Fergus County argus., 1903-09-02
GAME IS WON
BY LEWISTOWN
Fifth Contest Of the Series Captured
by the Home Team After
Hard Struggle.
CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY
KendaIl-Git Edge Put Up a Splendid
Exhibition-Smith Did Good
Work in the Box

Undoubtedly the best game OF ball
from the spectators standpoint ever
seen in I.cwistown was the contest
Sunday between lewlstown and those
old.timc rivals Kendall and Gilt Edge
combined. The day was perfect for
good game and as each team had
previously won two games all OF the
players were determined to do their
best The entire game was entirely
free from squabbling and disputes
which have had a tendency to mar
prcl iGus contests between the two
teams. Kid Fredericks umpired the
game and gave entire satisfaction in
every instance. The game was play.
ed T. two hours, which Is very good
tine for an amateur exhibition, Lew.
istown was backed by a solid dclega.
tion OF rooters and this encourage
mcnt. also some times lacking in pre-
viOus games. gingered them up and
kept them playing ball all of the
time
That The game was lost was no
fault OF the visitors as Il team, as they
put up the clcancst hclding game seen
here This yoar. Bur three errors mark
ed their work and the lniicld partic-
uIarly pulled of some star plays. At
short Dennis upheld his reputation of
being one OF the best players ever
seen in I.cwistOwn In the fourth he
saved trouble by going TWO feet into
the air and getting a high thrown ball
with our hand. Lloyd. who was on
! third 10. Kendall, also got in the fea-
turc class when he ran into the left
| field tlrly feet back of third and pull
ed down a high foul fly.
Skibe. the old I.ewistown lavOrte
was in the box for the visitors and
when the fans saw him take his posi-
tiun in the center of the diamond
grave apprchensions were felt, as h."
is box artist Of more than average
ability.
/ The visitors took the field and very
quickly shut out Lewistown, Bebb GO
ins out on a fly and McNulty and Ny
rls tanning Kendall. however, was
no more lucky in her half Tor al
though they scratched oUi couple
OF sholt hits they did not get man
farther than second. From the first
ll..ing the game was even and ii was
toss.up who would com" out win
nCrs. Kendall was not able to get
man around the sacks until the
fourth inning. when wild throw, lol-
lowed hy TWO short hits put two men
across tho plate. They got two more
i'm the fifth, one in the seventh, one
in the eighth and managed 10 put two
across tho pan after two men had
flied on, in the ninth, Four Of then
runs wcyc earned, The other -four com
ing through wild throws and other cI-
IOrs.
Lpwistown was busy all Of this
while. In the second Carmichael led
off with n clean thrce-baggcr and scOr'
ed on Gibbons timely single. In the
fourth they added three runs to their
row on the new score board by means
OF FrpdcrickS' double and singles by
Stout. Gallagher and Bebb. They took
an intCrmissiOn during the nth bat
chalked mp one in the sixth by base
on balls To Fredericks and SiOut's dou
BILE. Two were added In the seventh
ON McNulty's clean double and a wild
throw, Singles by McNulty and Stout
n double by Gallagher and Bebbs trip
ple added brace in the eighth, while
to make the measure good base OF
balls to Fredericks. a triple and a Wild
throw let in two in the last
Although they made twice as many
errors as did the miners. the Lewis
town boys won the game on thcll
PLAYING merits. Two wild throws were
all Of their errors which counted. ant
they al no time got in the least rat
tied OF showed any signs of taking al
f"Jial journey.
Ray Smith made his initial appear
anca ON the slab, and though he Il
credited with giving the visitors II
hits. at least half of them were oI
the scratchy variety. He didn't 90 II
for q sIrikCOut record but sent then
across straight and fast ana depend
ell upon his ficlders to helm him out
This Is the first game he has pitch
ed for months and his showing wa:
! MOST fufDuIdSlllS' ilS hdo h'''
arm and the head Of veteran.
McNulty. who was accidentally
picked up by Lewistown to fill in
proved himself to be a star. He play
ed center like a Lacquer. gathering II
five high ones and getting good as
sist.
Gallagher al third made good Will
vengeance. grabbing everythihi
which came his way and batting well
As usual Miles Gibbons put up
steallar game AT short, getting sli
chances without bobble. Billie Bebl
got his mits onto some hot ones an
held them and got in some heav,
work with the stick.
Charley F'redericks was statione,
in his customary position In LETT an
in the last inning got his chance L
shine by pulling down long sk
scraper after hard chase.
Lou Myers caught his usual rel
able game. while II was Ben Wied'
man who chased out onto the ioul M
and gathered in Pelican's fly in IN
ninth. when things were looking JUS
little blackish.
AT the bat Iyewistown made siXtee
clean hits and earned seven OF thel
eleven runs. Altogether II was tn
hest game ever seen IN the town.
Sure Cure for Piles.