The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-25
Missoula Decides to Play Ball and
Goes Under by Score Of
Ten to Six.
It Was q Gold Day and Not
Favorable to Very Fine
Playing.
ths Visitors Got the Beneht Of
That One.

take their chances against tho Helsnas yes
terday than forfeit another game. When
the sport Vas over the visitors were not
backward in stating that II they had known
what kind Of 4 deal they were going to get
from the umpire they would have played on
Friday and taken an even chance of win
ming. Umpire Bob Fisk had but one close
decision during yesterdays game on which
there was chance to differ, and on that
ne gave the lissoulas the best Of it. The
home team found some objections to his
Judgment on calling balls and strikes, but
for green hand he did very we'll. Anyway
he gave the Missoulas no chance to blame
their defeat ON the umpire. They lost
through their bad fielding, nearly every
error being costly. The day was raw.
windy and disagreeable. and the clouds Of
dust that were whisksd around caused many
short stops in the game until the clouds
rolled by. The visitors gave notice before
the game began that they would play under
protest, but the chances are they were per-
fectly satisfied with the umpire's work and
will have no "kick a-coming." Both Nun
day and Griffith pitched we'll, considering
the high wind. The feature of the fielding
was catch by Routcliffe of long fly.
Helena went to bat first and scored run
ON two errors by Sippi. which allowed
Herman to make the circuit. The Missoulas
got q hit and q base on balls in their half,
but Munday struck out the side and pre-
inning for Helena by sharp hit to third
basemsn's territory. and after Strathers
had struck out scored on two Dagger by
Lohbeck. Munday also struck out but
O'Rrisn gave Herman life by his
error, and this with wild pitch let in both
Lohback and Herman. The same wild
pitch was on Huston's strike out, and let
him reach first. Hatfield ended the run
getting by going out at first on an infield
ball. The result of the half inning was
three for Helena. In their half the visitors
only time during the game and tied the
score. Routecliffe opened with base on
balls and went to third on o. Brien's clean
hit. When OBrien started to steal second
Routcliffe came homo while the ball was
passing between Lohbeck and Hassamaer.
ball put for thu ee bases and O'Brien scored.
Gls sl.h himself scored by an infield hit by
Patton, who stole second and scored on a
clean hit by Goodeneough. That was the
last run of the inning. as Work went out at
first and Cartwright struck out.
productive of any runs for either club. In
the fifth. however. after Hatfield had sent
fly out to center. George got hit by the
ball and went to first. He made second on
Hassamaer sacrificing himself, stole third
and scored on Crotty's two-baRRer. A wild
pitch and hit BY Strathers' sent Crotty
across the plate with the second run of the
inning. but Lohbeck went out on fly to
right field, and that ended it. For Mis-
soula. two men had gone out at first when
Sippi sent the ball out for two bases. Rout-
clitfe sent one into Strathers' territory, and
it was felded cleanly to Hessamaer, who
had run to cover first. 1t looked like an
out, but tho umpire declared Routcliffe
safe, and Sippi had meantime scored.
Routcliffe was thrown out at first. being
caught too far off the base. In Helena'a
half Of the seventh, after Munday had gone
out on fly to Patten. Herman reached first
on an error of short. and Huston on q
steal second. The visitors went out in one.
| two, three order in their half.
Each side scored run in the seventh.
Helena's was due to three-base hits BY
George and Crotty. The visitors made
theirs by Patten getting hit by the ball,
Lohbeok missed Goodeneough's third strike
and had to throw to first base. and coming
homo when Work sacrificed himself on an
infield ball. Two were out for Helena in
the eighth inning. when Herman made a
clean hit and stole second. Huston got a
base ON balls. Both scored on Patterns bad
throw to first of bali batted by Hatfield.
George ended the run getting by sending q
| fly to the left field. The visitors did moth.
ing in their half, though Routciffe reached
| first and second after one was out on Il hard
hit ball through Huston. Helena got an
other in the ninth. Hassamaer got first on
hit to the intield, beating the ball out
and stole around, going to third on missed
third strike of Crotty, who WAS thrown out
at first. He scored when Strathers sent tue
ball to short. beating it on ths return home
Iohbeck went out on a fly to left, and
Munday forced Strathers out at second.
For Missoula Patten made hit after one
was out, but the next two men sent up fly
balls and ended the game. Score:
| HELENA.