Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
LOCALS LOSE
FAST GAME


fans attending a game in DEBORAH in
years was at the fair grounds Sunday
to see Cresco scalp DEBORAH 5 to o.
Cresco, came down with strong
Iteam and dandy crowd of fans,
Iyho. were there to back their team
up at every stage of 1.-THE game. In
the neighborhood of 75 cars of fans
were here from Cresco. besides many
from other places. The day was ideal
and, the base ball bng, was IN the
air strong. More than a thousand
were in attendance and the receipts
we're nearly, $500. ,5.g... .,.g -.
Cresco was the first to bat and
first to score in the second inning.
Mauch hit to Anderson for an out
at first. Davis hit to Marsh for an
other out at first, Layton got pass
and Dye hit high fly to center that
wasn't pulled down and Layton
scored from first. Garzee went out on
grounder, second to first
In the third for Cresco the first
two struck out, when Anderson came
Up and hit smashing three Dagger
to right field. He stumbled and fell
| between first and second, and but
| for that stumble could have made
ii home. Evenson was passed, and
Mauch hit one through the pitcher,
was recovered by Weiser at second
end Mauch was thrown out at first
The umpire, Brady, of Cresco, call
ed Mauch safe at first. In fact he
called the play before the runner got
to the base. but he was out mile,
and we believe every fan who saw
the play who wanted to be fair will
admit. Overacker, Decorah's first
basemap held the ball, and during
the play Anderson scored from third
and Evenson from second. The usual
rag chewing was INDUCED in, but
the umpire stuck to his decision and
the result was that two scores count
ed for Creseo that they shouldn't
have had Davis the last man up hit
Ito THE. pitcher and Mauch was forced
at second.
No more scoring was done until the
!, eighth when Cresco connected with
1.-TWO more. Anderson hit a grounder
by the pitcher and the ball hit
; umpire Brady in the heel and car
coined over to short and the run
ner was thrown out The fact of the
ball hitting the umpire made it a
/ dead one aud the rule book said the
runner was safe Evenson got pass
.tand Mauch struck out, when Davis
hit a little bingle in front of the
home plate. The pitcher got it. held
it and tried to get Anderson who
! took third and wide lead, but fail
ed and the bases we're filed. Layton
then came up, singled to center.
scoring Anderson and Evenson. Dye
went out, short to first, and Gar
zee hit to c. Weiser at second. who
: fielded it home and caught Davis
Who tried to score.
The locals were not playing up to
, their standard, and Cresco won the
; game on their merits, and were en-
titled to three earned runs. The two
scored in the third were simply the
gift of umpire Brady, who by the
: way is business manager of the
Cresco team,
: 1t seems a problem to get an UNI
pire who knows the game, and can
tell ball from strike. They ap-
parently do the best they can, and
that best is pretty rotten at times
This panning of the umpire is not
an excuse that DEBORAH would have
won the game somebody else had
been officiating, because Cresco earn
cd their three runs and were en-
titled TO the game from every angle.
The Cresco team is made up of
semi professionals, and many old
heads at the game, picked up from
surrounding towns and they have got
a good machine together with only
one Cresco man on the team and
Cresco is backing them to finish,
(which all helps to make a good ball
team.
The pitching OF Anderson and Dye
! was. about on a par. They got ten
strikeouts apiece. Anderson gave
three bases on balls and Dye /. Hits
off Andersons 6, OFF Dye 4. Hit by
pitcher, by Dye one.
Following ,was Cresco's lineup:
Garzee, Sd; Woodward 1st;,
Nicholson, C; Anderson, CT; Even,
son. II; Mauch. re- Davis, I'd; Lay
ton, IS; Dye p.l.jgI Es.
Decorah's line up: n,s et
C. Weiser I'd; Rygg, II; H. Wei
ser, SIS; Losen, re- Overacker, list;
Sullivan Co.. Marsh, Sd; Green, ct;
anderson. p. .x
Base ball is a, fckle old game,