The Bismarck tribune., 1933-09-05
CAPITAL CITY COPS
TWO YERD|CTSAN
wins TIE IN OTHER
Reached Dramatic Peak Sunday
When Satchel Paige Out.
pitched Willie Foster
CRUSHED VISITORS MONDAY
Two Teams Will End Their Sea-
sons Next Sunday With
Contest At jamestown

Winning two games and earning a
tie In the other contest OF three
game series with jamestown here
over the Labor Day weekend. Bis
marck's potent baseball club decisive
" advanced its claim for the unof-
ficial state championship.
About 1000 fans saw the series
which reached its dramatic peak in
the 10th inning of Sundays game
when Satchel Paige singled in run
from second base to win his own
game against Willie Foster and came
to roaring end Monday when Bis
marck routed both of Jamestowns S
mound aces. Barney Lefty Brown
and Willie Foster. to win an lis ver-
dict in q walkaWay.
Bismarck will play its last home
game Wednesday evening when it
battles the strong Dickinson club at
the city park beginning at 6 o'clock.
Finale at jamestown
Next Sunday the Capital City club
will end its greatest season with a
grand finale at Jamestown. It was
announced at Mondays game that
another special train to Jamestown
is being arranged for the Bismarck
fans. A scheduled doubleheader here
next Sunday between Bismarck and
the st. Paul Northern Pacific team
has been cancelled.
Saturday nights ragged opener ap-
peared to be In the bag for Bismarck,
when the Capital Citians entered the
last inning with a ia margin. But
the visitors fell on Roosevelt Davis.
who was sent in to relieve Paul
Schaefer, for three runs to tie the
count before the hitting spree ended
Wild Bill Freeman, hurting the
first game for jamestown. was nicked
Tor Is bingles while Schaefer, who
had the Stutsman county crew we'll
in check for five innings. and Davis
allowed only nine hits between them
Besides outpitching Foster in a
brilliant mound duel Sunday between
the two greatest hurlers in colored
baseball. Satchel Paige, Bismarck S
elongated right-hander, knocked in
all three Of Bismarck's runs to nip
jamestown 80, Satchels last single
coming dramatically in the 10th in
ming to score Oberholzer from Sec
ond and end hostilities for the day.
Paige Whitfield Is
Besides restricting the visitors to
six hits in 10 innings. Paige whitfield
Is Of the visitors. Foster, the col
ored races great southpaw. was
nicked for seven safe hits and in
flurries Of wildness. intentional and
unintentional, gave 10 free tickets to
first base.
Bismarck's hitting power blossomed
IN the finale OF the series Monday
afternoon. with the Capital Citians
knocking Lefty Brown from the
mound In four innings and shelling
Foster from the hill in the next two.
Wild Bill Freeman, who finished the
game, held the home club in check.
Bismarck secured seven safe hits off
Brown and seven more off Foster,
scoring four runs in each Of two in
uings.
On the other hand, Roosevelt
Davis, pitching for Bismarck, was ef-
fective throughout. keeping the visi-
tors 10 hits well scattered and being
Ia trouble only through errors after
the second inning.
Only two of the visitors, Art Han
cock and Barney Brown, were effec-
tive with the stick throughout the
series while every Bismarck man was
dangerous at the plate throughout
Figures Tell Story
In the three-game series. Bis