The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-03
WAS AN AMUSING GAME
Bricklayers Victorious by Score
of 25 to IL.
SOME FUNNY INCIDENTS
The Game Was Interrupted by the Fact
That Hop Was Flowing Too Free
ly--Waters Had His Spanish
War Trousers

Those who journeyed to Anaconda
hope of witnessing a scientific game of
baseball We're sadly disappointed, but
those who went with the expectation
of attending a comedy were recon-
pensed for their trouble. The game
was replete with funny situati tons,
much kicking and slow base running
and fielding, and at last when the UNI
pire called the game on account of
there being no more balls to play WITH
the bricklayers were declared the win
ners by score of 25 to the hod car
rers' u.
All of the officials of the game had
troubles of their own. The umpi1 es
Messrs. Trudeau and Tucker, were, az
cording to the players, away off, in
their decisions. Dick Lindsay. the Off
cial scorer, was not fast enough to set
in all of the plays on his score cards.
He figured up the errors until the
fourth inning, and after having counted
about 25 for each team, he had to
stop, he being exhausted. There were
two officials in yesterdays game who
are not usually required in ordinary
games. These two We're the beer men.
1 ItS hdu tNo ldISt Kegs anu lneS were
situated opposite third base. This
greatly interrupted the base runners,
as on reaching third the base runners
could not resist the temptation of turn
ing around and indulging in a cooling
drink
The game was of a good-natur ed
kind and all of the players had jolly
good time. They were out for the fun
and they got it. Even the boss con-
Fat !, f,,1,
Jack Hamill and John Dolan, the court
house contractors, We're on the field,
and how they did yell, They We're in
favor of the hod carriers. That team S
defeat was great blow to them. Do
Ian was so anxious to see his faVorites
carry off the victory that he wanted to
buy off, Leonard in the first half of
the ninth inning.
Hamill was all over the field roofing
for the hod carriers, and between acts
he took frequent trips to the third base
line. Edward Cremmins was very en-
thusastic spectator. but he was in
favor of the bricklayers. After the
game he tipped several of the players,
and it is said that he made quite a
few dollars over the bricklayers' vic
tory.
Joe Waters of the hod carriers was
greatly excited. He wore a pair of
green trousers which had done Sc. vice
in the Spanish war; and as they were
just a trifie too large for him, they
greatly interfered with his base run
ming. Bill Brigham is a promising
| player, but the sun seemed to interfere
| with his playing in the outtield.
Brockie Lynch made a pretty three
| base hit but he was caught MAPPING
! at third, being busy at the time blow
ing the foam off glass. Pitcher
| Charlie Hoop cut quite dash with his
| pair of corduroy trousers.
Following was the lineup:
| Hold carriers-DaVis, catcher: McMa
| hon, pitcher; Pickett. first base; Col
! Inns, second base; Dickerson third
base; Lynch, short stop; Herroid lef.
| field: Waters, center field; George
| Tucker. right field.
ricklayers-Leonard, catcher; Hoop,
| pitcher: Murphy first base; Slein, sec
| ond base; Miller, third base; MCC.e ell
| land, short stop; Marsh left field; Lind,
| center field; Shable, right field
| Score by innings:
| Hold carriers ........1 0 l 0 0 ? liz
| BricklayerS .........4 3 . ! X-25