New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
EAGLES POUNCE
UPON VISITORS
DEFEAT FAIRFAX TEAM IN
CLOSE GAME BY2 TO1
SCORE.
VANHOE WHITEWASHE SIX
RUNS PILED UP ON
OPPONENTS.

The New Ulm Eagles swooped
down upon the visiting ball teams
during the past week and annexed
two hard-earned victories. Ivanhoe
was the first to meet it's waterloo wher
the locals trounced them last Wednes
day by to 0 score. Their --latest
prey was the crack Fairfax team
composed entirely of salaried men
who went down to defeat in a close
game, the score being 2 to l.
t. Fairfax Scores First.
Sundays game was close anc
interesting one thruout, Fairfax scored
their first and only run in the fifth
inning when two singles, a walk and {
S acrlfice put runner over the plate.
New Ulm evened the score in the
ighth when Bertsch singled, Bum hi
to second forcing Bertsch. Robinson
was out pitcher to first. Pfeiffer then
hit hot drive to second who threw
little wild to frst, the first baseman
being several inches away from che
bag. Bum scored on the play.
The winning run came in the ninth
when Born the first man up tripled
to center and scored on a bunt by
Robinson.
frosty 1eCS Ffteen.
Fifteen Of the Fairfax players were
| able to hit only the afternoon breezes
of the day. Altho ten hits were
registered by the visitors the majority
OF them were scratch hits and were
kept we'll scattered.
johnson of Fairfax allowed but four
hits and struck out five of the New
| Ulmites. Altho he did not have
much "stuff'' on the ball he had
marvellous control and with the aid
OF rosin kept the Eagles guessing.
Ivanhoe Easy.
| Last Wednesday the fat Ivanhoe
team was easily taken in tow. Heavy
! hitting on the part Of the locals
enabled them to pile up six runs ane
good fielding helped so keep the visitors
scoreless.
Born was the first to connect safely
with the visiting twirler. This was il
! the second when he doubled to center
with one down. The next two men were
unable to help him score and he dice
on third. In the third frame Bum
tripled with two men down and scored
on single by Peterson. Born made
the second run in the fourth when he
walked, stole second and scored wher
the right fielder dropped Guentners
long fly. Four more were added in the
next inning. Schaefer singled. Bertscf
sacrificed him to second. Bum
singled scoring Schaefer. Peterson
hit to second, who fumbled the bali
Bum scoring. Pfeiffer then singled
putting Peterson on third. F. M
Bane of Sleepy Eye, the local county
agent, was playing second for New
Ulm and he came up after Pfeiffer
Bane is a second ''Ty Cobb" and h
smote the ball for a three bagge
scoring Peterson and Pfeiffer. Ht
was called out on the play for slidin.
off the bag. From then on till itht
end of the game neither team scored
alt no the visitors came near doing 81
! in the seventh.
| 'Frosty" Bertsch pitched one of the
easiest games he ever threw. There
was but one time when the visitor
had any chance to score and then he
frightened up and struck out the mex
| two batters. Five hits were mad
off of him and six men famed. New
Ulm got seven hits off of the visitin,
twirler and five of the locals strucl
out.
Fairmont Here Sunday.
Manager Vercoe has arranged
game with Fairmont for next Sunda,
afternoon. Both teams have one
victory against the other and it viii
be remembered the third game resulted
in an eleven-inning tie. The outcom.
Of Sundays game is closely watched
and everyone should be on hand an
help New Ulm win.
ShakOpee Thu1rsdaU
TomorroT (Thursday) the Eagles
will leave their nest and fly to Shake
pee where they will pounce upon th.
team Of that place and attempt t
wrest victory from them. Shakopee
has an exceptionally strong team ane
a good bunch of supporters will lool
good to the New Ulm players. Who'll
all be there? Will you?
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