Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-09-27
SUNDAYS GAMES
An even BREAK.
The First a COmmOdy Of Errors, the
Second Somewhat Deter.
RECORD BREAKING CROWD,

boys on the home grounds Sunday |
were better a great deal than the
previous double header With that |
team, because there was no jang- |
ling this time. The visitors
captured the first game on a bunch
of errors by Joe McMullen, Toots
Phillips, Putnam and OFT on
third. The visitors made plenty
of errors also. The second game
was caDtured by thehome boys be-
cause Herriott was not fit to pitch
both games. Blount was easier to
hit, and Herriott on second max.
ing costly errors. In the first game
both pitchers were hit pretty
hard, but Otte in the second Jared
some better.
Fairbanks and Schrant, Herriott
and Weaver, with Ed. Chapman,
as umpire, we're the big guns in
the first game. The first two men
up for Larned scored'apd Herriott
the third man Got a three Dagger.
The only reason he did not get a
home run was that be fell down
while running bases. The next
three men struck out, one of them
being Weaver. the ex.leaguer,
Great Bends first man scored. The
next died after he got around as
far as third. The third man fan
ned, the next fellow GOT to second.
the next one went out on a sacri-
flee, and the last man famed. In
the second inning the wise man
who plays first for Lsrned Pontius
Olson, pushed bis bat through the
air and sat down. The next man
got to first on error by Joe Nc.
Mullen, but got no farther, as the
next two went down. Great
Bend also cot a goose egg, this
inning. In the third inning the
first three men uD for Larned made
the circle, the next one went out,
and the next three got past first
but were thrown out. The game
looked bad, five to one. In this
inning Great Bend got seven men
to bat, one of them being issued a
pass to first. Two scores we're
made and two men were left on
bases. 1t looked, better. bat we
we're still two behind. In the 4th
inning the visitors we're rttired
in one, two three order. Great
Bend again got six men to bet,
two of them scoring, which tied
the game, and every one was on
the anxious seat. 1t did not last
long. In the 9Th inning the visi-
tors made two more scores. one OF
them on an error. The first two
men cor the home team went out,
the third man was walked to first,
, and brought IN BY a nice safe hit
by Fairbanks. who died on Sc.
cond. We were one score behind.
, In the sixth inning the first man
got to first on an error. the second
man famed, and a neat douule
play sent the third man and the
fist man down and out. The
locals got a man over .he home
plate in this inning. the FIRST man
up getting to second easily. and
then scoring on Ben McMullen's
three base bit. This was one Of
the features of the game. The
score was tied again. In the
seventh another error or two
coupled with a man getting to
first on balls. brought in two
scores for the visitors. and once
t more we were behind. The wise
: man from Larned again famed
} which was satisfying to the HON,
r folks. Great Bend had a pas, is.
sued to a man, but failed to con
: meet with the home plate. In the
9 eight our folks did not expect Il
r let the visitors have a score. |
!, had been a goose egg every othe
O inning, and this was the one for
d goose egg, but they fooled US
and when the smoke was over
they had three mon reoistared O,