The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-06-29

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Hunter at bat, and the FIRST.
lamb to be offered as a sacrifice
was long Mr.. Shortlev, who step
ped to the plate with a pleasant
smile on his contenance, smo+e
the atmosphere terrif6cally and
sat down. Then Mr.. Haskins,
who finds it difficult to keep out
of any of the ball teams which
have been or may be organized
in Cass county, dragged himself
up along the east side Of the
plate and Strengthened out one
of Mr.. Umsted's crooked ones
for a single, but a moment later
the slim 20O-pounder looked good
to Willie Dunno and was tagged
trying to pilfer a sack Of sand
numbered two. Then .Gowen-
lock and Fighting Louie" Run
nestrand went out pitcher to
first and all was quietness.
Hughes opened for Hope, hit a
pop-up and died. Then Mclean
was up and he held the stick
nicely, but the pitcher couldn't
hit the stick and Mr.. Anderson
got credit for a strike-out. Jud
Martin didn't strike out but it
was one of those things that
make your, batting average look
like this-0, and the side was
out.
In the second, w. Haskins,
Massey and Muir each did a stunt
at the bat for Hunter, but after
each had taken his turn a man
with a spy-glass couldn't locate
them anywhere on the bases 20
the Jumps" called the side ou..
"Perc" MilIigan and "Ferdie',
Lang, who do it on $3.50 per, had
business in this inning and to-
gether with "Battleshi o" Nelson
worked Mr.. Hanson, the Hunter
pitcher, for two singles and a
base on balls and these connect
ed with Willie DUNES sacrifice
found ''Perc" at home shaking
hands with friends while Hughes
was hitting at something he
couldn't see and retired the side,
causing "Ferdie" to be buried at
sea in sight of home.
In the third round the Hunter
manager put spectacles on
Critchfeld, Hanson. and Short
ley and sent them to the plate to
look for hits, and although the
sun vas shining none of the gen
tlemen could fud the path that
leads tofirst base, so thew we're
told to retire and give Hope a
chance, but the Midgets couldn't
see any great necessity for
scores atthis stage of the game
50 they allowed Milligan a hit
and went out one. two, three.
In the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh innings the Hunter men
all looked alike to Mr.. Umsted,
and although they did register
one hit during the four innings,
they couldn't get next to the tai
" box at all. In the fourth Fer
die" Lang opened with a hit.
Willie Dunne followed suit, push
ing "Ferd" to third. "Battle-
ship" struck out and Hughes
hunted, and in trying to make
good on the bunt Lang was nip
ped at the plate. McLean fol-
lowed with a hit, scoring Dunno,
and Umsted went out at first,
In the fifth Lang was hit. by a
pitched ball and went to first,
Dunno sacrificed him to second.
Artie Nelson and Hughes follow
ed with hits and the book-keeper
made one more long mark to
Hopes credit, making a total Of
three, which proved to be the
limit.
In the sixth, seventh and
eighth Hope drew blanks, but
the boys had the game won so
nobody kicked.
Upto the eighth inning it look
ed very much like a shut-out for
the big hurry up" men from
Hunter, but in their half of this
round they managed to bunch
two hits and a stolen base score.
netted their one and onlywhich
They were BANKED in the ninth
and the game was oyer-Hope 8,
Hunter.
It was a pretty exhibition and
the large crowd of fans who saw
it were highly pleased, In fact
the Hope team put up a very
creditable article Of ball in both
games--the features being the
roofing Of "Mugsy McGraw,"
Pepper, and the work of the
Midget's out-feld, who accepted
eleven chances without an error.
SUMMARY.
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