The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-06-23
FIFTH GAME IS LOST
Princeton Goes Down Before Lind
strom in a Well Played Game
in Sgd. Berggren's Town.
Bob Berg Hit in Head With Pitched
Ball and is Compelled to Re-
tire From the Field.

picked UP a S to defeat at the hands
Of the summer resort outfit. 1t was
good game of ball to watch and the
large crowd present seemed to enjoy
the whole performance from curtain
to curtain. Lindstrom put up classy
article of ball and the official scorer
only had one error charged up to
them. Their second lbaseman was the
only player who made miscue and
it did no damage as it came in the
fifth frame, in which Princeton failed
to score anyhow.
The game started in big league style
when both teams got away to an even
start in the first, 0 to 0. Princeton
took the lead in the second when they
slipped over the first counter. Fisher
banged out single and Smith fol-
lowed up with another. Peterson LAID
down sacrifice bunt that put "Fish"
safely on third with Smithie anchored
securely at second! Grow drove out a
flv to center that J. Swanson smoth-
cred but could not get Fisher at the
Mate on the throw-in. Nothing doing
for either side then until the last
half of the fourth. The large home
crowd was wildly urging their pets
to do something for their country and
for the baseball reputation of Lind
strom. And do it they ,did-aided and
abetted by four bad slips on the part
of the visitors. G.. Swanson opened
up this episode with a safe hit, good
for one sack. D. Swanson laid down
bunt and Princeton balled the play
I'D. with the result that both the run
ners were safe. Geer struck out but
Fish let the last one get away from
him and then threw the runner out at
first. The man at third got trapped
between home and third on the come
back. but what looked like an easy
putout developed into a. Lindstrom
score when the peg to third went high
and the runner romped home, While
Peterson was retrieving the ball out
in left field. J. Swanson kicked in
with single, scoring run No. z for
the home crew.
Apparently the Lindstromites liked
the sound of these counters going. up
on the score board as they came right
back in the fifth and increased their
lead by adding another score to It,
Peterson was first up and singled. An
derson, pitching for Princeton, tlgh-
tened up and struck the next two
batters out. Nicholson was hit with
pitched ball and when Peterson
dropped G. Swanson's liner to LETT
. field Peterson scored on the play. This
!, ended the scoring until the last hall
Of the eighth, when Lindstrom adde'
} two more to their total and hung the
bacon up far beyond the reach Of
: Manke's ham-hungry transformers
With one down, D. Swanson cut loose
. with a. screaming single to center
"Pop" Geer drove high one to LETT
2 field that Peterson lost in the sur
, spots and, before the mix-up was un
: tangled, Swanson and Geer scored
2 while the Princetonians kicked madl!
4 around in the weeds along the hrs
= base foul line to recover the lost ball
It was an outright gift of two perfect
b w GOOD scores, but had no real bear
r ing on the outcome of the game as tn
score would have been to 2 in Lind
strom's favor at the finish regardles
of the mishap. Princeton started al
). eleventh hour rally in the ninth tina
e made the crowd pause temporarily Il
5. it's general movement towards the eS
7. it's. With two down and nobody o.
Jack Schmidt was sent in as pine
l. hitter and surprised himself and ev
II erybody else by cracking out clea
l. single. Pinch hitters aren't suppose
l. to hit but Jack did it just the same
It Grow made a perfect batting recor
r. for the afternoon when he smashed OF
i. double that drove Jack in wit
le Princeton's last marker. Ande1so
finished the game on a popup to tn
% first baseman. Final count, Linz
a. strom 5, Princeton 2.
n Notes.
~ Lindstrom is real ball town. Goo
"a grounds, fair-minded crowd and GOO