The Dickinson press., 1903-08-01

The morning of July rs was cool and
people to the number of 1870 boarded the
special which left here at 9 o'clock for
Bismarck. The people carried their
colors, red and yellow, and resolved that
it should not be said that the Dickinson
ball team lacked support from home
rooters. The crowd was swelled to
nearly 400 on the way down, 200 get
ting OF at Mandan.
The train arrived in Mandan at 1870
and remained one hour for lunch. 1t
was about 4 o'clock, Central time, when
the train reached Bismarck, and the peo-
pie made a mad rush for the grand stand
in the ball park at the southeast of the
city. The remaining seats were quickly
filled, and it vas not long until the game
was called.
The first inning resulted in no scores
for either side and it was very evident
that both sides were playing fast ball. 1t
looked as though the Bismarckers had
met their match this time. Davidson's
balls were hard to find and the Bismarck
ers began to kick on his style of delivery
and the umpire held with them. This
reduced Davidson's speed somewhat and
worked to- the advantage of the Bismarck
ers who were very careful not to let our
boys gets hold OF a book Of rules until
after the game when it was discovered
that the Dickinson pitchers ball delivery
was perfectly proper in the western
league. The next rank decision that
Nelson gave was the calling of a foul
ball a fair one. The ball was over the
line if ever a ball was, in plain view OF
500 people, but the umpire leaned
toward the locals, and the Bismarckers
were chalked up with four scores which
they had not earned. The mistake that
the captain of the Dickinson nine made
was in not calling his men off the dia.
mond and refusing absolutely to play.
Several Bismarckers admitted at the time
that the umpire had made a rank de.
cision.
In the sixth the Bismarckers had the
good luck to get three runs on a bali
batted over the fence. They got moth,
ing in the seventh and eighth.
The Dickinson boys scored In the
we'll filled in the ninth but were unable
to get their men home.
Dickinson played a clean game anc
field work was good and the left-handeG
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specially noteworthy. Mcbride also
made a handsome catch in the field
The Bismarckers got but one more hi
the DiCkinsenians but their hits were
then punched and came at a time to coun'
the most.
Dickinson does not mind defeat bu
does object to an umpire lending hi.
support to the opposing side.
This is the second time that our tear
has danced to Bismarck music. Wher
the capital city team played here the,
insisted that J. J. Jones should act a:
umpire. Our boys gave in and learned
to their surprise afterwards that Jone,
was none other than the treasurer Of tn.
Bismarck team. Last Sunday our boy.
allowed Oscar Nelson of Bismarck t,
umpire and thereby made the game
sure thing for the capital city nine. l
was all right for Bismarck, and our boy!
probably have their eye teeth cut by thi
time.
After the game Nelson admitted tina
he gave a wrong decision in the secont
inning and took several of the Dickinson
boys to a handsome suite of rooms in tn
Northwest and tried to make amends
but it did not 60 down. Nelson is tn,
representative of Park, Grant & Morri
and when he comes to Dickinson agail
he will discover that our merchants ar,
too loyal to the local ball players to Civ
him orders.
The Mandan people did some goo,
roofing for Dickinson.
The score:
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