The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-11
GOODLAHD BOYS BEAT THEN
HER BALL TEAM WON OVER ALL
AT COLBY.
The Tournament There OF Northwest
Kansas Clubs Was a Busy Three
Days Session

The GOOdland ball team carried OF
first money at the Colby tournament
last Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day. simply because they were UP end
ahead Of any team there on all points
Of the game. A detailed score and a
study Of the games shows that the
boys from GOodland made more safe
hits, and, consequently more runs,
less errors in the field, and ran bases
better than any OF their opponents.
The first game was called Wednes-
day forenoon on a muddy field, Colby
winning from SeIden, to 0. The
grounds were in much better condition
after dinner when GOodland played
Oakley, GoOdland winning easily, -
to T. Colby also played Hill City in
the afternoon, Hill City being shut
out. to O. Thursday forenoon Oak
ley won from Hill City.
The big game Of the tournament
GOOdland vs.. COIby-was called first
Thursday afternoon GOOdland went
/ to bat first and was shut out. Colby
making ? in their half. This made
the Colby crowd think they had the
! game ciEched but the GOodland boys
| only Fingered up and played the
\ harder There was nothing doing
/ on either side in the scoring line un-
/ til the fourth when by consecutive
] fifth clean singles and a three-sacker
mixed with several hunts down the
/ third base line scored for GOOdland
| before the side was retired. The
] Colby team proved 10 be cutters at
4 ter that, and GOodland made more
/ in the sixth and shut Colby out TO
the finish Score, GOOdland, s; Colby,
?
In the second game Thursday after
noon Selden won from Oakley, to 3.
Friday forenoon GOodland won
| from Hill City. IS to 1. and Colby
/ beat Oakley. to ;. In the afternoon
/ GOodland made 9 while Selden was
/ getting ,; and in the last game. Sci
den won easily from Hill City, 10 70
IL.
i Goodland finished first. Colby sec
Ond. Selden third. Oakley fourth and
Hill City last
Vermillion pitched against Oakley,
Morehead against Colby. Williams
against Hill City. and Vermillion and
Morehead were both used against
SeIden. In the four games GoOdland
scored ~ runs and were scored
! against but g times an average OF u
runs to the game
The GOodland line up was as fol-
lows: Ingram. catcher; Vermillion
first base and pitcher: MOrehead, frs
base and pitcher: Germann. second
base Chase, shortstop; Stewart, thirt
base: Leanhart. left field; Williams
I center field and pitcher: West, right
I field As will be seen GoOdland car
| ried only nine men. using their pitch
ers in other positions when not on th'
! slab. two Of their regular men beins
away. Stewart and Germann carried
of the hOnOrs at bat. while Chase a
short was the star in the field
OF the $3.50 put up by Colby FOL
| purses. Goodland brought home tn,
, first, the 500 prize
Up to the time OF the tournament
Colby had the best record for tn
year as compared with GOOdland. Tn
club from the former town carried
OF two games frOm'the latter on Good
, land grounds. while GoOdland onl!
took one from her opponent on Cobb.
grounds The home team meanwhil
by more practice and by stiffeninl
OF their force. has now placed them
selves in the lead Of northwest Kan
sas ball organization