The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-15
HELENA TOOK Them BOTH
And for the Time Being Holds First
Rank in tho State
League.
The Young Men From Missoula
Thrown Down Morning ana
Afternoon.
Both Games characterized by Hard Hit
ting and Errors Numerous--Butte
Tskos One From Philjpsburg.

At tbs hsad Of tho league. There il where
q double-barrsled victory yeste dsv pat the
Helena team. Their opponents were tho
Missoulas. The first victory for the homsrs
was sasy. the second gratifying scratch.
When the ninth inning opened with the
score fourteen TO eleven in favor Of the Wis
itors the orsnks fdRsted nsrvously and bus
few of them had the nerve 70 expect the
home team would pull through. But they
did, in great style. Four singles, 4 double,
and some unsteady work by Callahan, who
hit two batters. nsttsd Ave runs, leaving =
surplus Of two. Az the visitors could only
get one they were done for.
1t was nearly II O'clock when Umpire
Powers gave tho word for the game to be-
gin. Helena was first at bat Herman lead
ing off. He got his base ON balls, Huston
followed. sent the ball ont into center for
three bases, and Herman came home.
Ctotty. who oAme next, lined hit out to
left, bringing Huston hsms. The inning
closed With Strathers and Crotty on bases,
Dunning having struck out. In Che second
inning Helena added fosr moro to its score.
Munday was first at bat, and By good hit
he made second. Wild throws on the part
OF the Missala boys gave Munday : chance
| to get home which be improved. Herman
got his base on balls, and won't to third on
wild throw by Speer. Huston struck ont
! and Crotty vent out On . fly, but Herman
got homo. adding another run to the SCORE.
Strathsrs got TO second by an error Of Gate
wood. Dunuina brought strathsrs homo,
getting to second himself. Tully then
brought Dunning in. Ward going out on
fly to the right dsld. Helena made three
more in the third, due largely to errors On
the part of Missoula. In the fourth
Helena got goose egR, Tally. who was
first at bat, making FIRST and being caught
trying to steal second. Ward struck ont
and Britain was caught out on . fly 10
short. The fifth was another goose egg,
Mundsy. Herman and Huston going ont in
regular order on flies In the sixth they
failed to score again. Crotty and Strathers
going out at first. while DupninR wso
caught out ON foul. In the seventh. Tuliy
went out on foul fly TO O'Brien. Ward
was caught at second, and kundsy retired
on q fly to ColRan. In the eighth Herman
was hrst at bat, getting a hit Huston
went ont on q foui. Menefee making Z
clean three-baeeer to loft field. bringing
Herman in. Strathers followed with q
long hit, which Wallace did not
hold. bringing Crotty in. Dunning
then tapped little ono to short, made
first and Strathers came in. Tully made
At second. Ward got his base on balls.
Tully getting to third. Brittsin got first
on an error BY Gatswood, Tully scoring.
Nunday sent the ball out to center field.
Ward coming homo. The side was retired
on fly BY Herman to left field. This made
| <-~v, f4, un1a ho v~1v1 tNr
soula. In the ninth Huston made three
base hit. sCrotty went out at first and
Strathers got q base on balls. Dunning
sent the ball to center field. Huston scored
and Strathers got to second. Tally got
first, Strathers was caught at third and
| Ward was thrown out at first.
For Missoula Ray was first At the bat.
striking out. Nenefee went ont to first,
and Wallace struck out In the second
Missoula got two men on bases and that
was all. Colean got base on balls, but
was Immediately doubled up with speer.
O'Brien got hit but Visner retired tho
side by n fly to Dunning. ln the third tho
Garden City boys made their frat SCORE,
Gatewood and Sheets getting home. In
the fourth Visner added another. Speer
and O. Brien each went out on easv flies TO
third. V,sner made hit to right field.
getting flst. Gatewood followed. and Wis.,
ner got to third. Sheets was caught at
first but Visner got home. In the fifth
Ray and Wallace added two more. Ray
IN ade = two-bsse hit to right field. getting
to third on an error. Menefee few out TO
Ctotty. Wallace made clean hit. getting
to first. Colgan struck out. but Spssr made
a clean hit to left field. bringing in Hay
and Wallace. OBrien retired the
side, striking out. In the sixth Visner and
Gatewood went out to first. Sheets made
base hit, getting to third. Ray won't out
on fly to Crotty. but Sheets got home. In
the seventh Missoula got a gooss-eQg. In
the eighth the Garden City boys added three
to their score. OBrien struck out, but Wis.,
ner managed to get to second. Gatewood
got to first on an error by Crotty, and stole
! second. Sheets went out at hrst. but Wis
ner came home. Ray got to second ON q
wild throw by Brittan, Gatewood scoring.
Menefee made clear hit to left hsld, Ray
scoring. Wallace hit an easy one to Munday.
In the ninth Missoula added another run.
Colgan started off with Il three-b base hit,
and came in on Speer's hit to lett field.
O'Brien went out on fly to Crotty, Visner
went out ut first and Gatewood was put out
on fly catch by Crotty.
HELENA