Iditarod pioneer., 1911-07-08
First Ball Game
 Won By Iditarod

Flat creek was represented by a cheerful bunch of losers on the Fourth of July when she sent over team to play against Iditarod and to furnish just the right metropolitan touch to this city's celebration. They went to it at 12:30 o'clock, at the new ball grounds on the upper edge of the city for a first prize of $75 and second prize of $25, and the tale was prac- tically told in the first inning, when Iditarod picked up several large sticks and proceeded to poke the horsehide all around the scenery. They caught McCloud right on his frilIs and pune tured large holes in the atmosphere.
 Alabama Bill says the game went something like this:
 Flat took the ins and the big thing was off. BelieI came to bat and fan ned; Fitzgerald got d hit; Steid was out at first, advancing FitZ to second; FitZ got to third on a passed ball; Shea out on a fly.
 For Iditarod Beynon started off on d two-base hit; LuscOmbe hit safe and Beynon went to third; O'Brien lined out a two-bagger and B9ynon and LuS- combe scored. Sirwell was out on a fly, O'Brien stole second; Hanover hit safe and o Brien went to third. Fow Ter got a two-bagger scoring Hanover; McMulIen got a two-bagger and scored Fowler. Dobaum was out at first and McMulIcn went to third; Judkins hiI safe and scored McMullen; when Bey- non came up the second time in the second time in the first inning; Me Cloud remembered the long drive he made when at bat the first time and passed him on four balls; Luscombe vas out on fly, retiring the side and Lditarod had six runs to the good.
 "Second Inning McNamee got a present of first and stole second Brown hit the ball about five feet in front of the plate and stood there un- til O'Brien touched him out, the ground being soft the ball stuck in the moss and neither Brown nor O'Brien could find it. McNamee went to third Mover was out at third and McNamee scored the only run in the game for Flat. Bennett famed, retiring the side. After this the boys settled down and went out in one, two, three order until the last half of the fifth, when Iditarod scored three more runs.
 "On account of the game getting a late start and so many other events having to be pulled off during the after noon, it was agreed that only seven innings would be played and as the Flat boys failed to tie the score in their half of the seventh the Iditarods only had to play six innings.
 "There was good crowd out to see the game and the rooter got in his work in great shape. The Flat boys played with a crippled team and the subs they picked up had seen more games than they had ever taken part in. Bat under the circumstances and conditions Of the ground it was good game and very much enjoyed by all who had the pleasure of witnessing the first game of ball in this niggerheaded empire.
 "The Flat boys are good sports and take defeat cheerfully and we hope that we shall be able to play series of games here and Flat during the summer"
 The lineup was as follows:
 Flat City: Beliel, shortstop; Fitz- gerald, first base; Streid, second base; Shea, third base; McNamee, catcher; Brown, left field; Mover, center; Ken yon, right field; McCloud, pitcher
 Iditarod: Beynon, second base; Lus- combe, third base; O'Brien, catcher; Sirweu, center field; Hanover, first base; Fowler, shortstop; McMullen, right field; De Baum. left field; Jud- kins, pitcher. Noble substitute
 Score by innings
 Iditarod. DO 3 70
 Flat, O1ooOoo
 Struck out by McCloud, 3; by Jud- kins, T; bases on balls OH McG5ouo, o' off Judkins, 5; two base hlts, beynon, l; O'Brien, l; Fowler l. J uohInS' l. Time, 1 hour 20 mLnoJes'