Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-26
THE MINERS
TAKE A GAME
kendalI.Giit Edge Combination Too
Strong for the lewistown
Ball Team.
A BATTLE ROYAL THROUGHOUT
Luck With the Gold Diggers, Who Also
Put Up a Fine Game-Umpire
All Right, But.

VI the GROUND hadn't been grassy.
II some of tho boys had not forgotten
their spiked ball shoes. II some poor
judgment on tho bases at critical
times hadn't been shown, il the UNI
pire had not been afflicted with a bad
attack OF the blind staggers when
the Lewistown OF a decision was TO
be seen. if ii hadn't been for a hun.
dred and one other Ifs" Lewistown
might have on the ball game from
KeniallGilt Edge last sunday, AS 1t
was the miners walked away with the
game by the decidedly amateurish
score OF - to ~. Everything consid.
cred it was not at all a bad game.
The grounds, which are about ten
ti.los worse han those here in Lew
istown. which are about the worst in
the country. made fast playing almost
Impossible" and some rag chewing"
might have been avoided with salts
faction 20 the spectators. The grounds
were on the Billiard place this side
uf town and gave the LrwistOwn boys
no end Ot 'roublc. The diamond was
grassy and some uf th" boys who for
60. To take their spiked shoes were
almost entirely hclpl,-s. Several
balls, which on Il dit diamond, would
have been "~pi"kius for Bill Bcbb and
Mile, Gibbons went through for hits
hcenus the boys simply couldn't get
to them on tdo siatry shoes.
The Wupirr gives his word Of hon
or thar he ir!".l 10 do his best, but
If what ho did ia his best, il would be
a sight 10 zoe even his second best.
Giving him credit for doing even
his best. he managed to switch every
close decision in favor Of the home
team. He had a hard job. as both
teams were oft Tor the game and no
point wrnt by unprotected, He also
hal IN unusual number of close de-
ciyiuus and il is charity to give him
the credit Of trying to give a square
deal all around.
The L.ewistown boys did some poor
n. Ing, their throwing being par
tiCularly off color. Carmichael pitch.
cd d good game and ii he had been
given the right sort Of support would
have won ia Il walk. he mover Let
IN Dur a mDweni when they wcro
pl0nkin- them out and the players be-
hind him were throwing the ball TO
all corners Of he lot. Lcwistown
made TWO pretty double plays. One
when Gibbons took ir a hard liner
and doubled Dp a runner on first and
again when Smith captured a fly in
center ami lined II into Second he
fore tho base runner could get back.
The work Di the Lcwislown ourf"ld
was fine. F'rrdoricES in left got three
hard ones and stopped Il large NUM-
her oi fast groundora Ia his territory.
4 enchanted stop Ol Q h,gh hall in
iho first inning was = beauty. Both
smith end Wirdoman wofo right af-
tur everything that cam" their way
anG cuj ~ many 4 run by fast work
In getting the sphere into the dia-
mono Wiodeman threw out n man
os FIR; on q safe hit IN the ninth but
tho NJ 1iro couldn't scC II that way.
Carmichael get out Of a tight hole in
The first by striking out two men with
three on bases. In the next some
hitting and a bunch of errors enab-
led Kendall to put four runs across
the pan. They added five more in the
third. four in the fourth and then con
tinuc.l t. get them one at a time I'M
iii the finish. lRwistown was shut
ont in the first, got two in the second
and added a bunch of ten in the third.
when Hamilton was chased to the tail
timber. Smith and Fredericks did
some great batting in this inning. Ray
sent ont two clean three-haggers.
while Charley got a home run and a
triple. Ryan, II recent recruit from
Anaconda. then went into the box for
Kendall and had the county seat boys
Guessing MI the rest of the way.
Thrc" runs were all they were able
to get from his delivery in six inn
ings.
The KendallGilt Edge coordination
is certainly . strong one and has 4
license 10 hold down any good ANA
tour team. Lloyd and Ryan. who got
in Saturday night from Anaconda. are
well known state amateurs and great.
L. strengthen the team. The teams
now have two games each and the
one 10 be played IN Gilt Edge Labor
day will he a hot one. The Gilt Edge
} boys promise To have a good diamond
ana If they do things will be entirely
different so far as the size of the
score is concerned.
The Lewistown boys were given a
royal reception by the Kendallites
anl the wounds Of defeat were more
than halrlcd by tho very hospitable
treatment. a large crowd Of Lewis,
town people saw the game.