The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-06-24
Kadoka Team Scores
A Quarter Hundred

land boys got their wires crossed
and thought they came to kadoks
to see the local ball tossers run
foot races with each other. The
two teams tangled Sunday after
noon and when it was possible to
getthe scores added up it was TO,
und that the Kadoka boys had
circled the bases just a quarter OF
a hundred times and the Midland
boys had got four men across the
pan.
The game was anything but a
good one, and it's chief interest
was in watching the batting OF
the locals who touched up the
Midland mound artist for an ever
twenty-five hits-four of them
good clean home runs, but though
badly outclassed the Midland play
ers showed themselves to be rea
sports and continued playing the
ir best throughout the entire nine
frames. 1t should be said. how
ever, for the Midland players that
along with the hard hitting of the
locals they had an off day and Sc
omed to be unable to tell just
what a base ball really was for.
Each of the local batters secur
cd not less than two hits apiece
while Billy Norton, Ted Gilchrist
and Buff Solon brought their bat
ting averages way up-Billy an,
Buff each tapped the ball for a
four base swat and the former al
so hit a three bagger that wa
good for a home run but Tor HI
slipping as he turned first base
while in the long hit game the or
ly thing that Ted could do was t
tap the ball for twoclean cut hom
runs. Out Of seven trips to the
plate Billy Norton raped on
three singles, a double, tripl
and a home run, while Ted out
his seven trips up was bit by :;
pitched bali, and this made him
mad so he just tapped the ball fol
two singles double and two home
runs, while Solon took on thre,
singles and a home run. The res
of the team was swatting the bal
too.
"Toots" Curtis was on the mo
und for Kadoka and he sure thr
CIV some game, allowing the Mid
land batters but two scratchy hit:
giving three bases on balls, hitt
ing one batter and striking ou
fifteen. But for errors back o
him he was entitled to a shut on
game. Billy Norton took the no
ones off the bat and though it wa
the first game he caught this seas
on, he acquitted himself in an abb
manner and was in the game al
the time.
Hellicksen was on the mOunt
for Midland and was touched u
for twenty-five hits, gave thre
bases on balls, hit one batter ant
struck out two.
The circus started the frs
time the Kadoka lads came u
and after twelve batters had fac
ed the Midland pitcher eight SEQ
es were tailed up. Maytum wa
given four balls, B. Norton pune
ed the ball in the nose for tw
bags and the left field made on
ror allowing Billy to go. clear arc
und, with Maytum ahead Of him
Ted Gilchrist slapped the ball s.
hard it went through first ant
stole second, Craven got life or
an error by first, but was caught
going to second when Texley pok
ed the ball, Gilchrist taking thir'
j. Norton connected for a two
bagger scoring the runners ant
went to third when Nelson sing
led, Curtis was issued transportat
ion and Maytum (up again. wa,
safe on an error by second. B. No,
ton then took on his second hit
for the inning scoring Nelson Cul
tbs and Maytum, Solon struck out
In the second we added one mo-
re when Ted Gilchrist was hitor
the wrist, stole second, went tt
third on an error by second in
fielding Craven's hit, who stol,
second, Gilchrist scored and Crav
en- went to third on an error by
third when ]. Norton poked tho
ball. The third inning was an
other large collection of runs
five being sent across in this stan
"a. Billy Norton hit for three
bases, and scored on Buff Solon':
single, Buff stole second, went tt
third on an error by catcher ant
scored on Craven's single. ]. Nor
ton landed on second when thirl
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