Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-09-04
Perfect Weather Favos Splendid Celebration Of Labor
Gilt Edge and Surrounding Towns Send Great Crowds to the
Hospltabe North Moccasn Town.
lEWIsTOWN TEAM WINS RAGGED GAME OF Base BALL
Contest Considerably marred By Unnecessary Wanoo the De-
csons Of Umpire ulqeins Carry Off
Pair Of Shoes Zach By BATTING.

Labor day was Kendall great day
From every part Of the country came
crowds of people to be entertained
and amused by the Gold Camps great
celebration. Lewistown was especially
liberal in her patronage of the fun on
tap, by sending a large number OF
visitors. other sections sent their
quote Of merrymakers. Notwithstand-
ing the large number Of people as
sembled in the camp, the accommo-
dations were ample, and Kendall's hos
pitality was everywhere manifest.
A parade, in which the miners
union participated, marched to the
grandstand erected on the hill in the
forenoon where speaking followed.
Owen McCabe the marshal Of the
day introduced T. E. Latimer of Sc
| attle. the orator Of the occasion. Th.
chairman made a few appropriate
| remarks lauding the speaker as being
a co-laborer in the mines. The speaker,
who is now active in the organizing
Of laborers, delivered an interesting
grafton, and was interrupted by fre-
Quent rounds Of applause. It was a
thorough working mans speech and
! labor was made.
The most interesting feature of the
day and the one which drew the larg-
est crowd was the ball game between
the old rivals Kendall and eLwistown.
Much interest was manifested in the
game and considerable money was
put up by the adherents of the rival
clubs.
The Lewistown boys arrived in the
camp the day before and were in
good trim to put up a fast game. The
strongest lineup procurable donned
the uniforms for the metropolis. Tay-
lor went into the box and pitched
nine innings of good ball. Quite a
few hits were secured by both teams
and the large score was due to the
batting streak which the boys had,
and to the rough grounds which made
errorless ball impossible All in ALL
Taylor pitched a strong heady game
and the score would have been much
reduced by perfect support.
The imported wonder from Stockett
Parker, did the twirling for the
Minors until the last inning when
Pframer went into the box. Parker
was likewise handicapped by the poor
condition of the grounds, but the boys
from the county seat connected for
many safe ones, and the Stockett man
got weary toward the close. Lochray
was the bright and shining light in
the batting line, securing five success
i've hits, and walking off with the best
pair of Florshiems in Powers Lewis
town store, which were offered through
the courtesy of Felix Rehor, the we'll
known manager Of the shoe depart
ment, to the man securing the most
safe hit in the game. Vic d'Autre-
mont made the same proposition to
the Kendall bunch and Martin took
away a fine pair of shoes from
Powers Kendall store.
The game was not all that the fans
expected, as it was a long drawn out
| and weary affair. When the game was
finally ended the score stood IA to 8
in favor of the Lewistown tossers, and
the hands of the clock pointed to
seven.
Regardless of the tiresome ex-
hibition, number of clever plays
We're made by both teams. Butler
and Carlton need special mention for
several fast plays. while the Lewis
town infield played as good ball as
could be expected on the grounds.
Lochray made a bad error which gave
Kendall her first three runs. but the
fast left fielder amply retrieved him.
self by great stick work.
The Kendallites presented strong
front, and the old players were on the
lineup with the addition of new man,
Higgins. who covers third like a pro-
| fessional.
Under ordinary conditions the game