The Mankato free press., 1922-07-07


ing than that which was shown
when the farm wagons were going
around but there was none which
offered the fans more entertainment
than the wagon race, each wagon
drawn by team. There we're three
starters, two teams of horses and
span OF mules. The three eQuipages
were lined across the track and had
d hundred yards flying start for the
half mile sprint. At the sendoff
each team was urged into gallop
and against all the wise predictions
that were made the mules " ent into
the lead where they hung to the
quarter pole and there one of the
mules, apparently disgusted with
the racket and overtaking wagon
was making In. coming alongside,
momentarily quit in his travels and
his half brothers a commanding
lead. B
Down the stretch came the other
contestants in whipping finish and
the first, money went to the larger
and stronger team.
The drivers as they finished were
Everett Weaver of Medo, James
Laird Of Mankato and Palmer Birchy
of near this city. El
Mr.. Weaver, In addition to his
masterful chariot racing, earned the
plaudits Of the crowd with his fancy
horseback riding and dare devil
stuff in the saddle before the racing
began. He turned up lot of trick
stuff on the back of a galloping
horse and then gave an exhibition
er who failed to displace the
horseman from his saddle although
he did do some plain and fancy ca
vorting with his head between his
front legs before being brought to
stand.
Two Running Races.
Two running races completed the
program of speed for the afternoon.
There was a running race, best
two heats in three which was won
in two straight heats by Donald
Laurisch who was astride the fleet.
est animal in the park yesterday
and he won pulled up to the last
furlong. His riding was done bare
back. Elmer Guernsey. owner OF
the first and second plaxe horses
went to a youngster, Leo Kiffee,
who improved the speed of his
mount in the second heat when he
took d persuader with him.
The race for Shetland ponies was
run over a quarter mile course and
was a dash event. James Laird took
his diminutive animal over the wire
for first money, closely pressed by
a cousin, Willard Laird. Donald
Brooks finished third and received
the prize for that position.
GAINESVILLE Wins Baseball
BY hitting the ball for a series of
two base blows in two innings,
Janesville's Southern Minnesota
league team took the baseball game
from Belle Plain at the fair
to FIVE but not until Belle Plain had
come from behind through steady
plugging and tied the score in the
first half of the eighth in . FIVE
knot The difference in the final
score lay, in the difference in ef-
fectiveness Of the opposing hurlers.
Anderson Of tie losers made him
self a strikeout mark when he fan
ned an even dozen of the league
men but coupled with that is the
fact that he allowed eleven solid
blows and walked seven men. Trep-
ton worked in excellent form for
GAINESVILLE and while he got but
FIVE whiffs he was effective in the
when men were on base. Time af-
ter time Belle Plain had two and
three men on base only to be
checked or allowed but one rug
before the end of the frame.
GAINESVILLE got away in front by
clouting in four runs in the opener
and followed with another in the
second but that was the last scor-
ing for the outfit until the eighth
when the score was tied. In the
second Belle Plain loomed as a
contender for heavy scoring honors
but Trepton pulled out with only
two markers against i1inn. In the
fifth, seventh and seighth Belle
Plain scored again and took a new
lease, on life. The respite was tenn,
came through with double each
after two were, ON base and the
game was won.
Crowd Surrounds Field
On account of the huge crowd
which completely surrounded the
playing field, there was no longer
hit than a double allowed, ground
rules permitting but two bases on
>any ball hit into the crowd. There
were a number of hits by both
teams that could probably have
been stretched into triples had the
field been clear in the far outgar-
dens but the rule worked as
fairly for one team as another and
the advantages there were seven.
Schultz, center fielder for Belle
Plain and Mullane and Ny
quist OF Janesville were the prin-
cjpal stick artists OF the day, the
latter two hitting twice each for
the extra sack and the former once
and his blow was paired With a
single. There was some smart
baseball played by each team but
one moments lapse from conscious
ness of Nelson, Belle Plain receiver
in not being awake to an intended
throw to the plate from Gangle at
first accounts for two of the runs
made by the league team. Had he
been In position to receive a throw
one score would have been nipped
at the pan and another which fol-
lowed prevented.
Outfielders had an easy day as
those balls which were lit to the
gardens went over the crowd and
their duties consisted principally Of
throwing In the red hot ground balls
that were slammed where the in
fielders were not.
Janesville probably got the
breaks of the game in the infield as
hard hit balls again and again came
right in their hands and except on
one occasion the hops were per-
feet for fast fielding.
The big attendance was entirely
satisfied with the exhibition put on
by the visiting teams but the nois
last roofing came from the side line