August 13 at Rochester

ched. But this season, the Roosters have a handful of left-handed hitters, while the Jacks have none. The lefties were an asset to the Roosters during a blitzing fourth inning, causing the Rochester squad to best the Jacks, 17-7.

The Jacks scored three quick aces (runs) in the first inning, causing the Roosters to reply with five of their own in the second. The tenor of the game, however, expressively changed in the fourth inning as the Roosters’ left-handed batters directed their hits to the long grass in far right field, partly obstructed by a line of trees and three large wooden wagons.

Because the two teams had not agreed that these circumstances requ

ired a game rule of, say, a double, the Jacks were forced to dodge natural and man-made objects in search of the ball. La Crescent quickly shifted its defense, but Roosters legged it around the bases for nine aces. The Jacks defense prevailed in the final five innings, holding the Roosters to only two scores, but without lefties to barrage their hosts with hits to right field, the Jacks could not overcome the deficit.

Scoring was split between members of the Deetz and Geronime families. Erich “Stretch” Deetz tallied two aces, while twin brother Samuel “Roundabout” and father Dan “Skunk” (see top photo) added one each. Steve “Whitey” Geronime, his brother Paul “Swiss,” and Paul’s son Kevin “Mover” also scored one ace apiece (see photo above). Stretch, Mover, Skunk and John “Rook” Wilkie each had three hits.