The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-09
ANACO NDA NE WIS.
WAS AM|GHTYGOO GAME
The Anacondas Didn't Have ANY,
thing to Throw Away.
THE SCORE WAS IS TO II
Nearly 500 People Face the Stir and
D~isagroeable Wind Storm to See the
Ball Tossers Practice-Leave
for Spokane Thursday.

IUCtt war q sliSDts EtO4 game VI
baseball at the Athletic park yester-
day afternoon between the Anaconda
team and the Electric Light club. The
former won. of course, but they didn't
have any to spare, the score being Is to
L..
Despite the disagreeable wind that
blew chill across the big lot and into
the grand stand, there were nearly 500
people there to see the boys practice.
Shelly. the new Anaconda pitcher, was
out for the first time yesterday, and
he surprised everybody. He has good
speed and fine curves. n IL he were
about rs pounds heavier he would be
hard to beat. AS Ii was. he pitched a
mighty fine game of ball. Long and
Freeman of the regular Anaconda team
were the battery for the electric light
men. n Shelly and Howard Lloyd did
the act for the Anacondas. Long also
pitched a fine game. especially toward
the latter art of the afternoon.
There were a good many errors made
IN both sides, and the fact that the
score was kept dow as low as 1t Is
was due to the work of the batteries.
The game started with the Electrics
at the bat. c.. McHale n Messenger
both scored. Potter and NJ. sullivan
struck out, and Wright flew out.
For the Anacondas. Long gave Lloyd
a base OF balls. Hammond made a
clean t~wo-bagger. On McHale's two
Dagger, both Lloyd and Hammond
scored. McHale stole third and came
home on Burton's hit to Mike Sullivan,
who made a wild throw home. Bur-
ton tried to steal second, but a beau
tiful throw by Freeman knocked his
steal in the head. Dwyer hit to Mes
senger, who fumbled 1t. Clemence was
49, &c..
wards. Howard Lloyd made a fine hit
to right. and half a dozen errors by
the Electrics cleared the bases. Gra-
ham and Skelly each made a hit. and
Tom Lloyd hit to short. and was thrown
out.
The first half of the second didn't
moup to much, so far as the Elec-
tries were concerned. Skelly struck
Long and Causey out. and Freeman
hit to Lloyd and died. For the Ana
condas, Hammond hit to right. which
hit Causey failed TO gobble in, and the
captain too two on it. Jimmy McHale
made a home run. and brought Ham,
mond in. Burton dropped one over
second. Dwyer hit to Messenger. who
caught Burton at second and made a
double TO first. Clemence sem one to
c.. McHale. who threw him out.
The third started off with a strike-out
for G.. McHale. Messenger flew out
to Clemence. skelly hit Jack sullivan
and CAV Potter a base on balls.
Wright's easy one was caught by Ham
mond. In the second half Howard
Lloyd flew out to Messenger. G. Nc
Hale muffed a pop up from Graha
and then threw 1t over Mike S~ullivan's
head. Sicily flew out to J. Sullivan,
and Wright left the throw-in go be-
tween his legs. Long hit Tom Lloyd,
and Hammond sent one I, left field for
two bases. Lloyd came home on Nc
Hale's cas- one to Wright. who had too
many places to throw ii and Rugged
II too long. Burton beat out a slow
one to Messenger. and Hammond scor-
ed. Mike Sullivan missed a throw from
G. McHale on Dryers grounder. Glenn
ence struck nut. Howard Lloyd beat
out an easy one into the infield. He
tried to steal second. but Freeman
caught him at 1t. Graham struck out.
In the fourth Mike Sullivan famed
the air. Long beat one out, and stole
second. Burton ave a u by a
clever backing up of first base on a
wild throw from Sicily on Freeman's
bunt. Causey struck out. C. McHale
hit to Burton. who threw 1t too fast for
Dwyer to get his hands on, and let in
two runs. Messenger cracked out a
hit and scored G. McHale. Potter went
to first on balls. and Messenger very
cleverly stole second and third. Pot
ter started for second, and Howard
threw to Burton. who fired 1t back and
caught Messenger trying to get home.
None of the A~nacondas lived to see
second in their half of the fourth.
In the fifth Wright struck out. Nj.
Sullivan laid one over short. Long flew
out to Lloyd, and Freeman made a
three-bagger. letting in Sullivan. Caus-
ey hit to short. but Lloyd threw low to
Dwyer. Skelly caught Causey nap
ping. however, and the side was re-
tired. In the second half, Mike Sui
livan missed a throw from G. McHale
on an easy one from Hammond's bat.
Jimmie McHale famed. Burton hit
TO Long, and Hammond was caught be-
tween second and third. The ball was
then thrown wild to NJ. Sullivan. and
Burton came home. Dwyer flew out
to NJ. Sullivan.
The sixth didn't do the Electrics any
good. For Anaconda Clemence hit a
slow one along third base line. and
beat II out. Howard Lloyd flew out to
third. Graham hit it for a circuit, and
Skelly also made a nice one. Tom
Lloyd laid one at Longs feet, n he
was no more. Hammond flew out to
G.. McHale.
In the seventh j. Sullivan flew out to
Clemence. Wright hit one that struck
third bag, and Hammond couldn't
reach il. He stole second. Skelly hit
NJ. Sullivan and Long. Freeman hit
to Burton and forced Long out at Sec
ond. NJ. Sullivan came in on a passed
hall. Causey hit to Hammond. who
let II 60 between his legs. G. McHale
new out to Graham. j. cha struck
out. Burton flew out to Messenger.