Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-05-23
BEACH IS, WlBAux 3
The Above Was the Result Of a
Batting Bee In Which the
Golden Valley Boys Were
the Principle Actors.

The Golden Valley is getting to be a
famous spot on this old earth and is be-
coming more noted every day. not only OH
account of acknowledgements wheat
but also for the fact that it can uphold its
own when it comes to playing the great
national game of baseball-the game of
all games--the game of the American
people.
Last Sunday aft moon the first game of
the season here was pulled off when the
Beach and Wibaux aggregations of horse
hide jugglers locked horns on the home
diamond. The result was never in doubt
at any stage of the game and after nine
long innings of play the "Wee Bo" team
from over on the mighty Beaver in Mon
tana was sent home. badly beaten and
outclassed by the Golden Valley sluggcrs,
who have formed an alliance with the
real estate men to help make our valley
and town famous.
| At this time year the average .Amcri-
can is baseball crazy: the only way you
! can get his attention is through baseball;
so our boys have struck the right idea to
advertise the Golden Valley. They have
also struck the right gait and are going to
keep it up and you will hear of more of
their doings later.
Sunday was an ideal day for a ball
game and a goodly number of loyal fans
from both towns we're on hand to see the
first baseball ''set to- of the year. AL
though the game was not up to the standard
and many errors were made on both Sides
the game showed that both teams have
good material. especially the home agsre-
CATION, and little later ON when the boys
get more practice and improve on their
team work. the Golden Valley fans will
see some of the real article. Everything
we have at Beach is the best and the ball
team will be no exception.
The visiting team drove down and tho
game was called by Umpire Davis at
about three o'clock with the visitors at
bat. Sea Friedrich" Smith, alias Farmer"
Smith, was the slab artist for the Beachites
and IN. r." Green acted as receiver and
they did land Office business in retiring
the Wee Boys)" In the eighth
inning Smith was called of the
field for being too effective and for not
allowing the visitors any batting practice,
and ""Tuckn. Houle.s better known as .'rhe
Boy Wonder" was sent in to show his
ability to make ball duck and dodge
over the pan and avoid the swinging of
the visitors bats. He did nicely and came
out of the two innings with only one hit
against him. Charlie Bor,h did good work
at first, and altogether no complaint can
be made against any member on the team.
The main features of the game was the
batting of the home team, every man tax
ing several good sized wallops at the
sphere, and the daring steal of third by
"Hackenschmdt" Madison which was
enough to put any team in the air..
John Bowler. a brother OF the Boy
Wonder" who played with the visitors,
!: had the misfortune to get hit on the head
with a thrown ball and was knocked sense
less for several minutes. but when he
came to he showed that he was no "quitter"
and played the balance of the game out in
, his position in left field The visiting boys
are bunch OF jolly good fellows and took
their defeat like gentlemen and we hope
that they will come to our city many times
during the season and will be prepared to
give us good rub when they come again.
j, Next Sunday the Beach team we'll go to
; Wibaux and play a return game. The fans
should all go up as they will not let us
have walkaway like we had in the first
game and the contest will be a fight from
start to finish Don't fail to see it. The
boys will expect you to he there. On June
14th baseball dance will be given in the
Opera house for the benefit of the home
team. An invitation is extended to all
lovers of the light fantastic in our neigh
boring towns