The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-12
IT WAS A MIGHTY HIT.
How T~readway Once Surprised the Crowd
win ~ Homr-Iuu mash.

How T~readway Once Surprised the Crowd
Win "a Homr-Uun mash.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Every true fan" will applaud a long
hit. no matter IL IL does hurt the chances
of the team he roots" for. 1t is a part of
baseball ethics to let a sturdy batter know
that his effort is appreciated. The big Ma
tional league, with its stars, is not the
only organization that has made phenom-
email records in this particular field of in
dustry. The members of the Western
league, a few years ago, at any rate. were
noted for good stick work. One of the
longest hits ever seen on a baseball field
was made at Kansas City in the early
weeks of the season of 1887.
The opposing teams were Manning's
Kansas City blues and Dave Rowe's Den
yer stalwarts. Rowe's people were slow
on bases, ragged fielders. but were mighty
with the stick. Patsy Tebeau played
third. Bug Holiday was in the left gar
den, and big Treadway guarded the sun
field. 1t was due to the latter that Kan
sas City lost the game. Manning had a
pitcher who was as erratic as a yearling.
He was known as Dark Days Conway.
III the sky was overcast he was nvinc
BILE. II the day was bright he was batted
all over the lot.
1t was an ideal Conway day., and for
seven innings Dark Days" had the heav-
lest batters in the league guessing. The
score was to 8 in favor of Kansas City
when the eighth opened up. Then Tebeau.
Holiday and Treadway got action and
evened things up. The teams began the
last inning on an even basis.
The grounds in Kansas City are excep-
tionally large. Back of the right field
fence, extending away beyond the flag
pole in center. are the stables of the driv-
ing park. Back of these to the east is a
wide avenue. Then the grounds of the big
exposition cover many acres. Kansas City
batted first. and being still in a trance, let
the Denver boys shut them out.
For Denver Holiday was first up. He
smashed the first ball but died as ii set
tied into BILLY" Hamilton's hands. Then
Tebeau took his ash and dropped one out
in center cantering to center on the
play. Then Treadway stalked to the plate.
the third left-handed batter of the inn
ing. He had not done a great deal of hard
hitting. although he had not been struck
out. He waited for a bit to see If Conway
had his old speed. Then he swayed for
ward and the ball rose in the air until 1t
could be scarcely seen. Hamilton did a
sprint out under IL for awhile and then
trotted on and disappeared in the club
house, tossing his arms in the air as he
went.
The ball rose steadily and plunged
farther and farther to the east until IL
passed over the fence. over the stables,
and. as some say. across the street.
Treadway ran to first. danced up and
down for a minute. and also ran for the
club house. while Tebeau made the off,
cial record of the winning run. In the re-
porters' box two men gazed at the disap-
pearing sphere.
Its all over. Tom" said one of them.
"Humph." was the gruff retort. THAT
balls ticketed to st. Louis" and he
wrathfully scored Tebeau with a run and
T~readway with the longest home-run hit
ever made west of the Mississippi.