Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-07-02
After Three Straight Victories. Power
Mercantile Team Defeated bv
the Browns.
FAST PLAYING THROUGHOUT
High Class Pitching and Fielding
Characterize Best Game Ever
Seen in the City.

After going down to defeat in three
games before the fast Power Mercan-
| tile base ball team, the Lewistown
regulars who call themselves the
Browns, got sweet revenge in great
contest played at Athletic Heights
Sunday afternoon.
Never in the history Of the sport
~ this city has there been a more
exciting game of ball The rivalry
between the two teams is keen. The
Power boys were out to continue
their unbroken string of victories and
the Browns were Just as anxious ia
shoo away the hoodoo which has how
cred over them all season. Both
teams lined up strong, several new
men being i'll uniform.
Power Mercantile had Skibc in the
box and Ed Taylor did the throwing
Tor the Browns. Both men were in
great shape and the safe hits were
few and far between
The Power boys went to the hat
lrst and were shut out, although thcv
got man as far around as third
lhey were given another goose egg
IN the second, fast double plav cut
ting Oft their chances to score. IN
tne tllrd, the store boys got busy.
willard got to first on an error.
Brown got hit Sweeney struck
out but kindschy came along with a
corklng good double, sending Willard
and brown across the plate Rath-
pun went out at first on close de-
cislon and Slater also went out at
first
Another shutout was all the bows
could get in the fourth but in the
nth, little Willard was showed over
through some slow fielding and some
fast sprinting on his part. That end
ed the scoring of the Power boys,
shutouts being administered in the
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth.
"A last double play by Willard put
the Browns out in short order in the
hrst. But in the second, they won
the game Not hit was made off
Sklbc but some errors including two
passed balls by Brown and slow work
on grounder by Dougherty, let
three men get across the home plate.
They went out in one, two, three or
der in the third but got one run in
the fourth through hit by Huttle
and two errors. Art Baker was show
ed across for the fifth and last run
III the fifth inning, errors being re-
sponsible for the run Fast fielding
by the Power boys and particularly
Willard and Slater shut them out the
last three times at bat.
The final score was 5 to in favor
of the Browns
The writer was the victim selected
to do the umpiring He put up
very punk exhibition
Willard at short for the Power
Boys did the star fielding of the day.
He accepted ten chances without a
skip and pulled off fast double
'lay with the assistance of Rath-
,un.
Gray also did some fielding stunts
It short for the Browns. He plays
deep field but gets them over in
inc shape His catch of fly way
'ack in left field was a fancy piece
# fielding.
Skibe and Taylor both pitched rare
all. Both were steady, had steam
o burn, fine curves and both used
heir heads in the pinches.
Rathbun played fine game at
rst, accepting every chance offered
I splendid style.
Wannebo who played first, Bullard
/ left and Pframer at third strength
ned the Browns great, deal.
Bubsy Bullard saved the game for
ne Browns by grabbing terrific
ner off the bat of Kindschy.
kindschy who played second for
lowers is fast man in the field
nd about the best sticker in this
.ague.