The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-21
BASE BALL.
Miles City and Fort Custer Con.
tend for Supremacy in a
Three Hours Game,
The Sanbur rued Representatives Of In.
Gle sam are Finally WOr>trsi-
Score 30 II.

The game OF base ball between Gus
ter and Miles City played on the home
grounds on Saturday afternoon last was
not by any means a finely played game
but il had its good features neverthe
less, and those who are disposed To con.
denim ii on account of its extreme
length and many errors. must not over.
look the fact that there never was a
game played on there grounds in which
the stick figured SO largely, Heavy bat.
ting increases the liability to error and
also lengthens the game. 4 fact that
was impressed on many 10y Saturday s
game was that the practice and conf,
dence given our players. in standing be,
fore and batting SO swift and tricky "A
pitcher as Young of the keoyhs. has
made them formidable to any lesser
skill in the box. So formidable were
they with the stick that Custer was
kept busy throughout the game in
changing pitchers. On our side the
only change maze during the game was
in Babcock taking Lights place behind
club was not at its best being deprived
of the services of Weaver at first. New
land at right and Holt at left were both
pressed into service at the last minute
one else seemed to banker for the pun
ishment that player has occasionally to
take from Nashold.. but to the great
satisfaction of everybody. Brownie
played an almost faultess fielding game
and did lots of individual work al the
bag. The play by innings as given be-
low. will no doubt be read with interest
10y those who witnessed the game and
can call to mind the several exciting
situations. One thing that the perusal
must impress upon the readers mind is
the frequency and fatal results Of passed
balls Ii the Miles City club could
eliminate this feature from its play there
would be very few runs scored against
it,
First inning: For Miles City. Smith
and Babcock went out at first: Light
made his base on hit. went to second
on a passed ball where he was left on
Gordons out from short To first. No
runs.
Clusters first two men at the plate
hnlI nf a..
man reached first on an error. stole sec
ond and went to third on the next bat.
tiers hit To short center. the batter even
tually reaching second. The next bat
ter was famed out. leaving man on
second and third and no runs.
Second inning: Miles City went out
in one. two. three order. Nashold. Holt
and Dunnigan being the batters No
runs.
Clusters first man to the bat caught
the third ball pitched for long hit to
left field. quite out of reach and bound
over the fence. yielding two bags to the
batter; a safe hit by the next striker
brought him home but the next three
men that faced Nashold struck out.
One run for Custer.
Third inning. So far the game was
in Clusters favor. but a change was ef
fected in this inning. Kid Brown was
first to the bat for the home club and
selecting his ball. raped out a sharp
base hit: he was followed by Newland
who though novice surprised the au-
dience by following the Kids lead. adj
vancing him to third and taking first
himself; passed ball allowed Brown to
score. Smith was next to the bat and
was sent to his base on balls. Newland
having in the meanwhile stolen second;
Babcock then lined out a clean base
hit bringing Newland home and taking
third himself on the play that resulted
in putting out Babe Smith at the plate
after magnificent slide that ought to
have earned him his run. Light fol
lowed with short drive between short
and third which brought Babcock home,
just to be in sympathy with the rest.
Gordon stepped up to the plate and
swiped the ball down between short and |
second, sending Light to third and going |
to first himself, but in attempting to |
steal second he was thrown out. Light |
coming home on the play. Nashold the
next batter was given base on balls;
Holt followed with fly to left field
which was captured and the side was
out. Four runs.
Clusters first man at the bat went out
on strikes: the next man a clean hit and !
the next was given his base on balls;, /