The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-30
KAL|SPELL
BLUES WIN
One of the Prettiest Games Ever
Played in Flathe ad County.
LARGE ENTHUSIAST CROWD
LARGE ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
Yelled and Rooted Upon Every Occa
sion-Coumba Falls Having as
Many Followers as kaIispell-A
Thrilling Game From the Start, and
Wildly Getting at the Finish.

In 2 game that was replete with |
interest from first to last, the Kals-
pell Blues defeated the Columbia |
Falls team Sunday afternoon by the |
close score of II to 10, the winning
run being made after two men were
out and the score a tie in the last
half of the ninth inning. At the
start off, it looked like Kalispells
game without much trouble, and up
to the seventh inning the chief ques-
ton was would the visitors get five
scores. At the beginning of the fatal
seventh the score stood to in
| favor of the Blues, but in that inn
| ing the visitors aided by several
bases on balls, few errors and some
good stick work, got five scores, max
ing the result 8 to Z. The Blues
! in their half scored one man,
but in the eighth, the Falls boys got
in two more, while the home team
got one, making the result at the be-
ginning of the ninth 10 to in favor
Of tn Blues. In their half Of the last
inning, the Falls team got in one
more run, tieing the score, and their
rooters went wild. In the Blues
called out on gu fashionable decision
at the second base while the next
man. trgewood, flew out to the sec
Ond bdseman. Dyer. the third man.
knocked cOrking threebagger, and
when the ball was returned to the
diamond he was safely perched on
third. Murdoch landed on the ball
for a good clean hit over shoTtstop,
and Dyer galloped in with the win
ming run. amidst a scene Of enthusi-
asm never equalled on a Kalispell
diamond
The game was called about three
o'clock, with the visitors at the bat,
and Stanton and McLaurie as bat
terry for the Blues. The Falls boys
could do nothing with the assortment
of curves dished out and were re-
, tired without run. The home team
was treated to the same dose in their
half by Olson and Walters, the visi
, tors battery, and the spectators set.
, tied down to witness a good game
, In the second the boys from the Falls
scored once, and the Blues three
times. In the third the visitors were
BANKED, while the Blues got one
more; but in the fourth, conditions
were reversed, the Blues being
-, blankcl. while Olsons pets got one
score to their credit. The fifth inn
ing was disastrous to the visitors
>. they being BANKED again, while tn,
J. homo team chased four men acros!
the plat. giving them what was
, thought to be safe lead and thu
game. In the sixth neither sid
scored, but the story Of the seventh
r. has already been told. In this inn
h. had held the heavy hitting visitor
i, safe. was landed upon and miXin
hits with base on balls and errors
lo filled the bases. Then Olso
!, &hoclied a safe hit. reaching SECOND
=, and sending in two runs ahea(
"a Othef HIS followed, aud bafore tn
Blues could stop the Slaughter fly
runs WEE III lut NlSllolS illtu |
repeat the dose in the eighth, br
Stanton had retired from the DO,
:" and was succeeded by Stoner, VIII
a hold them down to three runs for tn
;" next two innings He was hit har,
' but his support was excellent,
- catch of low ball by Cowles, bein
~, the star feature. This catch mao
~ the third out. and prevented mo-
!" runs being scored 1t was a ditlicu
~ catch. the big first basemen pickil
it up close to the ground and disl
eating his thumb in the play. I
Ia, WAS given an ovation by the TOW
on people. and was hoisted on ii
Nv shoulders Of few enthusiasts al
on carried around the grounds.
phi The ninth inning was full of sc
he sational features, both teams kno
VIZ. ing ii was now or never. and we
est KEYED up to the highest pitch, 7
yer Falls boys tried hard to win. b
aid 10 Obliged to quit after tying t
'ak score and went ont on the field {
'ef termined to keep the home tea
Idl- from scoring, insuring an extra il
ing game, and when Cowles W
called out on second base, and Ans
ma wood few ont, it looked as thou
Use. hey would set another chance. T.
ole men ont and no one on bases look