The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-15
BEMIDU DEFEATS =. =.
BACLEY BY 81 SCORE
NJ: & I. Freight Pushers Take
Long End of a Good,
~ Fast Game ''''.

Gene Caskey's ball tossers. the Uuion
band and a goodly assortment of fans,
who still believe that base ball is the
"National game" gathered at the park
Sunday Afternoon to show the Bagley
team that Bemidji can still hold her
own insbase halIsanda tho the Bagleey
boys, put up a good article of ball they
had to admit defeat in the final count
ling. -
'e The day was ideal from everybody's
standpoint, with musical cOntr1bu-
ton by the Union band, enthusiastic
rcoters urging the home boys to VIC
tory and the team playing snappy
game, made it look Like. the old days
when nobody ever missed ball game.
Wene for Bagley started by hitting
one to Lappen who tossed him out at
first. Hane took base on balls and
&c. Oleson struck out. Larsen slam
med one to short and was put out by
perfect fielding to first. -
Claude Bailey cracked the first one
right back at the pitcher who threw
next on the list and made clean hit
THAT got him to first. Babe Lappen
got one out to deep center field but
that fellow was playing way out and
spoiled a. hit. Bailey stole second
while the pitcher was sizing Johnson
UP. Johnson found one he liked and
knocked it for two bases, scoring
Bailty.
"Red" Crosby was looking for hit
when Johnson tried to steal third but
was called out on a close play.
Bagley startled the fans by Daniel S
hit after which A. Brunstead sacri-
feed him to second, Degerness got a
hit and put Daniels on third, and on
passed ball scored the first run for
Bagley. Rice knocked pop up" to
the pitcher, who walked Oleson and
Wene knocked one to Johnson in left
field which ended ne ming. crosby
got a chance to finish batting and
got hit thru short Phibbs made a
sacrifice which "Red" on second and
Plummer clouted one that brought in
another score. Cameron sacrificed
Plummer to second. Melhouse found
one that the second baseman caught,
retiring the side.
| Bagley made one more score in the
third and E. Bailey and Lappen each
scored one for Bemidji.
The batteries were the only one
that did anything in the fourth and
nobody scored. g..
! Larsen tor Bagley got two Dagger
in the fifth but none u his OH ses
could do anything to get him home
and his hit was unayailing. &. Bailey
got a hit, stole second and third and
Lappen boosted one that brought him
in with a score. Lappen also stole
second and third While johnson was
tanning the air and Malncuse ended
the session, with a liner to first who
fielded it nicely. -. .
! Both sides switched their lineup in
the sixth and Bill Berrigan took Cam
eron's place while Achenbauch re.
lieved "Pete" johnson. M. BrustaC
took Degerness' place in right field
and G. Sorenson let%Rice out of LETT
field. 1t was one, two, three in this
Timing as far as the Bagley ,batters
were concerned.
Achenbauch missed three swings
Crosby bounded one to the pitcher
Phibbs felt strong and kited one fol
two bags, Plummer tried to get one
past the short stop who did not like
the idea and threw him out at first.
No scoring was done in the seventh
i eight or ninth and the game endec
with a 5 to score in favor Of Bemidj
! " Finn for Bemidji and Dexter fol
Bagley umpired in creditable man
ner.
The game was rather classy fol
J teams that are supposed to be bush
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