The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
i WAS A GREAT GAME
pocatello Beats Butte by a Score
of Two to One.
SOME VERY FAST PLAYING
Dozen Errors MARRIED the Game-The
Day Was Against Good
Crowd-It Was Pitch
ers' Battle


eor Pocatello to administer defeat to
me Boston & Montana baseball team
# Athletic park yesterday afternoon.
r1ong all the star performances that
AVE been seen in Butte this season,
Il was the best game of the year, not
Outstanding that it was marred by
,,a1f dozen bad errors on both sides,
9 the score of to l shows. Outside
II these errors it was a great game and
bard and fast ball was played through
o,1t The three runs made were all
manageable to errors, though one, by
Considerable stretching of liberality, was
scored an earned run. Could the er-
,.ors which figured in the runs have
,,een eliminated it would have required
lore than nine innings to have decided
me game, but as it was Pocatello was
,,ot obliged to go to bat in their half
II the ninth. The day was against a
,Ood crowd and not more than 200 or
40 people witnessed the game. Had
me fans known what kind of ball was
,oing to be played the bleachers would
not have been large enough, and prob
mat was present made up in enthusi-
, sm what it lacked in numbers and
r,andemonium was let loose nearly the
ynole time.
The game was battle royal between
,,itchers King for the home team
@Ritched one of the best games of his
Ire, if not the best, and allowed the
I'isitors only three safe hits, while E,u-
FEN,- II ,,11. L.
,Onder, and while four hits were charg-
I'd up to him, under ordinary circum-
efances there should have been but
40. He. had great speed pitched
Nth his head as much as his wing"
y nd the home men were almost utterly
n,,nable to find him. During the game
re struck out nine men and King had
tnree to his credit. Both men had ex-
client control, King allowing but one
,,ase on balls and Eubanks two, and
t,,ith the good support each received
nutside of few instances the excel
Ierce of the game may be imagined.
Among the many star features of the
game were a wonderful catch by
grimes of the home team of fly in
center field, double play by Boylan
Cain and Datesman of Pocatello, fine
nickup of a hot grounder by Donahoe
II the B. & M. that he might have been
,ardoned for missing, and the work
# botH CdtCHeIS, anu BeTklSy.
The umpiring of D. ]. Smith, always
oonsistent and fair, met for once with
out a protest, and the consequent abb
eence of wrangling was not the least
Leasing feature.
Neither side was able to score in the
frst and second innings, but in the
| rrisitors' half of the second came one
" the pretty plays of the day. Gal
1agher of the B. & NJ. smashed a hot
| FOUNDER to Boylan, who missed his
| opportunity and let the ball go between
MS legs, giving the runner his base.
| Then Sutton hit to Boylan, who re-
| trieved himself by making a nice pick
| up and passing the ball backward with
| out stopping to turn around, to Cain.
! lsho came up to cover second. Gal
| 1agher was forced out and Cain, pass
| ing the ball like lightning to Dates
rran, threw the runner out at first.
The first run was made in the last
palf of the third. With two men out,
| Rand hit to left field for the only two
bagger of the day. Boylan hit to SUIT
ton at third, who made a wild throw
20 first, scoring Rand before the ball
rould be felded. Score, Pocatello l,
| q. & NJ. 0.
Hard, fast and close playing all
around shut out any more runs till the
sixth, when Boston & Montana made
tpeir single score. The last of the
ffth, however, afforded Grimes an OPP
nOrtunity he awaited himself of to set
| the bleachers wild. Eubanks hit to
| center field a ball that seemed impossi-
he to field successfully. He made a
| Try for It, however, running like a
streak of creased lightning, and falling
| Forward when it seemed he could not
| leach it, got his hand under the ball
iust as it met the ground.
The bleachers voiced their approval
10 a noisy acclaim and the side was
quickly retired.
In the first of the sixth Palmere hit
safe and King struck out. Palmere
started to steal second and Berkeley at
tempted to throw him out, but threw
rf1ld, and the error allowed Palmere to
leach third. He scored a moment later
~ another error by Berkeley, a passed
nall Score, Pocatello /, B. & NJ l.
With the score tied, Pocatello came
70 bat and the first two men up were
quickly retired. Then Seddons hit safe
70 left field and Datesman hit to Don
ahoe, who was slow in his pickup. fun
Hing till the runners were safe Berk-
icy hit safe to center field and scored
seddons. This was the run the visitors
,fere given credit for earning, but by
lights Donahoe was entitled to an err
ror. Score, Pocatello ., B. & NJ. l.
Neither side was able to pull a man
over the plate after this, though each
mad three men on bases at different
times, and the visitors were declared
the victors after the first half of the
ninth.
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