The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-29

ena had one score with two men out
and two men on bases, when Freeman
muffed fly in right permitting the
runners and batter to score. In this
same inning two more scores were
made, one BY safe hitting and the other
on home run. IN the second inning
two runs we're made. Harker having
two strike.outs to his credit. He was
then replaced BY Sporsr, who only
stayed in one Inning and half. He
allowed the Helenaites five scores. al.
though he had three strike.outs on them.
Marshall. the third basen,an, was then
placed in the box. From then on it
was slugging match. The boys could
not ginger up little. Marshall had
eight strike-outs III his five innings.
He had great speed and the Helena boys
said that they would just as soon be hit
by Il cannon ball as by ball thrown by
Marshall.
Home runs were plentiful in the
game. Helena made four and Billings
three, Flapnery. Marshall aud Nc.
Neeley having the credit for our club.
It is thought by those who witnessed
the game that had Harker been given
q fair show by keeping him III the box
the game would have been much
differentswith a possibility Of Billings
winning out.
Roy Evans, who accompanied the
team. returning home yesterday, says
that injustice has been done the boys
by the report that they were out Oh a
oarouse Saturday night. He says the
boys conducted themselves very gentle.
manly and they lost Sundays game be.
cause they were out Of luck.
THE THIRD AND LAST GAME.
n''l'nx. Play. 9,.d Again and Defeat.
Helena.
The third and last game with Helena
was played yesterday afternoon. Nc
Nicely was again III the box for Billings
and as in the first game he proved too
much for the Helenaites. It was a
hard fought battle az each club had
one game to its credit and the last one
was to decide the championship. The
Billings boys were determined to win
1t IL good ball playing could do so.
The reports Of the game which reached
Billings last night were meagre, but 1t
must have been splendid exhibition
III which our boys again carried off the
honors, the score being 12 to 8.
The Gazette received a telegram last
night from the editor, who accompanied
the team to Helena, in which he stated
that our boys ont.played Helena at
every point
The passenger train which is to bring
the rooters home is about eight hours
late and will not arrive here until
about clock this afternoon.
The bail club will continue its west.
ern tour, having left Helena today
for Pooatello. They will play one
game there tomorrow with the strong.
est team III the west. Then they 60 to
Ogden and Salt Lake for three games
each, returning to Butte for series
With the Boston & Montana's. and
playing two more games at Pocatello
on the way. The club will arrive home
in time for four games during the
fair week with Helena and Butte.
One Of the great games OF the season
was played at Butte Sunday between
the Pooatello and the Boston and Mon.
tana clubs. The score was 2 to in
favor Of the former. It was pitchers
battle. but seven safe hits being made
during the game, three OIL the Butte
pitcher, and four off the visitors. The
errors were six OH each side. Pocatello
made one score in each the third and
sixth innings, while the Boston q Mon
taDa's scored in the sixth.
Accounts Of each days game on the
trip will be bulletined the evening Of
each day at The Gazette office and R.
l.. Nix's Sideboard saloon.