The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-09
SIX O'CLOCK sunday
Law HALTS CONTEST
With SCORE 5 10 5
Charley Hancock Keeps Valley
City Team in Running With
Two Circuit Smashes
MIKE GOETz BAGS HOMER
Both Teams Score Four Runs in
One Wild Inning; Gaines
Shades Vincent

uIe Oh everything LIldG makes DdSe-
ball the great national sport when
Bismarck and Valley City battled IS
innings to to deadlock in game
called by the six o'clock Sunday law
Three circuit smashes, an equal
number Of double plays, pitchers pull
ing out of tough spots with three
men on the paths; close decisions and
costly errors were wrapped in one
good sized package and handed to
the fans in two hours and 56 minutes
OF playing.
With the lead changing hands three
times In the first seven innings,
neither side was retired without a
specially brilliant play or tense sit
uation that kept the fans shouting
wilding or praying quietly for hit
on any one Of several occasions
would have meant victory for one
side or the other.
Goetz Hits Homer
Little Mike Goetz started the fire
works in the fourth inning when with
two men out and nobody on, he laced
hard drive over the left field fence
Valley City took what seemet like
safe lead in the fifth when Gaines
and Luther got singles. Graveyard
sacrificed advancing both runners and
Lehner struck out. But Art Hancock
drove out long three Dagger scoring
two runs and his brother, Charley,
hoisted the first of his two homerurs
over the left field wall to make it
four.
Bismarck went into the sixth under
that three run handicap. Troupe
banged out . two baggcr. Haley was
out at first but Vincent got on through
an error by the Hi-Line first sacker.
Goetz struck out to make it two away
With the Capital Citians in much
the same spot the Valley City t,am
was in the fourth, Morlan ccme out
Ola bad batting slump and poled out
. nice two base hit scoring Troupe
and Vincent and came home himself
after Sinle got to first on an error.
Massmann was walked and Cannizzo
drove out nice single. Simle also
scored on the hit giving Bismarck a
one run lead.
Hancock Bags Second
Charley Hancock outguessed Bee
hoven" Vincent again in the eighth
when he dumped another ball just
over the right field fence to bring
the score to five all. From then UNI
til the game was called the teams
battled even with both getting in
scoring positions several times only
to be nipped without run.
Bismarck had their chance to break
the deadlock in the ninth when Desid-
erato was hit by pitched ball. Troupe
struck out and Haley was also hit by
one OF Gaines deliveries. Desiderato
and Haley pulled a double steal and
Vincent walked filling the bases. but
Desiderato was forced out at home
and Morlan went out on a ground ball
to the second baseman.
The Hi-Line club muffed golden
opportunity in the thirteenth when
with the bases loaded and only one
away, Luther hit long fly to deep
right field. Bergstrom started home
before the catch and Troupe relayed
the ball to Desiderato who touched
third for the last out.
Two OOuDle rays
What looked like good scoring
chances were ended on two occasions
with brilliant double plays. Valley
City got double putout in the eighth
and Bismarck got one in the thir-
teenth.
Lefty" Gaines shaded Vincent in
the mound allowing nine hits while
the dusky Bismarck mound ace was
being nicked for eleven. "Behoven'
retired II Hi-Line batters on strike
outs. however, and didn't issue pass
on balls. Gaines walked nine.
Cannizzo with three hits in eight
trips to the plate and Morlan with
two safeties were the leading stick
erS for the local team while Charley
Hancock bagged four hits, including
two homeruns, a double and a single
for total of II bases.
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