The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-09
PLAYED IN THE RAIN
johnson Pitches oGod Game and Re-
ceives Excellent support-Brown
Succeeds DeHave,n in the BOX When
Latter Is Injured.
STANDING of the Leanue.

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Sundays baseball game at Country
Club park for the Commercials. After
play had been interfered with for 80.
minutes by rain, the game was fin
ished despite mud and wet weather
and at the end of the ninth inning the
score stood, Commercial 4, Coun-
try Club 2.
Johnson pitched a good game for
the Commercials and received excel
lent support. "A long run for a fly by
Deckert and an unassisted double by
Miller we're spectacular plays of the
game.
First Inning.
The Country Club went first to bat.
.Cadwallader hit a long one to left
field which Worthington dropped after
a hard run, Cadwallader going to sec
ond. Thorine struck out. Russell
went out Davidson to Wilcox, Cadwal-
lader going to third on the play.
Thomas struck out.
For the Commercials Rabcock drove
one to right, which Deckert captured
after a hard run. Miller singled. Da-
wilson sent a hot one to Howell,
which the latter let get past him, and
Miller scored, Davidson going to third.
Bray was out, short to first. Wilson
hit to right for three bases, scoring
Davidson, but was left at third when
Stroup struck out.
Second Inning.
E. DeHaven flew out to Babcock.
Smith struck out. Deckert got a life
at first on a tumble by Davidson, but
vas left when Howell went out on a
ground ball to Wilson.
Worthington drew a base on balls,
but got no further than first, both
Johns and Johnson fouling out to
Thorine and Babcock going out from
pitcher to first. In fielding Babcock's
hit Pitcher DeHaven injured his knee
and was forced to retire from the
game, Brown taking his place.
Third Inning.
Johnson was pretty nearly the
whole thing in the third. He struck
out Brown, fielded C%adwallader out
at first, presented Thorine with a base
on balls and struck out Russell. The
Commercials also went out in one
two-three order in this inning, Miller
going out from second to first, David.
son from pitcher to frst and Bray
striking out.
Fourth Inning.
Thomas opened the inning with a
single to left, and was advanced to
second on e. DeHaven's sacrifice.
Babcock dropped Smiths fly after a
hard ruiz Deckert singled to left and
Worthington let 1t get past him, Thorn
as and Smith scoring and Deckert go
ing to third. He was caught OF the
bag and put out by Johns and Bray.
Howell struck out.
Wilson was safe at first on Browns
bad throw of his bunt. Stroup sim
gled to right. Both were advanced
Worthington's sacrifice, and
scored on Johns single to right, Johns
going to third on Deckert's wild throw
to the plate. He was left there when
johnson struck out and BabcOck went
out pitcher to first.
At the end of the fourth inning Um-
pire Pawlus called the game on ac-
count of rain. After waiting 80 min
utes play was resumed with the rain
still coming down and the diamond a
sea Of mud.
Fifth Inning.
Brown few out to Miller, Cadwal-
lader few out to Davidson and Tho
rine was out third to first.
Miller went out pitcher to first, Da-
wilson few out to Russell and Bray
went out third to first.
Sixth Inning.
Russell went out pitcher to first
and Thomas short to first. DeHaven
got "a single to left, but was left when
Smith few out to Miller.
Wilson struck out; Stroup got a
but died when Worthington
flew out to Howell and Johns went
out from pitcher to first.
Seventh Inning.
Deckert went out pitcher to first.
Howell flew out to Miller and Brown
went out short to first.
Johnson fouled out to Cadwallader.
Babcock got a life at first on DELAY
ems tumble, but was doubled when
Miller hit to Howell, DeHaven cover
ing second.
Eighth Inning.
Cadwallader was out on a line
drive to Bray, Thorine flew out to
Worthington, and Russell went out on
4 ground ball to first.
Bray opened the eighth for the
with a clean single to
left, and stole second. Wilson fol.
lowed with another single, and also
stole second. Stroupt gos first on four
vide ones. Worthington hit a long
fly to left and Bray scored on the out.
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