f The Frontier. VOLUME XXIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,1908 NUMBER 9 PLAINVIEW THE VICTORS Many Bad Errors Loses Third of the Series for O'Neill. TOOK TWELVE INNINGS TO DO IT Home Team Had Best of Hitting But Bad Base Work Costs Game.— Score 2 to 4. Figures, they say, do not lie and we are compelled in the face- of those staring at us above to admit that the O’Neill ball team went down todefeat in the twelfth inning, upon the home diamond last Sunday afternoon at the hands of the Plainview boys in one of the most heart-rending, soul-stirring, nerve-wrecking exhibitions ever seen on the local diamond. “Bone-headed” base running coupled with “punk” errors on the part of members of the local aggregation ost O’Neill the game, and Plainview, while they have a cracking good team of gentlemanly ball players, were fortunate in having O’Neill’s errors come at a time to as sist them in annexing a scorce, and it was a game in which a score looked as big as a Kansas cyclone. Phil Primley was on the mound for the locals and pitched classy ball. He held them down to seven hits, two of which came in the twelfth inning, but which could have been handled by sharp fielding. He fielded his position perfectly, accepting eleven ctiances without a bobble, which is an unusual number for a pitcher. But aside from his splendid work in the box he helped lose his own game. In the fourth inning he was the first up and singled to center. Then he at tempted to take second and Dunaway stopped his delivery to throw to sec ond. Prim claimed a balk—and while we are positive it was—Umpire O’Donnell would not allow it and Prim was called out. Brophy then singled and Richter two sacked and Prim could have scored the winning run had he not been so anxious. Perry Dunaway, who was so unhos pitable as to not allow us even a single measly hit during the session we play ed in his own door yard last Wendes day afternoon, was on the rubber for Plainview, rabbitt’s feet and all. He was “stung” for ten good clean hits, but they were well scattered except in the fourth when we bunched three, one a two sacker, with a base on balls and then failed to score. A little rabbitt’s foot luck in that isn’t there? But he had splendid support, ten of the locals going out on long drives that landed in the avaricious paws of a Plainview fielder. But when he got into a hole, which he did in seven of the twelve innings, he tightened up a little and ably assisted by his team mates was extricated therefrom. The game started bad for the locals. Hildebrand got a clean single. Goiens, after two unsuccessful attempts to bunt, swung and rolled one to Prim who shot it to Foreman; the latter let it get away from him and Goiens was safe on first and Hilly on second. Chapman flew out to Richter. Kelly sent one to Twitchel who threw to Brophy, catching Goiens. Brophy shot it to Foreman to double Kelly and retire the side, but the throw was a little low and Foreman let it get by him into the crowd, Hildebrand scor ing. Schoenauer was out Prim to Foreman. In our half we cashed in two scores. Boyle was given free transportation; Twitchel was hit, advancing Boyle to second. Wilson flew out to center, Boyle taking third on the throw in. Twitch stole second. Prim laid down a bunt to the pitcher who caught Boyle attempting to score, Twitchel taking third and Prim second. Brophy got a hit into right center, scoring Twitch and Prim Bichter rolled an easy one to Goiens and Brophy was forced at second. The Plainview boys were easy in the second. King was out Brophy to Fore man and Allison and Tepner fanned. In our half Foreman got a hit but was doubled at first when DeSilva put a little pop-up into Dunaway’s hands. Hammond fanned. Plainview tied it up in the third on an error. Dunaway went out on a foul to Wilson. Hildebrand was given a free ticket and took second when Goiens went out Brophy to Foreman. Chapman then sent a fly to DeSilva who muffed it. He got excited and shot the ball to second, instead of the plate, for which Hildebrand was tear ing with the tieing run and he made it safely. Kelly got a hit, Chapman taking second. Schoenauer rolled a slow one toward third and Chapman interfered with the tieldei attempting to field it and was called out. That ended the scoring until the twelfth. In fact Plainview was never danger ous during the game, before the last inning, except in the eleventh. In this inning Dunaway got a hit, took IT MAKES LOTS OF DIFFERENCE WITH THE FAN f7%Ar's e/Cfir old man , Take rove rv/y^7\ I No , HA/r /)$ LONE AS YOO I Yoo 'vt Cor ALU DAY, PONT 'cm ^ r~ \eoSN Yoo r > * Jt |_tten TNC NOME 7&9/1 fYTtrffER t//NOS ON [Aw. cur /roarc-/rr a move