Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-05-31
IL A GREAT TEAM.

TIA GREAT TEAM.
The Local Aggregation Of Bull Tossers
Easily Defeat Lakota.
1t was the first game of the sea-
son and the locals pleased the large
crowd present, by piling up l6l
runs to Lakota's one score. II
wasn't Bryan assembly who at.
tended the exhibition and the
locals hated to allow the score to
stay l6 to l, but the Lakota Reds
had to catch the train and the first
game played on the local grounds
goes down to posterity at Is to L.
The city's people demonstrated
that they appreciate good ball
team, by closing their. places of
business during the game. The
two teams clad in their armament
marched to the new park at one
o'clock, followed by large num-
Der of fans, the latter having a
large number of assorted yells,
cheers and gags, neatly slowed
away in their bosoms and other
places, ready to distribute when
occasion demanded.
At exactly | 40 the battle started
the locals taking the field, and as
they trotted out to their respective
places, in their suits of gray, every
one was confident the game be.
longed to the home team, and
cheer after cheer rent the air
Manager Greene tossed out 8
couple of nice white balls to the
umpire who handed one to Ses.
sions. Baird was the first Lakota
man who stood up to help win d
victory and as result, made three
pretty holes in the atmosphere
and resumed his station on the
bench. then Hunt received pass
on a silver plate to first, afterwards
getting to third, before Hutchin.
son made sacrifice. Higgins
was about, to field the dinky hi
from Hutchinson's bat but the lat
ter collided with Higgins anc
Hunt scored the only tally of tht
game. Big Kent selected nice
willow and the three punctures HI
made in the air have been sent tt
the Smithsonian Institute a
Washington to be preserved a
models. The locals then triet
their luck. Ware and Gilmor,
both hit to deep center. who caugh
the ball. Williams got the frs
hit of the game, driving the spher
to short, Higgins hit to secont
just in time for the guardian o
that base to put little William
out, and the board showed th
score one to nothing in favor O
the visitors. Sessions scratche,
his head, smiled a few times
thought Of Churchs Ferry and tn
crowd was silent.
Clemens hit a pop-up to Hicke
and Sheets and Dougherty CAV
Indian club exhibitions and tn
side retired with four strike outs il
two innings for Sessions. Thi
wasn't so bad the crowd told tn
pitcher. Then came the grea
second and with it the fireworks
Talk about Vesuvius! Why, tn
old volcano, when in it's best work
ing order was as candle, com
pared to the awful and dazzling
blaze of fire that came from tn
locals bats. The rooters simpl
went wild. dakota readers ar
requested not to read of this inn
ing, this paper positively refuse
to become liable for any death
that may occur of heart failure il
Lakota.) The story of the inning
is about like this: Whalen wa
hit by the pitcher, took first
Hickey then started the stormin,
of Lakota, by two bagger to dec
left and Tom Whalen was advanc
ed to third. Howe didn't wan
Hickey to get the better of him
SO he hit one down the line Will
Whalen and Hickey came HON
to get drink of water, Harry get
ting to second. Sessions then hi
one to second, who fumbled tn
ball giving our pitcher first an,
Howe third. While Joe Fouber
was getting a brace, Sessions stol,
second. Foubert hit to secon,
who threw to the plate, nipping Of
Howe, but Joe was safe on first
frankie Ware trotted over to shoy
the great Delaney how easy it wa
done, while Joe appropriated tn
second saw dust holder. The
Ware drove the little sphere t
deep left for a couple of sacks an,
while Sessions came home Joe 20
to the third station. Gilmore cam
up with his ticket and Delane