Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-03
.LIvINGS
fine FIELD DAY
BALL TOURNAMENTS AND
INTERESTING EVENTS.

| A goodly number of attractions and
an ideal day prevailed at the Field
day held in Livingstone, last Thursday.
About 1900 people turned out to see
one of the greatest baseball tourna-
ments held in this section of the state
| this year.
Platteville proved to be the best
bet in the triangular baseball con-
tests. At 1890, Higbee, Iowa star,
/ pitching for Boscobel, entered into a
Slab duel with Jimmy Dodge, Mil
waulIee spitball artist hurting the
leather pellet for Lancaster Both
teams played alright ball through
four trying innings with nary a score
Finally the break came, the river boys
being the victims as Lancaster saw
the home plate twice during this
frame. Lancaster scored again, once
in the fifth, three in the eighth and
two in the ninth. Boscobel failed to
get the invinclble Dodge during the
entire game, having nine runless in
nings. Lancaster nicked the Higbee
gunstock for thirteen hits, netting
eight runs, while the Boscobel war
riors were let down with three lone
hits The final score was to 0 ana
a rather one-sided score but the fans
enjoyed it.
At the end OF 20 minute recess the
Lancaster boys went to bat with the
Platteville aggregation. Lefty Smith
son. Samson Tractor idol, was on the
mound for Platteville, opposed by Mr..
Glenn the uni star who stabbed for
Lancaster. The roofing during the
game certainly had volume but it
lacked the intensity of the vociferous
warwhoops in evidence at the first
battle. Platteville tailed twice in the
second and once in the eighth which
tells the story. Doc Smithson's med
icine proved little too much for the
Hub City ball tosSers as they failed
to score although they fought val
iantly and did wonderfully consider
ing that they had seen nine hard in
nings shortly before. Platteville ran
up seven hits off Glenn while Lancas-
ter was given credit for two singles.
Lancaster played errorless ball while
Oyer miscued once for Platteville.
During the day the crowd took in
the other attractions and concessions
and watched Dave Gladish, the bird
man, perform alOft. In the evening
rs couples tipped the light fantastic
| in the pavilion as Tom Sweeney and
| his Platteville jazz orchestra played
to an appreciative group The whole
day was a poppy little time in poppy
| little town. All plan to go to Fenni'.
more this week to see the finals in
| the Lapcaster-Platteville duel for
baseball supremacy.
The barn on the Jake Wagner place
caught fire Saturday eve about $3.50,
/ the Misses Gayle Wilkinson and
Mildred Skate gave the alarm. The
building, together with a lot Of lum-
Der stored to build new house with,
was totally destroyed. The Van Ber-
gen and La Court homes were in the
danger zone and saved by strenuous
effort from the firemen.
The JOS Kohler Buick and George
AIcott Ford collided at a corner. No
one was seriously hurt. Mr.. Alcotr
and wife were here from Platteville.
John C. Watson, principal of the
Ironwood, Michigan school for twelve
years, has been elected county COM
missioner of schools for Gogebic Co.,
Michigan. He is a brother of Miss
Martha Watson.
Twenty of the local Rebekahs went
to Cokerville Monday eve and had a
| DOCIuCk supper DIT LuG uODu0 Wi JOlA
Noble, sister Rebekah, in honor of
her birthday.
Gretta Richards is having a vaca
ton from her duties at the local bank.
Fred Hooks and family were called
to Castle Rock by the death of Mrs.
Hooks father, Mr.. Petersen.
Leila Skate was in Fennimore Tues
day to act as bridesmaid at the wed
ding of Vida Brodt to Reuben Mauer.
Miss Brodt formerly lived in this viii
lage
Mrs. j Gundlach is at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Swallow
of Liberty, caring for the baby son
who arrived there recently.
Mrs. Frank Allen is visiting Ian
caster relatives.