The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-06-03
BASE BALL
'.When Greek Meets Greek Then
Comes the Tug o. War
MOndak vs.. CulbertsOn

Perhaps the most most scientific,
hifalutin' game OF what sporting
people call base ball will take
place on Saturday at the base ball
park in the village of Mondak, a
short distance west OF Buford,
between the "wrecks" Of that place
and the .nas- beens" from the old
"cow camp" of Culbertson. Every
man who intenos to be present
should wear 4-II-44 or 81"
as it is anticipated that there will
be more excitement on the field
Of battle Cor bottle) than when
Halley's comet hovered DER the
park and never hlt a--ball. Felix
O'Clair, the wooden leg" athlete,
will lead the Mondak host to the
field OF conquest; "Oldtimer" John
Seel will scrape the "platter" in
the field. and "Bili" Shoup will
have charge OF the "ambulance"
car, while that Little Dutch
Prince" Jake Seel. will line up
with his telescope the hot drinks
hurled from IL. home plate by
the Cuibertson ..nas beens." Al
reward of 5 beers will be paid to
any man VITO discovers a spherical
pigskin boosted over into the
shady precints OF Dawson county
by Pearl Moore while handling the
chung starter. Below are the
classical bits of literature that
| awakened chivalrlc emotions in the
manly bosoms OF these aggrega-
tions OF would be ball tossers:
CHALLENGE
To the stove up. has been or would be
| booze singers Of the dissipated so-called
| and over-rated hamlet know as Mondak:
| We. tine white apron d. cleanly shaven
and justly celebrated buffet proprietors Of
the enterprising enthusiastic and hustling
CITY Of Culbeitson. do hereby hereon and
herewith challenge. defy and DARE you
to play MS series Of two games of base
ball, one at our handsome base ball park
and the o,her at your ignominious grounds.
referee, judges and doctors to be decided
upon on the days of the conquest. from
Lennon and Sid Bennett barredl
w. S. Patch. Cuibertsou.
Max Gonion. Culbertson.
| c. S. Stafford. Culbertson.
Mark Thomas. Culbertson.
| Bill Stephens. Culbertson.
Frank Stephens. Culbertson.
]. w. Kellogg. Culbertson.
+. Kehoe. Culbertson.
L. L. Schow. Culbertson
| ACCEPTANCE
To the paper-collared windbags the hot
air braggarts. the never-sweating STOOL
pigeons who conduct places that might
make good locations for saloons in that
ism-har boring county-seat-desring and
backbiting flag station called Cnlbertson:
We. the undersigned straight laced law
abiding apostolic dispensers Of liquid re
freshments IN that soul-inspiring densely-
populated public-spirited commercial CEN
ter christened Mondak. do hereby now
and forever and always call your vacuum
attic bluff and will play you one. ten or a
hundred games in your sod-busted ram
pasture or in our palatial garden overlook
ing the banks of the Old Missouri. for
merly owned and dedicated by Public Ad-
ministrator Jacob Seel.
| POINTERS.
We will make you feel worse than you
did on the memorable day that Garry Ma
ton visited your measly strengthening jerk
water burg.
Signed: Felix o'clair. Mondak.
p. ID. Moore. Mondak.
w. A. Shoup. Mondak.
Simon Riddle Mondak.
A. ]. Honstain. Mondak.
Frank Young, Mondak.
c. S. Brady, Mondak.
John Seel. Mondak.
John Braaten. Mondak.
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