New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-05-19
SLEEPY j 81 INDIANS
WIN INITIAL FRAY
LOCAL BASEBALL sToSSERS. ARE
BEsTED IN CLOSE CANE.
GOOD PITCHING.
SAME TEAMS TO BATTLE HERE
NEXT SUNDAY. BIRscH ToBE
ON SLAB.

Contrary to the usual opening games
OF the season, the first game of The Tri-
County League between Sleepy Eye and
New Ulm proved to be a close and holly
contested game, the final score being
j to 0 in favor Of the former. Good
pitching on both sides was the; main
feature OF the game, both teams having
an exceptionally strong battery.
Birsch on. Mound For Locals.
The Sleepy Eye team has secured a
good battery in Donahue and Pyell, the
former being formerly star catcher on
the st. Thomas University team, while
tPyell, did considerable .twirling Off
several fast teams in Illinois, New Ulna
has secured as their battery :. Frosty =
ssBirsch Of Hudson, Wis, who will shoot
the balls across the plate while Chick
Dies OF Gaylord will be his receiving mate.
Both players are known to the local
fandome and New U I'm has without doubt
the best battery in the league. 49, ~
sThe, local team has no abb for losing
the Sundays game as it was good, fast
game and Justly won by the Sleepy Eye
team. However, one thing did appear,
which had, without doubt, it's effect on
the game, Birsch, who did the tWirling,
had no chance to warm up before the
game. After getting up at five in the
morning, he had to ride all day in the
train, arrived here at two o. clock From
here he Immediately got into a car and
was driven up to Sleepy Eye, arriving on
the field after New Jim had finished
batting the first inning, and Immediately
took the mound.
However, in spite Of. this handicap, he
struck out the first two men facing him
while the third popped a fly to Amann
who covered third base. In the next
inning he again whitfield three men on
strikes following this up by two each in
the next three frames and one apiece in
the sixth, seventh and eighth.
Score in f fifth. ~. v
Sleepy Eyes lone score came in the
fifth inning when Donahue, connected
for a triple Wagner whitfield, but
Glotzbach hit a single, scoring Donahue
This was the only chance Sleepy Eye
had for scoring although one of their
men reached third base in the seventh
frame.
3 New Ulm also had several chances to
score but lacked the necessary punch!
In the first inning, after two men were
out, Guentner singled to left and war
caught trying to make third on an .eros
by second. In the third inning with one
man out, Dahms singled to left but the
next two men up struck out. In the sixth
frame Guentner again singled but was
unable to circle the diamond The best
chance Of the game came. in the eighth
inning when w lliams doubled to center
but Muesing and Guentner both popped
to pitcher and catcher respectively and
fsBig" bill Pfeiffer famed.
& As far as the pitching was concerned
Birsch had the best of his opponent
altho Pyell managed to keep the hits
allowed scattered. The former was hi
for four hits and the latter for FIVE
Fourteen Of the Sleepy Eye sWatsmen
whitfield and eight Of the locals died al
the plate. Both teams registered one
error. IS ..,
To Play Here Sunday. III
g Next Sunday the two teams will cross
bats on the local diamond. Several
shifts will be made in the New jUlm line
supand inS all probability Tom Dorgan
stellar shortstop in the same. league in
which Birsch formerly pitched will be
in the lineup. Dorgan is, at present
agent for the Standard Oil Company
and lives in this city. Everyb ody should
turn out and witness this game as it vii
be one Of the best games ever seen II
this city, The game will be played al
The Fairgrounds.
Lineup and summary of Sunday:
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