The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-05-26
LOSE FIRST GAME.
Team Being Strengthened for Future
Contests. Games Booked.

\OnteStS.-lWO OameS bOOkco.
The weather man didn't know whether
to or not last Sunday morning, but by the
time the special train arrived from Poe
catello, carrying the Gate City base ball
team, an indian band and about 25O Wis
itors, he concluded he wouldn't. A big
crowd of Blackfoot people met the train,
not-with- standing the fact that it arrived
about two hours in advance of the time,
l 80 p. M, it was reported due.
At about 200 o'clock the ball teams,
headed by the band, lined up and
marched to the Fair Grounds to play
the initial game Of the national sport in
Blackfoot this season. The grounds had
been changed so as to permit of better
view from the grand stand, the diamond
we'll worked and carefully marked out
and other details attended which
evidenced spirit of progress in catering
to the public patronage this season.
The grand stand was we'll filled by
800 o'clock and after the usual "play
BALI from the rooters the visitors went
to the bat, and the close of the first in
ming promised an even game, as each
team sent one man around the path and
across the platter. But-the promise
gave way to doubt when in the second
inning Pocatello punched few good
hits and Blackfoot performed some costly
errors which let six men score. From
then on the home boys had the disadvan-
tage of being behind, and although
several times "exposed" to small streak
Of luck, it failed to "take," but played
faster and better ball from the second in
ming on. They sent two men around in
the second inning and one in the third,
shutting the visitors out in this inning
after the disasterous proceeding one.
But in the fourth Pocatello slamed it
back and scored four men. In the fifth
each team put three men in the wagon
and road them around the course. Both
teams were shut out in the 9th and 7th.
Blackfoot scored another man in the
eighth and retired the visitors without
letting them pass 3rd. The patriotic en-
thusiasts were on their toes by this time,
eager to catch the irst ray of hope, half
expecting and half doubling the chance
of tying the score, but it was Pocatello's
game after the fatal second; in the last
inning they scored three men and the
home boys two, making the score II to 10.
Considering the fact that this was the
first actual work the home team had
had together and that the visitors had
played several games, the result, while
not to our liking, is none the less surpris-
ing. In no other game does uniform
practice and good training count more
than in base ball. Pocetello had the
advantage of work, but Blackfoot will
it's weak spots, rub Gown it's
'Cholly Hoses" and play all comers, to
he credit of the management and the
of the supporters of base ball
,laying, ere the season is advanced many
pegs"
SOOREBY INNINGS
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b tteries: Pocatello, Henry and Fuller:
.lackfoot, Miller, Castleton and Martin,
'wo base hits, Baird ~, E. Fredell, Reuf,
Ienry, Wessler. Struck out, by Henry 2; by
filler, 2; by Castleton, 5, Bases on b lis:
'ff Henry, 3; Off Miller, 2: off Castleton, 2.
lit by pitcher, McRoberts. Double plays:
Ienry to e. Fredell to G.. Fredell. Umpire
tuffiebeam, Kelly, Time of game, 1:55. At
enhance 800.
Next Monday afternoon the Smithfield
cam will play here against the home
cam. The visitors will play seven Log
n men and are said to be very swift.
,lackfoot is preparing to do little
usiness with them, however, and you'd
etter pike out and see the game.
The Blackfoot team will go to Pocatel-
Decoration day to play return game
nd large crowd will no noubt accom-
any them.
The lineup Of the Blackfoot Base
all Team for the games next Monday
nd Tuesday will be as follows: Cas-
Teton, pitcher; Henry, catcher;
'Leary, 3rd, Wessler, short stop; Sage
st; Martin, End; Brown, Smith, Wet
Il and McRoberts for subs and field
rs.
Music will be rendered by the Fort
all Indian Band at the game Monday.
Open Top Observation Car.