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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09

At another stage, with the tying
run on third and two out, he tap
ped weakly to the pitcher.
In that same game another play
err, regarded as a weak hitter, a man
who seldom finishes with swat
average better than $50, was the
hero. Twice he came up in a pinch
with runners on, and each time he
came through with the much desir-
uoA Su!4aeq Glsm!9 s!H '4!q sseq pa
the ball game.
I was umpiring the bases in the
game that I have reference to. As
the poor batsman came through for
the second time with a timely hit,
the manager of the team who was
coaching at first base turned and re-
marked to me. "Give me those kind
of batters any time, in preference to
the 300 batters who get all their
hits with the bases empty"
That remark brings up the point
as to whether the batter with the
average is always the really valua-
BILE man. In a great many cases it
is just the contrary. Very often
some weak batter is far more valua-
BILE in trying situation, the real
pinch, than the fellow with the fat
average.
The strain plays big part in the
effectiveness of certain batters. It
plays a like part in relations to GER
tain pitchers. Some batters with
high averages are worthless in a
pinch. They break under the strain.
1t is the same with pitchers. Often
pitcher ON tail-end looms up
as star. Transferred to, or bought
by club up in. the race, the pitcher
at once loses his power to deceive
the opposition.
The strain gets 'em. Pitching on
a tail-end club with nothing at
stake, certain pitchers are almost
unbeatable. Working on a club
with chance for the pennant, when
something depends on every ball
pitched, these same pitchers are
practically worthless. They break un.
der the strain. Often players vul-
carly refer to such pitchers as "yel-
low"
This condition is more true of bat
tiers than pitchers. Many players
with the bases empty and the
pitcher working carelessly, can hit
any Yind of pitching. Put these
| same batters up in the pinch and
they Immediately lose their conf.
dence and keen eye. Their nerve
! fails them.
Nearly every club has some sta,
player who seldom delivers in .
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Killkz0
&t1S,fti illk|

The opponent drives his ball far
over to the right of the course where
it lodges underneath a wheelbarrow.
On reaching the ball he picks it up
and places it two club lengths away
from the obstruction. The player
contends that he should have moved
the wheelbarrow, but that would not
have improved his lie. What is the
correct ruling?
The wfNeelbarrow should be re-
moved. providing the ball was not
touching the obstruction. However,
it should not be moved more than a
club length from the ball, which
would enable you to make the stroke.
If you move your ball in moving the
obstruction you must replace il
without penalty. If the ball touches
such obstruction, you may lift it and
drop the ball as near as possible to
where the lie is made, but not nearer
tho hole.
The opponent tries to improve his
lie while in the rough by bending
back the tall grass, which will enable
HIM to. get to the ball without any
interference. Is he permitted to dc
this?
The opponent has no right to i'm
prove his lie, whether it is in the
rough or not. Long grass is not q
hazard unless it il in the b0undarie.
of hazard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
REIDER'SH0MER
TOPS FENCE IN
BALLPARKHERE
Local Player Knocks Ball Out
of Park For First Time
Since it was Built
MiNOT TAKES GAME
Wins Sunday Hitting Fest BY
Score of l3 to 11-Takes
Saturday Game

This is a story about the ball game
Sunday afternoon, and since about
the action in the game, chiefly about
what happened between the mid
section Of Johnny Rcidcr's bat ana
out where the west begins. For the
feature Of the game was Johnnys
homer over the rightficld fcnce--the
first time the ball has been knocked
out Of the local park in three years.
The right field fence is located be-
tween Bismack and Mandan. A lot-
Of slugpers have aimed at it and To-
cal fans began to doubt if Babe
Ruth even could put it over. Johnny
Reider, still suffering from a Grip
pied foot, came up in the sixth, and
slammed one to center which would
have been good for n homer if he
weren't cripple but as it was he
made three bases.
Johnny came up again in the sew
enth with two men on bases. lie got
rather sore at his crippled foot but
didn't have time to repeat DR.. Coue's
every day in every way" so he just
paraphrased it. "hcll, I'm we'll" he
said, and slammed the first ball
pitched over the rightfcld fence.
The ball cleared the fence by several
feet. Later reports said hail as big
as baseballs fell west of Mandan.
The distance from the home plate
to the rightfield fence is 440 feet,
according to J. A. Larson. The base
ball regulations say that an outfield
fence must be ut least 235 feet
from the home plate.
Another feature was AL Bernier's
near home-run. In the eighth he
slammed one toward the centerfield
fence. McNight, who seems to be
rafting good centerfielder for a
third baseman, ran back and speared
it with his gloved hand. AL was past
second at the time. This spoiled a
last inning rally for the locals.
The game Sunday was postponed
for an hour because the rain soaked
the field, but good crowd was on
hand at four o'clock. Hester pitched
for Minot, and Throckmorton went IN
for Bismarck. The visitors pounded
him hard, also Joe Day who succeed
ed him and then Manager Stanley
went in the box and held MinOt down.
The game was called at the end Of
the eighth because of the Sunday
closing law.
Another feature of the game was a
great stop and throw by Gunther,
Minot second baseman. He ran over
into firstbase territory, dived for a
grounder, knocked it down and while
lying on the ground threw the run
ner out at first
The two teams are scheduled to
play at 6:l5 this evening in the Base
ball Booster Day game.
The box score:
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GIANTS NOW
HARDPRESSED
Cincinnati Cuts Lead in Ma.
tiOnalS to Two and One
Half Games

Chicago, July 9.-With the lead in
the National League cut to the mar
row margi4 of 2 1-2 games the Giants
today opened what promised to be
their stiffest fight to resist the in
vasion OF western clubs.
The worlds champions dropped
their second consecutive game to Gin
cinnati yesterday, 5 to 3. st Louis,
playing Brooklyn, strengthened the
position of the invaders by taking the
measure Of the Robins, to 0. The
other clubs in the league were idle.
In the American League, where the
Yankees continue the work of in
creasing their lead, victories were
divided among the eastern and west
ern teams.
While New York defeated St. Louis
6 to a, and Philadelphia triumphed
over Detroit, z to 5, Cleveland was
beating Boston Is to 10, and Chicago
trounced Washington, a to 2.
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initial following a stroke suffered the
of last week. were held yesterday
at Rural.
= For many years the Vickery fam
ily resided near Rural. About four
or five years ago they moved here
establishing their residence in the
Syndicate. The deceased was born in
Rock County, Wis. near GAINESVILLE,
Nov. 25, 1845. She is survived by
her husband, a son and daughter in
Portland, Ore.
Mrs. Fay Foster and Miss Pearl
Wagner were hostesses Saturday
evening, at the home of the former
in honor of Miss Vivian Brown
bride of the near future. -
Billy Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. S. Russell who was injured when
struck by an auto July is reported
recovering.
Mrs. McEssey who has been visit
the past week has returned to her
home in Fargo.
w. C. Hearle, Lee Mohr, and G. p.
Rugg left Saturday by auto for De-
troit, Mimi, for several weeks vaca-
tion.
VIM. Stutsman. Jr, left Friday for
Seattle where he will spend a month
with his sister.
Francis and Donald Murtha, wh0
have been visiting at the VIM. Mack
in home for the past week, have re-
turned to their home in Dickinson.
Misses Dorothy Richards and
Louise Williamson of Dickinson
have been visiting at the James II.
Mcdonald home for the past few
days.
Mrs. Tom Conroy and daughters,
Virginia and Josephine left Satur-
day for Glendive where they will
spend couple of weeks with rela-
tives.
Misses Emma Schweigert and Kath-
ryn Schlosser left Saturday for Port
land, Ore, to represent the local b.
& P. w. club at their national CON
vention. From Portland they will 70
to Vancouver and will return via the
500 line.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Tostevin and
son, Edwin left Sunday morning b.
automobile for Racine, Wis, and
other points where they expect to
spend vacation of about a month
with relatives and friends. -
Miss Dagny Johnson and Carl Mel
son, both Of Flasher, were united
in marriage at the Methodist parson-
age Friday night by Rev. Thatcher.
They were attended by Hjalmer
Lundstrom and Christina Nelson also
of Flasher.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09

Six months prior to the opening Of
the American League season, base
bali experts were singing the praises
Of Willie kamm.
\ Kamm is unquestionably great
third baseman, deserving of the many
complimentary things that have been
written about him. He is q marvel
Gus fielder. Away to very ordi
nary start at the bat, Kamm is show
ing n constant improvement in his
stick work. He's finished big
Lacquer right now.
Another American League third
sacker to receive much honorable
mention in the spring dope from the
southern training camps was Walter
Lutzke of the Cleveland club
Sammy Hale, who cost Connie
Mack several bags of real money
also drew many headlines in the pre-
season dope. Hale was expected to
round out Mack's infield and make
Comics club a dangerous aggrega-
ton.
Bleuge Great Prospect.
Gossip from the southern camps
rarely if ever mentioned the name of
Osee Bluege. 1t is around Bluege
the rest of this story is to be written.
Bluege is now playing third base
for the Washington club of the
American League. What is more he
is going to continue playing it. Nc
! other member of the Washington
club has n chance to crowd him out
When Washington opened the sea
son Bill Conroy, with Minneapolis
last year, was ut third for the Ma
tionals. Conroy is mighty good
looking ball player, but serious i'll
| ness of last year soon handicapped
his play, and made it apparent that
he would be unable to stand the
strain of long campaign.
! Soon Cinched the Job.
The job Of third basing was turned
over to the youthful Bluege with
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preston that will live in the world
of sport forever, "Take nothing for
granted in baseball"
Every year countless things come
up in the baseball world to verify
MIR. Pulliam's sizeup of the situa-
ton. In other words, in baseball
you can't figure on anything until
it is all over and settled.
1t is said that bit of ill-feeling
now exists between the Cleveland
and Detroit clubs as the outcome of
the deal that sent player Flagstead
Nrom Detroit to Boston.
Cleveland wanted Flagstead, and
to increase its chances of getting
him had gone out of its way in
favor of Detroit on several player
deals, so as not to clash with the
Tiger management. 1t is reported
that the Cleveland club had been
assured that it could have Flagstead
for the waiver price when the pro-
per time arrived.
1t so happened that the Indians
got away to flying start in the
pennant race. The Tigers didn't do
so we'll. Ty Cobb naturally didn't
relish the success Of his greatest
rival, iris Speaker. oCbb had no
desire to further help the Indians.
Tlagstead might go big for Speaker
and that would hurt still more.
So instead of Cleveland getting
Flagstead, he was traded to Boston
for Outfielder Goebel, who was i'm
mediately sent to the minors, which
merely proved the player was sent
to tailender rather than a club up
in the race.
"Take nothing for granted in base
ball." was sure wise remark.
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HHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

pinch, and on the same club is US
ually some ordinary player who is
a whale of an athlete with some
thing big at stake. That is how
certain players, VINO according to-
the averages are very ordinary bats
man, are more feared by pitchers
than some player who ranks Is
points batter in cold figures.
And afte rail-, it is the player who
does the big thing in the pinch, that
is worth while.
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gate and slipped back to the third
base bleachers to see the rest of
the game.
The crowd rode Safro hard, accus-
ing him of unfairness to the local
club. Safro put Nord, local short
stop out of the game for remarks
to him, and fined him $25. He also
said he fined Hester of Minot and
Letter of Minot $40 for Grabbing
Friday night
Saturday night President Powell
sent Safro to Darlington and brought
Roy Funk here to umpire.
Minot batted out victory, 8 to
6, in the Saturday game.
The box score:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
MILL CITY GRAIN.

Minneapolis, MIMI, July 9.-Wheat
receipts, 1874 cars, compared with ESQ
cars year ago. Cash No. north
ern, $1.10 to SLIT. No. dark north
ern spring choice to fancy, s1.27 to
$1.37. Good to choice, SLIT to $1.26.
Ordinary to good, Sill to $1.16; July
$1.09; Sept. $1.O9 Ia; December,
$1.10 IA.
Corn No. 3 yellow, n to 70 cents.
Oats No. 3 white, SO Ia to 80 IA
cents.
Barley, SO to 81 cents.
Rye No. 2, G2 So to 63 3-8 cents.
Flax No. l, $272 to $2.73.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
MARKET NEWS
WHEAT SAGS
ON MARKET
Perfect Weather Responsible
For Change in Price

Chicago, July 9.-Nearly perfect
weather in all directions led to
lower prices in wheat today. Be-
sides enlarged receipts of newly
harvest wheat in the southwest
had some bearish effect. On the
other hand reduction in the
amount of wheat on ocean passage
failed to stir up any special de-
nand here, and so, too. did an ad :
vance in quotations at Liverpool.
The opening which ranged from %
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, July 9-Hog receipts 49,
600. Around 25 to 40 cents lower
Top 1913.
Cattle receipts $4,000. Generally
steady on better grades of beef
steers and yearlings. Early top
matured steers $11.5O. Veal calves
generally steady. Calves to packers
$1,000 to SLIPS.
Sheep receipts $1,000. Fat lambs
rs to so cents lower. Good and
choice natives around $500. Sheen
very scarce, steady. Ewes $500 to
5000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
SATURDAYS GAME

Saturdays game here was chiefly
a contest between the third base
bleachers and the umpire, from a
spectators point of view, with the
umpire winner. Umpire Labe Safro
said a spectator threw q pop bottle
at him and demanded Secretary Dres-
bach of the local club have the spec
tator elected from the ball park.
The bleacherites weren't going to
let him 60, and then about hum
dred fans started to walk out in
protest. Many Of them got to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
Billy Evans Says

During recent American League
game, certain player who is a
300 batsman as averages go, three
times failed in pinch. Once. with
the bases filled and two out, he
struck out. On another occasion
with two men on he again pulled a
Casey" He missed the first two
and let the umpire call the third one.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
BISMARCK GRAIN.
FURNISHED by Russell-Miller Col
MINNEAPOLIS FJ,OJ1R

Minneapolis, July 9.-Flour un-
changed to 10 cents higher. Family
patent quoted at $6.25 to $6.4 a bar
rel. Shipments, 45,64O barrels. Bran
$3.50 to 500.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
RESULTS.
SUNDAY GAMES.
american Association

SUNDAY GAMES.
American Association.
Louisville, 3a2; Milwaukee, a..
indianapolis, 4-S; Kansas City, Is.
10.
National League.
Cincinnati 5; New York 3.
St Louis A; Brooklyn o.
Other games not scheduled.
American League.
New York 6; st. Louis. a.
Philadelphia z; Detroit, &.
Washington 2; Chicago 4.
Z Boston 10: Cleveland IL.
Saturday Car.os)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
st. Paul 8; Columbus 2 Us in
pings).
Toledo 2; Minneapolis 3.
I, Louisville 6; Milwaukee 1.
Indianapolis 8; Kansas City s.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati A: New York 2.
Pittsburgh 18; Philadelphia s.
Brooklyn 10-11; st. Louis 3D..
Chicago 9-5; Boston 1-3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
st. Louis 10; New York 8.
Washington 4-3; Chicago OF.
! Detroit 9-6; PhilAAAlpbia 90.
Cleveland 27-s; Boston 3-6.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
Detroit Double Crosses
Cleveland by Sending
Flagstead to Boston

BY NEA Service
Cleveland, July 9.-Years ago the
late Harry Pulliam. then president
of the National League, in discuss
ing diamond dispute, coined an ex-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
VIZ ~
RISM ARCK

x-Game called in ninth, darkness.
Summary-Two base hits, Letter.
Bernier. Oliver, Randall, Reider (2),
Dennison. Three base hits, Oliver,
Worner; Stolen bases, Worner, Deni-
SON, Spranger (2); Hit by pitcher
Walters, Bamber. Struck out by Wal
tiers 5; by Taylor 3. Base on balls
off Walters 3; off Taylor 2. Double
plays, Walters to Spranger to oliver;
Stanley to Condor to Reider. Con-
don to Stanley to Reider; Passed
ball, Bamber. Time 2:15. Umpire
Safro.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09

cents decline to * cent advance
with September $1.O3h to $1.O3ha
and December $1.06A to $1.061s
was followed by moderate set
back all around.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09

Dancing every night. Pat
tersOn Farm Pavilion. Me-
kenzie Orchestra.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09
Bismarck,

Game called end 9Th, Sunday clos
ing law.
Score by innings:
Minot ....... .O15 $50 O0-13 II 3
Bismarck 49,. .O4O OPS OO--11 ID 6
Summary: Two-base hits, Throck-
morton, Bamber, Coleman, Worner,
Randall. Three-base hit, Reider.
Base on balls, off Throckmorton 3;
off Hester 2. Struck out, by Throck-
morton 2; by Day 2; by Stanley L;
by Hester 8. Hits off Throckmorton,
6 in 3 innings; off Day, 5 in 2-3 in
nings. Sacrifice hits, Coleman /,
Walters 3. Stolen bases, Coleman,
McNight, Spranger, Hester, Fart. Hit
by pitcher. Oliver by Throckmorton;
Oliver by Stanley. Double plays,
Condor to Nord to Reider. Time,
1.55. Umpire, Funk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-09

Game called end 9Th, Sunday clos
ing law.
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Miss Dagny Johnson and Carl Mel
SON. both of Flasher, were united
in marriage at the Methodist parson-
age Friday night by Rev. Thatcher.
They were attended by Hjalmer
Lundstrom and Christina Nelson also
of Flasher.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-18
Stevenson Thinks Louis
VIII Bring in Producer

The following letter from L.
C. Stevenson, president Of the
Sunburst Gas & Oil, is self ex-
planatory:
Great Falls, Mont.
R. B. Thompson,
Editor, Kelvin Review,
Dear Mr.. Thompson:
| notice in a copy of the Re-
view that Art Louis is plann-
ing to drill a we'll in the town
site of Kelvin. / have not tried
to'figure out whether his plan
is a good one or his town lot
proposition is the foremost
thought, but whether the oil
we'll is, but | would like very
much to see the town of Kelvin
get a well. l feel sure produc-
ton will be secured, barring a
small percentage of possibility
of striking a too hard lime for
nation at the producing hori-
ION.
Yours very truly, (
L. c.. !
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-18
Old Fashioned
Oil Boom Hits
Arkansas Town

Smackover, Ark, the center Of
activities resulting from the open
ing of the oil field at that place,
is an outstanding illustration of
an oil boom once it get under
way, according to Arthur Baalim
of the Gladys-Belle Oil company.
Smackover was last June a town
of 800 people and now is a city
with a population of $4,000 with
hundreds of others struggling to
become residents, Mr.. Baalim
stated.
Five thousand of the persons
who claim Smackover as their
home are unable to sleep there
at night because of lack of ac-
comodations. Special trains are
run between Smackover and Ell
dorado, a distance of eight miles,
to carry the overflow to where
beds can be found. Train accom-
odations have been augmented
as much as possible, but passen-
gers ride the brakebeams, the
vestibules, the tender and the
car tops in order to make the trip.
Photographs of daily scenes in
the oil town show the streets
damned from curb with persons
who are identified with the oil
business in one way or another.
Many of the completed wells
at Smackover range from 10000
to 10000 barrels a day and no es-
innate has ever been made of
the gasser that is known as the
Smackover discovery. This well
has dug a crater big enough to
contain a large building and
since the gas become agitated it
has forced a way to the surface
through 1000 feet Of earth,
breaking out and forming small
er craters a quarter Of q mile
from the we'll. Tankage for the
flow from the oil wells was never
attempted to any extent, storage
being made in reservoirs that re-
semble lakes. Hundreds Of men
and teams are constantly a t
work building additional reser-
voirs.
There is an entire absence of
geology in the Smackover field"
said Mr.. Baalim. I'm the entire
region there isn't a sign Of a rock
which means that in the popular
sense of the term there are no
surface readings. All of the wells
are located in dense woods, the
trees being so thick and the I'M
lergrowth so heavy as to make
it virtually a jungle. The oil is
.ow grade, about 20 gravity, but
t makes an excellent fuel oil
ind has a heavy lubricant con-
ent. The absence Of rock makes
easy. it being possible to
omplete a we'll with the rotary
rill used there in eight days.
treat Falls Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-18
E,A.LO us
ne Vim. MONTANA
The Plat Above

is the Louis Addition to the TOWNSHIP of Kelvin,
comprising 80 acres Of Oil Lands.
Your Chance to Share the Good Thing
l am r~eserving 10 per cent royalty of the oil and
gas-90 per cent goes with the lots with the fol-
lowing conditions: | am offering these lots at the
conservative price of S135. One-third cash and
balance in six equal monthly payments amount
ing to but fifty cents a day.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-18
1t is Human Nature

When a man finds beyond a doubt that he has a
good thing-to spread the glad tidings to the world
that others may join in his rejoicing.
| have the good thing-as good as any man could
wish for in his fondest dreams, and | too, wish to
shout the news to as many as possible, to share
with ne in the greatest chance for making a fort
une from a small investment that has ever been
offered to the public.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-18

The Homestake Exploration
company has just succeeded in
Strengthening its hole on t h e
Howling lease, section 1922 W,
offset to the east of the Mid
Northern well, and drilling has
resumed.