Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-11
CHA1PIONS!
Webster Base Ball Team
Undisputed Champions
of South Dakota.
Closes the Season in a Blaze of
Glory-We Take Both
Games From the
Hub City.
Fridya's the Best of the Season, Took
Twelve Innings to Decide it
Record of Games Won
and Lost-Notes.

and Lost-Notes.
With the record OF the last series of
five games for the championship OF
South Dakota between Webster and
aberdeen standing, as far as played,
n win each and one tie game, both
teams arrived Thursday night from
Aberdeen prepared to fight our the bat
tie on the local diamond Friday and
Saturday. To carry off the champion
ship, one team would have to win both
games. Fol each to win one, would
necessitate the playing of another game
and as the local team was scheduled to
disband Saturday night the boys de-
t ermined that the arrangement should
be carried out, while their opponents
were az equally determined TO win at
least one and upset their plans. The
result was two OF as exciting games as
the most ardent fan could desire, in
fact one game was OF the heart-disease-
giving kind, twelve innings OF brilliant
work being given before a result was
reached. Both teams were on their
met tie and a grand exhibition of the
great American game was the result.
The second game while as exciting was
far from being the grand game of the
first day, errors being plentiful on both
sides.
FRIDAYS GAME.
"Ladies Day" brought out an I'M
usually large number OF fair enthusiasts
to witness what turned out to be the
best game OF the season. For II inn
ings both sides strove for mastery and
many u pair of gloves went to
s mash when the Webster boys landed
the winning run. 1t was a battle of
battles and the locals deserve all the
more credit for fighting a stiff uphill
game. Aberdeen presented as a battery
Dahlquist and OMalley, while Webster
put forth the old reliables O'Reagau
and Severns. Aberdeen started off very
much like a winner scoring two runs in
the first inning, this they duplicated in
the fourth, but this ended the run get
ting so far as they We're concerned.
The rooters for the home team carried
long faces for the case looked serious,
but the ice was broken in the fourth
when hits by the Drill boys, good base
running and a sacrifice hit netted two
runs. Not a run was scored until the
eighth when punched hits gave Webster
two runs tieing the score. The run
which tied the score was brought in by
a scientific piece OF ball playing by
Miller and Severns. The latter was on
third, Miller at the bat. At a given
signal the latter hunted and Severns
dashed for home which he reached safe
~ by a grand slide. Then pondemo-
L ium reigned-the rooter got in the
game. Aberdeen was blanked in the
ninth-so was Webster. O'Regan was
getting stronger every inning, but Dahl
quist showed signs OF weakening. The
fielding was something marvellous.
Apparently safe hits TO the outfeld
were pulled uot ofthesky time after time.
Aberdeen drew a goose egg for it's
share OF the twelfth, having gone ont
1928 for six straight inaings, not a
man reaching irst base. For Webster,
Lou Drill led OF with a hit, Coxfollowed
with another, advancing Drill to third,
he then stole second and Frank Gruby
sacrificed to Austin sending Drill in
with the winning run-and it was all
over. 1t is simply impossible to men-
ton all the good plays. both teams
playing up to the limit. O'Donnell at
centre was o. wonder, some of his catches
being particularly fine, the battery
work OF DaAlquiss and O'MalIey and
that OF Christian on first We're especial
ly good On the Aberdeen side. For
Webster, Cox made an overbhrow in
the first inzing which nearly cost the
game, but he redeemed the game and
himself by a couple of last doable plays
and some sharp stops and assists. Hoff-
man made a fine pickup OF a badly
thrown hall which was a great factor
in winning. Gruby put up all excellent
game in centre and the battery work OF
O'Regan and Severns a fully up to
the professional mark. Ii was a great
game and so pronounced by all who
saw it.
SCORE By INNINGS.
80 s 0 10 IL ~ Total
Webster 0 0 0 2 o o 2 0 o o 5
Aberdeen2 O O 2 O o o 0 o 0