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Northfield - September 8, 2007
The captain's official game account:
St. Croix's lose a close match with Northfield
The St. Croix Base Ball Club traveled the back roads of Minnesota, following the undulating terrain of the river valleys to find themselves in the beautful village of Northfield for another match against the Northfield Silver Stars.
Although the weather was cool, teh sun shone brightly in the sky and when the call came to begin the match, the St. Croix's were short one of their own, but fortunately Mr. Hammer's younger brother, Thomas, was there and was able to take up a position on the field for the St. Croix's.
The Northfield club, captained by Mr. Richardson, won the toss of the coin and seleted to have his club in the field to begin the match. The St. Croix's could do nothing at the bat in their first, but tallied four times in their second. once in their third and twice more in their fourth to take a 7 to 0 lead.
In the Northfield's half of the fourth inning, the Silver Stars struck mighty blows and with a little help from the fielding of the St. Croix's, tallied seven times to tie the match. The Silver Stars added three more in their fifth to take a ten to seven lead.
The St. Croix's, down but not out of the match, tallied once in their sixth and one more in their ninth, but that was all their club could score.
The final of the match was the Northfield Silver Stars ten and the St. Croix's nine.
During the match, St. Croix's first baseman Mr. Sjogren suffered a malady that caused him to sit out of the match for a short time to catch his breath. When he re-entered the match he struck a mighty three base hit in the ninth inning giving the St. Croix's hope for victory.
For the St. Croix's, Mr. Williams tallied three aces, Mr. Sjogren two aces, and Mr. Cagley, Mr. Pfundstein, Mr. T. Hammer, and Mr. Peterson all tallied one ace apiece.
Mr. Wittrock leads off the match for the St. Croix's.
Mr. Cagley at the bat.
Northfield royalty watches the play on the field.
Mr. Sjogren, of the St. Croix's, stands tall at third base.
Mr. Ebnet waits on the pitch from the Northfield hurler.
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