Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10

left field; Hadlcn, center field; Greg
ory, right field. That they are nine
gentlemen cannot questioned; that
they are nine ball players was amply
proven.
The game opened handsomely, the
first man to bat on each side making
one run and the Others going out in
one, two, three order. In the second
inning neither side made run and n
low score was promised. After that
Lewistown went to pieces. Several
or many costly errors were made al
second base and Others in the field.
Gilt Edge piled up three runs In the
third inning, three in the fifth, fourin
the seventh, while but one Lewistown
man could get around the diamond,
Billiard succeeding in the fifth. That
the umpirlng Of the game was rank
cannot be questioned, but it must be
said in behalf Of +. W. King, who
stood behind the batter, that before
the game opened he stated that he
was not up on the laterules and that
he was afraid OF being hurt was evil
dent, for he persistently lodged. One
or two decisions in the third inning
utterly discouraged the Lewistown
team, some of them charging the UNI
pire with positive bias, though
whether this was warranted or not
is open to question. The Gilt Edge
players added conviction by boasting
that the game was on their grounds
this time and they were going to take
everything in sight.
The crowd pressed so closely upon
the score keeper that half the time it
was impossible for him to see any
thing but the out field, SO that an ac-
curate score OF credits and errors was
impossible. Up to the fifth inning
Pitcher Daniel had struck out eight
men and Pitcher Martin four, so that
good work was evidently being done
by the batteries. Catcher Jorgenson
had a finger laid open, but though 1t
bled profusely persisted in playing
on and in the last few innings the
ball was coated with fresh blood
every time it came from his hands,
making It exceedingly difficult to hold.
The error column would have been
heavy were n complete score obtain
able. Of the fourteen runs made by
Gilt Edge probably not five were
earned. In the eighth inning, by some
phenomenal work and a choice lot oi
errors on the part oi Gilt Edge, Lew
istown made five runs. Each made
one run In the ninth and the game
closed with Il total OF fourteen for
Gilt Edge and eight for Lewistown.
1t is to be hoped that this defeat
will not cause the abandonment OF
base ball In Lewistown, as has oc-
Cured In previous seasons. The boys
must get out and practice. Guy Glea-
son should be sat on the bench. At
least two substitutes should he well
trained and be present when needed.
On account of his being left handed 1t
might be well to transfer Symmes,
though there Is not harder working
man In the team, and his batting. at
first poor, showed up well at Gilt
Edge. The boys are used to right
handed first baseman and this fea-
ture makes it difficult for Symmes
and for the others. The battery is
strong. Two men are not expected
to play the whole game, and eight
strike-outs ia five innings is good.
The Gilt Edge team wants to play u
return game before long and II the
Lewistown boys will but practice
aud strengthen their team In its
weaker spots, IA close score Is a GER
tainty.
Most OF the visitors left Gilt Edge
In the early evening. while some re-
mained to take In the dance. Alto
gether it was u good time and one