The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-28
Seven Close Innings Played and the
Denvers Quit tho
Game.
Decided Draw by tho Umpire
and all Bets Declared
on
Come "Yellow~ Decisions Made Against
the vislters-The Last Game Of the
Series To-Day.

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when the interest in the game was at its
highest pitch. This disappointment was
caused by the childish action Of Captain
SCOTS team. Whatever provocation may
have existed for this course they should not
have forgotten that the audience was enti-
tied to consideration. The people who visit
the games have had enough Of this bust
ness. This il the second game that has
been broken up this season and it should
be the last. The teams are playing
ship pennant and there il positively no
legitimate excuse for such work. One more
incident like this will disgust the people for
good and then base ball in Helena will be
dead. 1t is true the visitors endured a
q good many "yellow" decisions from the
umpire, His Judgment on balls and strikes
decisions. At the Same time he was the
boss OF the situation and it was the duty Of
the visitors to play ball until the finish.
Nobody suspected the umpire of trying to
throw the game and he seems to have erred
in Judgment rather than intention. The
worst decision was his last in deciding the
had no right to do this after he had ordered
the Denver men to play ball and they had
refused. The game should have been given
to Helena for there is no such thing as
draw ball game except when the
weather interferes and no umpire has
any business declaring bets of. The
trouble arose in this way. At the end Of
the seventh inning the score was seven to
nine in favor OF Denver. Mcdonald opened
the eighth by lining out two-bagger and
scored on Gondolfo's two Dagger. Then
Conley stepped to the bat. A ball came
through which he claims hit his hand. The
umpire agreed with him and he started for
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and when this was not allowed he got mad.
He claimed the ball never hit Conley. A
long wrangle followed, in the midst of
which al players gathered about on the
diamond and the audience came down from
the grand stand, Barker's wrath finally
and left the ground. This act should have
cost him his position as ball player though
Captain Scott might have finished the game
with his other players. The horse play
finally ended and the audience left thor
ougly Disguised with the whole business.
The game until broken up was very
good one. TUFTS work was ragged and
Conley had bad tumble. Tas battery
work was very good and Hubbard's playing
at second was noticeably good.
The Athletics scored in the first, Hub
bard hit safe to left. went to second on
Barker's wild throw to first and scored on
Crotty's single. The visitors were goose
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up in the second. Scott made single and
went to second on McDonald's bad throw.
Cavanaugh and Barker followed with
singles, and then Preston's long three
Dagger, fumbled by Oonley, let in three.
Coplinger's single and Taylors two Dagger
were fumbled in succession by Tut. Both
scored on Everett's home run.
In the third Hubbard went to first on
balls and second on Dryers hit to left. The
latter scored on Crotty's single fumbled by
Scott.
In the fourth Preston made a single,
went to second on balls to third on Taylor's
single and second on pass.
In the fifth Tut went to first on balls.
stole second on Everetts error and third
on Crotty's high fly. muffed by Scott. Croft
ty scored on Stuarts long hit to right.
Cavanaugh opened the sixth with a
single, Preston reached his base on balls
aud both scored on Taylor's three Dagger.
Hubbard started the seventh with a
double and scored on Crotty's double. Croft
ty came in on pass. This ended the
scoring until the game broke up.
The score by inning is az follows:
Denver. 6 O o 2 o IS
Athletics. ........1 o 2 % 2 o 3 Is
Batteries Barker, Everett. Keas, Crotty.