The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-08-18


one Of the big drawing cards for the
county fair and the baseball public
kind of looks for something little
better than ordinary in baseball way
when the fair days roll around again.
Coming as it does 1T the end of the
baseball season, it is usually possible
to bring together the best teams that
have played through the summer and
let them go to it to see which is the
best outfit. In years gone by some of
our best baseball sport has developed
in these county fair games. With these
facts in mind the committee in charge
has tentatively arranged a schedule,
but owing to games still to be played
the program cannot be announced as
absolutely definite at this time.. ~ r.
There is no doubt but what Foley
and Princeton will play one contest,
as these teams have been playing some
classy ball and are about evenly
matched. Both teams have played
right through the season, and will en-
ter this contest as seasoned veterans
and full determination to take a last
farewell fall out Of their old rivals so
that they will have something to talk
about this winter in the box-stove
league. In the games played this year
between these two aggregations the
scores have been unusually close-sev-
eral having been decided by a narrow
margin Of one run.
There is also some talk of getting
together Milaca team to compete
with the Princetonians on Milaca day.
Milaca has been rather unfortunate in
her baseball affairs this year, and it
would be welcome news to the ball
fans Of the county if our new county
seat town could blossom out at the
fair with ball team that could take
the measure of the whole bunch.
'Milaca used to be one of the best base
ball towns in this territory and has
right now whole lot of local> talent
who can get out and play the national
game with any of the local teams
around here. Princeton is playing a
strictly home team this season with
the exception of a paid battery. There
is no reason why Milaca team of
home players couldn't be built up
around good battery, thus making a
team that would force the Princeton
lans to step some to beat them. A
ball game between Milaca and Prince
ton, especially when both are COM
posed of local players from each town,
usually brings out some real excite
ment and makes interesting sport.
Here's hoping that Milaca stages an
eleventh-hour comeback and surprises
them all with a real ball team at the
county fair.
Foreston and Zimmerman have also
played consistent ball this season and
it may be that a game will be ar
ranged between these two teams for
the fair, or they may be matched
against some other teams of a like
caliber. Book was playing good ball
in the early part Of the season but
we haven't heard anything of them
lately.
Up in the lake country there are
two teams that have gone the whole
route and, if possible, arrangements
should be made for getting one or
both of these teams down to partici-
pate in the fair games. Isle and
Onamia have good ball teams and have
played some real good baseball this
season. They appear to be about
evenly matched and should be given
a chance to settle definitely which
team is the better of the two. The
lake country is entitled to one game
at the fair as matter of right.
Besides these village clubs there are
several strong country teams which
haye been varying it to. their oppon-