The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-15
Both Clubs Play an Excellent
Game for the Cham pionship
et55 Start. -r5.*-.
The Home Club Show Up Best In Batting
While Honors Were Pretty Even ON
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The base bail season may be said to have

| 1t was vary pretty contest. In suite OF the
seemingly overwhelming victory Of tbs
Helena club the two teams appear to be
nearly evenly mstched in fielding qualities
| though the visitors were somewhat this
weaker ut the bat. The playing through
out. while not BY any means faultless was,
however, very good. The visitors one
weak spot was behind the bat. where Meme
foe gave very poor exhibition Of throwing
| to bases Some OF this apparent bad throw
| ing was doubtless due to tho fact that the
/ bAsemen let some badly feldod balls pass
them which might at least have been stop
ped. Smith, for the home team, though
judgments at times in guaging fly balls.
His good batting ntoned for his other short
cominRs. Crotty's errors were mostly ex-
ousable, especially his fumbles Of difficult
balls to handle. Freeman, the Helena
pitcher, is in a great measure responsible
for the victory Of the homo club.
He was not hit very hard, and kept the
Great Falls hits we'll scattered, besides do
ing very prniseworthy work at critical
points. He has slow drop curve which is
very deceptive. Twineham gave him fine
support. Emerke. for the visitors, did
good work in the box, but appeared to
weaken at inopportune times and WAS hit
hard when it was most useful to Helena.
With little more practice the team
which represents Helena will be doing fine
work. The umpiring WAS satisfactory to
tho spectators and nearly SO to the players.
The attendance was about 300.
The Helena team started off in the lead
s. 49, -.A; -
balls and Forbes two-bsgger sent him to
third. He came homo on Menefee's wild
throw to catch him at third. Forbes taking
another base Oh the sams error. Crotty's
safe hit brought Forbes home. A steal of
second and another wild throw from behind
tho bat let Crotty in. The next three bats
men struck out in succession. Two hands
were ont for Great Falls in the same inning
whom Emerko got to first on called balls.
stole second, and, after Hemingway had
also gotten base on balls, came home on
safe hit Of Connolly. Madison ended the
inning by hitting to third and failing to
beat the ball to first. Helena dropped out
in one, two, three order in the second.
Great Falls saw ray Of light in their half
after two hands were out. ,Tutt made
safe hit, but die in an effort to steal Sec
ond. In the third inning, with two out
Miles muffed a fly from Crotty's bat, and
passed ball aud an error of Stevens let in
run. Twinsham made hit and Smith
reached first on a tumble of Buehan, but
Griffin struck out, ending the base trotting.
Great Falls started OF with big promise in
their half Buchan got base on balls
and stole second. and Menefee sent him
home with three bagger. A pretty double
play ruined the visitors prospects. Emerke
hit short to freeman, who threw him out at
first, and the quick return of tho ball to
home stepped Menefes from crossing the
plate. It was we'll for Helena that it hap
psned this way, for Griffin fumbled q
while Connolly got there on called balls.
Madison, however, ended the inning by
hitting to short, and being thrown out at
first. Helena had only three men a the bat in
the fourth inning Great Falls again started
off to do some run getting. Stevens led
with safe hit, but Crotty took Miles liner
and Stevens was caught before he got back
to first. bad throw by CSotty of an in
field hit put Tutt on first, but Buchan struck
out and the inning was over.
When Helena went to the bat for the
fifth inning it was threatening rain. Farley
started with base on balls, stole second.
reached third on a bad throw, and came
home home on Forbes' hit. The latter stole
second and crossed the plate on wild |
pitch. Cfotty sent fly to center, which !
was easily captured. Twinsham made a
hit to the Unfold and beat the ball to first. |
After Smith had struck out, Griffin also
made hit, but Striagley wound up the run
rain when Great Falls took the bat for their
half. The fast two men were easy viotims
however, made q two-bagae
but unwisely left second base while Crotty |
had the ball i'll his hand. He declared
afterwards he did not know where the ball
Nhn {
now raining quite hard. and the game was
for about twenty minutes.
The playing was resumed whore the rain
stopped off. The sixth SAW no addition to
the score, Helena went out as they stepped
to the late. Connolly, for the visitors, hit
and was declared out. Madison fouled out
10 Twineham. stevens and Miles followed
with hits, but Tut knocked nn easy ono To
Forbes and never reached first. The
seventh inning WAS interesting particularly
for the Helena club. With two out. Twlno-
ham hit safe and Smith sent the ball nearly
10 the fence. making the circuit himself
and bringing in another run. Griffin then
dropped fly into TUFTS capaoious hands.
Great Falls did nothing, though Emerks
took fl st ON called balls after two were
out. but was left there. Stsingley started
oH the eighth for Helena by getting hit by
4 pitched ball and being sent to first. A
sons hands and StrinRley was caught off
irst, making pretty double play. Free
man got i'll u hit, but EARLY failed to i'm
prove his chances, going out MT first on Il
aitto Emerkc. Great Falls lessened the
gap in their half by Helenn's
errors. After one hand was cut
Jrotty fumbled hard grounder
from Madison's bat, and Forbes made
Dad threw TO first of Steveas' hit to the in
ield. Twinehnm's Wild throw sent Madi-
'on in, and Stevens crossed the plate safely
lfter Miles lily had settled in this left teld-
RS hand. intt then struck out, and that
vas Great Falls last chance of any conse-
luence for run. Helena in the ninth.
ust thought it safest to increase thoir
oore. One hand was out when Crotty got
base on balla, stole second. took thi d on
wild throw from hshind the bat and oame
lome when Msnefse dropped lwinehum'a
hird strike and threw to first. A single by
smith, three base hit by G. Iffin and an.
'thsr short hit by Strineley toward third
ent in two more rms. Wagner ended tho
anne Tor Helena with strike ont. Great
calls did nothing TO speak Of in their part
# the inning. With ono out Msnefss got
base on balls but was thrown ont trying
0 make second, Emerks made hit but