Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-06-21
A Close Oa,vse.

diamond last SUNDAY, the game OelU8
called at 5:.,O O'Clock p. M, and 10
spite Of the fact that II rained Satur-
day night and Sunday morning there
was a large crowd present.
Saturday evening the hearts Of Lin
ton people we're gladdened bya sight
Of those famous ball-tossers from the
little Mcintosh county city on the
500 the Wishek Giants Although
at several times there had been ru-
mors heretofore OF = game TO be played
ON the local diamond between them
aud the locals, for one reason or
another il was always . case OF moth
la doln. However, this time they
came aud they delivered the goods.
tOo. Both teams seemed confident OF
winning and considerable betting was
done, and had il not teen for the fact
that the bets were nearly all called
on because OF the wet weather, the
visitors would have taken consider
able OF the loose change from this
neck o the woods, because the Wish
ekites Won the contest by score OF
;tOO
Saturday night there was quite
shower, but almost every one predicted
that Sunday wouldbe clear However,
Sunday morning about II o'clock the
rain began to fall and continued until
about four In the afternoon. At that
time it was thought that the grounds
would he In no condition for game,
and Linton people were mourning the
fact that they would fail to see any
game here after all However, tile
water which was standing OH the dia-
mond was all cleared of 4ad dry dirt
and sawdust was put around the bases
and the game was called 1T $40 with
the visitors at hat and Dick Painter,
Of Napoleon, officiating Is umpire. In
the first half OF the first inning Ru-
ziska, the first Giant TO tat, drove out
y weak NY to first, which Clayton i'm
medixtely proceeded to smother The
next mxn, Ross, got first on On error
by Paulsnn at third. Kingsley sent .
hot liner to Lang and Vas out, but
the captain of the Reds, In M effort
~ complete double, threw the ball
to the woods: Ross advancing une base
as per ground rule Of one base
ON an overthrow at first, third or
home. The next man. Taylor. failed
To connect and the side was out, leav-
ing Ross at second. In the last half
Acheson led oil and struck out. Street.
er followed. and got first by being hit
by q pitched ball, and stole second.
Clayton then knocked lily to left
field, which was All easy out. aud the
next man. Nelson, famed the air.
Thus. at the close vi the first inning,
each side had been as far Is second.
La the second inning McQuillan
reached first OH u short hit over first,
aud Nelson struck out the next three
men up. In the last Ut the second
Stember struck out, Tlaherty dropped
one into the sh0rtstOp's hand and
Lang failed to get first. In the third
ellis failed to land safely and Ruziskx
and Ross struck out. Petrie led OF
the last of the third and struck out. an
did laulson and Aches0n, who fol-
lowed. In the first Of tile fourth
Kingsley, Taylor and McQuillan failed
To connect aud were struck out In one
twu-thrce order In the Reds half Of
the fourth Lynn, who had taken the
place OF Strceter, because OF the latter
having received Il lame ankle by com
ing in contact with the Giant second.
baSeman. famed the air. Clayton
sent one I" center, which was easily
smothered. Nelson followed and
failed TO land safe. In the fifth neith-
er side reached first. Now came the
time when the Giants made good their
name. GilliS led on with = clean
single u center. RuziSka drew u
single Ross singled To left field,
scoring Gllis. who. 10y the way. was
nearly cut otI Ivy 4 long throw by Pc
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to right and Ruziska scored. Ross
was caught al third by a long throw
from right. Taylor failed to land 81 fsy
and was out. McQuillan made another
single and Kingsley scored. Gilman
struck cut, retiring the side. In the
last half the Reds made bid for two
runs. Petrie drove an easy grounder
straigh, 10 the pitchers hands and
was Thrown out AZ first. PaulSon
struck out. AcleSon singled Lynn
singled, putting Acheson at third.
Then with, man at third and one At
second, the NEXT batter. Clayton, went
down befor" the prowesS OF tile Giant
tWlrer In the seventh inning Cook
struck out and llunkle and ellis failed
10 reach inst In the last half of this
inning SLENDER lashedout 4 three bis.
hit, but diedat third lntlle eighth and
ninth the Giants did not get To first,
In the last OF the ninth, after the two
men Mere out. Nelson drew a single.
SLENDER was called out hy n couple of
high balls which wcrcdeclared strikes.
And the game was over.
Tins was the best game ever piaycd
on'hc local diamond and many are Of
the opinion that it was one OF b~,t
ever played IN this section Of the
country With possibly 4 couple Of
exceptions the illnpire's decisions ut