Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-15
NV C.. B. Winter,)

10y c. B. "lnter.)
The opening game of the 63-mile
league for the season of 1911 was
played at New Salem, Sunday after.
noon, when the Bismarck White Sox
met and defeated the team from the
latter city by the overwhelming
score of II to 2. The game was well
attended by a large number of peo'
pie from all over the surrounding
country and there was great deal
of enthusiasm.
The most noticeable feature of the
game was the work of the batteries
for each contending teams. The Bar
Der brothers officiated in this capac'
ity for the New Salemites, ana
Tower and Ritter for the White Sox.
Fred Barber pitched phenomenal ball
with the exception of one inning, and
Tower was practically invincible at
every stage of the game. Had the
pitchers been afforded any support
whatsoever, there would have been
one of the prettiest pitchers battles
ever seen in the state. Each of the
pitchers struck out seventeen men
and there was inning after inning
when the batsmen were moved down
by their large assortment of curves
and of slow and fast balls, in one,
two, three order.
Up through the seventh inning the
game was one of the best and the
cleanest that could be seen any
where. The eighth inning proved to
be the time however when the motor
was started in the airship and all
climbed aboard for jaunt through
the fleecy white clouds. When the
propeller finally stopped and the voy'
ayers returned to terra firma, Bis.
marck was found to have netted eight
runs and New Salem two during the
ascension.
The eighth proved the most disas'
trous for the slope team. Two bases
on balls, two muffed flies in the
outer field, a number of infield err
rors and two timely hits put the hoo
doc sign on the New Salem boys, and
when their turn came to bat they Sc
cured their only hits of the game all
in bunch, there being three coqsecu.
tive singles made and one double to
follow them.
Both of the teams showed the lack
of thorough practice, but the league
has been organized for only short
time and with another week or two
the teams should round, out into good
form and give an exhibition which
would be worth going anywhere to
SIC, New Salem was handicapped ia
large extent by the absence of two
of her best players and the substi
tutes which took their places were
not able to fill the bill as they should
have done.
The next games Of the league will
be played next Sunday when New
Salem comes to the capital city for
a return game and Mandan will &c
to Glen Ullin. This will be the open
ing game of the year on the local
diamond, which has been put into
first-class condition, and the new
fence, which will be completed by
Wednesday, will assure the specta'
tors who will be in attendance all the
comforts of home. With Barber on
the rubber for the visitors and Tower
on the mound for the White Sox, the
lovers OF the national game who re-
side at Bismarck should have an op-
portunity to see a great little pitch
ers' battle which should be one OF
the best that has ever been seen in
the city.
There were a large number of cap
ital city roOters at the game at Net
Salem Sunday to help cheer their
team On to victory. The game was
finished in a shower, and hortly after
the game was finished the rain de-
seconded in good shape for short
time, much to the pleaure of the
farmers and the residents of that Sec
ton of the state.
The Game by Innings.
First 1nning-Moran bit on three
of BARRIERS fast drops. Orr followed
suit, as did Edwards. No runs.
S. Carley famed. Sherlock popped
a high foul to Ritter. Thompson
whitfield the atmosphere. No runs.
Second Inning-Ritter drove a fly
to deep left which Olson muffed, and
Ritter reached third on the throw in.
A. Carley sacrificed and reached first
on a feeders choice, while Ritter
was caught at the pan. Carley reached
second on an attempted steal when
Thompson missed BARRIERS perfect
throw to catch him. Carley stole
third. Kaiser popped out to Olson
and Brown smote the air. No runs.
Tower Fans Few.