The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-08-18
Closel0lnningG Game
Roundup Wins From Klein in a Ten-Innine
Game Sunday By the Close Score
Of Two to One

One of the closest games of base
ball ever played on the local dia-
mond was witnessed at Marion Park
Sunday afternoon when the crack
Roundup team beat the Klein nine
in a ten-inning game bya score of
= to l. 1t had been the general i'm
preston that the local team would
have walk away, but this impress
sion was soon dispelled, and an ex-
citing game was the result. Both
teams practically are made up Of
home boys, and each side had its
quota of staunch supporters in the
grand stand and rooters' brigade.
Roundup had its usual lineup with
the exception Of one new man.
Murphy, in left field. The Klein
team has recently been considerably
strengthened by the addition OF
Tommy Thomas, the classy little
pitcher from Granville, H., Hap
py's' old home, and with Earl Flet-
cher at the receiving end Klein
nee! not be ashamed of their team
kerstahlcr, who did the twirling for
the locals was in great trim, strik-
ing out seventeen men in the ten
innings.
Klein went to bat first. J. Kibble
and Earl Fletcher famed, and J
Thomas went out, pitcher to first
Catcher Nelson leads off for Round
up with a slow ground ball to shor,
which lands him safe on first; Me
Hale strikes out Hudson gets a
nice two-bagger; Nelson tries to run
IN and is put out at home, while
Hudson is caught Off second anc
also retired.
Second Inning. Cherry for Klein
goes to first on hit into left garden
Norris goes to first being hit by
pitched ball but is forced out at sec
ond on Fl. Fletcher's short hit tc
pitcher. Fletcher also being put ou,
at first. Noisy fans, Cherry dyins
at third. Roundup was retired il
quick succession. Wheelock fannet
kerstahler was out short to first
and Toner was out ON infeld fly.
Third. Tommy Thomas is hit b,
/ pitched ball; Bunk kibble fans; J
kibble goes to first on hit into lef
field but runs out at second; Ear
i Fletcher drives to short and is saf,
Oh first J. Thomas retres side OF
three strikes, leaving Thomas OF
third and Fletcher on second. La
piner gets to first on iniicld fly
Murphy fans; Fielder Nelson is ou
second 10 first; Lapiner runs out Il
third.
Fourth. Cherry Is out, Nelson te
Toner; Norris flied to Murphy; Ii
Fletcher famed. Nelson starts
things for Roundup IN this inning
with long drive into center whicl
hits tree and bounds back TOWARD
the diamond. This would hav,
been a homerun if it hadn't beel
interrupted by tie big cottonwood
Nelson, however, runs out at sec
ond; McHale flied out to right field
Hudson gets nice hit into righ
field, Wheelock is safe on first o,
error, first baseman allowing a low
one to pass by; Hudson scores; ker
stahler is out on three strikes.
Fifth. This is one of kerstahler'
exclusive innings, three straigh
strikeouts being credited to him
Noisy, Tommy Thomas and Bunl
Kibble. Toner goes out to first
and Lapiner and Murphy fan.
Sixth. J. kibble fars; Earl Flet
cher makes first when three 0
Roundup's players attempt to cora
fly and each one gives the othe
, the chance at the critical momen
all same Alphonse and CASTOR
Fletcher scores on Thomas hit (
left field, while Thomas runs out a
second; Cherry is safe on first o
slow infield ball, but is thrown ou