Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-05-21
FIRST CONTEST
OF The SEASON
Power Mercantile Ball Team Scores
First Victory of the Season at
New Grounds.
BAD DAY FOR PLAYING
Fierce Wind Made A..curate Field
ing Impossible-New Players
Show Very Fine Form.

The first ball game of the season
was played Sunday afternoon at the
new base ball grounds on Athletic
Heights, the fast Power Mercantile
team being returned the winners
over the Lewistown team BY a score
Of II to 10.
The day was anything but favorable
tor good playing. A high wind
swept across the dusty diamond. fill
ing the eyes Of the players and caus-
ing errors on plays which would
have ordinarily been very easy The
flying dust was also very disagreeable
to the spectators Of which there was
good sized crowd present So strong
was the wind that just before the
game started, the grandstand was
toppled over Fortunately no one
was hurt.
The game was largely pitchers
battle between Carleton and Rath.
bun, both Of whom twirled good ball
tor the first game Both of the bows
had fair speed and good control.
Hegstrom. catcher for the Power
Mercantile Co.. had the misfortune
TO get broken finger in the fourth
inning. Just as the ball came in he
was struck in the face with cloud
OF dust and was unable to protect
himself. Mickey Brown took his
place and put up good game for
the remainder Of the contest.
Tommy Knight. center fielder for
the Power Mercantile bows. saved
the game for his side in the last half
Of the ninth with a good catch of a
long fly. There were two men on
bases at the time and had Tommy
lost the fly, the result of the game
would have been switched around.
The teams lined up as follows:
I-ewistown-Taylor. If; A. Baker.
End; Butler, 1st; Gray, 3rd: McCabe,
IS; E. Baker. c; Shaw, f. Huttle.
CT; Carleton, p.
Power Mercantile-Slater, 3rd;
Willard, SIS; Knight, CT; Hoffman, End;
Brown, RI, lst b and c; Roshon, lst;
Hegstrom, c; D. Baker, If; Rathbun,
p; Skibe, rf.
Score by innings:
Lewistown @ AZ 3 90 I'll
Power 0 2 ? 2 2 2 900 lO|
Carleton had better control than
he ts ally possesses so early in the
season. The boys believe that the
southpaw is due for fine season.
The town boys want revenge and
another game will be played in the
near future.
Gray is certainly fast man at
third, He goes after them in league
style and is a good man with the |
willow, beside being fast on the base
line
Manager Merrielees of the Power
bunch, says that he has little diff |
rent lineup in mind which will add |
Is per cent to the strength of his
team.
Slater put up his usual reliable
game at third for the Power Mer-
camille team.
Artie Baker at second made some
mighty fine stops and throws. He
oobbled once or twice but a little
practice and BLACK Artie" will soon
De picking EN- I'D in his old style.
Kendall promises to get together
team this year which will be hum
ner. Several of the rev men at the
Barnes-king are fine players and
several new men, notably Hasteriick
md Delaney of Great Falls, may be
n Kendall for the summer. In that
,ase, It will behoove the Lewistown
'oys to whip up to the limit in order
o cope with the husky miners.
Captain Tom Butler is going to
'lay first base this season He is a
ready player and will be able tol
lirect the players of his team to good
dvantage from the initial cushion.
Eddie Baker is good receiver but
us arm has not yet thawed out. But
S soon as a little warm weather
ONES, that right wing will be all
. the good
futile is one of the best felders
cen here for many day He goes
fter everything and never loses a
econd in returning the ball to the
nheld. He is also a fancy sticker.
Little Willard is anything but a
louch at short He gets in the wav
+ all sorts and has wing of steel.
Rafhbun seems ~ be due for a