The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-01
The Missoulas Hold Their Own With
the Tacoma Baseball Team.
HAIL STORM ENDS THE GAME
Pretty Contest Witnessed by a Sur.
prised crowd. Who hought
the Visitors Would
Have a Picnic.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

thought that the Tacoma team would
have a picnic with the home nine, but
those who went saw the prettiest game
OF ball that has been seen here In many
years. In a six-innlng game that was
stopped on account OF rain. the Missou-
las held down the visitors to an even
score and the audience was satisfied
that Missoula can play ball after all.
The weather the first part Of the game
was all that could be asked and the
game was quick and full Of ginger.
There were few errors. and Missoula
was unfortunate In hers. or the score
would have been In her favor. A wild
throw from Pequinney at short to Grit
fin let In three runs. while the errors
of the visitors were less disastrous.
Ferguson was In the box for Taco
ma and the game opened with Missou-
Ia at the bat. Pequlnney led of with
a two-base hit and stephens hit safe
to right. advancing Pequinney to third.
Hughes hit to right for safe bag and
Pequlnney scored. Stephens advanced
to second. O'Toole made a safe hit
past third base and filled the bases.
f, Caverley made a hot two-base hit and
the three men on bases scored. Griffin
hit to short and got first on Cooks
error. Harkness got to nrst on hit
that the FIRST baseman threw wild to
second after stopping II well. Griffin
got second and Caverley scored. Nc
Cormick struck out and st. vrain hit
TO second and both he and Harkness
went out by pretty double play from
second to short and short TO first.
Tacoma opened with Hartman, who
hit to st. vrain In the box. St. vrain
flelded II. but threw II over Griffln's
: head and Hartman got second. Nor
risey followed with a safe hit to left
field and a wild pitch advanced both
runners. Cook hit a fly to Griffin. who
captured It after hard run. Smith
hit long fly to left that was taken In
by Mccormick. Kihm got a base on a
safe hit to left field. which scored
Hartman and Morrissey. Donovan
struck out. Score 5 to 2.
Missoula did not score In the second
inning. Pequinney hit TO left field and
the ball was dropped. Pequinney made
the second bag on the error. Stephens
hit to Ferguson and was thrown out at
first. Hughes went out on fly to left
field. O'Toole struck out. Tacoma had
no better luck In this inning. Pastorius
struck out; Brandenburg hit safe to
center field and got to third on a past
ball. Ferguson hit to O'Toole at sec
ond and was thrown out at nrst. Hart
man struck out. Score s to 2.
In the third Mlssoula scored another
goose egg. Caverley hit a long fly to
left that was captured. Griffin was out
at first. Harkness got to first on an
error OF the first baseman. but he died
there. as Mccormick struck out. Nor
risey opened this inning for Tacoma
with a safe hit to center and stole Sec
ond. Cook hit to short and was thrown
out at first. Smith made q safe hit
to left and Kihm hit a long fly to the
same field. Mccormick got his hands
on 1t. but could not hold 1t and Nor
risey and Smith scored. Donovan hit
to right and Harkness gathered Il In.
Pastorious struck out. Score 8 to l.
In the fourth inning st. Vrain went
to the bat for Missoula and hk to
right for a single. He stole second
and went to third on a safe hit by Pc
quincy. Stephens hit a fly to third
and went out. Hughes hit beauty
between right and center and st. Vrain
scored. Pequinney stole second. O'Toole
hit a hot one between short and Sec
ond and scored Pequinney and Hughes.
O'Toole got caught himself between
first and second. Griffin hit a fiy 10
center and was out. For Tacoma
Brandenburg got his base on balls and
scored on Ferguson's hit. Ferguson hit
safe and stole second. Hartman
struck out. Morrissey got his base on
balls. This filled the bases and when
Cook hit TO Pequinney at short II look
ed as IL the side would be retired. But
Pequinney threw wild to first and
three scored. Smith hit TO right and
stole second. Klhm struck out. Dom
ovan hit to short and was out at FIRST.
Smith died on third. Score tos.
In the ifth Hardness struck out. Nc
Cormlck hit safe between first and Sec
ond. st. vrain hit to right field and Me-
Cormick got third. St. vrain was caught
on second. Pequinney got TO first on an
error OF The shortstop and got caught
trying 10 steal second. Mccormick scored.
In Tacoma's hfth st. Vraln got in his
work. Pastoriods famed three times and
was thrown out at first Brandenhurg
could not see the bail and famed out
Ferguson made a two-baser. but Il did
no good. as Hartman struck out. Score .
TO s.
The sixth opened with Stephens at TIE
hat. He hit to second and was out al
first, Hughes made a safe hit and got to
second on a passed ball. o'roole hit to
left field and was out. caverly got 10 first
on a sale hit past second base. Grnln
} flew out TO left field. In Tacoma's half of
the inning the score was tied again Nor
risey went out on throw from pitcher 10
first Cook hit rs TO hrst and Griffin
caught him out. Smith h't 10 Hughes al
third. The bail was stopped beautifully
but Hughes spoiled u BY Wild throw
that let the runarr TO second kim made
safe hit ana Saith scored. Donovan
was oUt al first, In the sixth inning Mis-
| eOulA lll not score and a haIlstorrn Ston