Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-09-13
THE COUNTY FAIR
Fergus County's Second An
nual Fair q Success Not
withstanding Bad
Weather.
The Exhibit of Agricultural and Art
Commands the Admiration of
All Visitors.
The Races Prove all that was Anticipated
and are Witnessed by Great Crowds.
BENTON BOYS WIN EVERY BALL GAME.
The Races Prove all that was Anticipated
and are Witnessed by Great Crowds.
BENTON BOYS WIN EVERY BALL GAME.

Had it not been for the rains OF last
Thursday the second annual meeting
of the Fergus County Fair association
would have been a gratifying success.
Under adverse ecircumstances,h however,
the association did exceedingly well.
The races were universally good, the
ball games proved great attraction,
and the exhibits were OF great variety
and of excellent quality and design.
Could the rain have come a few days
sooner the track would have been in
far better condition and the throng
that attended Saturdays meeting
would have come 10 town early enough
to attend both Thursdays and Fri
DAYS. To one looking from he Judges
stand Saturday afternoon iI was a
pretty sight "a hefaced the grand stand
filled with handsome women in
bright costume, with here and there n
young man who could not leave his
sweetheart's side. Many strangers to
the town remarked they did not know
there were half that number of pretty
women in Fergus county. +. E. Wright
secured two pictures OF the handsome
assemblage with his kodak.
Wednesday and Saturday mornings
and Friday and Saturday afternoons
match games occurred between the FIT.
Benton and Lewistown ball teams.
and Wednesday, Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday afternoons the races
took place. Thursday it rained from
morning until darkness fell, the spirits
of the public falling in proportion.
Tuesday morning the prospect was
little better, but within a few hours
the skies had cleared and a brisk wind
diamond sufficiently to play ball,
though the track was not in condition
for use until Saturday afternoon.
THE BALL GAMES.
Ithad been rumored that Lewistown
had ball team, but this is entirely
without foundation. There are a few
men who can play ball, but as for a
least not since the Benton boys re-
turned home.
The match games, as they were
called. were the most unequally
matched games that were ever played
on a diamond. The Benton boys
made few earned runs, but it was not
their fault because our boys would
not let them. They persisted in max
ing errors when they were the most
costly, and constantly made bad plays
when the bases were full. The Bentons
are batters, base runners and fielders,
but, as it was expressed on the dia-
mond, the Lewistown boys "could not
hit a balloon with a bass fiddle
couldn't catch an ice wagon on base,
nor a ball with II bushel basket" Be-
fore the Lewistown people issue an
other challenge they must dispense
with the services of those who cork
themselves in making a start and are
too lazy or overweighted to run after
a ball. and put in their places young
active men.
When the first game was called on
Wednesday morning the players were
as follows:
Benton-J. S. Tatten, r.f.; Lee Tut,
9. g.; NJ. s. Darling, C. E.; Robert Nc.
Intosh, ]. f.; Herman Steck, Sd b.;
Isaac Hunsberger, I'd b.; John Buck.