The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-21
BASE BALL
The Ball Game Sunday Ends In q
q Dispute in the Eighth
Inning.

Sunday was a very cold and windy day
and any thing but inviting for base Dan
game But the boys were game and at
D. m. the Bainville and Culbertson teams
were on the new diamond north OF town IN
Nusent's pasture. An ideal place and
fine grand standl The grounds had been
dragged and fixed up in tip-top shape and
really for this-the initial game-and the
FIRST real match Of the season.
The Bainville lineup was as follows
Walker, Lundeen c., Huebner, oison'
Fuerstner p Douglas. Gauglitz. Dunbar
and Won Eschen. Substitutes, Grant.
Culbertson: Mccormick c., Catlin,
Bostwick p. Albright. Slet,e. Garneau'
Barry. Nueent. Sicily. Sub, Alva James.
Bainvile is first to bat and strikes out IN
one. two. three order
Mccormick comes up to bat for GILBERT
son and reaches Ist base with Catln closely
following. McC steals third and breaks
for home where he lands without .mishap
and scores the first tally.
Second Inning Olson strikes ont. Fuers'-
per bats a little fly into Albrights NIT
where it sticks. Douglas reaches Ist and
steals I'd, GauglitS strikes out and Douglas
dies on I'd and Bainville is again shut out.
But Fuerstner is equal to the occasion
and strikes out the Cul. boys in rapid sue
cession.
In the third inning Bostwick p. again
does good work. Dunbar reaches Ist and is
put out on I'D, Won Eschen strikes out and
Walker makes two-bagger where he dies
as Lundeen strikes out and Bainville retres
to the field.
Nugent fails to reach Ist and Sicily fans
1.-The air.) Mccormick sends up two-bag-
ger but dies ON sd as Catiin fails to land on
the ball.
Fourth Inning-Huebner stays at home,
Olson attempts to make two-base hit but
is caught out. Sicily smothers euerstons
fiy and side is and Cul turn to bat.
Bostwick reaches Ist and is put out on
sd and Albright follows and dies on I'd as
Slette and Garneau fan the air.
In the fifth the tables are turned. up &c
which time the score had been to o in
culbertsou's favor. Douglas up to ba, and
puts up fly which is captured, Gauglita
makes CHASE hit and reaches home, Dun
bar fails to get to Ist. Won Eschen makes I
raise and lands on sd and comes HON,
with Walkers assistance who also make
the rounds with Lundeen and Huebne
finds a goose egg and Bainville is at las
allowed to take a rest with five score t.
their credit.
The boys are up in the air and so is tn
little leather ball which Barry lands ia
enough to reach I'D. Nugent keeps tn
ball in the air and follows and both score
Sicily and Mccormick follow and in slid
ing for home the Umpre's (Ragness) ey
was elsewhere and considerable rag chew
ing ensued with the result that the boy
gave way to Bainsille and both were dc
clared out contrary to EMPIRES decisio
who said only one was out. Catlin reache
I'd to only die as Bostwick fans and side
out 5 to ; in visitors favor.
Next inning-the sixth-Bainville col
tinues TO land on the ball and send in fou
men. Douglas. Dunbar. Won Esehen an
Walker scoring.
Ia the second half of 9th the boys fail
reach list with the exception of Alva Jan'
.t,E,h has II.
of Garneau who is called away. He reach,
Ist and steals to I'd where he dies.
In the next inning (seventh) Slette-ratl
er late-steps up to the pitchers box ar
stops Bainville from scoring. But Il
boys are only able to land one score |
Nugent.
sth Inning. Bainville gets one score |
Walker. Now Culbertson is to bat al
Slette reaches Ist on balls and steals 2
lanes fans. Barry is hit and takes Is, ba.
Nugent raises one and let's in Slette a,
reaches Ist. Mccormick follows and b;
ry comes home. Three men are now
bases and only one out. Catlin bats up
left inield fly which the umpire calls ST
hit and instantly the visitors were chewi
the rag again without either the Bainvi
captain or the umpire calling time. the
ter calling play ball. Two men walked
during this discussion and touched
home plate. Visitors quit. Score 10 to
and second half of sth inning not yet I
ished and as it was to have been a nine
ming game it is undoubtedly fair to b,
sides to call it mo game"