Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-01
run RECORD
WAS SMASHED
Players in the Montana Hardware.
Power Mercantile Game Went
Around Seventy.one Times.
POWER MERCANTILE co. WINS
One Run is the Margin Of the Defeat
Some Errors Made-Umpire
Did Punk Work.

Over five miles Of uns were made
in one game at the ball grounds last
Sunday. There might have been more
had there not been a third out made
now and then. There might have
been a good many less had the third
out been made a little o On sew.
eral occasion, or had the umpire play
ed fair.
For genuine smuggling the game bids
fair 10 go down in the annals Of base
ball along with the best. Delehanty,
Wagner. La Joise and Burkett, who
are drawing salaries amounting into
the thousands of dollars for hitting
the ball would have quit their jobs
instantly had they been up there Sun.
day and watched Ben Wiedeman AMI
Dan Symmes lace the sphere to all
corners of the lot. Others Clipped in
with their sticks and home runs and
three baggers were sent into the field
so fast that all three outflelders were
frequently running at the same time
while two baggers were so numerous
that nothing less than three lightning
calyulators could have ever kept track
of them.
The base running was also a fas'
feature of the game. Some idea may
be gained of the particular efficiency
-
of the players in this department ol
the game when it is known that thu
seyenty.one runs were made from bu'
ffty.six hits. The "hit-and-run' game
was played 10 perfection. Every time
n hatsman hit the ball he and tht
every man on bases ran, and mos
generally all Of them were safe.
Arthur and Ward as pitchers AM
Vannest as catcher. made up the en-
tire battery staff OF the Power team
Arthur was injured and had to retire
Tor a few innings. but came back al
the last and il came near proving dls
astrous for his side, as he was no
able to control the ball. and twelve
runs were Sent across the plate.
Hanke started TO pitch for the Mon
tana boys. but after seven hits ha'
been made from his delivery in TN
third he decided that he would ratheI
play short stop. 1t gave him a bette
opportunity to display his ability Il
nick Nh grounders, throw to first AM
make pretty plays. He was succeed
ed by Kline, Kline was succeeded ID!
BENJAMIN and Benjamin gave way Il
Ben Wiedeman. II isn't every team
that has such a staff of pitchers.
Manager Syymes played first, whll'
Manager Wiedeman went to the righ
field. Both played their positions
very much better than lots OF PEG
ple could have played them. Georg'
Burmaster brought down some fas
ones that came along in the vicinit,
of second. while "Smooty" McAlliste
Clancy fairly took The breath of III
spectators by some spectacular put
outs at third. But the plays through
out the game, which fairly scintillate'
with brilliance. were too numerous 4
mention.
The only discordant feature of thu
game was the absolute Incompetence!
of the umpire. His decisions hat
reached that advanced state of mole
cular dissolution, which. in the par
lance of the game. is designated al
rotten"
There we're at least eighteen othel
people connected with the game VIII,
could have done better with theiI
eyes shut, but they were all playing
so were unable to officiate. Had /
not been for his absurd rulings a
least forty-three more runs might hav,
Deen made. With that one exception
the game was first-class n very en-
tertaining to the large number of spec
tators who had gathered on the feel,
to witness the contest.
Inc ta0ulated score, as nearly as tn,
score keeper was able to keep IL. i.
as follows: