Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-27
Second Game.

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Second Game.
The second game of the series was an
after supper game and only five innings
could be played Oh account of darkness
This was a good thing for the Grotou
bunch for the Reds began hitting in the
last inning.
Webster was first up with Thompson
who went out at first, followed by Tree
with base on balls. Burns went out on
foul and O'Neil famed. In the second
Hoffman aud Anderson each got hits
but the next three famed spelling this
chance. The game started in the third
by Thompson getting hit and stealing
second. Tree made a hit scoring
Thompson, then scored OH nit by
Burns. Burns went out at third trying
for that sack from first on hit by
O'Neil, Hoffman flew out at short and
Anderson made hit scoring O'Neil
but went out trying to steal second.
This inning closed with three scores to
the good. In the next three more good
ones were added to the list starting
with hit by Troeh who stole second.
Evans famed and Egeland made a hit
scoring Troeh, stole second and third
and scored on a sacrifice by Burns who
gained the sack but went out at second
With a total of six runs to five looked
very favorable even after the first three
up went ont in the fifth.
Groton made two scores in the first
off base on balls, an error and hit.
In the second they failed to get a sack,
but in the third the first two up batted
to left field which would have been
easy for Tree had it not been for teams
on the ground. These two scored on a
hit and an error making their total four
against three for Webster. First up
in the fourth walked and made the
circle assisted by two sacrifice hits and
clean hit. They went into the fifth
one score behind and as in the fourth
the first man walked, second went to
first on an error. One man scored on a
fly to center and the second on sacri.
flee hit, winning the game by one score.
The game was called here on account
of darkness and gave the Groton boys
the first two games.
Score by innings: 12345
Webster, 0033 0-6
Groton, 20212-7
Battery Webster, ICELAND and Burns;
Groton, Pflaum aud Good. Struck out
by Egeland 3, by Phaum Z Two base
hits Chingway ard O'Neil.
Webster Takes One.
The game Thursday morning was a
shut out game but for four errors in the |
sixth which cost three runs and was
the only time during the game that
they were able to get further than
second.
In the second and third innings Web
made two scores and In the sixth they
made third tieing the soore. In the
eighth one moro was made and the
ninth was balloon time and the Reds
went to that man Gilbert for 1--WE hits
md FIVE runs making their total nine
against three for Groton.
Score by innings: 1234567s9
Groton. 5000 500 O-3
Battery Webster, Anderson and
Burns; Groton, Gilbert and Good.
Struck out by Anderson 5. by Gilbert s.
Base on balls Of Anderson 2, on Gil.
bert2. Two base hits Hoffman, Burns,
Orr, Tree 2, Anderson.
Anderson Wins Again.
Anderson for Webster went into the
box again In the afternoon and won q
second game in q tight battle with a
10 score.
Thompson, the first up for Webster,
tanned and Tree followed with three |
Dagger and scored on an error. Hoff. |
man went out at third after getting
first on an error and stealing second. |
Burns followed with . fly ball which
was captured in left field. In the next |
Anderson got the sack ON q hit after |
two we're out and scored on . two
Dagger by Egeland. Thompson again |