Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-11
EAST SDERS
ENJOY A GOOD
! BALL. SEASON ]|,l4lI
All-Home Team Of City
Across Rivera Success
full One

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of the most successful all-home terms
in the history of the game in either
Grand Forks or East Grand Forks
will, disband. The team was CON
ceived at a mass meeting of h fans
n business men held in the city hall
on April ?. when A. J. Trip was
chosen as manager. The undertaking
was made more difficult owing to the
fact that it was necessary to raise
money to build a grand stand n a
fence, but the business men were de-
termined to have a team and in a
short time almost seven hundred dol
lars was subscribed, which made it
possible to commence work in time
to have the stand completed for the
opening game on May IA. About
$1,000 was spent in improving the
ball park and purchasing equipment.
The result of the seasons work tells
the story for itself. There were
changes made from time to time but
always with the intention of better
ing the team. Players who were
with the team from the beginning
to the n Of the season are: L. Bach.
L. Goldberg, 1. Goldberg, and Peter
son. They made possible a winning
cam. Any n of them was capable
OF playing on one of the many SAL
aried teams near here but being loca!
boys preferred to play on their home
cam.
Tellc Joins Squad.
Later in the season when Strebig,
the regular catcher, was laid up as
a result of injuries, Telle was used
in his place inc proved so good be-
hlnd the bat that he was made a
member of the team and proved to
be a valuable addition as an out
felder. When Burt Chandler and Joe
Bach returned the team was further
strengthened as shown by games in
which they participated. After the
Dakota League season closed. Finch
also Joined the team. On September
3 he showed the local fans what he
had by pitching a no-hit, no-run
game.
n team was never weak on pitch
ers with the Goldberg brothers and
Peterson on hand all season. l.. Gold
berg had one of the most successful
seasons of his career. His outstand-
ing performance being a one-hit
game he threw against Hatton in
which only Twenty-Five men faced
him in nine innings. I. Goldberg also
threw a one-hit game which he had
the misfortune to lose, the one hit be-
ing a home-run. Peterson, a youth
full hurler. pitching his first season,
was a big favorite with the fans. His
first performance in which he shut
out the Crookston league team, allow
ing but three hits, won him a place
on the team. He was also a favorite
with his team mates.
Strebig Reliable.
Strebig proved to be a reliable
catcher and a hard worker. always
mn NSN t~~- -
n by his example instilling pep in
his team mates. He led the team in
stolen bases.
Kelly OF first showed that it is hard
to get anything by him as witnessed
by the fact that he made only six
errors out of 257 chances. Although
he did not break any records with
the stick his hits came when needed
Larry Bach captain. played under
a d~isadvantage all season. He had
an injured thumb that never had a
chance to heal. In spite of this. he
played consistently. leading the team
in scoring and crowding the leading
base stealers, having a total of "a
p!lfered sacks.
Without doubt Joe Bach was the
fastest short stop that played on the
local diamond. this year He is fasi
at fielding his position getting ball.
lidI usually 20 lU Nus. ne OdLC0(
over 800 and II he had played. al
seaso would have given them all !;
chase for base stealing honors.
Got Away Bad.
Fairness on third got away bad a
the beginning Of the season but afte,
he hit his stride. nothing got by him
Playing the far corner he never mad,
a bad throw to first. He was a run
ner-up in hitting with 315, in has,
stealing with rs stolen bases, in extr:
base hits with a total of rs bases
andin scoring with Is.
Ness, although am out1elder, wa
called on to play almost every posi-
ton on the team. Besides the out
field he caught, pitched, played first
second, and short. He led the team il
extra base hits, hitting for a total O
81 extra bases.
With Burt Chandler in the line-u,
they all played better. as he seeyne'
to give the younger player a feelin,
Of confidence. Burt proves that. b.
taking care of oneself. he can pla
fast ball for a number Of years. H
is as fast apparently as he was te,
}fyears ago. and led the team in hittin
with 333. i'
: Games played, 80. Won. 10; lost, 1.
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