Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-08-10
W|[L|STON WINS
STATE PENNAMT-
LOSES FIRST TO CANDO THEN
WINS THREE STRAIGHT-ACCI-
DENT MARS LAST GAME
The Opportunes are 1t.

The Opportunes are 1t.
Best in North Dakota-state PEN
nant winners
From FIVE game series with the
celebrated White Sox of Cando, the
Williston team emerged. victors. The
count Of the series, three games to
two, does not indicate the margain OF
difference in the playing strength OF
the teams that was plainly to be OBJ
served by those who witnessed the
contests. Without the slightest de-
sire to take from the Cando team any
of the credit due them, or to UNDER
estimate its skill and strength, it can
conservatively be stated that the Will
liston team proved it's superiority by
it's consistent strength in all depart
ments of the game and smoother, bet
ter team work.
The First Game
The first game was played at Ray
Friday and was won by Cando 8 to g.
1t was what is commonly termed q
"slugging match" in which the bat
ting of the boys from Towner County,
while no better in point of number OF
hits, netted more runs than that OF
the Williston team. It was game
that demonstrated the remarkable
possibilities and reversals of form
common to baseball. At the end Of
the fifth inning the score stood six
to one in Williston's favor. Our boys
had made twelve hits and Cando two.
In the sixth inning Ruyle's arm went
bad and three singles and home run
in quick succession enabled Cando to
tie the score. Browning succeeded
Ruyle in the box, but was not entire
lv successful in stopping the Cando
onrush. On the other hand, Carver,
Cando's box man frightened up and be-
came miserly with base hits, allow
ing his opponents but one more blow
and no runs.
The game was played on exceeding
ly rough grounds which made clean
fielding impossible. Williston's two
errors were each costly, but this is
not said by way of an alibi. Cando
won the game and deserves full credit
Totals of the game:
Cando..-.-.- .,..........-.-. !5
Batteries - Carver and Nigbor;.
Ruyle, Browning and Innings.
Second Game
An all day downpour made base ball
out of the question Saturday. Both
teams came to Williston and the first
game of the four game series was
played Sunday afternoon before .
large crowd. 1t was an interesting
game and the Cando team put up .
stiff fight to the end, but the result
was never much in doubt, as the visi-
tors were outbatted and outfielded.
Browning was in the box for Willis
ton, and while there was plenty OF
fielding for the Opportunes to do his
delivery yielded but one safe hit. A
three -bagger in the eighth inning
which, scored the two runners that
chanced to be on base.
Lefty Bird took the box for Cando
but had poor control and was succeed
ed in the third inning by Lantz.
Cando.-..--. ! .
Batteries-Bird, Lantz and Nigbor;
Browning and Innings. Umpires.
Rutledge and Conley.
Third Game
The third game was repetition OF
the second only more SO. The runs
and hits were in about the same ratio,
as the Sunday game, but the local
team even more plainly demonstrated
the superiority Of their all-around
work. Siebert, Williston's smallest
pitcher was pitted against Keenan,,
the giant slab-man, who was the big
gest man on the Cando team. Some
of the fans were very anxious-it
seemed improbable that Fed could
hold this team Of dangerous hitters.
The first inning served to increase
the anxiety. The first man up push
ed the ball out for a three-bagger.
The third man up scored with sin
gle, and right there, within five min
utes after the game begun it was all
over SO far as Cando was concerned
Two men were retired at first and one
was thrown out stealing second.
The remaining eight innings, Caudo
got neither hit nor run, and only
two runners reached the first station
in safety, both of them on balls. Will
liston played the prettiest fielding
game of the season. The infield and
outfield work was air-tight with moth
ing resembling an error. Keenan, for
Cando pitched good ball, but the 10
Gals managed to make four hits yield
" R. H. E..
Cando... .,.,...- -.--. .- 2
Willis tOn........-.- -..-.... z "
Batteries - Keenan, and Nigbor;
Siebert and Innings. Umpire, Strong.
Fourth Game
Not quite satisfied with holding
heir opponents to two runs and one,-
he Opportunes in the fourth game
linched the argument with shut
ut. The game was much like those
f the two previous days and was
plendid demonstration of the high
lass ball that some of the independent
cams of the Northwest are serving
D to the fans. All three games were
othing less than league ball, and
OF bush league either.
Carver, who worked the downfall
f the Opportunes in the Ray game.
,as again on the mound for Cando>
nd Marshall shouldered the respon-