The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-05-06
Belvidere and Kadoka
Open Ball Season
With A Fast Game


by the close margin of one score
The game was a good one from th'
start to finish and was a close cor
test all the way through, an(
though many errors were made
that cost runs, taken all together
il was no more than could have
been expected as the day was colo
and chilly and hard for the play
ers to get warmed up, and man,
of the errors were made on eXtre
mely difficult chances. Each tear
had one bad inning, the Bclvider
boys in the opening stanZa and tn
local boys in the closing session o
the third. The final score wa
nine to eight and Bclvidere score'
all of their runs in the first wit
the exception of three, and tn
Kadoka team made five Of thei
runs in the third.
A big crowd accompanied tn
Belvidere boys and the local entl
usiasts were out in force and tn
roofing for the teams was of frs
caliber and much good naturec
roasting and joshing took place.
Tommy Thomas was on the HUI
ling mound for the visitors an
pitched heady and steady game
allowing but six hits giving II
bases on balls and puncturinl
thre of the kadoka hitters in tn
Stats and elswhere Texlcy did tn
mound duty for the locals and bu
for the errors in his support wa
entitled to shut out game. II
allowed but six hits, passe
none Of the batters on balls, an
hit four in the Stats, three Of Tho
sc in the first inning before he Sc
tied down to work. Buff Solon re
turned to his old place behind th'
bat and caught a good game thou
gh it was the first time in tha
position for several years, he too
on nine put outs, three assists ant
let only one ball get by him. May
tum at first played fast game
did Ted Gilchrist on short, ant
these two pulled off two plays IL
the fifth inning that could moi
have been beat, Ted went down at
ter fast grounder close to sec
ond and made adandy pick up, will
but a moment TO get his man
first, he made the throw as S0Ol
as he picked UP the ball, the tn
row was low Int Doe was there
all right and picked it out Of the
dirt, and the same play was pulleo
again on the next man up, and {
few moments later Maytum went
up after a highoncandcamedowr
on the base getting the runner
Maytum took fourteen put outs
and one assist and handled tho
fifteen chances without an error
Roy Roosc at short played a stal
game for the visitors, and Wander
bin at center field in The sixth in
ming took long fly hit by Tee
Gilchrist, and Solon, next man up
hit a fly into short center field
Vanderbilt started on the lum al
ter the ball and catching it low tt
the ground and losing his balance
fell and rolled over, but came VI
hoding the ball.
l.. A. Pier of Bclviderc and J
T.. Brockelsby Of Kadoka oiliciat-
ed as the umpires and two mer
could not be found who would
have given better satisfaction tc
the players and fans. We have
never had the pleasure Of seeing
game where less criticism Of the
umpires was made either by the
players or spectators.
The game opened with Belvider1
at Bat, Bockes led off and was hi
in the ribs, Moreford sent one tc
right field and made second on al
error by right, Bockes scoring or
the play. II. Roose sent one to
Maytum at first and was out, Van
derbilt hit safe and Moreford scor-
ed Powell got hit in the Stats ant
went down to second, Kentucky
was the third man to have hl'
short ribs tickled and made sec
ond, and Grimsey went to thir(
when catcher let fast one ge
by him, Powell coming home OIL
the play. II. Roose missed three
fast ones and Thomas singled SEQ
ing Grimsey and Kentucky, Book
cs got life when pitcher fumb
led his fast grounder and Thoma
went to second, but nothing fur
thcr developed for TeXley settle'
down and Moreford famed tn
breeze. The second, third an
fourth and fifth innings nette
them nothing only one man reach