The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-07
ANACONDA news.
MADE A GOOD SHOWING
But Was Not Strong Enough to
Defeat the Team From Butte.
PLAYING WAS SPOTTED
Costly Errors Made in Fielding by the
Local Boys-Nevertheless 1t Was
the Best Game of the
Year

yesterday afternoon at Mountain View
park by the Butte & Boston team of
Butte by a score of II to 8. Yesterdays
game was the best one seen here this
season and the playing of the local
team has given courage to the cranks.
Anaconda may yet witness some good
games before snow flies.
Although the weather was very
threatening early yesterday afternoon,
about 400 enthusiasts journeyed to the
park. They have no cause for regret. A
heavy rain fell during the greater part
of the game, but it did not interfere
with the playing, and the full nine inn
ings were played.
The Anaconda club should have won
the game, but costly errors by Sutton
and poor base running and weak bat
ting gave it to the Butte & Bostons
Skelly was in great form and he
pitched mastery ball. The score shows
that his opponents got IA hits off his
delivery, but many of these were Of
the scratchy kind and the Butte boys
would have been pie" for Skelly had
he received any kind of decent sup
port, but the local boys lack practice,
and their fielding was far from being
clean.
Skelly gave six bases on balls and
struck out three men. Lynch, who re-
placed him in the seventh inning.
struck one man out and gave two bases
on balls.
Old-time Tom Sutton covered the
third bag in grand style, but his eye
for his throws to first base was not
straight. Nevertheless, he handled his
position very we'll and with a few days
practice will play the game as of old.
What's the matter with Jimmy Nc
Hale? He's all right" cried the root
ma in, frD fn11 II,
the seventh. The cause of this was a
great running catch of the McHale SEN
sational order. zearfoss hit the ball
terrific swat and it appeared good for
three bags, but Jimmy made a 200
yard run and got it.
Storey worked hard behind the bat
and deserves great credit. All the other
members of the team played fairly good
ball, with the exception of Tucker, who
was very weak with the stick, he strik-
ing out three times.
Buckley pitched good ball for the
Butte 81 Bostons and his control was
excellent. Twice he had two men on
bases with only one out, but each time
he retired the local team without scor-
ing. The other Butte players are all
good ones and they are all strong bat
tiers, with the exception of Merkle.
The Anaconda team scored only in
the two first innings. In the first inn
ing Sutton, the first man up, hit a
liner to the pitcher and was put out on
first; j. McHale hit a three Dagger to
left field; Norbeck sacrificed and Nc
Hale scored. Lynch made a hit, Tucker
reached first on an error of Morrison
ard Sullivan flew out to Sullivan in
center
In the second inning G. McHale got
TO first on Merkle's tumble and stole
second and third. Storey struck out,
and Shelly got first on an error. SUIT
ton came to bat and hit an easy one to
Huber who threw wildly to first base,
and McHale score and Sutton came
home This was the end of Anaconda's
run getting.
Butte & Boston made five runs in the
first inning. Zearfoss made three
Dagger and scored on Perham's single.
Morrison got pass to first and the
two men on bases scored on Williams
three-bagger. Mcbride was put out on
first, and Sullivan made a single.
Merkle hit to shortstop and the ball
bounded over Lynch's head, Sullivan
scoring. Huber flew out to Sullivan.
Buckley and Zearfoss got passes to
first and Perham was struck out.
In the third Buckley singled and stole
second Zearfoss followed with a sill
gle. Perham struck out; Morrison
scored Buckley and Zearfoss by a two
Dagger. Williams got a base on balls:
Mcbride flew out to the catcher and
Sullivan retired the side by flying out
to Sutton. ....-
Perham was the only man to score In
the fifth. He singled, advanced to sec
ond on Morrisons sacrifice and scored
on Sulivan's single. The side was re-
tired in order after this. Morrison go
ing out at first, Williams being caught
mapping on second by Shelly and Mer- |
kle flying out to G. McHale.
The Butte s. Boston run getting end |
ed in the sixth. Huber got his base on |
balls and was forced out at second by |
Buckley's hit. Zearfoss hit a liner to |
Sutton, who made wild throw to first, |
and Buckley scored. Perham got 10 |
first by another of Sutton's wild throws, |
and he and Zearfoss scored on Morri- |
sons double. The latter scored on
Williams single, Mcbride flew out to |
Sullivan, the Il. & b. Sullivan singled |
and Merkle retired the side by flying |
out to Sullivan.
Dexter Smith, the wel-known Butte |
baseball man, umpired the game. His |
decisions We're all very satisfactory and |
not single kick was registered
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