Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-05-17
SEASONS OPENER
WON BY WlLLMAR
Olivia With Hired Battery Bites
Dust Before Locals at Park
Sunday

The baseball season locally took on
a rosy hue Sunday afternoon when the
lllmar city team under the manage
ment of the newly imported manager,
Gleason, trimmed the visiting squad
from Olivia to the melody Of to L.
The locals played the best ball by far
They hit better, folded better and
played all around ball in better style
than the Oliviates Olivia possessing
a battery that arrested the favorable
comment of Willmar fans, failed to
give the hired couple the support they
were worthy Of. Nine errors were
chalked up against Olivia.
Olivia made her runs in the first and
second innings. Those made in the
second inning, numbering three rapid
scorlngs, were made On a bum play
IN which catcher and pitcher partici
pated and in Christians momentary
weakness which allowed three hits
After that inning Roy buckled down
and handled Olivia with ease. Hawk
land and Christian were the available
hurlers for Wilmar Sunday and
Christian, picked for the program, &C.
quilted himself unusually we'll. Glea-
son, manager and catcher, worked well
with Christian.
The Olivia battery, engaged for the
game, consisted of Otnes of Franklin
and Nahum of Morton, both splendid
players. What they lacked was sup
port as errors made by the Olivia
bunch. which should not have been
made, cost many runs and turned the
game into W:llmar's hands. Donion al
SO Of Morton, replaced Matteson at
second for Olivia in the 9TH inning.
The park Accommodated large crowd
with hundreds of cars parked both
within and outside CT the fence. Re
ceipts at the gate amounted to around
$3.50. The diamond was in fairly good
condition for the game.
Willmar hit quite freely. Olivia net
ted but four hits off Christian while
Otnes was met for nine of the same
kind.
Robert Conway and Joe Robinson
were the umpires for the day
The story in detail:
FIRST INNING
Olivia-P' cot f'ys out to first aftcr
hitting first ball pitched. Brugman
singles over second, Nahum walks,
Phelps hits to short and en- error Brus-
man scores. Erickson flys out to cen
ter. Matteson out second to first. l
error. hit. l run.
Wil'mar-Hannan hits to short and
on error reaches first but is caught on
steal at second. Hoidahl singles to
right, Berry flys out to short. Kielty
grounds out, short to first. 1 error, i
hit, no runs.
SECOND INNING
O!!vla-Gal2ery singles to right, Car
ter fans, Otnos reaches first on Hahn's
error, Gallery goes to third. Ploof
bumps ball before plate and is out
catcher to first. Bsugman gets intield
hit when Gleason and Christian coll
lde. Gallery scores. Nahum singles to
left while Ploof and Brugman score
Phelps is out, catcher to first. / error,
hits and runs.
Willmar-Thunsted is hit by ball,
goes to first. is advanced to second by
Hahn's infeld hit, Jurgcns fans, Glea-
son drives to second who errors and
so does center fielder. Thunstedt and
Hahn score. Gleason goes second.
Christian fys out to third. Hannah
hits thru short, Gleason goes to third
and on error on third sacker scores.
Hannah to third. Hoidahl fans. er-
rOrs, hits and runs.
THIRD INNING
O'ivia-EricksOn reaches first on
Hahn's error. Matteson grounds to LIST