. Miller winning the first 3 to 1
and losing the second 5 to 0 The
same teams played Wednesday and
probably today. Friday and Saturday
they tanglc with the Huron Packers
and Sunday and Monday, July 4th and
9Th they play at Aberdeen. A large
number of fans and %fannettes are
planning on taking in the 4th and 5th
games al Aberdeen.
Wednesdays Game
After playing a real snappy brand
Of ball on Tuesday the Madison and
Miller teams made a complete reversal
on the following day. Brundage for
the visitors and Baty for Miller were
about even in pitching honors, both
allowing ID hits. Brundage passed
four and hit two, while Baty passed
but two. Both teams made numerous
errors, but Miller's were more costly,
accounting for several OF Madison's
runs
Miller ........ 10000 1 0 81
Madison ...... 0 2 1 2 1 8 / 0 DO
Saturdays Game
Saturdays game with Aberdeen
marked the first errorless game of
base ball plyed in Miller. Both teams
made their scores in the first inning,
after that neither Cholewa in the box
for Miller nor Lowery who relieved
Hesit in the first were eve in danger.
Aberdeen scored on three hits and
a base on balls. Turgeon first up flew
cut to Kensel, Kelly drew a walk,
" cidell hit a single to right field, KEEL
ly taking third, Altizer flew out to
Guerney, Kelly scoring on the play.
Mullane scored Weidell with a two
base drive and came home IN Cheese
mans single, Meier vas thrown out
| Cbolewa TO Guerney, ending the scor~
ing for Aberdeen.
Miller's four cores came from too
much wildness on the part of Hesit in
the box for Aberdeen. He passed the
first three men ard gave the fourth
| three balls when he was relieved by
Lowery.
Erwin drew a walk, and stole second
hensel and Fisher walked, Erwin scor-
ed on a wild pitch, Lowery who reliev-
ed Test walked Stricken and Fisher,
| scoring Kensel, Fisher scored on a
passed ball, Holmes few out to center
field, Blooms single scored Stricken,
| Guerney grounded III second to first
and Cholewa ended the inning and
scoring by popping to short. After the
| first inning not a Miller man got on
first BASE although there were only
Two strike outs in the seven innings.
| Aberdeen 1890. 8 5000 O 0 0-3
| Miller ........ A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Mickey" Mullape. Aberdeen's left
! fielder made some sensational catches,
shutting off several long hits
Fatty" Cholewa pulled tho play of
rSe day when he caught Lowery's fly
bunt and doubled Strict off of first
base.
Miller's team batting has taken a
slump the last three games only 10
hits being registered OF the opposing
pitchers.
Saturdays game was the first one
played in the league without an error.
Miller is credited with only n In
the last three games.
Tuesday, June 20
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