The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-05
Masterful Pitching Of Prigge
Is Chief Cause Of Mercer
Victory - WadesOn, Off
Form. Fails to Produce
Fuller's Steal Home, Jones'
Three-bagger Are Features

In a game featured mainly by the
masterful pitching Of Prigge. Mercer
scored q Z to 3 victory over Bismarck
yesterday at the Mclean county town
The Mercer twirler's versatility
has been well manifested this week.
for he has pitched in four games
and won them all. Against Bismarck
he showed speed and plenty of stuff.
Five hits were allowed by him and
he struck out four men, while only
one man walked.
Bismarck suffered disastrous
reversal from their Sundays form
when they defeated Turtle Lake.
Wadeso1 was off form and his pitch
ing during the innings he was in the
box plainly showed this many losses
going wild. Webster, in for two in
,nngs. also failed to produce. but
Shorty Fuller went in in the eighth
and made good showing.
Return Game Possible
The absence of Love made n diff
ference, too, but aside from this Bis
marck is claiming no alibi. 1t
hopes for another game with Mercer,
possibly some time in August, and
likely it Will be arranged. Mercer
had good fast. team yesterday and
continued its winning streak of the
year, having beaten the strong Drake
team Is to 6 the third and with only
one loss-to Bismarck marring the
record.
Fuller started scoring for Bis
marck in the first. when he gained
first on Sackman's error and then
advanced when Sagehorn sacrificed.
Simonson singled to advance him an
other base. and Tobin's sacrifice
brought him in. Mohn flied to right
field. Payseno popped to Sagehorn.
Sackman struck out and Heupel
popped to Tobin.
The second inning was quiet for
Bismarck, but just the reverse for
Mercer. Webster went out at first
and Jones singled. while Paulson's
sacrifice advanced him another base.
MADISON struck out. Then Mercer
came to bat. Left walked, as did
Sprout. Raugust singled and John
son scoring Left advanced, Wentz
walloped two-bagger. scoring Raug
ust. Prgge and Payseno went out
at first.
Lull In Third
In the third, came lull. Fuller
lllcu u OIIOul sodSGHoIH VEIN
out at\first Simonson reached first
on Leif's error. Tobin popped to Left.
Sackman went out at first Heupel
walked, then went out as he tried to
steal second. Left went out at first
for the fourth. Webster gained first.
vanced. Paulson sacrificed and Wad-
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and Raugust popped to Jones. john
son went out at first.
The fifth was full Of action, with
Fuller as a major star. He Knocked
a two-bagger. reached third on Sage
horns sacrifice. and stole home as
Wentz Mercer catcher. fumbled the
ball. Simonson went out at first and
Tobin flied to Sprout. Wentz walked
and Prigge made two bases as Web
ster erred. Payseno knocked out a
two Dagger to score both Wentz and
Prigge, then was put out as he tried
to steal third. Sackman went out at
first and Heupel walked, then stole
a base. Left walked, and Sprout
stole home.
Mercer Scores Two
Mohn popped to Left, Webster went
out at first and Jones famed in Bis
marck's segment Of the sixth. Raug-
ust was put out at first. Then John
SON knocked two-bagger, while
Wentz went out at first. Prigge dup
Heated Johnson's feat and scored him,
while Payseno singled, scoring Prigge
as Simonson erred. Sackman went
out at first, ending the inning with
the score to in MERGERS favor.
Bismarck did little in the seventh,
while Mercer scored it's final tally.
Paulson was disposed Of at first and
Wadeson and Fuller struck out.
Heupel singled, Left walked and