Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-09-27

mixing em up and always keeping his
head he practically shut the locals
out, Rogers splendid home run being
the only score registered against him.
Rogers did the tWirling for Lewistown
and pitched the best game ever seen
here. He had excellent speed, great
control and used first-claSs Judgment
throughout. He was assisted by as
good support as any pitcher could de-
sire. The Lewistown boys had recov-
cred from their attack of stage fright
and went after everything in sight
with u proper vengeance. The play
ing of Dennie at short, Baker at Sec
ond and Sweeney at third was fault
less. Nothing went through them.
Boggs put up particularly good game
in center field, getting three long ones
and losing another when he and Lind
ley collided. The crowd was kept up
to the highest pitch Of excitement all
of the time and pulled to "A man for
the home team. The visitors man.
aged to get two runs up to the ninth,
one of them being contributed by
Stout's wild throw in the third and
the other by a hit and an error in the
fifth. In the ninth they got one good
hit and a couple of lucky ones, which,
with an out, netted them two runs.
But a pop-up ended the agony and
Lewistown walked away with one
Maverick scalp.
THURSDAYS GAME.
H. II. E.
Mavericks ........ $50.
LeWiStOWn.. n..................lO 10 5 6
The game Friday morning went to
the Mavericks by IA big margin, al
though it was not as poor contest as
the score indicates. Skibe pitched for
Lewistown and CASTOR for Great Falls.
Skibe pitched good ball up to the
eighth, when the first balloon ascen-
sion of the day was made. Mr.. Odell
was not the aeronaut, but instead
there were nine red-suited Lewistown
ball players hanging onto the ropes.
/ DclOIC iIlty IIiu SuCCCCNACt III uioCii-
tangling themselves and coming to
earth again the Mavericks had chased
themselves around the sacks. 1t was
Il regular merry go-round but the
stown boys were not there to see
he fun
The boy, came in and decided to
make he thing Us even as possible.
They had not been able to make more
han three runs, but went in as if
/ they intended TO lie the score and win
out in the tenth. GaStOn'S wildneSS,
coupled with three hits, put four men
across the pan, but that was the limit,
and the boys had 10 be content to see
the boys from lie Big Muddy proudly
run off with the third of the series.
The feature of this game was the ter
rifle batting of Harrington. Twice in
succession he connected with one of
CASTOR S swift ones for home runs,
both OF them being of the cleanest
sort. The intield work of the MAYER
icks was superb in this game.
tkiDAi = GAME.
II. X. T..
Mavericks ..................l lo
LeWiStOWn. Wn..................5 )
The Saturday game was witnessed
by Il large crowd. and although it went
TO the Mavericks by the score of Is to
$. it was exciting throughout. War
ner started in to pitch for Lewistown,
but was not feeling in his Old-time
form and retired in favor of Rogers in
the fifth inning The visitors had
their batting clothes Oh and pounded
out II hits, Whitney securing five OF
them. The Lewistown boys made IL
brave spurt and scored four runs in
the ninth. but they were too far in the
rear to hope to ever catch up.
SATURDAYS GAME.
H. X. K.