The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
BASEBALL PULLS
HEAVY CROWDS
Revival of Famous Sport Seen
as Legion and Independents
Attract Attendance.

Heavy attendance marked the ball
games played by the Ely Independents
and the American Legion teams here
over the weekend.
The crowds attending the games
would indicate that a spirit of baseball
revival prevades the city and that the
sport-lovers are again taking an in
terest in the great American game. All
the games played here SO far were
marked by a large attendance.
Aided by six extra base hits, coupled
with ten Ely errors, the Cook baseball
team defeated the Ely Independent
nine here Sunday with a score of 10 to
9 in a Northumberland Rurban
league game. Cook counted scores in
every inning except the fifth and ninth.
Although Cook got but nine hits off
the combined hurting of a trio of Ely
pitchers, the visitors hit for a total
of twenty-five bases on three home
runs, a three Dagger and two doubles
along with three singles. Wobbly sup
port of the Ely pitcher in the field,
which contributed ten errors, offset the
batting attack which garnered a total
of fifteen hits off of Hendy, the visiting
hurler. Cooks seven misplays in the
field were scattered and did not aid
the Ely team in the scoring column be-
cause they were made at times when
the locals had no runners on the base
paths.
Harri started on the mound for Ely
and was followed by NJ Krall in the
fourth frame who gave way to Pirtz
in the eighth. All three of the local
pitchers turned in good performances
but could not check the visitors with
pitching alone as the infield turned in
costly miSplays with men on the bases.
L. Urick, Hogan and Hendy hit home
runs for the visitors with Urick also
getting triple and single to his
credit.
Score by innings: R H E
Ely ........... .101 O23 900 9 Is 10
Cook ...........122 2O3 12O-13 9 2
Batteries: Cook: Henry and L. Urick;
Ely: Harri, M. Krall, Pitrz and Mad
dern.
The Ely American Legion Junior
league baseball team turned in it's third
straight victory in the area league here
afternoon when they defeat
ed the Gilbert Legion nine with count
of II to II in seven innings.
Gilbert took an early lead with a s.
run scoring spree in the first inning
while Ely was getting one counter but
the local team came back to score six
runs in the third and added four more
in the fourth. Gilbert rallied in the
sixth for three runs and four in the
seventh. The visitors bid for victory was
cut short in the final inning when with
the bases loaded and two men out.
Vertnik, Ely outfielder, caught line
drive which ended the game. Both
teams made eleven hits each.
Score by innings:
Jlloert .301 0034-11 |
Ely ....................1 06 401x-12l
Batteries: Gilbert-Connors, Lawrich
and Paun; Ely-Grahek and Stukel.
In defeating Gilbert the Ely team
won its third game in the schedule
which includes, in addition to Ely, the
following teams: Virginia, Eveleth. Mt.
Iron, Tower, Biwabik and Gilbert. The
locals had previously won over Virginia
With score of to z and captured a |
ten inning tilt from Biwabik with a |
score of 3 to 2.
With Martin Krall, Ely pitcher turn |
ing in a four hit mound performance
and driving in five counters with twol
timely home-run wallopS, the Ely base
ball team won a 6 to l victory over the
Virginia Ore Diggers in a game played
At Virginia last Thursday evening.
KraH turned in a remarkable game
Of chucking against the Queen City
cam which is one of the top ranking
mines in the Mesaba Range Baseball |
eague. He was aided by some fine sup
port by his mates in the field. Frank
oebeltz, Ely outfielder, showed I'D well
1t the plate with three hits. Ely got a
.otal of nine hits off the combined
lurling of two Virginia pitchers. Only
seven innings were played.
The victory was the third in as many
starts against range league team the
ocals having previously defeated Eve
eth and Chisholm. both members of |