Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-06
GILT EDGE VS.. LEWIsTowN.
Both Ball Teams Made High Scores
PLENTY Of Errors.

PLENTY Of Errors.
The challenge made Thursday ev.
ening last by Manager Martin of the
Gilt Edge ball team for a game on
their grounds Sunday was very
promptly accepted and for that reason
the game between the Regulars AMI
the P~retenders on the home grounds
was postponed until next Sunday.
A much better game was ~anticipat-
ed than vas played. Gilt Edge had
secured a new battery, a left handed
twirler being the star, and Manager
Martin had expressed the belief that
he would prove a puzzler to the Lew.
istown boys. But not SO. His pro-
fessional antics prior TO delivery
amused them but they found him
without difficulty and after the fifth
inning he was sent to the first base,
though a more retired place would
have been appropriate. Their new
catcher, Robinson, is a good all-round
layer and gave them strength where
IL was needed. The only other change
from the lineup in former contests
was that DIR. l.akcy looked after the
nies-largc and small-in right fell
end behaved crcditably with the bat.
Because some of the players did
well. however, ii must not be under.
| stood that it was a good game for the
stCrc-2l to Is in seven innings
was a bad one. What II might have
been had not the late hour compelled
Tie call of time" it is difficult to
say, but as the Gilt Edge pitcher was
entirely out of II and Carr had sue.
ceeded him. while Smith for Lewis.
town vas just getting into practice,
there certainly would not have been
any difference in the settlement OF
bets.
For Lewistown there were two
changes from the regular form. Roy
Spinning played in place of Kelly and
did well. George Detert, al nntried
twirler. was in the box at the open
ing, taking the place Of Captain Bebb
in the lineup. Detert had not played
a game this year and is a late arriv.
al in Lewistown. With practice he
will likely make a good man, but the
score of eight hits off his delivery
in three innings proves that in his
present condition he is inferior 10
either Smith or Carmichael. OF the
eight hits, there were two two-bag-
gers and two three-baggers. After
the third inning Smith went into the
box and held the gold diggers down
to five singles in four innings. Detert
struck out three men and Smith four.
Both teams made errors in abun.
dance. Some of them were costly
but perhaps excusable because the
boys lacked practice and the grounds
were frightfully rough, making ii al.
most impossible to judge a ball with
even reasonable degree of accuracy.
w. T. Bebb was in no condition to
play ball, even as well as usually,
and the team can be materially
strengthened at short.
Smith of Lewistown made the only
honest ~two-bagger and he also made
the first home run scored this sea
son, the ball landing over In the con-
lee and the search affording time for
two trips around the diamond.
Johns, as usual, let everything with
in a foot of the ground go right by,
but in the second inning caught two
men cut at first and without assist.
ance.
In the third inning the Gilt Edge
team were each given opportunity to
bat and start again, the same occur
ing to the Lewis'own boys in the
seventh. When the second round was
started by Will Bebb the choir got
in its work and il the Gilt Edge bows
ever had chances they were then
ruined. Ordinary roofing they were
used to. but that "choir'-the words
were disheartening enough but the
tune was simply too shocking. The
whole team went to pieces and at the
close of the inning quit.