The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-14
GOOD BASEBALL
PREVENTED BY
FREEZING WIND
Bunchcd Hits, Two Errors and
Four Walks Give Locals
Winning Margin
LENABURG CLOUTS HAKD
Season Started Auspiciously
BY Fuller; Carl Martin Sur
prises Club
By J. G.. MacGR EGOR


weather wisdom, Neil Churchill,s
clan today holds its first hasebali
victory of the season earned by a
II to s margin over Mercer at Brush
Lake Sunday in typical North ia
kota hurricane.
Anything but good baseball was
Che order of the day. 1t wasn't the
players' fault. Old Man Weather
was the nineteenth member of the
Lineup. He sent showers of dust m
to ewes. Grippcd the horsenide
with lev fingers. t'roze the flinging
members of Jack G2scllchen and
ssDoc" Love. Made muscles tighten
and caused much discomfort for the
spectators.
Bismarck started out to win.
Fuller, first man to bat, landed on
Gescllchen's first ball. The pellet
described high arc into right field.
Fuller galloped over two sacks TO
roost on a third. Johnny Sagehorn
spoiled Fuller's efforts to garner
run by knocking a high ball into
Gcsellchen's glove. The Mercer
twirlcr doubled Fuller at third.
In the field half Of the inning
"Doc" gave his mates a rest by
striking out Hcupel, Left and Rau-
gust. 1t was an suspicious start Tor
"Doc." Also it proved to be the last
of the only real inning of baseball
that was offered, for in the second
innings both teams went bcrserk
and pounded the ball plenty, com
mitted gross mistakes, and scored IL
runs. Mercer ran in while Bis
marck trundled in A.
Win in Third
Bismarck won the old ball game
In the first of the third by duplicat-
ing MERGERS feat Of the previous
misunderstanding seven runs. Louie
Ienaburg's second consecutive
triple, Johnny Sagehorn's thrce-ply
WALTON. two errors and four bases on
balls. spelled disaster for the Nc
Lean county champs. Mercer added
one more run to it's total in the
fourth while Bismarck chalked up
its last and 10Th in the "lucky' sew
enth. The ''lucky" part has nothing
to do with the playing. That was
when the game was called much TO
the pleasure Of players and specta-
tors.
Considering every angle, it was
surprising that any baseball was
plaved at all. The Brush Lake field
was nothing short Of mountain
over whose slopes the players stun
bled in a cloud Of dust. 1t looked
more like a test hill for motorcycle
daredevils, 50 steep was the range
from home base to outfield.
The weather was just right for a
humping tourney. The wind was
high and swept over the diamond
It was damp and some of the fans
swore that thar was snow in them
thar clouds" 1t chilled to the mar
row and baseball players DO like
Diesta- like afternoons.
Early Season Faults Seen
Then there were Is ball hawks
bpening the season. Like young
hawks they were not sure Of them
selves. The legs were trlfle weak
The arms were not sure. The mlnd
was not fully attuned. Some te"
more weeks are needed before the
respective teams will attain thcll
FULL seasonal growth and strength.
Looking over the Bismarck roster
Louie Lenaburg's hitting, DOC
Loves flashes of form and Car
Martins surprising one-inning per
Torrance stand out.
When Louie Lenaburg waved nj:
bludgeon in Jack Gesellchen's face
ht meant something bad. Louie con
hected for two powerful three base
crashes that could have been casll!
stretched into home runs had th'
bludgeonier's legs carried him fas
yer.
"Doc," after rather hectic sec
bnd inning, settled down and showed
] HAT he is facing his best season
He struck out seven men but bal
nnced this good work by walking
Tour men. Then he banged out
Texas Lacquer which showed he will
be in there hitting EN-.
Martin Surprises
Carl Martin had never played
tecl game before Sunday. In tn
ninth inning, Churchill sent him il
for Art Sailer. The youngster endet
The game by gathering in two Ions
TVS. lnOSc 1lyS VERY uIeH, AaA CAV
hey wobbled like a kite but the XII
bai1ed them. =,
The rest of the gang will come
through. Walt Mohn cracked out !;
hair Of doubles. johnny Sagehorn''
Ion9 arms missed a few liners out a
short but his throwing arm was &C
turate. Eddie Tobin stopped ever!
Bali that came his way; Fu!le'
played nicely at third. Eddie Saile'
Differed two bases which is some
khinr for the first game of the sea
son. Kelly Simonson was littl'
Siow at chasing foul balls behint
re platter but he chung to Love!
). losses tenaciously. Art Sailer will
4 $ : new addition to the crew.
Cesellchen, the Backman boys
Finn, johnson and Heupel were tn
Sic ones for Mercer. GeseiEhen
ann like Loves was uncertain in tn
sd while the wird performed
nueer tricks with his hooks ant
.urves. =,