The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-20
IA Nip and Tuck Game All Through
Until the Tenth In
ming
The Aggregation From Mormon
dom Meet With Their First
Defeat.
Playing-Sports 1T Othor
Places

The Helena Athletic park had ltS formal
opening yesterday afternoon, and to round
BIZ the event in good shape the Helena
Athletics won the game from the Mormons
by hard ball playing all through and good
batting in the latter part of the game. The
grand stand was crowded, the fair sex being
butte numerous. A good many people
bame out in hacks and private conveyances
10 see the game. Hubbard played better
bali and the battery work was good. Hub
bard went to the bat for the Athletics and
Ftruok out. Dwyer also struck out. Stew
srt made first and stole second, Crotty hit
Ehe ball to the infeld, but failed to reach
Rrst in time, retiring the side and leaving
Stewart on third. The visitors came
to the bat; only one man got
10 far as second. The first ended with 9
bis base on balls. Mcdonald, Gondolfo
md Tutt flew out, retiring the side: Lar
lon and Gleason went out at first and Glea-
ION struck out for the visitors in the sec
bnd. It the third Hubbard got to first.
Dwyer popped up q fly which the second
but while attempting to steal second and
Stewart struck out, making another goose
Pgg for the Athletics. The visitors were also
unable to score in the third. In the fourth
Keas fouled out and Crotty and McDon-
bid went out at first. In this inning Salt
n the fifth. Lindsay went out at first.
Lutt made one-bagRer and stole second.
Hubbard took first on balls. Dwyer sent the
ball down to third. Yutt was caught
between second and third. In the fifth the
kisitors were goose egged again. In the
bixth inning the Athletics commenced to find
Burns who was in the box for the visitors.
uQrt f0rlod ont m Cankar (srnttv lifted
he sphere out into the center field for one
bag. Keas stepped up to the plate and sent
Fhe ball over the fence. The crowd yelled
Ind made the grand stand ring while Crot-
" and Keas trotted home. Burns was TAX
Pn out Of the box but his substitute did not
Mcdonald made first and stole second.
3ondolfo went out at second and Lindsay
Btruck out. The visitors gained the lead
again this inning getting in four runs. In
the seventh the dust was 50 thick that the
players at times could hardly be seen from
Ehe stand. The Athletics piled up four
runs. taking the lead again. The teams
were called off the dimond twice during the
iEst half of the inning on account Of dust
pit first and then because of the rain. The
asst half of the seventh was played in the
Eain, the Salt Lakers being goose e.gged.
struck out when again the players went to
he grand stand for shelter. It was after
80 when the teams got to work again. The
home team scored one run in this inning
nd the visitors piled up three.
In the ninth the Athletics made one more
un and the Salt Lakers were again goose
gged, tieing the score. The visitors began
Q show signs of quitting but the crowd
lamored for another inning. The Athletics
vent to the bat and began to ball play.
Rondolfo sent one Dagger to right, Lind
ay sent the ball out again for atwo-bagger.
Ehen Lee Tutt came to the plate. He is al
rays on hand at a critical moment. He
ounded the ball over into the right field,
Yhere Lucas, who was overcome with dis
ust, played with it and then threw it over
he fence. Gondolfo, Lindsay and Tutt
rossed the plate. The visitors refused to
lay the inning out and it was given to the
thletics by score of 8 too.
There was good deal of kicking during
he game but the umpire on the whole gave
ood decisions. This is the first game lost
y the visitors since leaving home. The
anne to-day will probably be the hardest
ought one of the season thus far.