Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-01
STURGEON GOES
TO SEMI.F|NALS
Pine County Team Wins
Two Games But Loses
to Sebeka.
Players Proved Themselves
of Championship Class
i'm Tournament.

The Pine County Baseball league
was well represented in the state
amateur baseball tournament spon-
sored by the Association of Baseball
Leagues last week in Lexington park,
st. Paul, when Sturgeon Lake went
into the semi-finals before being de-
feated.
The finals in class A and B were
played on Sunday, the Bohn Refrig-
orator company team of st. Paul won
the Glass A title by defeating Fari-
bault to l.. Maple Lake and Sebeka
fought it out for the Glass B champ
ionship with Maple Lake coming out
with the long end of IL to 8 score.
Madelia won the Glass c title on Sat-
urday by defeating Lake City.
The state tournament this year was
the largest ever he'd, twenty-five
leagues entering the competition, six
teen entered in the Glass B, six in
Class G, and three in Class A. In Class
B, four teams came out into the fore
ground. Sturgeon Lake, the Pine
county entry, upset the dope. by going
into the third round of elimination
and becoming a real contender for
the championship. Sebeka, st. Louis
Park, and Maple Lake were the other
contenders that went into the semi
finals.
Sturgeon Lake A; WilImar 3.
The success of the Sturgeon Lake
club at the tournament was nothing
short of sensational and furnished the
most thrilling exhibition of baseball
of the whole week. In the first game,
playing Willmar, M. Denzer of the
Willmar team, held the Lakers to two
hits. and no runs until the eighth in
ming. Going into the eighth inning
the Lakers were three runs behind
and apparently beaten. Harapat, bat
ting for McHale, grounded out for the
first putout, Westerman, batting for
Redenbaugh, got on base with an in
field hit, Mack Anderson singled,
Bobby Olson singled scoring Wester-
man and M. Anderson, Arne Swanson
singled scoring Bobby Olson and tying
the score. Jack Cunningham singled
base. Woods grounded out to the
short stop and Nelson grounded out
to the first baseman to end the in
ming. Willmar could not solve the
offerings of Mack Anderson in the
ninth inning to score. He whitfield M.
Denzer and Johnson and Hanson flied
out to centerfield. In Sturgeon Lakes
half of the ninth inning Peters singled
to start the scoring. Harapat sacri-
feed advancing Peters to second, M.
Anderson flied to left field, Bobby Oh
son singled and Arne Swanson doubled
scoring Peters and ending the game.
Mack Anderson pitched good game
after the first inning.
Sturgeon Defeats HOldfngfOrd.
In the second contest, which was
between Holdingford and the Lakers,
Ernie Westerman starred as pitcher.
Sturgeon Lake was off with lead in
the first inning when Bobby Olson be-
came safe at first when the first base
man dropped the ball, Arne Swanson
singled but was forced at second when
Jack Cunningham grounded to the
third baseman. Woods singled scor-
ing Bobby Olson and Jack Cunning
ham. One more run was added in
the second inning when Alvie REDEEM.
baugh doubled to left field and scored
on an outfield fly batted by Bobby
Olson. Only twelve men faced Wes-
terman> in the first four innings, but
in the fifth, Lehner hoisted one over
the left field fence for a home run.
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