Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
ousTnR-a1LL CITY BALL GAME.

Sunday afternoon to o small but en-
thusiastic crowd the local team defeated
Hill City by the close score of 8 to 2
Everyone declares it to be the best game
ever played on the local grounds. L
was battle royal from the start bott
sides playing fine ball when in tigh
places. The errors were about evenly
divided between the two teams but
among the players w. Courtney carried
off the honors with four errors. He
might have come too longAenough to
have made a triple play when runners
were on first and second, but sad to re.
late the ball simply wouldn't stick in his
mitt when an easy grounder came bis
way, but worst of all was his going to
sleep and forgetting all about third base
when Fee winged the ball across. Will
was not asleep he was simply helping
Freddie pitch. The blaps for two runs
belongs solely to the third baseman's
brilliant work, but then he made up for
the errors by good stick work, out Of
four times up he famed the first three
He offers a liberal reward for anyone
who will produce the Jinks. The credit
belongs to the following players: Alkire
behind the bat who never allowed a
single man to steal, got all the foul flies
that were possible 10 reach and was
there with the stick and run getting.
Bond in center field speared hard line
drive that would have scored two men
but he hurried in and by a fine catch
and quick throw doubled to Fee. Fred
die, the old reliable has at last thswed
out and pitched in his old time form to
the surprise of all for he was slated as a
has been. He was relieved at the end
of the sixth because of side ache, caus.
cd from lack of training, not down to
fighting trim, yet few more days as a
carpenter and long run every night
and he will be the same puzzle to oppos-
ing batsman as of old. But let's all take
our hats off to Fee for his brilliant slide
to first base after racing out grabbing up
sure single, with two men on bases in
the ninth, and by quick work turned
and slid head first beating the runner to
the base and saving the day. All the
boys deserve credit for their good work
and that third baseman for past deeds.
Sager and Heumann deserve mention
for their stick work.
To the visiting team we owe word Of
praise for their gentlemanly conduct in
the up hill fight when odds were against
them. No more do you hear the wran-
gle that disgusted the fans of both towns
in the past and as long as the teams get
along as they did Sunday they can ex.
pect good crowds at the games.
Custer plays at Hill City Sunday and
no better way to spend the day can be
had than to take the train 60 over with
our boys and give them needed support.
A word in regard to the paying of ex-
penses. 1t seems to me that the men
who game after game line the ditch and
avoid the grand stand would have pride
enough to pay quarter instead of Civ
ing a nickle, dime or as in the hat at the
Spearfish game, FIVE measly pennies. I
dare say there are men who have never
yet put in five cent piece. Ask your
self. Who supports the team financial.
ly? and the answer will be the women
Of Custer. They do not come to the
game and pike, not much, they produce
their quarter and help the boys out. It's
this same bunch along the side line that
howls rotten when the team drops q
game. Oh its nice to watch the boys
play, yes, and in other places you pay
for the same class of base ball, 25c to
grounds, 35c to bleachers and Soc to
grand stand. 1t would be possible to
bring teams from Ardmore, Fort Robin
son, Deadwood or Rapid if the side line
spectators will only bring the needed
quarters. If the games are not worth rs
cents, why do you come at alp I am
sure the boys would rather play to a
grand stand of ladies and the few who
pay their money and prefer the ditch
seats than to know they have for an au.
dience men that believe in getting
something for nothing because we have
no right to make them dig up. trust
further notice will not be necessary.
Runs Runs
Cessna, lf--------0 Sager, f--------1
Simpson, ss------- o. Courtney, 3b d p--0
Atchison, c-------0 Bond, CT 3d. o
Ferris, rf----------0 lAlkire, Il
Boland, 3b--------l Bostrom, ss-------0
Sparkling, 2b-------0B. Courtney, 2b- o
McGinnis, cf------l Heumann, if------l
Martin, 1b-----0 Heidepriem, p cf-O
B. Boland, p------0lFee, lb-----------0
Two base hits: Martin, Boland.
Three base hits: Heuman. First base
on balls: Off Boland l, off Courtney /.
Hit by pitcher: Boland. Struck out
By Boland 10, Heidepriem 8 in six in
nings, Courtney, 8 in three innings.
Double plays: Bond to Fee. Time OF
game: l hr. 80 min. Umpire: Parks.
Score by innings
Custer r--s----------1 900 0-3
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Death Of Infant Of Mr.. and MRS. Mcclure.