The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-08
Good-Sized Attendance Sees
Cass Lake Indians Lose
to Bemidji, 9 to 6
LOCALS HOLD VISITORS
WELL AFTER THE FIRST
cass Lakers Score Five Runs in
First Inning; Bemidj ii
Evens in Second

Manager Gene 5Caskey of the city
baseball team presented his colts, all
logged out in new uniforms, in the
opening game Of the season Sunday
on the new diamond. at the fair
grounds, where a good, sized crowd
Of Bemidji's baseball fans had
gathered to cheer the boys on. The
band did not play, nor did the mayor
throw the first ball over, but never
the!es the opening of the season was
success. Bemidji took the Cass
Lake Indians into camp to the tune
of 9 to 6. The crowd was large
enough to keep the large grandstand
Nrom looking deserted, good scat
tering of the fair sex also being in
evidence.
The new diamond is still in an
unfinished condition, which slowed
up the base runners to some extent,
but will be an ideal ball grounds
after a few more games are played
on it.
The game opened with Hubbard
on the mound tor Bemidji and Frank
Phibbs behind the bat, The whole
Cass Lake team batted in the first
inning and tailed five runs before
the home boys could stop them.
Fred Phibb BIS was first up to bat
for Bemidji and ~struckysout, Earl
Bailey found a good one and sent
it out to the right fielder, who hung
on to it. The pitcher couldn't find the
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and walked him. Claude Bailey got
the first hit OF the season, over third
and put Berrigan on second Frank
Phlbbs retired the. side by missing
everything the pitcher put over.
Hubbard found himself in the Sec
ond and assisted the first base man
in putting out the first one up. The
eAext man up swung three times and
sat down. John Bedeau for the In
,dians retired the side with bound
er to julie Achenbach at third.
Clayton Johnson opened the bat
ting in the second, but couldn' t con-
meet. "Babe" Lappen showed that he
still has his batting eye. He found
one to his liking and knocked it to
the tall timber which Melted three
bases and started Bemidji's winning
streak. Achenbach struck out for first
when the catcher dropped the third
strike and reached third when the
catcher heaved one over second. Lap
pen and Achenbach both scored on
Hubbard's hit. to left field. Fred
Phibbs pasted one down to short, who
muffed it, and Hubbard scored.
Earle Bailey walked, sand Bill Berri-
gan kept up the good work by drop
ping one out to center field where
that gardener couldn't reach it,
scoring Phibbs and Bailey; Claude
Bailey flew out to third baseman and
Frank Phibbs struck out, retiring the
side. 49,
Frank Drumbeater hoisted one in
to left field and got as. far as. second
while the next two batters gave Earl
Bailey lot of work in the center
field where he made two pretty
catches. Carlo retired the side for
the Indians by bobbing it to Lappen
at short who tossed him out at first
Lappen made hit and a score in
the third and E.. Bailey, Berrig gan
and Hubbard all scored in the sixth
which ended the scoring on Bemidjls
side.
Cass Lake had rally in the ninth
and rung in a score which ended the
game 8 to 8.
y Melhouse went in to pitch in the
seventh in place of Hubbard who
took Earl Bailey's place in center
field, Cameron relieved Berrigan al
first and Bill Walker let julie Ach
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