Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-08-14
oAnron sovTn DAKOTA AUGUST - 1903
the BusH LEAsuERs BEATEN. n
The Canarios of Sioux Falls Are
Defeated by Canton In 9
Ton Inning Contest.

Inc Co0oIl0o OI 0AOuA eAA0 A0W sAS
town last Saturday morning warbltnt
sweet strains Of music q to how the,
would teach the Canton fans . new
tune. SoconAdsnt were they that the,
could do the trick that they even wen
20 far q 70 back mp their music will
! tho ready cash, and Il did not take long
Flor the music % reach the ears Of tht
hackers Of Tho Canton Maroons, and IN
. very short time the pretty birds went
to their cage.
At2 O'Clock the people began to move
toward the ball park to secure posi-
lions Of advantage 90 that they could
see al the fine points Of the game.
After both teams took turn al
warming up. Umpire Bear at O'Clock
stepped to the center of the diamond
and said play ball. and the game was
lon. The Canaries were at the bat with
handsome Joe Feeney with side arm
cross fire curves in the box for Canton.
while kid" McCarter, with the white
duck pants. was in the catchers place
to tell handsome Joe just what balls
the birds could not hit. The first three
men up went ont in one two three ord
er.
The Csnaries got their first score in
the second inning by three.bagger BY
link and single by Taylor. In the
third the Canaries get one by Hodson
wild throw 10 first Thie ended The
run getting for the Csnaries until the
tenth. when Msckey was given . base
on balls, stole second, went to third on
Clausen hit. Two men were out and
Msckey made dash for the home plate
and McCsrter dropped the ball. recov,
cred /. only to lose it again and Mackey
was safe on home and the birds had an
other run to their credit, making q
total Of three runs.
A red man by the name Of Taylor
served up the shoots and slants for the
birds, and for the first three innings
only one man reached first
Canton got her first run in the fourth
inning by single by Neighbor's and .
timely single by Metz, Seventh inning
Neighbors got life on first by Jackson
error, Black hit the ball for . single
when Metz hit the ball on the nose for
two bags and Neighbors had crossed
the home plate for the second time.
At the end of the ninth the game
was . tie Sioux Falls came to bat and
secured one run q heretofore described.
Feeney the first man up went ont ct
first. Hodson was given first on balls.
Neighbors singled advancing Hodson TO
second. At this point the birds were
getting up . tree and Taylor was taken
out Of the box, Jsckson taking bis
place. Black hit the first ball pitched
% Taylor who was now playing second.
but that ddsky bird fumbled the ball
long enough TO allow the bases TO I'll be
occupied. Metz came to bat and hit
three holes In the air. II was now up
to Kruger to win the game. Two
strikes were called and Two balls. when
Kruger looked st the grand stand and
winked and smiled smile that could
be heard there. then faced the pitcher.
and said Nun NAL drauf los Alter
ana he did, and the ball went flying
over second base while Hodson and
Neighbors crossed the rubber winning
the game by the score Of toS.
The features Of the game was the
batting Of link, the playing Of Metz
on frst and his sensational catch of
Collins foul ay. He had II chances
and accepted them al without an error.
Kruger's timely single and his all
around playing at short having eight
chance and excepting them all with the
grace and ease Of . Spanish dancer.
Joe, handsome Joe, he certainly did
serve up beautiful assortment Of
curves to those yellow birds.