Fergus County Democrat., 1908-06-23
power BOYS take
AN EXCITING GAME
STORE TEAMS WIN OUT OVER
ELKS AGGREGATION IN
THE NINTH.

In game marked by numerous
thrills, yet more numerous errors,
several brilliant plays, some wierd
throwing and hard hitting by the
losers, the Power Mercantile ball
team defeated the Elks ball team
Sunday afternoon at Athletic Heights.
The game was not decided until the
last inning and then it was only by
grace Of an error on a comparatively
easy chance that the store boys were
| able to put the winning run over the
plate.
Carleton deserved to win his game
as he pitched superb game bu,
unsteadiness by his tielders in the
early innings especially the first and
third, lost him hard game. Rath-
bun also suffered from unsteady
work by the men behind him, es-
pecialy by his outheld where a num-
Der of balls were dropped.
The Power boys started off with
whoop and by grace Of one hit and
two or three errors, put two runs
over the pate. They were shut out
III the second. but in the third, they
apparently put the game safe beyond
all doubt by showing four men
around. This was accomplished not
BY means Of any especially effective
| hitting but through big bunch of
errors. Right there, the Elks got
busy and stopped the store boys, not
ninth inning when the deciding
| a1o+a nhn
The Elks were shut out the first
two trips to the bat but in the third
they started to get busy and scored
couple. From then on to the finish
they plugged along and in the
eighth tied up the score, making it
six all. Rathbun pitched good ball
but wobbly fielding helped the Elks
along
The Elks were shut out in the
ninth but the Powers, in their half,
got one run over after two men had
gone out. Mr. Grimm umpired and
while there were the usual kicks, he
was absolutely impartial in his de-
cisions, giving the plays as he saw
them.
Summary-Two base hits, E. Bak
er, Stout; three base hits, Willard
Lucas; sacrifice hits, Stout, Lucas
Lochray, Smith; stolen bases, Will
lard 2, Hottie; struck out by Carle-
ton 9; by Rathbun 9, by Willard 2;
bases on balls off, Carleton 2, off
Rathbun 2; hit by pitchel ball Hottie;
passed balls Smith, E. Baker 2;
double plays Miller to Haasch, Lucas
unassisted; hits off Rathbun in s
innings; time Of game, 1:5O; umpire,
Grimm.
Notes of the Game.
I.ucus, third baseman for the Elks,
had busy afternoon. All sorts OF
balls came his way and while he was
shakey at the beginning, he got to
going finely toward the end Of the
game. His unassisted double play
when he caught low, hot liner
from Slater's bat and stepped on the
bag doubling Willard was the pref
test play OF the afternoon. He also
: contributed mighty three bagger
in the third which started the Elks
| to scoring.
Rathbun fooled the Elks with high
balls all afternoon and struck out
nine of them.
, Few finer exhibitions Of pitching
were ever seen in the citv than that
of Frank Carleton. Despite heart
breaking errors, he worked along
steadily, allowing but five hits ant
striking out nine of the opposing
e batsmen.
: The Power boys have a corkins
s inheld Tom Baker put up gooe
i game at first, while Sweeney at sec
: ond, Willard at short and Slater a
y third form stone wall combination
d Miller, Hegstrom and Johnson al
did splendid work in the outfield
Miller participated in a fine double
:. play and narrowly missed getting in
to another. He has a great arm.
Slater got three Of the five hit
7 secured by his team. He was certain
! " slamming them out.
II The Elks are weak at short but j
e is hoped to have that hole plugge'
II up before the next game.
: There will probably be a doubl
n header here next Sunday. They ar
/ working up an excursion from Har
b lowton to bring the team from tha
place. The Moore aggregation viii
catch on at the Bench town. TIL
} Power team will play Harlowton an
81 the Elks will hook up with Moore
The first game will be called abou
, one o'clock.
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