The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-30
The Helena Base Ball Club Takes tho
Anacondas Into Camp
13 to 8.
The smelter City Team Clearly
Overmatched, Although
They Played Well
Hays otrikes Out Thirteen Men, and 1GoneA
feo Puts Up Good Cane
~ Backstop.

ANACOMOAs June eIS.-l6p0C10st-1e1 NUM-
dred people to-day saw tho Helena Athletics
defeat the Anaconda team in ths formers,
first game OF the season. The spectat0rs
sat under the shado trees Of Anaconda Park
to witness tho game. The weather was sui
try, but not oppressively 80, and q very in
teresting game was given. Tho goore stood
at the close IS to 3 IN favor Of the Athlstics.
The Anaconda boys set up good game.
while the Helena boys did not como Up to
expectations, but they were clearly no even
match. There was no betting. The Iisl-
ena delegation offered two to ono when the
Anaoondas were ahead, but no takers could
be found. Game was called promptly at
o'clock, with the Anacondas first to bat.
Williams made first on an error Of Hubbard
and stole second. Two men then famed
the air and Gleason's single brought Will
Jams home. Gleason was caught at second
and went out. For the Helenas, Hubbard
got to first on safe hit, stole second and
came in ON Menefee's three-baQRer and the
latter came in on Brewster's tumble. Bays
then cleared two bags and scored on Dwy-
er's single, who stole two bases, Crotty
went out on FOUL <Dwyer sneaked homs
and the side was retired on TUFTS fly to
Kane IN center field. The second inning
opened by Blanchard making first and sec-
ond on McDonald'ss wild throw. Stewart
struck out and Kane's sacrifice brought
Blanchard home. Brewster was retired on
three strikes. The Helenas then received
the first goose egg. Fortune struck out,
Hubbard flew to Kane, who made
pretty catch. and Menefee famed out.
The third opened by Williams going to base
on balls, Shuster then made single and
two-bagger from Peckover brought in two
runs. Gleason fouled to Mcdonald and
Tutt made fine running catch in centre
field, given by Blanchard. Peckover retire d
on Stewards single, but the latter went
out on third. Bays then made two bases
after striking three times, but at the third
Brewster let the ball pass. Dwyer few
out to shortstop and Bays scored on an
other passed ball by the catcher. The game
now stood 4 to 8 il favor OF the
Smelter City team and being una
BILE to get any bets the Ath-
letics commenced to get down to business
and for the next three innings the Ana
condas did not make run, while the Ath-
letics piled up three in the fourth and four
in the sixth. Bays was doing good work.
The Anacondas scored one more in the
seventh by their hard playing. Tutt struck
out, Fortune few out, Hubbard hit safe for
a single, stole second and third and reached
home on another passed ball by the catcher.
Menefee hit the leather for two bags but
died on second on Bays fly to left field,
which was safely nailed. BY the rankest
kind of carelessness of the Athletics the
Anaconda boys made three runs in tho
eighth. Gondolfo made bad mu6 Of
slow grounder, Bays also fumbled
grounder and clean hit close to first base
by Kane brought in two men. This ended
the run making. Helena scored another
goose egg and Anaconda followed suit in
the ninth. The feature of the game was
the clever work of Kane, of the Anaoondas,
in the box and in center field. He caught
six men out in the field. Everything
passed off pleasantly and had the Anaconda
boys had good catcher they could have
made it very interesting for the Athletics,
; HELENA.