Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aAmn.


was good clean game throughout, with
no wrangling and but little fault to find
with the umpire though his decisions
seemed unfair at times yet both sides
suffered alike. Ardmore outplayed our
boys in the field and showed plenty of
snap and ability to sprint and get under
seemingly safe hits while the tendancy
to loaf on the part of our boys and fail
ure to get ball back to the diamond
looked bad to the fans.
Ardmore's team showed form that is
noticeably lacking among our players,
for every man knew the game, knew
what to do when they got the ball or in
running bases never failed to take ad-
vantage of a chance to make the next
base. Custer fell down in base running
and lost two chances to score the win
ming run. 1t was hard game to loose
but with 1t all the fans felt satisfied and
the boys, owing to the we'll packed
grandstand and good free spirit Of the
rooters along the side lines, were able to
pay the heavy expenses incurred from
bringing team 30 far.
OF the players Biddle deserves credit
for his f1ne fielding game at third and
good work with the stick. Freddie done
fine at first and Sparkling, though handi-
capped by bad thumb on. right hand,
accepted all chances without an error.
B. Courtney was there with the goods at
short but was over anxious in base rum
ming. Alkire caught star game, &C.
cepted all chances, and allowed no one
to steal, prevented several wild chutes
from going astray and it was his stick
work that sent the three runs across the
plate. He left for his home in Colorado
the same evening but assured US that in
case we play on the Fourth of July he
will be on hand to help win the big
money. His loss will be felt should he
fail to return as few teams can boast OF
better backstop.
GAME BY INNINGS.
l. First man up got walk but was
out at second on Wilson's easy one to
pitcher. Wilson out at second on f.
Crist grounder to pitcher. d. Crist
struck out.
F. Bidde beat out slow one to third.
w. Courtney flied to left. Bond struck
out. Alkire out short to first. Biddle
died on second.
2. Walling got walk. Downey sac.
rificed, pitcher 10 first. Herr hit to pit.
cher. Williams struck out. Walling
on third.
Bostrom flied to center. B. Courtney
singled to right. Heumann struck out
Courtney run down between bases.
8. Forwell singled to right but il
was good for three bases owing to bad
bound and slow return of ball. Cross
hit long fly to center which Blonde
muffed then loafed letting Cross 60 to
third. Wilson hits to Sparkling and was
safe, but Cross was held at third. Will
son took second on next ball over. No
outs runners on second and third. Next
| three struck out. On0 run.
Fred Famed. Sparkling drew a pass.
Biddle singled along left field line.
Sparkling took third. Biddle going to
second. W. Courtney hit low line drive
to short left field, which looked good for
score, but left fielder made a great
running catch, ball not over foot from
ground. Sparkling was doubled at third.
4. Downey out, pitcher to first. Herr
out, same way. Williams struck out.
Bond out, pitcher to first base. Al
kire, pitcher to first base. Bostrom
famed.
5. Forwell famed. Cross out, third
base to first base. Wilson, third base to
first base.
B. Courtney out, third base to first
base. Heuman out, second base to first
base. Fred safe on second, stops error.
Sparkling struck out.
6. +. Crist out, second base to first
base. d. Crist famed. Walling safe on
wild play by Biddle, but out trying to
steal second, catcher to second base.
Biddle hit hard drive to left, but by
a lucky one hand catch was robbed of II
two base hit. w. Courtney hit to left
for two bases. Bond famed. Alkire
singled to center scoring w. Courtney,
taking second on throw to plate. Bos-
from out third base to first base. One
run.
7. Downey out pitcher to first base.
Herr walked. Williams singled to right
Runners on third and second. Forwell
struck out. Cross out shortstop to first
base. B. Courtney out grounder to first.
Heumann pitcher to first base. Heide-
priem won't after three wide ones
s. Wilson famed. F. Crist flied to
Blonde. d. Crist hit to pitcher. Wall.
ing out third base to rst base.
Sparling famed. Biddle beat out o
slow one along third base line. w.
Courtney hit to shortstop forcing Bid
die. W. Courtney out stealing second.
9. Downey out, Biddle to Fred. Herr
out shortstop to Fred. Williams famed.
Bond out pitcher to first. Alkire out
pitcher to first base. Bostrom got lit
tie Texas Lacquer over first. B. Court
ney singled to right. Sager hit hard
| one past first baseman which he partly
blocked, getting it in time to bold Bos-
from at third. B. Courtney run to close
to third and was run down before Bos-
from could score, Had boys run bases
| right the game should have ended.
| 10 EorMell out nitcher to first base.