The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-22
BIG DAY FOR BASE BALL.
Helena Loses Two Close and Excit-
Ing Games to tho Team
From Butte
Score Of tho First six to Five. and
OF tho Second Six to
Four.
Te.y Mullaus In Pretty Fast Company
Three Other Pitcher Do A Gesd
Or Better Work.

Two base ball games and = balloon as
c~ension. all for 80 cents, drew the biggest
crowd Of the season TO the ball park yester-
day afternoon. Butte took both of the
Ramsa. the first one by luck. the second one
bv better playing than the hone team put
up. In both the visitors get six runs, and
in both secured four Of the six IN the SEQ
ond inning. Two contests mos even aud
more similar could hardly be played. Both
sides made aix hits In the first. and in the
sesond the homers took seven from Tony
Mullane, wnils the visitors touched mp
DunninR for IN even half dozen. Mullane
was hit harder than any Of the other three
mon who sssayed circular work. Crotty
made half Of the errors charged against the
home team, Ward made three and Huston
the other two. The luck OF base ball 10 il
Illustrated by the fact that with equal hits
and half tho errors the home team lost the
FIRST game. \
Umpire Gilpatriok started the hrst game
Just about two o'clock. Hernon was
thrown out At first by Ruehan. Huston
took first on balls, went to third on Crotty's
double and nome on 4 wild pitch. Crotty
went TO third on Flannery's muh Of a hit
from Strathsrs' bat and scored on q passed
ball. tha latter going to third. He trotted
homo on BriRht's failure to handle Tully's
groundsr. Dunning flew out to Flannery
and Ward famed. With 4 record of three
runs in the hrst inning the cranks felt jubi-
liant, and their pleasure was augmented
whom the visitors were out ont with one run
in the first. But the home team completed
the circuit NO moro again until the eighth,
whsn two we're secured. DunninR was first
TO face the pitcher. He vent to drst on
balls. to second on Tully's hit and third on
. passed ball. but was put out at the plate
by attempting to come in On Wards infsld
hit. A minute later Tullv was caught the
same way while attempting to come in on
Brittaa's inield hit. Esrors by Bright and
Nunysn let Ward and Blittan IN. Hsrnon
h. heavy sitsers up, the crowd hoped Tor a
rally in, the ninth. but that hope was vain.
Hlston hit . little one to the pitcher,
Crotty failed to find the sphere. 6trathers
got . life on BriRht's third error, but Dun
aing few out TO Smith at third.
aud lodged an inshoot en- Tlannery's frame.
The former went to second on Huston's
error in handling Smiths hit and scored on
ono by Crotty. The next two battsrs were
easy marks. The fateful second found
Buoh4n At the bat. he WAS thrown out at
FIRST by Crotty, and Hearn pounded one
down to Strathsrs and retired. Two out.
Munyan was hit by . pitched ball and
Crotty's error gave Caplinger a life. Rren-
nan took first on balls and the bases were
full. Flannery drove the ball right at
Crotty n he made an error. Smith
pounded . safe hit and four runs were
scored after the side should have been out.
Butts's last run was made in the fifth.
Bright was Bsls to the initial post on balls
and oams nome on Buchan's double. In
ths seventh, with one man out, Bright hit a
high dy TO short right. DunninR made a
furious run for il and missed it by an inch
or two. The fielder was coming in and the
ball going out and Bright going to third
befoHo the sphere was recovered. But he
was there still when the side went out.