New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-08-25
C0MFREY INVADED
BY LOCAL TEAM.
NEW ULMITEs, oUTPLAY RIVALS
AND WIN EASILY. SCORE
s to 2.
PREPARATIONS FOR FOUR BIG
FAIR GAMES UNDER WAYf
GOOD LINEUP.

The New Ulm baseball aggregation
invaded the little peaceful village Of
Comfrey last Sunday and got even with
the ball team of that place for the
defeat given them earlier in the season,
by defeating them by a score of 6 to 2.
Minus their two stellar outfelders,
Pfeiffer and Guentner, the local ball
team went up to Comfrey and played
ball. Joe Smith, Frank Schaefer and
Bobby" Robinson were the gardeners
of the day while the infeld consisted Of
our. regular lineup with the exception
of Bane on second and Williams on.
short.
Two errors were chalked up against
the locals, one being wild throw by
Peterson and the other being muffed
fly by Smith. Not only did the locals
do some good fielding but they did some
heavy hitting Born and Smith each
registered a double, while Robinson,
Bum and Bertsch connected for two
singles each. Petersen and Schaefer
also connected safely bringing the
the total hits up to ten.
Altho the Comfreyites lost by a
good margin they played good ball.
But one error was made by that team
and that was wild throw by the pit
cher to first, which enabled Peterson
to get to second. Bertsch, however,
had control of the ball and let the
opposing team off with six hits, two
Of which were scratch hits. Nine Of
the Gomfrey men struck outand sever
Eaf the New. rsile VIII fed
Cornfrey Starts Scoring.
I Comfrey started the scoring in the
third frame when Cady hit2 one of his
slow grounders to Peterson and beat
| it out. Dellke walked. Davis hit te
first for the second out, L. Armstrong
! being the first man out when he
hit the ozone. Brooks then singled
to right field scoring Cady.
New Ulm went into the lead in the
fourth inning and from thence on die
not run any chances of losing the game
Peterson, the first man up walked
Bum sacrificed him to second. Bane
hit to short for the second out. fBor1
then got to first when he stopped the
ball with his elbow, the ball going
almost fifty feet in the air. Borr
then stole second, Peterson having
gone to third on Banes grounder tt
short. Smith lined uat double te
right field scoring both Peterson ane
Born. Bertsch flied to right field TO
| the third out.
Three more runs were added in thu
next frame. Schaefer made the frs
out when he was retired on strikes
Williams walked and stole second
Robinson singled scoring Williams
| Peterson flied to center field for tn
second out. Noel then walked botl
Bum and Bane. A few minutes late
Robinson and Bum came home o,
a two-base hit by Born. Smith endet
the inning by grounding to third.
The locals got their final run in tn
sixth frame, when Bertsch and Schaefe
both singled Williams sacri feed
Robinson singled scoring Bertsch blu
lSchaefer was called out in attempt t
score on the hit. Peterson then fiet
to right field.
| Comfrey's second run came in tn
seventh inning when W. Armstron,
Isingled. L. Armstrong fouled to Borl
for the first out. Cady struck out
Dellke then doubled to right scorin!
Armstrong, but was caught trying t,
steal third
4 The game Sunday was very cleal
thruout. Feirer of Springfield an,
Harrington Of New Ulm did the UNI
/ piring and although several decision
were not exactly to the liking Of bot
4 teams they were on the whole yer,
square. New Ulm and Comfrey vii
4 meet again when they cross bats a
| the Brown County Fair next Wednes
J day.
i Good Lineup, For Fair Games.
! Manager Vercoe Of the New Uln
team is looking around for a goo,
pitcher to give assistance to Bertscl
during the Fair games and the fan
can rest assured that they will Sc
4 four good games next week.
| Carl Schwartz Of this city spen
Iseveral days last week at the hom
Of his son at Courtland.