The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-23
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BILLINGS Overcomes Great Lead of
Butte Men and Makes Ex-
citing Finish.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.

it necessary to bring with them the
trophy indicative of the state cham
pionship when they came down lasI
Saturday to try conclusions with the
Billings hurlers of the sphere, anG
smiled knowingly when the suggestion
was made that possibly they might
have been overconfident. The leaG
they had of 243 pins was too large
in their opinion, to be overcome, even
by an All-American: team and simply
laughed when told that the Magic
sleeve. When the last pin was knock
ed over, however, they laughed out
of the other corner of the mouth and
concluded that after all they were
mistaken. 1t is true that the victory
won by the local players was a close
one, but one pin is as good as hun,
dreds in a case of that kind, and con
sidering that they won, even by the
small margin of three pins, the Bill.
ings men are justifiable if they carry
their heads a trife higher today than
before the match.
With their tool chest artistically
drapped in the color indicative of
mourning and sorrow the Thorntons
returned early yesterday morning to
the city of smoke and the last seen
of them Ellis was in earnest consulta-
ton with Sheehan trying to figure out
just how it happened, while Van Ellis
was seeking to console them and soft
ly humming ut will be Sunday every
day, bye and bye"
The Scores.
By games the scores made were as
follows:
First game. Butte-Sheehan, 1852;
Van Ellis, 1856; Ellis, POP. Total, $50.
Billings-Tschudy, 225; Ovren, ITO;
Sherman, 146. Total, SAL.
Second game. Butte-Sheehan, 1888;
Van Ellis, 1874; Ellis, 1872. Total, 5O4.
Billings-Tschudy, 213; Ovren, 165;
Sherman, 127. Total, sos.
Third game. Butte-Sheehan. 1855;
Van Ellis, 157; Ellis, 157. Total, 4sO.
Billings-Tschudy, 211; Ovren, 1874;
Daniels, 1876. Total, $50.
Fourth game. Butte-Sheehan,
176; Van Ellis, 14s; Ellis, 1853. Total,
AT. Billings-Tschudy, 213; Ovren,
173; Daniels, 1913. Total, 554.
Fifth game. Butte-Sheehan, 149;
Van Ellis, ia; Ellis, 191. Total, 514.
Enthusiastically, 225; Ovren, PAT;
Daniels, 1879. Total, Gil.
Totals.
The totals of Saturday nights
games are as follows:
Billings, 2,771; Butte, 1925. At
h match played at Butte they were,
Billings, 2,507, Butte. 2,75O.
The grand totals of the two matches
are, Billings, 5,27S; Butte, 5,275.
1t will be noticed that the name of
Daniels appears after the second
game in place of Sherman. The lat
ter was in no condition to play, being
almost all but helpless on ccount of
rheumatism and illness. Daniels was
but little better, as he, also was any
thing but we'll and had it not been for
the great rally of Ovren in the last
game the trophy would not now be-
long to Billings. In the same tanner
he pulled himself together at Butte
and won the only game of the series
played there by Billings.
The reasons that could be advanced
for the defeat of Billings at Butte
may be reversed as applied to the
defeat of Butte at Billings. The Butte
alleys are not so fast as the local ones
and it requires more force to the balls
to cause them to do the desired exc
cution at the other end. This proved
a handicap to Billings, who had been
accustomed to playing on alleys OF
the smoothness of glass and conse-
quently could not put enough speed
into their balls. Coming here from a
slow alley and accustomed to throw
ing with all their might, the visitors
were under a disadvantage because of
the number of splits they made.
Billings is now the champion of the
state and all teams that may chal-
lenge the local team will be obliged to
come here and contest for the trophy.
Little apprehension is felt as to the
outcome, as the Magic Citys are con
f1dent of being able to take care of
any trio that may decide to come
on and take a whirl at them. If they
win the mex match the trophy be-
comes their permanently.
Splits.
Although there "are others