Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-31
BASE BALL !. J. s b,


the two games at the uptown park
last Thursday Hope taking the after
noon game by score of l to O. and
in the evening the home team won
by a score of 4 to 3. Both games
were holly contested and at any stage
of the game in the afternoon it look
ed as though either team would win
Argersinger was on the mound in the
afternoon game and all the Hope team
got was one little single but this con-
nected with three errors was sufficient
to win the game while the home boys
got three safe ones The Hope team
is far the best team that has been
here this year and play steady con-
sistent game at all times.
In the evening one of the largest
crowds attending a game of the sea-
son was at the grounds and saw the
home boys walk away with the victory
by a score of to g. The game was
won and lost for either team three
times. Devils Lake started right in
to win the game and in the third in
ming showed one score across the plate
while the Hope aggregation we're held
safe until the seventh. Gardner was
pitching for the locals and he weaken
ed bit in this round and they were
able to tie the score.
Hughes the cracking little third
baseman of the Hope team got On with
a single and stole second and then
| came 9aw the heavy hitting catcher
of the team. When he went to the
plate there was sign of distress on
the whole team for fear that he would
do something dangerous. When he
| walked to the plate he made the re-
| mark that he was going to put the
| ball out Of the lot and the first one
over he leaned against it for two
bases while Hughes trotted home tv-
| ing the score. In their half of the
seventh the home team were unable
! to score, Dawson and Barrickman both
going out on easy grounde1s while
Tucker the heavyweight catcher of the
home team got single and was
| caught trying to steal second and this
put an end to the inning.
4 In the eighth the Hope team were
again BANKED but the Devils Lake
team added another one to their list in
their half and it looked like victory
for the locals. Then the eventful
ninth. Milligan was up first and he
flew out. Then Hughes got to first
on an error and stole second and Law
again at the bat things looked dam
gerous. Again he landed the ball in
about the same place he had put it be-
fore and Hughes again scored, Hoar
going to thirdzfF1Hs throw in to home
to catch Hughes >I4oar the long pitch
er of-the-team wheahas never>shit a
ball in his life before came to bat and
dropped a~little grounder which was
funl5lcf' and Law scored, making the
score three to two in their favor Holt
the third man up flew out to left
j. he last half Of the ninth the
hone team went after the game with
a determination and the way they
showed two scores across the plate was
4 caution. Dawson was the first man
up and reached first on single and
second later went to second or an
error which was made from Barrick-
mans grounder. With two men on
bases and no one out the home team
had good chance to win. Tucker
the next man up was out, Dawson and
Barrickman both advancing, and Daw-
son scored on pass ball tying the
the score and here the crowd almost
went wild with excitement Barrick-
man was on third with one out and
Big Chief Gardner came to bat and
laid down the prettiest bunt ever seen
on the local diamond while Barrick.
man trotted home with the winning
run Gardner beat the bunt to first. .
T Following is the lineup: +
Il Devils Lake -
t Alb. r. H. PO.A. E.
y Argersinger CT ----4 3 o @
, Shawlis, 2b ------4 0 2 3 !