The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-27
The MORMONS MOURN
The Poiygamous Aggregation
Taken Into Camp at Silver Bow
Park and Done Up by a
Score OF 2 to ~.
BY the standards Special Wire.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, July 26.-Base ball in this city
received a decided impetus to-day, when
victory favored the home team and sat In
triumph on the big butte. II was a close
game and during the seventh inning the
cold chills were chasing each other up
and down the backs Of the Butte specta-
tors, rs II looked likely that Salt Lake
would snatch the victory from the jaws of
defeat.
Young Eddie Crone had in the absence
of the regular pitchers for Butte, held the
Mormons down well until that inning
when they found the ball aud sent the
Buttes leather chasing all over Silver Bow
park.
Then Gleason took Crone's place in the
box and i'm the last two innings the Nor
mon did NOT get n run and only one hit.
Gleason ant pitch a little bit! oh, no!
The Butte team was stronger by several
points than the IN which appeared
against Salt Lake before. Link Moifett
Gleason played first, making the infleld q
great deal stronger than before.
When il was learned that neither Sam
Moffet or Burns was on hand to pitch, Ii
was feared that Butte's chances were
slim, but Crone and Geason filed the bill
i'm splendid style. Old doe Moffett
gathered with his big paws everything
his brother Link made some marvellous
plays on third, while Lavell covered short
in excellent style. Kirby was q hero be-
hind the bat. The batting honors were
carried of by Gleason and Kirby for
Butte, although doe Moifett's home run
nit came pretty near reaching the Excel
The Mormons went first to the bat and
the home team seemed to start i'm q little
~nervously. Link Mofrett didn't get hold
of Platts's grounder just right n IL bit
his fingers. Blanchard followed with a
Salt Lake had two runs in.
Blu Butte Immediately made three.
Larry Gleason started the ball rolling by
a hard hit two Dagger. Hall struck out,
but Link Moffett gained his base and
Gleason scored on a wild throw by Platts.
which Joe Moffett gained first on a wild
throw by Blanchard, which went so far
over Larson's head that Joe went way
around to the home plate, giving the home
team q lead of one run.
Butte now settled down TO work and re-
tired the Mormons quickly; Then two
runs were added TO Butte's lead on a hit
by Kirby, q grand home run lick by
Gleason, followed by an inspiring triple
by Hall.
In the third inning Salt Lake obtained
one run on hits by Lloyd, Larson and
Lucas.
Then Butte went in and knocked the
cover off the ball. Six runs were rolled
up Gleason hit a ball with whiskers on
il, Mari followed suit, Joe Moffett got his
base on McMahon's tumble, and Sloan
came to time with a three-bagger that
made the air howl. Layell gained his
base on a missed third strike, Kirby
made another hit and Crone ended the
beautiful work by a two-bagger. The
total was Butte II, Salt Lake 3.
Victory seemed certain now, N as in
ming passed with binders for the polyga-
nous aggregation life seemed worth llv-
ing to the people of Butte. One run was
added to Butte's score in the sixth inning
on O fine home run hit by Jim Moffett.
That hit seemed to take all the base hits
out of the Butte bats, for after that not q
hit was made by the home team, or q run
either.
A black and white dog ran across the
diamond at the beginning of the seventh
inning and hoodooed Eddie Crone SO that
he nearly lost the game. Platts opened
with a single. Blanchard followed, Lloyd
doubled IL, Grifiiths gained his base on
balls, Larson was helped around the dia-
mond by Lavell's wild throw to first.
u annihilated the ball for three
bases, Mcmahon even managed to work
in a single, Wilson did the same and
Blanchard and Lloyd made their second
hits for that inning. The result was
eight innings and a feeling of depression
on the part of Butte. But the home team
was still i'm the lead, and while il was not
able to again score, Gleason to ok the box
and Salt Lake couldn't get anywhere
near the home plate. Butte won by IL
TO II, and the victory was a worthy one.