The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-02
CALGARY TAKES .
THIRD OF SERIES

In a game 1ull OF nara HlCCllS anu
erratic fielding the Calgary Black Sox
took the long end of the third game
of the five game series now beng
played on the local grounds between
Valley City and this fast aggregation
of colored stars by score OF IL to Z.
Fridays game was full of thrills
and heart breaking plays and it was
game that should have filled the
heart of the fan who enjoys lots OF
hard hitting and base running with
The Black Sox started the scoring
in the first inning, putin four runs
across the plate in their half. In the
third Valley City started a batting
rally and scored two runs. In the
fifth by punching hits and a bit OF
loose fielding on the part of the WISH
tors Valley tied the score, four all.
The fans did their best to hold the
score here until the boys could get
their batting eye again, but the vlsl-
tors again found Gourd's offerings
and from then on the game was not
within reach of the home boys.
The game as a whole was interest
ing from the point of the spectators
who are disinterested and while the
score would indicate that it was loose
ly played and might have the appear
ance from the box score of being with
out interest.
Today's game will be called at q
o'clock and Sundays game at 3
o'clock. Both games should draw
good gate.
Briefly the game was as follows:
R. H. E.
Valley City .........:.. 10 2
Batteries-Calgary: Arnold, Walt
ers and Bray. Valley City: Gourd:
Wagner and Gavin.
Notes from the Side Lines
The local ball team is composed
mostly of mighty fine young men, yet
there has been allowed to creep in a
few roughnecks that not only allow
themselves to appear dreadtully out
of place in the modern idea OF base
ball but give the rest OF the team
bad reputation. It might be we'll to
eliminate this class of players even at
a sacrifice of talent.
Benda. the local second baseman, is
the lad that hits them on the nose. he
won a home with the local fans IN the
game yesterday by smashing out a
fine triple. =,
sLefty" Angel stepped up to the
plate and did his bit in nice style yes
terdav and received his share Of the
ovations of the afternoon. :.
The umpiring this season, so Tar
with the exception of the first game
has been anything but satisfactory
Perhaps it might be well to hire
man for the purpose. 1t would De
much more pleasing to the fans and
only fair to the players. II
There are some people in the world
yet, who through ignorance or per
sonal hatred, can't seem to feel the
spirit of fairness toward black man.
In every game that has been played
here between the colored team now
in our midst, and who, by the way are
perfect gentlemen as we'll as real ball
players, there have been remarks
passed that should come from no one
but those of low breeding. This is
not confined to the spectators entirely |
either. Remarks were passed on the
field in yesterdays camel that no
white ball player would tolerate for
an instant and if one Of our local play
ers was handed the same line of talk
and he did not make some effort to
make the guy that said it eat it raw.
1e would not be worthy of being called
\ man-yet because our visitors are
black they are compelled to stand for
t. It is getting to the point where
The management should take note of
;hese things and if it should happen
again the party who SO far loses his
manhood as to repeat the offense, the
player should be not only taken out of
he game but should be dropped from
he team immediately. It is the poor
st kind Of craftsmanship and leaves
terribly bad taste in the mouths of
he clean fans. If colored team
5 good enough to play ball with they
re certainly good enough to be treat
d as gentlemen so long as they de-
'ort themselves as such on the ball 4,
eld and about the city. The manage
nent feel that they are good draw
ag card at the gate and the fans are X