The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-16
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MILES CITY DEFEATED AGAIN ~
BILLINGS.
HAVE LEARNED HIS CURVES
Local Players Bat Erstwhiie Terror
Gregory Out Of Box, in
Fifth Inning.

Fifth Inning.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
The so-called invincible ball team
from Miles City met it's Waterloo yes.
terday at the local baseball ground
and was compelled to swallow the
largest dose Of anti-swell head pills
that it has had forced down it's throat
the present season.
The defeat of this aggregation of
ball players from the capital Of Custer
county was rendered even more
sweet from the roastings that Billings
has received all along from the press
and fans of Miles. Even when it's
W club was not interested the oc.
casion has been seized as an oppor-
tunity to throw a few sneering re-
marks at the home ball team, not
withstanding the fact that the Bill
ings team played two first-class games
on the Miles City grounds and deport-
ed themselves in q most gentlemanly
manner during their visit there. There
was no ill-feeling between the clubs,
however, and the game yesterday was
a quiet and orderly one, and the To-
calls put up the best article of ball
\that they have played this season.
Gregory. the Miles City pitcher, who
has been the terror of the home play
ers in all preceding games, was liter
ally batted of the slab. The home.
players got in several hits ON him
the first inning and made one score
and in the fifth pounded out a home
run, a three-bagger and two singles
which netted four I'll Gregory
then retired to right field and was
succeed by Vaught, q soldier from
Fort, Keogh. The fact Of the matter
is that Gregory became disguised
with the bad support that was being
accorded him and had no heart to
pitch good ball, such as he is capable
of.
Storey acted as catcher for the
home team and as usual he worked
hard through the entire game. Harker
was at his best on the slab and his
home run hit into left field was about
the longest ever seen on the grounds.
The big pitcher was on, third be-
fore the fielder reached the ball and
Bill is not counted as the fastest
Splinter Of the team, either. For the
home team Eddie Corbin played a
good game at third, Notwithstanding
there were two errors marked against
him. One was a muff of a hot liner
which he did not get his hands fair
ly on and the other was a throw to
first which Kelly had tc, leave the bag
to get.
A funny incident of the game was
the Alfonso-Gaston act of ,Hanrahan
and Butler between the plate and
third, allowing a foul fly, which eth
er of them could have got, to fall to
the ground.
Kelly was caught between first and
second in the eighth and after dodg-
ing back and forth between st. Clair
and Corrigan for a time got back to
first alive and or the very next pitch
ed ball stole second. In fact, after
Vaught went into pitch the Billings
boys stole bases about as they pleas
ed, Kelly and Dwyer both stealing
third in the seventh.
DR.. Andrus, the genial mayor CT
.A4lles City. is probably the oldest
ball player in the state. Notwith-
standing his forty odd years he can
cover as much ground as =
youngsters, and can give them ali
pointers IN hitting the ball.
In the fourth inning only three
batters faced Pitcher Gregory and all
three struck out. In the same inning
only three visitors faced Harker. st.
Clair. retired from Donovan to Kelly.
Hanrihan flew out to Smalley and
Butler gave Donovan a high one.
The clubs now have two games
each to their credit and are playing
for the championship this afternoon.
The wise ones say that the visitors
saved themselves for the deciding
contest and that today's game will be
a much hotter contest.
Following is a complete summary
Ct yesterdays game:
Billings. ABB R i Po A r
Smalley, Ct ........ 2 2 1 oil
Roylan, ri :. $3.50. 3 l 1 l l oil
Donovan IS S 1 2 5 II
Kelly, LIST ..... 2 1 9 / oil
Dwyer, I'd -. -. S 1 1 4 8 oil