The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
SAUK CENTRE HIGH
LOST FIRST CAMEE
Evansville Pitchers Took
Seventeen BY Strike0ut
Route In Seasons Opener

The pretty palaver, that gushes
with effervescense from the mouths
Of baseballers, seems to he the first
thing the high school lads learned
about the game-for their merry
old heckling was a thing Of beauty.
It's the color in baseball.
But aside from that the lads have
a long way to go. Holding their
own for four innings, leading to
2, an upsetting fifth, scoring seven
runs for Evansville, dropped the
locals behind to lose the opening
Of the district % league schedule
IA to 6.
"a triple and two singles at the
hands Of Hagman, Olson, and Mel
son launched that disastrous first
half fifth. And the field day was
on. The three scored, and Hanson
replaced Soltau on the mound. His
first two walks and three subse-
quent singles brought four more
Evansville men across the plate be-
fore the onslaught was brought to
a halt.
Sank Centres best trip to the
plate with return passage guaran-
teed came in the third inning. A
single by Rydholm launched the af-
fair, he advanced when Conkey was
out at first. Larson, hit by a pitch
ed ball, sent him on his way. Then
Soltau, cleaning up, drove in the
two runs with triple.
On three hits the locals scored
six runs. Filters were Rydholm,
Soltau and Rivette.
Lucky is the name for that Riv-
cite lad. In the second he was
walked and with two outs succeed
ing him, he stole bases like public
enemy number one, and then a pass
ball at the catcher's post completed
his trip. In the fourth he repeated.
the procedure. A walk, three strike
outs followed him, but he advanced
to score.
But they couldn't rule these Sank
Centre boys of the track. With
Palmquist doing some find mound
work for Evansville, the lads stood
up to the plate, waited them out,
got three walks, one got on base
on an error, and for while it look
ed like that last half Of the 7th
might shunt them nearer the goal.
AS 1t was Rydholm and Conkey
scored two runs to close the gap
slightly before Palmquist pulled
himself out of the hole.
For the pitchers it was fair day.
Hagman, the lad who collected six
teen strikeouts against Glenwood
earlier in the week, contributed
seven strikeouts before Palmquist
relieved him in the fourth. Palm
quist in the succeeding four innings
retired ten Sank Centre men swing
ing. Palmquist allowed only one
hit, passed four batters to first, yet
he had things pretty well under
control. Except for that last half
seventh, when ten runs were neces-
sary for the locals to tie, he was
in control Of his game.
Soltau was in fine form consider
ing he had little chance to workout
in the cold weather. Except for the
beginning Of the fifth when he al
lowed three hits, he kept hits from
being scattered too widely. Evans
vile, however, did earn eight runs.
Hanson came in the toughest spot
when he allowed four hits and six
runs in the fifth inning.
Just to be sure that all types Of
hitting would be tried Nelson and
Hagman slammed out home runs
on Soltau in the seventh.
Infield work for the Sank Centre
lads was slow, but showed pickup
in the last half Of the game. Their
infield work cost them a first in
ming score. OF Hanson those
Evansville boys began burning hits
down the third base stripe, a tough
spot, and they made things hot for
Fish and Conkey.
Hitting is still their major prem
Use. Pitching will probably stack
up with most Of the league pitch
ers; their infield work should take
a healthy gain. But the stickmen
are sadly out Of the picture. at least
in this open.
The hOx score.