The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-16
DEFEATED THE HELENAS
Boston g. Montana Won by a
Score of Nine to Eight.
A HARD EARNED VICTORY
1t Was a Smuggling Match From Start to
Finish-Lookel Like a Tie Until
Last Hal o the Last
Inning.

defeated the hitherto unconQuered Hell
ena aggregation at Athletic park yes
teday in the first of the two games that
We're scheduled for Butte. The score
at the end of the ninth inning was to
in favor of the home team and it was
a well and hard-ear victory, for it
was a slugging match from start to
finish, and victory only came to the
b. e NJ. in the last end of the last inn
ing when two men We're out and there
was a man on third. 1t looked very
much as though the score would be tied,
for only one run was wanted. What
would have happened had that run
been made it would be hard to tell, but
a cracking good catch by Grimes of
skyscraper in the center field saved the
day.
The crowd was small, not more than
200 people being out. but those who did
go were well repaid, for they saw re-
markedly close game and the best
baseball that has been played in Butte
for several seasons. There were some
pretty yellow errors and some bad de-
cisions by the umpire, but they We're
rev ana very evenly ulNlueu anu tlie
general play was of so high an order
that the fans yelled themselves hoarse
with delight, and, the errors and bad
decisions being so evenly split up, the
game was won strictly on its merits.
Heavy batting was the rule on both
sides and both pitchers were touched
off for some handsome hits There were
lass than three clean home runs.
several three baggers and a great
many singles, and but for excellent
fielding on both sides the score must
have been much larger. OF the batting
the Boston & Montana had somewhat
the best of it and of the errors the
worst of it, and this and the fact that
the grounds were much faster than the
visitors We're accustomed TO playing on,
handicapping them to certain extent,
were the main elements which figured
in making the game so close. 1t was
the first defeat the Capital City boys
have suffered this season, and to have
their long line of victories broken in
the first game Helena has played in
Butte in four years was not very nos
pitable treatment of the visitors, put
the home boys got an unmerciful
trouncing at Helena and they were out
for revenge and got It. .5s
Both teams will be strengthened in
the box to-day and the second game
should be. even better than YESTERDAY >.
In view of the excellent ball the teams
putSup to-day's crowd ought to be all
the stand can hold
Ex-Fire Chief John F'lannery or the
home team was the first man to face
Condor, the Helena twirler, and ne
quickly took his measure by winding
out a long fly to center field. He had
the misfortune, however, to have 1t
gathered in by Sullivan. Perham hit
to short and reached first on that gen
tleman's error. Perham went to second
on a passed ball and Moran was pre-
scented with his base on balls. The
bleachers commenced to get enthusiast
tic. for it looked as though a run was in
sight, but Murphy flew out to third
and Gallagher hit to short and was
thrown out at first, retiring the side.
The visitors started the run getting
in their half after two men were out.
Arneson sent a high fly to left field,
where Flannery gathered it in by
spectacular catch. Sullivan hit to MO
ran and was thrown out at first. Then
Hammond lined out long single to
center field and P. Ryan hit to ualla-
CHER, who missed his opportunity, and
the error made Hammond safe and let
Sullivan get to third. Murphy threw to
second to catch Ryan and Gallagher
made a bad muff, which scored Ham
mond Donohue hit to Flannery, who
used excellent judgment and threw
Ryan out as he was reaching home.
The Boston & Montana took hand
at the run getting In the first half of
the second Clemens hit to Arneson,
who did not allow him his base. Maye
singled and Grimes, the next man up,
sent a beauty clean to the southeast
corner of the fence, making home
run and scoring Maye. McDonough
hit safe to center field Flannery hit
TO Hammond, whose error gave the
runner his base Hammond was so
long fielding the ball Flannery thought
he could reach second and thereby
made a great mess. He kept going,
while McDonough, who could see no
show to make third, held his base till
Flannery was upon him. Then he
started to run, and met Arnes0n with
the ball McDonough lodged out of
the line and was called out and Elan
merry got caught trying to get back to
first Score, Boston & Montana ?, Hell
ena l.
The Boston & Montana again pushed
up their score in the first half of the
third by Murphy making a home run.
The visitors failed to score.
The Boston & Montana did not score
in the fourth, but Helena made four
runs. The Boston Montana failed
again in the fifth. Helena made run.
The Boston & Montana evened up
matters in the sixth by tieing the
score but Helena made another run
in the same inning.
The Boston & Montana made the
runs that won the game in the seventh
inning, adding three runs TO their
score No runs We're made in the
eighth nor by the Boston & Montana
in the ninth, and when Butte failed to
score there was joy in the hearts of
the solons There was more when a run
was annexed and less when they fell
down with more encouraging prospects
ahead of them. Arneson hit safe to
center field. Sullivan went out at first.
Hammond raised Helena's hopes by
handsome ree-bagger into center
field, which scored Arneson and landed
himself fair candidate for plate hon.
ors. Helena stock sagged when p.
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