The Greeley tribune., 1911-07-20
Fl. LUPT0N
FAILS TO
GET SCORE
MILK sHIFTERs COULDN'T CON.
NECT WITH BALL
eAME IS ONE SIDED BUT 5000
with . Well balanced Team Behind
Him "Chuck' Nichols Let's tho
Visitors Down With Only
Three Hits

PLAYING the best ball that q Gree-
10y team ever played the spuds out
caassed Fort Lupton in every way
and took the game Sunday after
noon 5 to 0.
Three new men were in the line
mn. The Spuds are now strong
sooueh to meet them all. Sissler,
fprmerly Of tho Denver western
1eaxue team, was behind the bat,
Nichols, also of league caliber. did
the pitching. Graham. formerly OF
Cottrell team, was in left, Miller in
eenter. Buckles was moved over to
right. Mitchell to nrst, Wiedensaul
going to third while Haller was at
short and Tony on the job at SEQ
ond.
Nichols showed class all the way,
tanning ten and allowing just three
hits, one of them after two were out
in the ninth.
Sfssler is q hard working catcher.
HIS work was very fine.
Tony LaSalle carried OF the
fielding honors, making a couple OF
stops that looked impossible.
Mitchell had his first experience
playing a base. He had one error
and failed to cover the bag once.
He has the height to make good
irst baseman.
Cuykendahl only allowed nine
hits but they were in punches, all
the runs being earned.
Graham didn't have a chance IN
tho field and failed to get hit.
Nichols struck out four times. He
died game, however. hitting six
fnuls the last time up.
Haller famed twice when hit
would have meant run.
Buckles, Wiedensaul and Miller
each got two hits. Miller's three
bagger was the best hit of the game.
Greeley pulled of two double
Wiedensaul caught three fouls
back of third, all hard ones.
How the Plays We're Made
Nichols famed the first man and
the next two were easy. Tony went
out at first. Haller drove one to left
for three bases, Graham brought
him in on a long fly, Wiedensaul
doubled and scored on a single by
Mitchell. Sissler grounded out.
The second the visitors got two
On through errors by Miller and
Nichols. A caught foul by Wieden-
saul, a strike out and an out by
Buckles ended the danger. Miller
hit a hot one but a good stop by the
short stop got him. Buckles ground
ed and Nichols famed.
The third Nicho's famed three In
q row. Tony reached first on an
error but Haller, Graham and Wied-
snsaul were fielded out.
The fourth Lupton got its frst
hit, a double by Hudson. Wieden-
saul took in another foul, Nichols
famed one and the other died at
Arst. Mitchell and Sissler were both
Aelded out by some classy work ON
the part of the short stop. Miller
hit one through him but was caught
At second before Buckles could get
action with his wagon tongue.
The fifth the visitors got their
second hit, also a double. Wieden-
-saul also got another foul, caught
Ay and a strike out doing the busi-
ness. Buckles led of with single,
Nichols famed, Tony grounded out
and Haller famed.
Visitors Have . Chance
The sixth was the visitors big
chance to score. The first man hit
one between first and second. Tony
and Mitchell both went after 1t. and
although Tony got 1t in time the
base was bare so he didn't throw.
The next man grounded and on the
throw to first Mitchell fumbled. and
eessler dropped one moving the run
AoFs up to second and third with NO
ono out. Nichols showed some class
and the next two laid down easy
gfounders to him and the third fan
Aed. Greeley also had a nice chance
for scoring. Graham and Wieden-
saul both got on through errors.
1latchell hit grounder that brought
a q double play and Sissler went
out on q grounder.
In the seventh only three men
faced Nichols, although one of them
reached first on an error by Haller.
Miller got a good single and Buck
1eo got on by an error. The boys
moved around to second and third
but there was no chance to get in
~ Cuykendahl showed a brilliant
fash and Nichols, Tony and Haller
all struck out.
The eighth only three men again
faced Nichols, Tony making one of
the greatest stops and throws ever
seen in Greeley. The Spuds had a
regular batting bee this round.
Graham was thrown out at first.
Wiedensaul singled, Mitchell moved
him up on an out, Sfssler reached
Arst on q scratch hit back Of first.
Miller then cleared the bases with .
three Dagger. Buckles continued
the good work by sending Miller in
with clean single. Nichols knock
cd half dozen fouls before fam
ming.
After two were down in the ninth
. clean single was raped out. Tony
got the next man by another great
stop and throw.
Greeley "a o 90 o o o 3 rs.
Lnpton 20 o 90 o o o o 90.