REPUBLICAN POST

July 25, 1912

 

Spuds On Long End

(baseball article)

 

            Waupaca’s pounding spuds pounded out a creamed potato victory from a bunch of Milwaukee men last Sunday by a score of 10 to 3.  But the batters were not alone in their work.  Wah Hoffmann pitched a hot game, holding the Cream City bunch down to six measley singles and fanning out ten of their sluggers.

            It was a beautiful game to anticipate and a beautiful game to watch for about half the game, after which the one-sideness of the score brought disinterest to the once howling bleachers.  Before the game we heard about the number of American Association men in the line-up, what sluggers and slingers they were, and of countless ways they were going to serve our  crop of spuds.  The few which were a little frightened were made fearless by the rolling up of five big scores in the first - enough scores to win the game and then some, and by a blank for Milwaukee.  By the end of the third the score stood eight and one. The eighth saw two scores added to each column, making the final score ten and three.

            The scoring was brought about by 13 solid swats off Hollenbeck, five of them two baggers, mixed in with lots of generous errors by the opposing recruits.  Butch landed on the ball for two of the two baggers and Ed Flanagan, Galloway and Maple each got one.  Maple also lined out a three bagger.  All figured in the run column.

            When the game was over our Spuds were smiling yet.  Tra La!