Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1909-06-08
One of Closest and Most Exciting
Contests Ever Played in Fergus
County.
GOES eleven INNINGS
Rock Creek Bench Boys, Apparently
Beaten, Tie in Ninth and Win in
Eleventh.

You will have to give it to that
Moore base ball team for being the
gamey boys. In the fastest and
most exciting contest ever played in
the county, they came from behind
on their home grounds last Sunday,
tied her UP by making two runs in
the ninth and put the winning run
across the pan in the eleventh. 1t was
heart breaking finish for the two
hundred or more Lewistown fans who
accompanied the team to the bench
burg but all had to admit that they
had been given their moneys worth
and that the locals were outgamed
for that one time.
Fine New Park.
The game was played in the fine
new park laid out short distance
from town and was witnessed by a
large crowd Lewistown lined up
about as they did the previous Sun
day when they took the ambitious
Mooreites into camp by a score OF 7
to 2 but Moore had strengthened
with an imported battery and the ad-
dition of Henry Redmond at short
And in passing, it may be stated that
the playing of this same Redmond.
both in the field and at bat, had as
much to do with winning the game
Tor his team as any other one thing
Sherdahl, of Harlowton, was in the
box for Moore and pitched a steady
game although he was belted rather
savagely by the white suited boys
from Lewistown. He was touched
up for eleven good, clean hits includ
ing three two baggers but pitched
out of some bad holes and gol
better as the game progressed He
was well supported behind the bar
by McGee, fast semi pro, brought
III for the occasion and the BOYS
back of him played steady ball at all
stages of the game. The inheld was
pretty tight with Hanlon, Of Phil
brook, on first, Sturgeon, of Judith
Gap, on second, Redmond at short
and McCabe at third while Tilzey
Irish and Clark Combs nabbed every
thing that went to the outer garden
in fine style.
Friedlien Pitches Great Game.
Friedlien, the Lcwistown pitcher,
was also strictly on the job and
should have won but for a bit OF
sloppy work behind him. Hottie was
struck in the face by a thrown ball
before the game started and Dick
Baker who took his place sprained
his ankle in the third inning. These
two accidents weakened Lewistown
Friedlien was unhittable for six in
nings, only four hits having been
made off his delivery in that time
Great pitching and his own superb
fielding held the Mooreites safe even
after his team mates had put him in
the hole.
Lewistown scored one in the sec
ond, another in the seventh and
their third and last in the ninth
Moore put one over on Hanlon's
triple and McCabe's single in the
seventh. When they went to bat in
the last half of the ninth, they were
two runs to the bad and with the
sort of ball that Friedlien was pitch
ing, it looked bad for them. But
right there, they proceeded to kick
over the dope can.
Sherdahl got single to start with
MCGEE followed with another safe
one. Irish was thrown out by Billy
Slater but Sturgeon came up with a
timey double which put. the neces-
sary runs to tie over the pan. Fried
lien then tightened up and got the
next two men.
Lewistown got couple of hits in
the tenth but could not land a man
across. Moore was also shut out.