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Pet..667.636.636.619.400.389.316.273Pet..857.609.550.522.412.400.391.211Pet.667.632.588.556.500.412.316.294d.sold.ableto-ords•and2-3)hite-lud-itOSSaverucasngs-i inPet..460.409.406.404.400.385775556 5 5141313II1088ray.I0000131008via,sen-Nick AltrockFreddie OlmstedThisPlayed PartIn Defeating Famed Washington PlayerIn Game at Calumet In 1903Calumet, May 12—Now the baseball season is under way in the big league, it is recalled that the greatest baseball game that was seen in Calumet took place on Aug. 22, 1903 between the Baraga baseball team and the Calumet Aristocrats. At that time there were several teams in the district, but no leagues were organized. There was, however, an association of the Calumet Aristocrats, Lake Linden, Dollar Bay, and Baraga. The greatest rivalry was between the Calumet and Baraga teams.On the day of this game the setting and the weather was ideal. There was a large crowd of spectators, merchants, professional men, miners and officials of the mining company, in addition to the feminine fans, all making up the usual crowd in attendance at the games. Among the moreprominent fans were the late J. D. Cuddihy, president of the Park issociation; the late Prank Schumacher, president of Red Jacket rlllage; the late Ed Mertz, proprietor of the Arlington hotel; Joseph James, the pop-man, who was an ardent supporter of the local nine; in the press box was Homer Guck, now of wide newspaper fame, then a correspondent of the Mining Gazette; on the3rd base was “Old Country Jan$9ALTROCKLOCALS CETTINGWilliams, who was never absent, from a game when he was on the | right core,” or shift; on the 1st ase line bleachers were a party of miners animatedly discussing stoping, with much gesturing, pipes in hand. In all, It was a typical mining town's baseball crowd.BATTING DRILLSOlmsted At ThirdEverybody was in his usual it when the teams took to the field for the warm-up. The Calumet Aristocrats went on the field first, being the home team. Thereir, catching, Fred Curtiss, 1st base, Billy Brand, 2ndFred Olmsted, 8rd brtbe, Ed Tobin, right field, Dr. A. C. Roche, center field, John Sullivan,Kaiser, shortstop. In the bull-pen were Jerry Utley,Buck Wester, and A1 Peterson warming up. By this time there was plenty of Peerless smoke inthe stands.le local team returned to the bench, the Baraga team came out for their warm-up. In their bull-pen, located on the 1st line bleachers, a strange face was seen, as a new pitcher was warm-RansomeBaseball Team SeekingPlayers Who Can LayOn the Hickoryer. He was strange to everyone lars at the plate.Following their feat of getting but two hits in nine innings In their opening game of the season the Escanaba baseball team has been getting plenty of batting practice this week in preparation for the first local game of thlt; season here Sunday, when the boys entertain South Range.Manager Bill Puckelwarts has been standing his batters up at the plate for hours this week in an effort to improve their timing before Sunday's game. He intimated that there may be several changes in the lineup in order to utilize whatever batting power the squad may have. Some of the newcomers who were expected to show up well failed quite miserably, although they may be excused to a certain extent by the fact that none of- the veterans looked exactly like a million dol-except a few rooters who came up with the Baraga team. Ran-some had all he could do to hold on to his curves.Mmong the many puzsled Calumet fans and players, it happened that there was one who could solve the problem. A new-comer, Jerry Utley, had joined the Calumet nine two days previously, and while in Detroit he bad seen this same man pitch for the Chicago White Soxagainst the Detroit Tigers. He Informed his teammates that the stranger was none other than the great Nick Altrock. Baraga’s plan was to keep his identity a secret,of course.Last year, South Range was one of the toughest teams in the circuit for the locals to crack. This year, the Rangers appear to have plenty of what it takes to win games. In their opener last week, they took the measure of Negaunee, new league entry, to the tune of 12-3. In Buckovits, they have one of the best pitchers of the league. Eino Juntanen, who tamed league batters last year, hasn't yet reached his form, being knocked out of box by Negaunee.toptheter.tenAl-ira, • tosh-offen-ngw:t 1 De-L 108-ub-Players Are AwedThere was a great deal of uneasiness among the local players,due to the fact that they never had been up against such a great pitcher as Altrock. In the meantime. the word went around the bleachers, and in a few minutes it had spread through the town. People left their shops and work to get over to the Athletic park to see this great pitcher work. By the time the game started the grounds were crowded, and ground rules had to be enforced.“Play ball!’’ was the order given by the late Arthur Warren, the umpire, and as they do in the big leagues, he announced the batteries. Then the Calumet team ranout on the field to take their respective places with Utley in the box. A wild cheer went up from the crowd, and the game was on.In the first Inning with Calumet at bat, Roche made a hit, but was caught off first base. Brand struck out, Kaiser made a hit, Curtis was put out by a fly to the catcher. Neither team scored inthe first inning. Baraga scored three runs in their half of the third inning, and held Calumetscoreless until the sixth Inningwhen the Calumet boys scoredthree runs.Brand was the first man up for Calumet in the sixth and Altrockstruck him out. Kaiser got a single but was forced out at second on a hit by Curtis. Altrock then got a streak of wildness and walked the next two men, Olmsted and Mutter. Sullivan made a two-base hit and cleaned the sacks and the Calumet fans went wild.Baraga got another run in the seventh and two more in their half of 4 the ninth to make the score 6 to 3 in their favor with Calumet going to bat in the lasthalf of the ninth inning.This set the stage for the Calumet team and fans as well. Roche and Brand both walked as Altrock got another wild streak and the Calumet fans were wild. Sullivan eacriflced and was safe on first on a wild throw by the thirdbaseman. Kaiser came to bat andbelted out a three-base hit to score Roche, Brand and Sullivan, and tie up the ball game. Curtis then singled to send Kaiser in with the winning run.The runs by Baraga in theManiatique Has 5Entries In TrackMeet On SaturdayManistique.-—Five Manistique high school athletes will be entered in the district track meet at Iron Mountain Saturday, Coach Bill Cook has announced.They are: Norman Slough, in the 440, broad jump and shot put; C. Lambert in the 440; Robertson in the mile; Ed Olson in the high jump, and Holstrom in the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash.Slough will make a determined bid to capture the quarter mile, after being nosed out last Saturday at Escanaba by Fernstrom, of Menominee, who ran the distance in the remarkably fast time of 54 seconds.Righthander SoldBy Boston RedsoxBoston, May 12 (JP)—The Boston Red Sox were reduced to the 23-player limit today when Byron Humphrey, a righthanded pitcher, was sold outright to the San Diego club in the Pacific Coast league.Humphrey, purchased from Little Rock last season, is 26 years old and has had previous trials with the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals. He had been used as a relief pitcher by Manager Joe Cronin several times this season.third inning were on a two-base hit by Haisman and a three bagger by Altrock.In the first game Saturday, the Baraga lineup and batting order was as usual with the exception that they had their new professional pitcher at the botton of the batting labelled with the innocent title of Christianson. He was no other than Altrock, of the Chicago National league team. Although he was a big league pitcher, Altrock’s own wildness contributed largely to Calumet’s victory over him. 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Escanaba Daily Press
Escanaba, Michigan, US
Fri, May 13, 1938
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