Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-06
STURCEONLAKE
is CHAMPION
Defeats Moose Lake Sunday
In Deciding Game
of Season.
Has Strong Aggregation;
Will Likely Play in State
Tournament.

1CnSnlp sunday Wnen they druDDeG
the Moose Lake nine, ~ to 3, on the
latters grounds. This game was a
play-off TO decide a tie in the first
half, Sturgeon Lake having already
won the second half when Sandstone
forfeited to them last Sunday. This
victory gives Sturgeon Lake undiS-
puted title TO the pennant and elimin-
ates the necessity of a post-season
playOff. That club has a season rec
ord of ten victories and one defeat.
As a matter of statistics, Sturgeon
Lake scored ninety-four runs this sea-
son to forty runs for their opponents.
The game Sunday was another out
standing victory for Mack Anderson,
who has pitched brilliantly through
out the season, winning eight out of
nine games. He allowed but five
scattered hits and struck out six bat
tiers.
The Scoring.
Moose Lake scored one run in the
second inning when Whiting singled,
stole second and went home when
Warloe grounded to short. Their
two tallies came in the eighth. Nor
ris Swanson singled, Arne Swanson
did likewise and they both scored
when Redenbaugh fumbled an outfield
fly driven out by Osgood.
Sturgeon Lake took advantage of
the numerous misplays and Hand
schu's wildness.. In the second inning
E. Nelson was safe when N. Swanson
dropped fly ball in right field,
Redenbaugh was safe when Grace
fumbled his grounder and they both
scored when Peters doubled to left
field. The third inning was another
disastrous inning for Moose Lake.
Lynn Anderson walked but was forced
at second by j. Cunningham, d. An
derson singled, r. McHale walked, to
fill the bases, E. Nelson walked fore
ing in ]. Cunningham. Redenbaugh
grounded to third but was safe when
Arne Swanson fumbled, d. Anderson
scoring on the play. McHale scored
when Peters forced Redenbaugh at
second, Nelson going to third. Nelson
scored when Handschu let go a wild
pitch.
Sturgeon Lake tailed another time
in the sixth when ,Redenbaugh was
safe on an error, Peters singled and
Bobby Olson singled.
Two more runs were made in the
seventh when ]. Cunningham singled
went around to third when Warloe
dropped an outffeld fly that was
driven out by d. Anderson and
scored when Osgood overthrow third.
d. Anderson scored on a wild pitch.
Two more runs were made in the
eighth inning when Peters singled
and was forced at second by M. An
derson. NJ. Anderson scored when
Bobby Olson tripled to right field.
Bobby scored when Lynn Anderson
grounded to short.
The last tally came in the ninth
inning and was made by D. Anderson
when he tripled to right field and
scored when the ball was overthrown
at third base.
The winning of the Pine County
league pennant entities Sturgeon
Lakes club to play in the state anna
teur tournament held at Lexington
Park in st. Paul in September and it is
quite likely that they will register
and play for the state title. The
present lineup of the team presents
formidable aggregation for any
amateur team in the state to meet
They have plenty of hitting punch,
a strong infield, a good outfield,, and
a battery that equals the best.
A Strong Team.
Jack Cunningham, holding down
first, is highly rated as first base
man and he can it; Ernie Nelson has
made good on the club. His work at
second in the last game was brilliant
and he swings the bat like veteran;
d. Anderson, one of the seasons adj
ditions, is leading the club in hitting,
and in addition to that he has per-
formed at short in a splendid manner;
Frank Peters, has bolstered the team
at third considerably this season and
he has been a reliable support in the
batting lineup; Bobby Olson, the lead
off man and left fielder, has showed
fine class out in the garden and his
batting has been well over the three
hundred mark; r McHale, another
garden mainstay has performed well.
In addition to McHale's fielding he
has an inclination to knock home runs
and he can travel around the bases
like boy going to fire. The other
outfielders that have been alternat-
ing are Walt Cunningham, Bert Up
gren and Alvie Redenbaugh. These
have contributed their share in max
ing the outfield comparatively effici-
emit with the rest of the team. The