The Ekalaka eagle. [volume], June 18, 1909, Image 1

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VOLUME I.
EKALAKA, (CUSTER COUNTY) MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909.
NUMBER 25.
THEIR HOPES WERE
BADLY SHATTERED
Camp Crook Ball Team Defeated Here Saturday
and Sunday. The Rain Prevents The
Advertised Horse Sales.
The first sale of the Ekalaka
Horse Sale Company which was
due to occur at their yards here
last Thursday and Friday was
somewhat of a disappointment to
the managers on account of the
bad weather which had been in
evident for several days past.
Old "Jupiter Pluribus" pulled his
cork in the evening of the first
day and within a few minutes
the streets were all running with
water. Previous to the arrival
of the rain, several broncho
busting "stunts" were pulled off
by riders who happened to be
here and from the audience that
gathered on the street to wit
ness them one would have
thought that a circus had hit
town. Several horse races, foot
races, jumping contests, a wres
tling match and many other
small events kept the town
"alive" during the three days
and everyone seemed w ell sat
isfied that old "Puptown" was a
"up and doing".
Four dances were given during
the week, the first being a
"free" affair that was given by
June G. Olsen, the second, the
the grand ball by Canton Custer
No, 6, the third by town folks
and the last on Saturday eve
ning by the orchestra. Good
cowds were in attendance a all
of the "hop.;" and everyone
seemed well pleased with the
treatment accorded them. The
grand ball by Canton Custer No.
«5., was the largest attended and
the lodge boys were well paid
for their work. Ice cream, cake
and coffee was served in the
rear of the hall during this
occasian by J. E. Wilson which
added materially to the evenings
enjoyment.
The Camp Crook ball team ar
rived on Friday evening, to do
battle with the Ekalaka White
Socks with confidence written on
their countenence and smiles
c >vering their manly faces, as
they thought what they would
do to those poor ball tossers of
old "pup-town". Headed by
that old "Vet" captaining the
team known as "Friday," sup
ported by those tried and true
warriors of the field, McGuffin
Marty, the two Browns, their
Ex-Western League pitcher
Cheatwood, also (as the ladies
of Ekalaka called that fast left
fielder) (the pice little boy,) ^nd
Chancy Pryor. They did not
think it necessary to bring feheir
strongest tejjjp, but they have
another think a coming, for what
those White Spcks did not do to
that old indian pitcher is hard to
tell. The first game was called
at 2:30 Saturday with Crook at
bat and Mr. Logan acting as
umpire. They got busy on Con
ger's curves and with a couple
of misjudged grounders tallied
one run, Ekalaka only succeeding
in getting to 2nd base. The 2nd
inning for Crook netted them
2 more runs, the Soxa scoring
one, the third netted Crook 2
more and we scored two, then
the Ekalaka team switched their
pitcher Conger to left field and
brought in their high school boy
to do the slab work, and for five
innings those Crook boys were at
his mercy. His support for
those five innings were perfect,
there being a putout and assist
by right fielder and manager
Metheny in the first of the game.
The real "fire work" for the
White Sox came in the last half
of the fifth with Metheny get
ting a walk. They found the
old south paw for five safe bing
les scoring 4 runs, in the seventh
the boy that wields the brush
and sharpened knife, our catcher,
gets to first on an error of
Marty's and then the Crook
bunch proceeded to throw the
ball away and when they did
settle down the "little barber"
had just crossed the rubber at
home. In the first of the ninth
after two were out, a bad error
by a fiielder and a misjudged
through by another the Crook
boys scored two more runs,
ending the game by a score of
3—7 in "puptowns" favor. The
following is the score by innings.
Crook - 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 -7
Ekalaka— Ü 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0-8
Battery—Crook, Cheatwood and
Brown, Ekalaka, Conger, Moore,
Mhyre.
Sunday's g .me was worse
than ever. The order to "play
bair'was given about 9:45 and
from the start to the finish it
was a walkaway. During the
first six innings the "Little
Missouri" bunch didn't even see
the ball, let alone to hit it. Take
the game as a whole, and there
was nothing to it as the score
will show, which stood 20-8 in
the home team'g favor. The
Score by innings was as follows:
Ekalaka—4 3 0 0 0 H 2 0 0—20
Crook - 00000 0 11 6-8
A. W. Luças umpire
It is not putting it any to
light when we say that team of
White Sox's played "gilt edge"
Ball. The plays were all made
in masterly and quick snappy
style, that old "Vet" m right
field making those youngsters in
center gjid l^ft take of their capg
to him. Our infield is composed of
as heady a bunch of youngsters
HORSE THIEVES
ARE CAPTURED
Deputy Sheriff Geo. Boggs ret
urned Monday from his trip on
Box Elder and brought back
with him Bryon Ball and Wm.
Bradshaw, the two fellows who
a week ago Tuesday night
broke into Wm. Freeze's hard
ware store and stole 5 six shoot
ers, a bridle, some bits and other
small articles, and also a
mare belonging to Wm. Owens,
the livery man.
After leaving here the fellows
started across country, persum
ably trying to reach the Wyom
ing line. Saturday evening
they turned the mare loose that
they stole from Wm. Owens and
proceded to catch another at
William's place about 15 miles
above the Hasknife horse camp.
From here they also succeeded in
getting away with a bed and
some other articles such as sad
dle blankets, eatables and etc.
Mr. Williams discovered his
loss soon after it was taken and
set on the trail of the theives.
In the morning he found them
sleeping down in a draw some
distance from his place and on
arriving he proceeded to display
a little artillery action and let
them know that their work had
gone far enough. Bradshaw did
not like the "fire works" and
endeavored to reach for his auto
matic, but after a little warning
he cooled down and they both
surrendered. Mr. Boggs was
only about 7 miles behind on
their trail when they were cap
tured and would have succeded
in getting them himself the next
day had not Mr. Williams showed
up. All the stolen articles have
been returned and the prisoners
were taken to Miles Tuesday
morning where they will be
given a chance to explain them
selves to the court.
as one would find in a town ten
times the size of our little burg
and with the kind of support the
boys will get, these towns of the
eastern part of Montana had
better look out or Ekalaka will
show some of them how to play
ball and let them know that we
are on the B. B. map.
NOTES OF THE GAMES
McGuffin saw a few of those
liners but "very few".
Pryor was reported to have
been playing in the right field.
The visitors lacked a regular
player and had to rope in a
"maveriqk"
Meli played fine ball but it was
real mean of him to miss the
the first one.
"Wiggle s" made a "hit" with
the girls, but it didn't count on
the sc^re card.
"Marty" played ball all the
time, that is, whenever he could
"see" the ball.
The Efcalaka Kid battery"
sure made the visitors "sit up
and take nc tice." Moore at the
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