Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
LOCALS WIN
THE FIRST
LewistoWn Lines Up Against the Gilt
Edge-kendsll Combination in In
itial Ball Game.
TWELVE INNINGS REQUIRED
Good and Bad Ball Played-Sensa-
tional Work by Art Baker and
Dennis for the Visitors.

Those old.time rivals, Lewistown
and the Gilt Edge-Kendall combina-
ton, opened the base ball season III
this city last Sunday with one of the
most exciting contests ever played in
the Judith Basin. II required IL long
innings for the metropolis bunch to
demonstrate their very slight super
iority over the boys from the big
gold camps. The game was a seance
of errors, good fielding, terrific bat.
ting and g~ood-natured squabbllng.
Players on each side threw away the
game time and again and then won II
back with sensational work. The big
crowd thoroughly enjoyed the con-
test, the knockers, each Of whom
was provided with a 4O-pound sledge,
having a particularly enjoyable time.
Lewistown is graced with a goodly
number of hammer artists who ex.
pect TO see National league ball for
20 cents or less. Let a fellow who
has not been in a game for seven
months or more make a wild throw
or fail 10 get a low one and the ian
vii chorus start TO do business.
The visitors lined up with the same
stone wall inield that caused the
downfall OF Lewistown last year. Bak-
or behind the bat. Skibe tloaned by
LcwistOwn to the gold %diggersI in
the box, Carr on first. Arthur Baker
on second, Dennis at short and Raj
stOn on the third cushion, formed a
swift inside bunch. Skibe was at his
best and tried to the limit to down
his team mates. And ne would have
succeeded, too, had II not been for
some bad work in the third, when
seven red legs chased themselves
across the pan. The two fielding fea-
lures of the game were the circus
catches of Art Baker and Dennis.
Bakers came in the seventh, when
he went out to right field from sec
ond and grabbed a high one. Dennis,
while not so spectacular, was more
timely. IL happened in the eleventh
inning. when. with two men on bases
and only one run needed to win or
lose. the speedy shortstop went back
behind second and pulled down a high
fly. making the third out and making
another inning necessary. Ralston
also got a sky scraper so feet from
the third base foul line. which won
for him the glad hand.
For Lewistown, the pitching oil
Boggs was the feature. Although he
was sick to start with, he shot EN-
over for the entire twelve innings
being kept In towards the last by
sheer grit. For the most part, he
had the visiting batters completely
at his mercy and errors were respon
sible for 10 of the IL runs made
Carter played the initial sack and did
ii well. getting some low throws in
good style. Billie Bebb was never
better at second and went through
the game without an error. The clean
est short stopping ever seen in this
city was done by Williams, the new
man, at the most difficult position on
the ground. He Is a finished fielder
and accepted every chance sent his
way in faultless style. Third base
was the busy corner, as TIE visiting
batsmen kept %plunking them out tina,
way all afternoon. Rogers handled
most of the chances in good shape
but was handicapped by a very sore
right hand. Few men would have
gone into the game with it. but he not
only went in but did well. Cy. Brown
who played the right garden, saved
the game in the 18th, when he nailed
Art Bakers long fly to his territory
Osborn. who played right. had but
one chance and accepted it, holding
on to the ball despite the fact thaI
he stumbled and fell. Ray Smith
had no chances in center. At the bal
the L~ewistowns did some good work
Rogers being especially good will
two clean three baggers in the
bloody fourth" The game looked
like a cinch for Lewistown until the
ninth. when a wild throw TO third by
Stout enabled the visitors to tie the
score with three runs. Lewistown
could do nothing in their half ant
the game went into the extra inn
ings. Both were shut out in the 10th
zach ulduN Onc III lnt titNNhNh, pii
Edge was shut out in the twelfth ant
Lewistown made one by means o.
some sensational base running by
Smith. who singled, pilfered secont
and third and came home on ali in
field out. Altogether, it was the bes'
game played in Lewistown for man.
a day and shows that the two teams
are very evenly balanced this year
as they were last. when they broke
, eyen on the ten games.
The only drawback to ball playinl
in I.ewistown is the failure of thu
L.ewistown boys TO raise the neces
( sary expenses for the visitors. Thj
| expenses were paid, but a good por
! ton of il came out of the pockets
Of the players. A large majority o
, those who attend the ball games her,
( contribute literally towards the nee
: cSsary expenses of the visiting play
} ors, but there are some whose con
trtbutions wogld make the widow
mite look like a Kendall mine.
! Harry Hendricks umpired the gam,
and lasted through the entire lively,
innings. There was some kicks owe
his decisions but all was in good ma
S turr and ucitAcr side got the wors
OF It in the end.
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