Fergus County argus., 1902-08-13
The LewstoWn Base Ball Team is
vanquished by a Picked Up Nine
Called "Teddy's Terrors."
FELL DOWN IN THIRD INNING
The Boys in the Uniforms Were Kept
Extremely Busy Chasing the
sphere-Errors in Plenty.

The Lewistown base ball team Is in
the same position rs the Democratic
party will be after this falls campaign
and the cry OF "reorganize' is heard
on all sides.
Ye gods, how the mighty hath fall
en-: the pride Of the ladies' the delight
of the LewistOwn fans, the victorious
veterans of a score of hard earned
base ball battles, went down to ire.
treyiablc defeat at the local ball
grounds last Sunday afternoon; and
defeat. TOO, at the hands OF a miscel-
laneous collection of scrubs who were
handicapped with the ungraceful title
OF "Teddy's Terrors.' The Terrors
we're organized by Teddy Smith for
the occasion and the score of fourteen
to twelve shows how successful they
were.
Dick Hanke, Doughty Dick was
chosen as umpire and the game start
ed about three O'Clock. Clothed in the
confidence born of uninterrupted sue
cess and spotless uniform. the Reg
ulars took the fieiL Teddy Smith,
the first Terror to face Pitcher Bebb
famed the air three successive times,
which broadened the grin on the
countenances of the Regulars. The
next two Terrors up however reached
the initial bag on errors and scored
on an error by Myers, after which
the side was retired.
The Regulars wsvt to the bat but
Duffy's slants were too much for
them and they were unable to connect
safely. Two scores were made, how
ever. by a base on balls and a couple
of little infield hitg that were not
fielded. In the second inning both
sides were retired without scoring
II was in the third inning, however
that the Regulars met their Water
loo and were made to look like thirty
cents in the hands of a true sport
Smith led off with a clean single and
Truax was given a pass. Smith hav
ing purloined second; Spinning land
ed out two-bagger. scoring Smith
and Truax. Then the comedy OF er
rors" began on the diamond.
Johnson and Allen failed to handle
two little grounders and Bebb, John
son and Detert came together on ;
little pop-up fly which found its wa!
to the ground. A few more safe hit
interspersed by numerous errors ant
the sad tale is told. When the dus
thrown up by the swiftly moving fee
of the Terrors, commenced to subsid
and they were finally retired. the,
had piled up ten runs for the inning
making the score IL to 2.
In the fourth Detert was substitu
ed in the box for Bebb. as the latter
arm had deserted him and pitched a
excellent game. From that time o
it was a pitchers game. with Deter
having slight advantage. Dun.
u who occupied the box for the Terror
y showed considerable ability, the Re-
ulars only securing five scattered hit
while in the six innings, pitched b
Detert, only two hits were made.
Lewistown d,u not score again u
Ill the sixth. when two were made
these were followed by three in u
eighth and two in the ninth. tt
Terrors secured two in the sevent
y making their total fourteen. Althoue
l. the errors were numerous ii was Il
5. most interesting game ever played
= Lewistown and the attendance WI
large and enthusiastic.
.. A summary Of the game is as ft
lows: