Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-08-11
FIRST GAME WAS A
R0USlNC WINNER
Willmar Wins First Game On New
Grounds Came Witnessed
By Two Thousand Fans

Willmar base ball fans saw the first
real game of ball played in this city
for several years, Sunday, when the
local nine defeated Benson by score
of to T. The Willmar Band furnish
ed music from 2:30 until three o'clock.
The game was interesting from start
to finish. About two thousand people
were in attendance. Ogren pitched
for the winners and hurled good
game. Christian, the regular hurler.
was not at home for the game but was
on his vacation. Duke" played fine
game for Willmar at first and make at
tempts several Zines to see how far
he could stretch.
One distressing accident marred the
game. McGroush of Benson broke his
right leg when he slid home in the
sixth and scored the first run for Ben
son. The injured man was taken to
the Willmar Hospital where at last
reports, he was getting along nicely.
First Inning
Benson-Minikus flied out to left field;
McGrough famed; Philo singled to
center field, stole second; kielty hit by
pitched ball; Philo caught at third. hit.
Willmar-Hartwick hit 4 short groun-
der and was thrown out at first by cat
cher; Holmberg grounded to third and
was thrown out at first; w. Johnson
singled over second base and stole sec
ond. Anderson fouled out to first. hit.
Second Inning
Benson-O. Arne singled to left field;
A. Arne grounded to third who threw to
second and caught O. Arne; A. Arne
stole second; c. Arne and Barbour
struck out. l hit.
II Willmar-Ogren whitfield; Arneson out
] on foul to catcher; leDuc singled over
| second and stole second; r. johnson
| famed. ! hit.
Third Inning
| Benson-Kout flied out to right field;
/ Minikus grounded to pitcher who threw
| him out at first; McGrough singled to
| left field but was caught at second base
l hit.
Willmar-Christian safe on error by
Minikus; Hartwick singled to left field
l Holmberg hunted down the first base
line and was safe; Christian scored; w
/ Johnson grounded to third and was
thrown out at first; Anderson fouled out
| to third; Holmberg caught at second
/ l li1. runs.
Fourth Inning
Benson-Philo grounded to third ant
wasout at first. Kielty singled to cen
| ter field o. Arne fouled out to first
A. Arne out to center field. l hit.
Willmar-Ogren hit by pitcher bu
was caught at second; Arneson walked
stole second; leDuc made a three bag
ser to right field scoring Arneson; r
| Johnson made a sacrifice fly to center
field, leDuc scoring; Christian hit t.
short and was out at first. hit, runs
II Fifth Inning
II Benson-C Arne famed; Barbour SAT,
on error by short; Christensen foule<
/ out to first; Minikus flied out to short
Willmar, Christianson now pitching
| for Benson-HartWick whitfield; Holm
berg safe on error by third; w. johnson
4 singled to center field. Anderson sin
| eled over second scoring Holmberg
! Ogren was safe on bunt to pitcher, w
| johnson scoring; Arneson famed; And
! erson stole third and Ogren second
| leDuc whitfield. 8 hits, runs.
IL Sixth Inning
Il Benson - McGrough walked; Phil
u singled over third; -kielty singled to lef
| field and on this play McGrough score
| and broke his right leg at the HON
| plate; O. Arne made a three Dagger t
left field scoring Philo and Kielty; c. Ar
ne grounded to third who threw to cat
] cher and caught O. Arne at the HON
! plate. G. Arne flied to right field an
| Anderson made an unassisted doubl
| play by his throw to first and caugh
] c. Arne hits, 3 runs.
Willmar-J. Arne taking the place o
McGrogh in left field. r. Johnson out
third to first; Christian famed; Hart
wick walked, stole second; Holmber
| out, third to first.
IL S6NenCn inning
DEMONSTRATIONS flied out to left
Christian out, pitcher to first; Miniku
sinsled to left but was caught at sec
| ond 1 hit.
Willmar-W. Johnson singled owe
third; Anderson flied out to Kielty VIII
| made an unassisted double play by hi
throw to first and caught w. johnson
| Ogren famed. / hit
| Eighth Inning
| Benson-J. Arne Whitfield; Philo grour
| ded to short and was out at first; Kielt
| walked Q. Arne struck out.
/ Wil1mar-Arneson safe on infield hi
but was caught at sAond leDuc GU
| pitcher to first; r. Johnson out at frs
1 hit.
Ninth Inning
II Benson-A. Arne out second to frs
c. Arne singled to center field; Barbou
singled to left field Robert Johnson owe
threw the home plate and G.. Arne scol
- ed on this play; Barbour stole THIRD
Christensen grounded to third and wa
I out at first. Minkus made the last OF
when he fouled to third. 2 hits, l ru,
| WILLMAR ABB. r H PO A
/ HartWick, 3b -. 3 0
| Holmberg, If 49,. 0 0
| w. Johnson, CT. 3 0
1 Anderson