The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-19
WIN CONTEST IN
LAST Of NINTH
BROOklNGS SNATCHES VICTORY
FROM MARSHALL IN SPEC
TABULAR FINISH
THIS MAKES FIVE STRAIGHT VICTORIES
A Spectacular Game is Promised
Next Sunday When Lamberton
Comes Here.

In game that looked hopeless for
Brookings, the locals snatched victory
from the hands of Marshall, Mimi, by
scoring three runs in the last half OF
the ninth inning, at the fair grounds
yesterday afternoon. The score at
the beginning of the final act was
to 2 in favor of the visitors. The
final score was to in favor of
Brookings. BY lucky intermingling
of hits and errors along with the weak
ening of Bird, the Marshall pitcher,
Brookings brought in the three scores
to win the game. The game had the
most thrilling and spectacular finish
of any yet this season and the crowds
fairly went wild in the last part of
the game when the outlook began TO
brighten for Brookings. The early
part Of the game was all in favor Of
the visitors VIII chad tailed four runs
by the end of the fifth inning Brook
ings remained scoreless until the sew
enth when two runs weer marked up.
Errors were numerous on both sides
Several arguments with the umpires
marred the game for the spectators.
Batteries for Brookings. Higgins and
Croake; for Marshall Bird and
Frickle.
The Brookings team has maintained
an unbroken string of victories this
week, proving themselves to be one
of the most redoubtable organizations
in the state. Last Thursday afternoon
Toronto fell an easy victim to the
locals at the fair grounds by score
of to /. Toronto has geenrally been
tOuted as a dangerous team to meet,
but at no time during the game did
they make it interesting for Brook
Brookings and yelley pitched for
Tuve's wonders. On Friday the team
Jws mt 10 Flandreau and ran away with
an easy victory, II to 3. Kutina and
Nigbor constituted the battery for
Brookings. Flandreau used two pitch
ers, Wigs and Aura. Goodman caught.
Cotton was taken to a cleaning Sun
day afternoon at the south side ball
park by II to score. Brookings
ran in five scores in the opening
frame and kept up the merry circuit
all through the game From the
crowds standpoint the game was too
one-sided to be interesting. Battery
for BroOkings, Adamas and Croake; :;
for Cotton, Anderso nand Larson.
The second slaughter of the week
occurred Tuesday afternoon at the
fair grounds, when Dell Rapids was
beaten, 16 to 4. Errors were too
numerous to count. Both sides scored
run in the first inning. Dell Rapids
AIDED another in the second. With Dell
aRpids one score in the lead in the
fourth inning, Lehman put the game
on ice for Brookings when he polled
a long hit, commonly known as a
home rum bringing in three scores.
Each inning thereafter brought in a
couple more runs until a total OF 16
was reached. Dell Rapids rallied
somewhat in the ninth and crossed the
plate twice. Kutina and Croake were
the battery for Brookings; Dutzenrod
and Miller for Dell Rapids. This was
kutina's last game with the Brookings
nine, having been hired by the Elan.
dreau team for the remainder Of the
season.
The local fans are now tensely walt.
ing for the contest with Lamberton
which will be staged here next Sun
day, which promises to be the biggest
game Of the season.