The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-03

Stady in the first, Stady won from An
gle in the second and in the last the
| Howard team suffered defeat at the
hands Of Cottonwood Lake. Scores:
Cottonwood Lake ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. z
! Stady .................... A
Angle ....................
Cottonwood Lake ................. 3
Howard ....................
That the youngsters composing high
| school baseball teams can put UP a
better article Of ball than some of the
alleged professionals, was in evidence
at the Edgeley ball grounds on Decora-
ton day, when the Edgeley high school
crossed bats with a team from the
Glendale high school. The teams were
pretty evenly matched, but the local
boys seemed to be able to place their
hits at times when 1t meant runs, the
score being 5 to / in favor Of Edgeley.
Elliott suffered defeat at Sheldon to
the tune of 8 to 4. Although Patter-
son, Belzer and Damn each took turns
at pitching, Sheldon secured thirteen
hits, while Dahm held the visitors
down to only six safe ones
At Elliott the colored gophers played
the Elliott boys and won by a score of
9 to 4. The colored fellows are rather
fast and play good ball. The Elliott
team went down to cross bats with
Had Lebo's champions and were de-
feated, IA to 3.
In the third game or the series, the
jamestown boys fell before the colored
gophers by score of 8 to 6 and took
their second defeat of the season. The
game was batting fest with the
gophers leading with thirteen hits
against eleven for jamestown. A crowd
of 500 people witnessed the game.
Decoration day at Monango was ceIe-
brated with baseball game and the
home team lost to Harvey by score
of 7 to 6.
The Tolley team defeated the Mo-
hall nine Decoration day by score of
to 1. The game was good one and
the batting averages Of the players
on both teams fell low. while the pitch
| ing records Of the two mound men,
frost and Flaherty, rose rapidly.
The fastest game Of ball played at
McHenry in years and in that part Of
the state was played at McHenry
Thursday afternoon when the home
team defeated the fast Jessie bunch.
the score standing / to 0 at the end
of the ninth inning The Jessie team
was greatly strengthened by the Bin
ford catcher and Carlander, the crack
Cooperstown pitcher, who at one time
played fast ball with the Fargo high
The only score during the game was
made by McHenry in the last half Of
the sixth. Baukin, the local pitcher,
struck out fourteen men, while the
Jessie twirler had twelve to his credit
both men doing fine work all through
the game. Tiffany. McHenrys catcher,
brought the fans to their feet in the
seventh by catching difficult foul
McHenry now has good line up and
would to make few more dates with
teams in that section Address all
communications to the manager, Nc
AAS4AAJ R0oO6oAAt NAADs
The Towner team trimmed the
Drake baseball nine in fast game
played the first of the week. by score
Of to 1.
In another fast and exciting game
the Hettinger baseball team was again
defeated by the Morristown aggrega-
ton at Morristown on Decoration day
the score being to 2. Adams of
Scranton was in the box for Morris
town while Gilbert pitched for the
Hettinger team, both men doing good
work.
Settling day. has arrived for the
Devils Lake citizens who signed the
baseball subscription list and the di-
rectors are anxious to have the donors
come through with as little trouble as
possible. The first months salaries of
the team fell due this week and the
money is needed.
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