The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-26
Tho Missoula Team 0utplaysd At
Every Point by the Home
Ball Nine.
They Need . Good Pitcher and .
Better Man at
Short.
Helena Lengthsns Out Her Lsad fos the
Pennant-Philtpsburs Takes Butte
Into Uamp-The 6taudisG.

Three straight from Missoula 10 . pretty
good record, II n was taken by default
because the visitors we're afratd to play
without the services of their ~favorits UNI
pire. Five hundred people we're In the
grAndstand yesterday and saw the home
team hit two pitchers fourteen times, two
Of them being triples by HATFIELD. Huston
also welded the willow to advantage, get
ting four hits ont Of six times Ut bat. The
only two errors made by the Hslsnas are
charged sRainst him. bnt they we're hot
groundsrs and ws,s sxcusable. He made
one stop and throw, to Offset the srrors,
that were scarcely less than phenomenal.
Griffith started in to pitch for the visitors
but proved an easy mark and gave it mp at
the end Of the second, having then lost tho
game for Missoula. His elbbsring through
the game was the only disagreeable festurs
and compelled the umpire to drive him to
the bench twice. his conduct being much
like Patton's the day before. Capt. Cart
right and the other visiting PLAYERS de-
ported themselves AZ gentlemen and made
friends with the audience. Il. E. Fisk, Jr.,
umpired the game and was efficient and
impartial.
Dunning was at the delivering end OF the
battery for Helena and his work was excel
lent. Only in the seventh did the visitors
find him to any extent. In that inning
they secured five hits. including two triploa
which would have been easy outs but fol
the fact that the balls we're lost In the sun.
a circumstance which contributed largely to
the six runs secured by the homsrs in the
seventh. After Griffith fzzled az a twirls,
he went on first, Cartwright took third,
and O'Brien came into the box. Two
whitewashes followed and it looked as
though the run getting was about over, but
the Helena men refocused their eyes and
found his curves for seven hits, and rs
they were punched they brought runs. In
the seventh the Helena men filled the bases
before a man was out, but only succeeded
In getting one run across the plate, and he
was forced in by a base on balls. Patton's
ragged fielding at short aggravated Grit
fifth's ineffective pitching, and the work OF
the two probably lost the pennant for the
Tacoma nine now playing in Missoula.
The Missoula team will play three games
in PhilipAburg this week, and it is suspected
that the Burg will lose all of them. IN order
to help Missonla win the series. Ii Helena
wins one of her three pames with Butte she
will tie Missoula, even if PhiiipsburR com
pliments them with the last three. Should
Helena win two of the three in Butte she
will win the series and will play five gamet
with that team for the pennant. The only
contingency that can keep Helena FROM
winning the series is that she lose three
straight to Butte and that Missoula win
three straight from PhllipsburR. 1he
lovers Of square base ball in Philipsburg
should, for the good name of the place
prevent any hippodroming. The Missoulat
suffered severe loss in the desertioq OF theil
star pitcher. Cross, and Lauer. who covered
third for them on the occasion of their las,
trip here. In their present condition they
should be easy game for the strong min,
from PbilipsburR and they will be lucky i
they get one of the three, If ths games ar,
played for blood.