Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-21
Bismarck, Nd, Pulls up
the White Flag
to Webster.
SOME VERY FAST GAMES.
A Condensed Report of the
Four Games Played With
Bismarck-Other Ball
News of this
Section.

The Webster base ball team left this
city last Friday evening for Bismarck,
North Dakota, where they were
engaged to play four games of ball
with the team of that city. They
arrived in good trim under the manage
ment of Sam C~almenson, who took
charge in the absence of Manager
Rieger.
The first game of the series was the
Sunday game and the game which
the Bismarckers succeeded in pulling
from Webster at the last tute of the
supper horn. The game was played
during one of those gentle breezes
which prevented the best exhibition of
the national game. But, for all this,
the boys on both teams took the velocity
of the wind and made throws accord
ingly and the game was played with
but few errors. Doc Hillebrand was
the middle man with Homer behind the
pan. Doc was a little off the regular
way and was unable to do all that he is
able. The Bismarck bunch made five
scores up to the eighth inning and here
is where the rabbits foot was used,
here is where they had a bunch of luck
that would elect a democratic president,
two men on bases and a batter with not
the best batting average steps TO the
pan and-well the sphere went over
fence-making their score total at s
Middletown and Perry did the box
work for Bismarck and are of the best
stock. They held the Webster boys
down to a few scattered hits and only
s scores, and these well earned from
first to home.
An exceptionally large crowd wit
messed the game and were well satisfied
with the exhibition.
The second game of the series was
played Monday afternoon and vas no
game of marbles. 1t started fast and
and ended faster. The was no joking,
no time for story telling but every n
had to be right there when the time
came. 1t was one of those games
where one error on either means a lost
game.
Erickson and H. Hillebrand did
excellent work as battery for Webster.
They discovered before the game was
over that this battery was no joke.
Blexrud, as pitcher of Bismarck, is a
good man but after a few innings they
fell back on Middletown to finish the
game. The score was, Webster g.,
Bismarck 5.
Tuesdays game was a little more
like playing at home. Rogers did the
throwing and his curves are so ''differ-
ent'' that the Bismarck batters could
hardly find them. Bismarck made 4
runs but they were not enough this
time by four.
Bismarck had a sad time this game to
fine a man to fit the box. Burns was
not the man they discovered after a
few innings and Middletown was again
called upon to finish the game.
Webster 7, Bismarck 4.
One of the best games ever witnessed
on the Bismarck grounds was the yes
terday game between these two teams.
Both teams in excellent trim and the
weather most favorable gave the
game to the superior team. Doc Hille-
brand, who pitched the first game of
the series, went into the box and what
he did to the Bismarckers was a great
surprise to the local fans. The way
they piled up ''goose eggs put the
egg trust on the bum. Twenty-seven
of these delicious fruits is no small
gathering for one afternoon. All ways
imaginable were tried to make the
circuit but third base was the limit,
no holes were found in this game large
enough to admit a score. Here is
where the Bismarckers realized what
il was TO get coat of white wash at the
hands of BOYS who have handled the
brush before.
Webster made two runs and these
came hard, it was no walk away but
by sacrifice hits succeeded in getting
two men over the pan. Blexrud and
Ronesh did the battery work for the
Bismarck team and they certainly
played their game.
Webster 2, Bismarck 0.
These two teams play a game this
aftorpoou which romis Ia he a fast
exhibition.
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