The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1892-08-19
The Ball Team OF that Place is
Given the Game on an
Error Of Hopes.
Both Teams Play a Good Game
Of Ball, Fine, up to the
Fifth Inning.
When an Unlucky Error of the
Hope Team loses Them
the Game.
That Hope has the Best Team is
Conceded by all who
Saw the Game.
TWO GOOD GAMES OF BALL.

| The games of ball PLAYED at Casseton last
Tuesday-between Jamestown and Casselton
in the forenoon, and Hope and Jamestown in
tho afternoon-were interesting in the ex-
treme to those witnessing them. The game
IN the forenoon was quite hotly contested but
jamestown got the lead in the first of the
game and held firmly or, winning the game
l'y score Of oight to two.
In tho afternoon the game between James,
town and Hope was to have been called at two
O'Clock, but was DELAYED Oh the account of tie
former team not being able to raise the ncces-
sary wherewithal to put up-s200 as per
agreement. They at last succeeded in raising
Sll5, and by donation from an outside party
at last raised the sum to S125. But this was
The end OF their rope and our boys consented
to play for tn at sum.
Tho game was called at about $3.50 O'Clock,
and started in exceedingly warm, both teams
working hard from the start Ocr boys went
TO bat first and succeeded IN their half Of the
inning in running In two soorcs. Jamestown
then came to bat and brought in three scores
very hard won. The next inning scored moth
ing but goose eggs for both sides. In the
third inning Jamestown scored two times,
while our boys brought up ono. The fourth
!AnlRg Was blank for Jamestown while our
boys brought in two counts. In the fifth
inning the Hope boys met their Waterloo.
In their half OF That inning they scored twice.
When jamestown came 10 bat they run in one
earned score and succeeded 10 getting men an
every lMse ana when Nelson come to bat ho
succeeded in bunting the ballou a short dis
tance toward third base, where it was fiel;lel
by the Daseman. Right here is where the er-
ror lay. Instead Of throwing the ball 10 home
plato and knocking out score he throw tho
ball TO first base in order to put out tue batter.
Fhe bail was thrown little high, anl while
the first bascman was III tie air after it he
was run into ly the batter and turned COM
plctely upside down, while the ball Went past
him ami was lost. A reguIai p,nic occurred
here. aud while all hands ogn the Hope side
were looking for TIE E;s;i, 5ifs sscoros we're
run in by Jamestown. This is where the uul-
pires should have seen fair play and found out
whether 1t was q fair shake. AuGbcrs OF
le-dlsinterested-say that it was done
purCosely by tho runner while the ba8eman
was on his own grounds 10 order to make him
drop the ball. and that lie umpire should have
called him out for so doing. Anyway that is
where the game was lost and through no good
playing on the part OF the Jamesta~n team
The balance Of the game was fought for blood
and neither side succeeded In getting G a score
after tho fifth inning. 1t was conceded by
tWn~thirds OF the people present at the g9lne
that Hopo had the best team and jamestown
evidently thought 30 also, for the offer Of the
managers Of the Hope team to play them on
the same grounds tho next day or at any timo
or place they might wish for any sum of mouey
from $3.50 to $500 was politely refused by
them, Our boys do not care for tue money
lost, but they are confident that they can beat
Jamestown nine times out of ten and il the
jamestown team think they have tho best
team why do they not give our boys show at
them again. Tho challenge for any sum from
$3.50 upwards from cur boys will hold good
until the season is over: tet them eouo to
the front and show their nerve.
The following is the score by innings:
Hope, e,,.............2 0 / 2 2 0 % Q
Jamestown :....,..a 0 2 O o 0 x
Struck out-by McMahon, Hope, II. By
Nashold, Jamestown Is. Umpres, Kennedy
and Goodrich.