The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-10
WON S, LOST 3
ON ROAD TRIP
Millcr Meets Aberdeen at Home Sat
urday-Home For IA Game
Series

The Miller representatives OF the
South Dakota baseball league won
their first game on the home grounds
here Sunday when they defeated the
Washington Springs ~contenders 5 to Q.
The game was closely contested ana
full Of thrills from the first to the
ninth inning when the Springs chance
n winning the game was blotted when
Conkey caught Novak's long fly to left
field.
The Springs started their scoring In
the first inning when Miller presented
them with four markers.
Daley the first man up drew a base
on balls. an error In fielding. Nc
GIath's bunt gave him life at first,
Peck's hunt flied the bags when Baty
failed to get Daley at third. Daley and
McGrath scored when Dohler juggled
Novak's ~grounder, Peck reaching third
and Novak on first. Peck scored on
Wenz' out third to first Meier ana
Urban both singled, scoring Novak.
Dahaleny few out to left and Epperson
was out pitcher to first. retiring the
side.
The Springs gathered in two more
in the second after two were down.
Peck and Novak both doubled scoring
Peck, an error on wenz' drive and
Nefar's second base hit scored Novak.
The Springs scoring vas over when
Stricken took Urban's grounder and
pegged him out at first. For the next
seven innings Baty pitched shut out
ball, only rs men facing him. and hold
ing them to three hits. The locals evil
IDENTIFY had recovered from their stage
fright and executed two snappy double
plays.
Miller's scoring did not start until
the fifth inning altho there had been
men on the bases In the first, second
and third innings.
Haines opened the fifth with a doub-
le. Baty Jew out to centerneld. Erwin
got his third. single scoring Haines,
Bloom sacrificed Erwin 70 second. Doh
Ter doubled scoring Erwin, Stricken
packed out q nice single, bringing In
Dohler. Guerney got a life on an error,
and Conkey batting for Mitchell drove
a long fly to center which Wens gather
ed in after a Miller added anoth-
or in the sixth after two were down,
en- Baty's single and q double by Err
win. The seventh was where Miller
put the game on ice, getting four runs
and a two run lead. Stricken the FIRST
man up drew a walk. Guerney sacri-
feed, Conkey hit safely for Q bags
bringing In Stricken. Schneider was
safe at first on McGrath's error, Con-
key taking third. Baty out batting
pitcher won the fans by pasting one
along the right first foul line for three
bags, scoring Conkey and Schneider,
Erwin brought Baty home with his
fifth hit Of the game. a 2 Dagger.
NOTES
Erwin batted 1000 per cent. s hits
in s times up, two OF them doubles.
Meier, the Springs second sacker,
cheated Miller put Of a hit and a run
when he did an Annette Kellerman"
and speared Haines srounder in the
sixth, he pegged the ball to first from
a sitting position.
Bloom did not get a hit, but he made
three beautiful sacrifice hunts, and
r1ade 'em work on their toes to gel
him at first.
Three hits one Of them a triple wat
Raty's contribution to the hit column.
Stricken was the busy man on the
infield, getting seven chances, and
only missing one that didn't cost any
thing.
Manager Fisher wasn't In the lineup
Sunday, owning to an injury received
at Sioux Falls, when he slid into the
LONE plate.
Umpire Shelly, a o one In the
league, will make friends with the
fans In the state. He's Q hard worker
and wants to be at every play. He
beat one Miller base runner to drst.
Baty. Conkey. Haines. Dohler and
Erwin are credited with extra base
Tits.
Schneider, a new short stop aht
Guerney at first look good to the fans
Miller Alb r H Pc A ]
Erwin, CT ....5 1 0
Bloom. RI .....5 0
Dohler. sb ....4 I
Stricken. 3D. ...4 1 %
! Guerney. lib ...s Q ~
Mitchell, II ....3 0 1 Q