The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-19
ELEVEN-INNING GAME.
Helena Won 1t. Although Outpiayed at
Every Point.

The prettiest exhibition of the ma
tiunal game.ever witnessed in Billings
and probably the west was played
at the tair grounds Saturday afternoon,
it being the second game Of ~tiie series
between Helepa and BSsTings. The
day was per feet one,<6r the sport and
over 500 people Witnessed it from the
grand stand ald>6n the grounds. Bill.
ings had no license to lose the eleven.
inning game, which it did to the tune
Of three to two. The Cowboys out
fielded and outbatted the visitors, as is
shown by the tabulated score given be.
low. Our boys were given the worst
OF several decisions on first base by the
Helena umpire, Freeman, who WAS
playing that bug for Helena. WAS off
haas base at four different times when
he caught the thrown balls, but 1t
made no difference, the runner was
called out each time. The umpire's at.
tention was called to the matter after
the first time, but he decided against
our boys in every case.
McNeeley was in the box for Bill.
ings and had biz support been as fanI''
less az was Denzer's the day before,
Helena would have suffered a com.
plete shut.out and the Cowboys would
have three More victories instead Of
two Helena's new pitcher, Maupin,
late from the St. Louis league, was
pitted against McNeeley. He was
touched up for eight hits. bat pitched q
good game, having -four strike.out5.
OF the three errors made by Billings
each one il likely to occur with the
hest teams, and although any one Of
them lost the game. no one can be
blamed for them alone.
Helena started the game to rolling,
but not a man reached first McNeeley
only pitched six balls in the first half,
three Of which were touched, one TOR a
foul fly, gobbled in by Zearfoss; a hot
ono to MoNeeley. who threw Arenson
out at first. and fly catch by Marshall.
Billings first bat resulted in a score
after the first two men up had retired
on fly hits Marshall was allowed first
Oh an error Of Arenson at sshort, who
could not stop his hot grounder; got
second on q passed ball and scored on
al error of Sohnables, who COULDN'T t
stop Flaunery's blistering liner.
For six innings after their first, Hell
ena was unable to score. In the third
and fifth innings the visitors had two
men on bases and two outs. but were
unable to score. In the sixth inning
they had runner on third base and
two men out, but it availed them not.
McNeeley was pitching ball ~ he had
never done before. Billings failed to
get another score until the fifth inning,
when one run was made. Sporer start.
cd off with hot liner, which Arne.
son let 90 under him. Scott went out
at first on ball tielded by Schnables.
Casey made a pretty, safe hit. but was
caught mapping at first by the pitcher
and the umpire declared him ont 1t
was q close decision and made differ
ence of one score to Billings, for Mar.
shall came next with a clean three
bagger, which brought Sporer home.
Flannery followed with long drive
to center field, which would have been
clean home run. but luck was with
Helena and Lloyd gobbled it up. In
Billings seventh the first three men
went out on fly hits to the intield.
Helena's eighth inning gave her two
tallies when it should have BEEN q
shut.out. Arenson hit nice pop'up
to Casey, who muffed it as pretty as
you please Hammond went out at
first on a ball felded from McNeeley.
Gimlin hit safe. So did Burton, bring.
ing in Arenson. Sohnabies died on q
fly caught by Flannery. This left a
runner on second. McDonough batted
a short fly into left field. Scott started
up after 1t and was ready to catch 1t,
when Arneson, of Helena, who was on
the third base coach line, called out,
"I'll take it, and Scott. thinking it
was a Billings player. stopped and let
the ball fall to the ground. Gimlin,
meanwhile, had run home, This aot OF
ArneHon's was but another evidence Of
the dirty ball playing which oreeps out
on Helena Mt critical times. These
two scores tied the game and at the end
of the ninth inning neither side had
scored again. In Billings half OF the
eighth inning a pretty double play was
made by Helena. Flannery had been
put out at first by aehnahles, Zearfoss
got hit by q pitched ball, Hawley
made q hot line drive, which looked
like IT was good for at least two .bases,
but Burton got his right paw in front
Of IL and there 1T stayed, Burton re-
turning II quickly to first base, catch
ing Aearf0ss, IN Helena's half Of the
ninth Hansen made pretty line fly
catch, IN this inning MaNeeley only
pitched four balls
The tenth inning drew blanks for
both sides, In this eleventh, Helena
scored one on wild throw OF Hansen
to Hawiey, aohnahles went ont NJ first
on a ball aelded by Hansen, Melon
oaeh got hit by q pitched ball, hat was