Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-30


given base on ball but was put out
at second. Percell Of Billings made a
hit but was left there by Thomas
striking out.
In the sixth the Forsyth boys sue
ceded in shutting out Billings. scores
being made by Helm and Meyers.
In the seventh neither side scored
and some good playing was done by
both.
In the eighth Billings went up in the
air completely, letting Forsyth run in
four scores, errors being made by
Plat and Worthington. The Forsyth
boys did some very good batting,
Sickler and Meyers making two-base
hits and Beeman making a three-bag-
ger. Scores were made by Sickler,
Meyers, Beeman and Wager.
In the ninth Wilson of Billings made
a hit, was advanced to second on an
error made by Kersten in making a
wild throw to first, was advanced to
third on pass ball and scored by
Corcoran making hit.
The lineup of the teams was as fol-
lows:
Forsyth-Kersten, p; Helm, C.: Hors-
ky, 1 b; Sickler, 2 b; Meyers, IS; Wag-
er, 3 b; Beeman, l f; Yates, f.; and
Peterson, r +, The Billings lineup
was: Corcoran, p; Plat, c; Wilson,
l b; Worthington, b; Smaiiey, IS;
Parks, 8 b; Purcell, r f; Hisey, c f;
Bert Thomas, If.
Forsyth. 0 0 0 o 2 0 80
Billings. O O O 1 900 -
Hits, off Kerston 9; off Corcoran -;
errors, Forsyth, 8; Billings, 9; struck
out,by Kersten 14;by Corcoran, o;stolen
bases, Horsky, Yates, Kersten, Sick
ler 3, Wager ?. Batteries-Forsyth; !;
kersten, Helm; Billings; Corcoran,
Plat.
The Daily Yellowstone Journal has
the following to say concerning the
game:
The newly organized Forsyth team
and the Billings team with the reor-
ganized management met yesterday on
the new grounds at Forsyth and Bill
ings having formed the habit of taking
second place recently could not break
away. Ii there was any money placed
by the pilgrims in the town it was on
Billings and if there was any money
lost the pilgrims lost it. The FORSYTH
team was somewhat of a surprise both
to themselves and to the visitors as
they had never played before and did
not even know whether some of their
men could play little bit. Kersten,
who pitched, appears to have improved
some since he appeared against Miles
couple OF years ago and pitched a
game without passed ball, with four
teen strike outs and eight hits from his
delivery. He also fields his position
we'll. On the whole he would probably
rank with Williamson of the Miles
City team but Williamson NAV have
some the best of him with the stick,
kersten is the only paid man on the
team; the rest are boys local to For
syth or employed on the irrigation
ditch now being dug on the north side.
They are gentlemanly lot of players
and are anxious to give Miles City a
rub.
The grounds are situated on the
south side of the track near the hills.
the left fielder's duties in fact occa-
sionally calling him on the foothills
to the big bluff. The diamond could
and should have been turned a little
north as cottage with large lumber
pile is on the hill in range of a ball
from powerful batter. The diamond
points little more to the west than
here but the grand stand is built in
line with throw from second to first
base and not over thirty feet away.
Only the front is covered with wire
netting. A foul ball at the present
stage could be knocked into the side
and ''llnock the block off of somebody.
however, the boys will doubtless fix
that as the grounds are still young.
There is no catcher's fence. The
diamond has been put into the best
possible condition with the means at
their command, having been freed from
brush and carefully leveled and har-
rowed. 1t has not been rolled onlv for
the reason that there was no roller in