Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-07-30
Base Ball

on that we are not at this time
publishing daily, and that our
weekly circulates mostly among
the farmers, who to our notion
are more interested i'm other mat
ters than they are in base ball.
However, the season is about Oy-
er. After today the team plays
only eight more games at home
and eight away from home. There
has ht en- much criticism of the
team playing with, a ''Millers"
uniform on. AS in everything
else, a base ball team is open
to criticism, win or lose. We are
of the opinion that the home team
has received more. criticism, than
1T has deserved. 1t is easy
always to see where something
might have been done better.
and where a different sort of a
play might have resulted differ
emily, after the play is made.
There is always a way seen that
would have been better. 1t is
just Like the old story of lock-
ing the stable after the horse
has been STOLEN.
We believe there is no doubt
but that the "MillerS" have lost
more extra inning games and
low score games than any 9TH
er team in the league. That
means that a Init at the right
time by the opposing team was
secured by them, resulting in a
score and winning. Take for in
stance the game with Hutchinson
which wentA for 13 innings, with
a score of l to 0. That was as
good a game as was ever play.
ed amy place. Both the pitchers
did excellent work. Unfortunate
ly for Great Bend, an error was
made in the 18th inning which
let in the only score made in
the game. Now there is no team
but what will make errors, and
In every game that is going
night, it is necessary for one of
the teams to get Init at just
the right time, or for an error
to be made at particular point
in the game, for an end to come
1t has been the misfortune OF
the "Millers" for the game to
break against them in many
games just at the right time.
We may take the two games with
Newton TuSeday. In the first
games which went for 13 innings,
the score. showed this, Great
Bend scored one, made seven
hits, and one error. Newton scor
ed twice, made seven hits, and
one error. Now that was play
ing a red hOt game. Watson was
pitching for the "NTillers," Wal
ters for Newton. The newspaper
report of the game says:
''The men were evenly match
ed and pitched a magnificent
game. Both were also given
gilt-edge support. Watson, how
ever weakened a trifle in the
thirteenth. Kemmer walked, but
was caught mapping at flrst
Pittma n and Pullman, the next
men up, walked. McChntOck and
Walters singled, scoring Pitt
man and giving Newton the win
ming run.
There is where your old ball
game went. Something has to
give way. 1t was our man. We
haven seven games ON the local
grounds that went for eight inn
ings with only two hits on Bill
Salm, then they would get two
hits i'm the 9th inning. Ball
players are only human and will
make mistakes and will tire and
weaken.
In the second game with New.
tom the score read, Great Bend
two scores, four hits. two er.
rors. Newton three scores, eight
hits and two errors. And in
spite of the fact that Patton,
a man who has already been
sold to higher league team, was
on the mound, and the reports
Of the game say he was working
fine. striking out 10 men. That
is the way the games have beer
going for us.
Another thing, on the trips
away our boys were UNI
fortunate In having accidents. On