The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-04
LABOR DAY BALL GAME.
The Railroad Team Scores a Victory
Over the Town Boys.


Over the Town Boys.
Labor Day was not observed in any
formal way Monday but the ball game
in the afternoon between the railroad
boys and the town nine furnished
amusement for large number of
spectators.
There has been all sorts of good ma
cured ioshing between the two teams
since the previous game, and the ri
vilary was keen. Seats had been ar
ranged at the grounds and the spec
iators took more comfort in watching
the game than at any previous con-
test this year.
The game was in some ways disap-
pointing as it had been expected the
score would be kept down to single
figures, and when the railroad boys
relied up ten tallies in the first two
innings many present lost interest.
Never. heless it was a good. clean
game. free from the Objectionable
kicking and horse play that has mar
red so many games in the past.
It was three o'clock when the game
was commenced. Mr.. Hall, who UNI
PRED. gave general satisfaction to the
spectators and players of both teams.
The town boys were first to bat and
scored once on hits by j. Dickey and
e. Dickey. In their half the railroad
crs scored four times on a base on
balls. one hit by pitcher and some op-
perfume hitting mixed with some err
rUrs of the town boys. In the last half
of this inning the throwing wing of
Wells, the city lads pitcher, gave out
and he asked to be retired from the
box, which was done and Cryderman
substituted. A goose egg was chalked
Up for the home team in the second
while the Jim Hill aggregation added
s to their list, making total of 10
runs in two innings. With the score
10 to 1 against them the locals did
not lose heart, but started in with
determination to retrieve themselves
end if possible to win the game. They
scored three times and put Roberts in
"a pitch. The railroad boys stopped
scoring then for while. being blank
ed next two innings. The town boys
Jared no better. being whitewashed
twice. In the sixth both teams scored
three apiece and in the seventh each
added one to their list. The eighth
did not help the locals any, while the
railroaders added one more to their
already long list. In their half of the
ninth the locals tried hard to over
come the railroad mems lead but were
unable to do SO, though by good bat
ling they scored three times, making
their total II. and as they had Is al
ready it was unnecessary for the en-
rloyes of the octopus to clinch their
victory.
There were some star plays made in
the game and some that were other
wise. A running catch by Jack Dickey
back of second base, when he fell and
cid an acrobatic stunt but kept tight
grip on the ball, carried off the palm.
Condor for the railroad boys and
Clark for the home team also made
good running catches. AS usual Nc
Laurie managed to get hit couple of
times and had to be assisted to first,
where he revived in an astonishing
manner.
Roberts pitched good game, better
in fact than Judge, but the lead of
the railroad boys was TOO great to
g overcome In the same number of
innings pitched fewer hits were made
eff him than his opponent. Judge, for
tSdIi, anu blNhSy III IAC
home team carried Off the batting
honors of the day, the former making
three hits, one three-bagger, and
scoring three times, while Dickey
made four hits and four runs out of
tive times at bat
The kindness of the railroad Off
Gals in permitting their men to lay
eff in order to play ball is appreciated
and it is to them in a great measure
that the success of the affair is due.
One incident that marred the pleasure
Of the game was the insinuatiOn made
Ly some people that Wells, who start
cd to pitch for the home boys, and
afterwards played third base and right
field, played crooked ball and threw"
the game. The accusation is unjust
TO this clean ball player. When he
found his arm would be unable to
stand the strain he voluntarily asked
10 be retired, which was done. I'm
f, rtunately he made errors afterward
but the score card shows he worked
hard throughout the game.
The dance at night for the benefit
o: the baseball nine and improving the
Grounds was success and netted a
neat sum to be used for that purpose.