Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — Collegeville Items. [ARTICLE]

Collegeville Items.

Ninth inning rallies are favorable to the Varsity, but the one in the game with Loyola last Wednesday fell a little short in bringing enough scores to win the game. At the start of the game it was evident there would be no pitchers' battle, for both teams found the ball immediately and proceeded to show each other how easily the cover could be knocked off. . A high score was consequently expected. The score 6tood about balanced until the sixth inning; what one side gained the other was quick to re-, cover. But in this inning Loyola soared to 13 and held the Varsity down to 8. The ninth inning, however, was coming and St. Joseph's stepped up to bat with confidence. They rallied and before the diamond dust was cleared they had crossed the pan four times. But here their luck stopped and the game was lost by one point. Batteries—Loyola—Maher, Quan, and Clarkes; St. Joe —Sabados, Forsthoefel and Beckman: Hits— Loyola. 16; St. Joe—9. Umpire, McLain.

The best game played on home grounds was seen. Sunday between Wheatfield and St. Joe. Both teams were evenly matched as the score 1 to 0 indicates. Burkart pitched for the Varsity and was in fine form. Several times he found himself in a tight pinch with two men on bases and one or two down, but his excelhit head-work pulled him through every instance. It looked as if the score blank would be cleap throughout the entire game, for neither side was able to get a single run. But Birkmeier, always the right man in the right place, came in the seventh for one of his home runs and this was the only run in the game. Wheatfield has a. good team; moreover a jolly team, and the players took their defeat in true spirit of baseball.

Batteries-—St. Joe —Burkart and Beckman; Wheatfield—Jensen and Manbauer. Hits off Burkart, 4; off Jensen, 4. Umpire, McLain.