The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
PARSONS TOOK THE
A. c. into CAMP
INITIAL BASEBALL GAME OF THE
SEASON PLAYED UNDER MOST
ADVERSE CONDITIONS - ANA
\ TEUR SKY PILOTS HAD BETTER
or HUSKY HAYsEEDs.

Aggies s; Parsons II was the result
of weird opening to the baseball sea-
son in Fargo. The game was some
thing of travesty on the national
pastime-but the players were not en-
tirely to blame. The weather man
had been strictly on his good behavior
for three days but about the time the
jumps called the game the north wind
had sudden attack of industry and
began house cleaning up about
Medicine Hat. The dust that came
this way was something fierce. Some
times-between gusts-the people in
the grand stand could actually see the
players and the diamond.
OF course high class baseball was
impossible under the circumstances.
Each aggregation fractured about
every known rule of the game-and
some of the boys encored repeatedly
on their violation on the code of ethics
laid down for such soccasions-but the
fans were not inclined to be critical
and there was only a comparatively
small hammerfest.
Coach Grogan's pets put up the
classier baseball. Argesinger shone
brilliantly as the chief finger for the
boys from the south of town. He per-
formed most acceptably while on the
hill Four twirlers worked but Ar
gesinger was the premier dispenser
OF curves and his strike out record
was huge. In the last of the sixth
Coach Grogan sent in Thayer and Ar
gensenger went to right field. In the
last of the seventh shifts came in
great gobs. Olafson was the only man
who played his position all the way
through Argesinger and Pritchard
remained in the game all the way, but
Pritchard joined the hurler iIrH the
outer works. Forth succeeded him
at short, Brown went to third instead
of Pollock. Mcdonald to left in place
of Monson, Haggart to second instead
Of Slingsby and Perry to first to re-
place Bayard. Bayard was the stellar
swatter for the preachers.
For the Aggies only two changes
were made Nemzek quit the mound
in the sixth, being succeeded by Jewell,
who gave way at short to Ostby.
Clark Gbatted ,for Humphrey in the
ninth.
Bert Haskins was all to the good
with the safe clouts for the farmers,
accommodating two bagger, which an
error converted into home run, and
two singles. Murphy and Jewell each
hit safely for a pair of bingles.
Nemzek was not in good form and
JEWELS work was far superior. Mem
my was even luckier than the score
showed as he got out OF bad holes
in both the first and the second.
The catching OF both w. Haskins
and Olafson was good, under the cir
cumstances, They performed more
consistently than any one else with
the possible exception of Argensfnger
and Jewell
The A. c. lead with the stick also
with the errors.
Lack Of real practice work was evil
dent in both aggregarions, though the
farmers we're weaker in team play
the Grogan's aggregation.
There is some excellent material in
both teams and couple of weeks
work will show great improvement.
Grogan for the first time since he has
been at the F. c. has more than two
full teams. There are fewer aggies
trying for the places than in former
years.
The tabulated tale of woe reads
something like this: