Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-09-10
CONTEST
GOES TO BUTTE
UNION LEAGUERS FROM METROP-
OILS HAVE LITTLE DIFFICULTY
DEFEATlN GLOCALS.
White wings CRIPPLED
Absence Of PIoof, Mcnamara and Fink
Leave Big Holes in Lineup of Lew.
istown Team-Several of Crippled
Players to Get Into Game Tomor-
row.

Severely handicapped by the alb
sences from their lineup of three Of
their best players, Lewistown proved
easy pickngs for the Butte Union
league team in the first of seven
game series at Brooks Island park
this morning. Ploof, Mcnamara and
Fink, three of the best men we have,
are sick, and their being out made the
local nine look like a sort Of patch
work aggregation. AS it happens,
Ploof and Mcnamara are the men
largely depended upon to do effective
stick work against left-handers, and
this made an even greater difference
with Southpaw Klein in the box.
Remneas Pitches.
Remneas, star pitcher for the Great
Falls Union league team, was in the
box for LeWistown and put up pretty
good game, although he was hit hard
at times. At that, he might have got
ten by but for some very ragged play
ing behind him.
Butte Gets Away.
Butte got running start by scoring
five runs in the first inning, the result
of three errors and some timely hits.
until the eighth, when they rolled up
three more.
Lewistown managed to squeeze one
run across in the sixth. They got a
good many men on bases, but Klein
always tightened up in the pinches
and got through without material DAM
age.
Call Game at 1875.
The game tomorrow will be called
at 1915, which will give all who at
tend an opportunity to go from the
game to the fair grounds. It will mean
a little earlier lunch for them, but
that will probably be generally satis-
factory. It is expected that Lewis
town will have Ploof and Mcnamara
in the game tomorrow and that will
help some.
Four From Harlow.
The White Wings went over to Har-
lowton Thursday and played the team
of that place two games. The first
game, played Thursday, resulted in a
score of to for the Wings. Jensen
pitched and was never in trouble, the
only score made against him being the
result of an error. The feature, aside
from Jensen's pitching, was a spec
tacular catch in center field by Ste
vens. The second game, played Fri.
day, was another victory for the Lew
istown boys, the score being II to 4.
Warren pitched and did not extend
himself greatly. Harlow imported two
star pitchers for the two games, but
both were roughly treated by the Lew.
istown sluggers.
The Harlow boys came over here
Sunday and played a double-header.
both being victories for the White
Wings. Jensen pitched the first game
and let Gravetti's men down with two
runs while the locals were piling up
six. Gravetti also pitched a good
game, but was very poorly supported
F'reidline pitched the second game and
won, hands down, IL to l, in seven in
nings. Harlow has a good bunch OF
ball players, but they are not quite in
Lewistown's class since the locals
have been SO materially strengthened
Dillon Is Smothered.
The Dillon series was closed Wed
nesday, the locals capturing four Of
the five contests. 1t was the mOst
crushing defeats suffered by the
crack southern Montana team in
years. The most notable feat of the
series was that performed by Lewis
towns old reliable pitcher, Dutch
Freidline, who. twice Outpitched the
crack, Richards. The first time the
big Lacquer from Pittsburg hooked VI
with "Dutcn" he took the short end o1
a to 0 verdict, and in the second
game, went down by score of to l
Lewistown outplayed the visitors
throughout the series and deserved tt
win. But, at that, they had to go the
limit, for Captain Barry has one of the
niftiest bunch of ball players ever as
sembled to uphold the fame of a towr
the size of Dillon. The games played
Tuesday and Wednesday were the
most exciting of the series.
! Tuesday afternoon Lewistown hai
Dillon shut out up to the first half O.
the ninth, when Collins, for the visi
tors, cracked ball over the fence
tying the score. Lewistown, however
came back gamely and won out. Nc
Namara was given his base ON balls
Olason dumped bunt down towart
third for sacrifice, and while he wa,
being thrown out at first, little Nc
Namara hiked around second and TO
third, landing safely by a wonderful
slide, it being one of the most daring
pieces of base-running ever seen on
local diamond. AS it happened, thi
was the feat which won the game
Freidline next came up and dumpe
a puny fly back Of second base an