The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-06-09

Belt, June 6.-The annual base
ball game that is played every deco
ration day between the office and
store forces of the A. G. M. compa-
ny came off on date and no serious
accidents were reported. This year
the single men played the married
men and walloped them to a fare you
well.
The game was called at 2:37:46
sharp by the official umpire, Supt. j.
J. Kinney, and when he said, aye
fellows play ball." they played ball,
or at least they played at it. He
gave general satisfaction to the out
siders, but it would be hard to con-
vince the players that all decisions
were just.
The married men were first at the
bat, and Miller, their crack pitcher,
struck a vacant spot in the air
three times. O'Brien made the first
score, and then Langstadt knocked
the ball out of sight in a mud puddle
and covered all bases. Then Dickev
showed his ability as a base ball
player by tanning out and retiring
his side. When the single men went
to bat, Merkle started cut to show
the lady rooters how the game is
played, but he failed to reach first.
Grafton and his red suit made the
first score, but DR.. Patterson stared
dumbfounded while three strikes
passed over the plate. Doc is a good
cricket player, but his bat was not
wide enough. Some uncharitable
person suggested afence board.
In round two, Whyte failed to
find the little round sphere, and Cole
followed suit by striking out. Cole
wanted them to get a football, but
the people wouldn't stand his work.
Miller put his Apollo form in posi-
ton at home plate, and the pitcher
did the rest. The single men went
to bat full of confidence, bnt retired
full of goose eggs.
Spasm three of the game was a
mild affair until the would-be bene.
diets went to bat, and they pounded
the ball all over the infeld. Macrae
found the ball in this inning for the
first time aud was applauded by the
damsels and other sells that we're al
the game. Flemming made a good
run to second, but the base was toe
small for his feet, and he retired al
the request of the umpire. Rissel
wore that pleasant smile he use:
when he is shaving a giltedged note
about % per cent, and made a two.
Dagger before his side retired.
In the fourth round of fortune
Dickey not only got hit, but got no
when the umpire called him out
Whyte kept up his usual three anc
out and poor old O'Brien left hi
specs at home, and couldn't see tn,
catcher with the ball till he walked
int it. G.. Leveille didn't care how
the ball m When it came to,
T high, he would make a Mozart,
jump for it. With him it was tire
: jumps and out.
Van Stone never muffed a ball il
the fifth round, as none were battec
his way. Collins showed them tina
4 he is no weiner wurst, even if he is
butcher, by making a three Dagger
: The beginning of the sixth innini
/, came near ending the game. TIL
umpire called three strikes instead c
= three balls, and the crowd was read
for war. But he apologized, an
e averted a funeral. Abrahamson re
n lieved Miller in this inning, an
started in to show how they pla
ball in Finland. 1t only took tn
e boys a few moments to learn tn
language and they had Finn curve
scattered all over the diamond.
o In the seventh Whyte was h
with the ball, and got as far as SCI
ond when he was carried off the di,
mond. John Schmidt landed a two
Dagger, out in center field, and til
way he carried that 275 pounds
avoirdupois around the bases was
r caution. AS the ninth closed tt
n game stood 20 to IS in favor of tt
single men.
Miss Mabel Wafford, the Barkt
school teacher spent Saturday
camp visiting friends.