The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-08-14
WHITEFISH WINS, 6=4
Eight Hundred People Witness One of the Best Games
Ever Played at Whitefsfl--Four Hundred Rooters
Come From kalispell on Special Train.
Each Team Has Won Two Games
and the Fight Is Still On.

Kalispcll did the courteous act Sunday,
and further cemented the bond of friend
ship existing between the two towns, by
coming to Whitefish 400 strong for the
baseball game between the teams repre-
senting the two places. A special train Of
five coaches and caboosc brought our
neighbors to the game, and they were
certainly an enthusiastic bunch of rooters.
The Kalispell band, all excellent musi-
cal organization, accompanied the crowd
and rendered pleasing selections during
the day.
whats the matter with Kalispell?"
was question often heard during the
day among Whitefsh people,
The answer invariably was, "she's all
right"
And the Whitefish rooters were also
there, with all the implements of base
ball warfare.
Looking upon the assembled crowd one
could not help but think that every
noise making instrument to be found in
the two towns was OH hand. Even the
COWS had been stripped of their bells to
aid in the making Of a Whitefish- kalis-
pell holiday.
Talk about pandcmonium being turned
loose! Pandemonium was certainly there,
and all the other members of his family
were with him.
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of lovers Of the national sport, where the
best of feeling prevailed, while at the
same time both sides were out to win if
possible. 1t was the fourth game played
by the two teams, Kalispell having won
two out Of the three preceding games,
and it was up to Whitefish to win this
game or be out of the race for this sea-
son.
And Whitefish won.
The score was 6 to 4, and the game
was one of the best seen on the White
fish diamond this year, but not so good
as the game played by the same teams at
Kalispell.
As the matter now stands Whitcfisll
has won two games and kalispell has
two to her credit, and the fight Is still on
The two games played at Kalispell were
won by that team, while the two White
fish games were won by the home boys.
The two teams arc quite evenly matched,
and are putting up an article of baseball
that is seldom seen outside of the leagues
In the first two innings Sunday neither
side scored, but in the third Kalispell got
in run. Then there was nothing doing
until Whitetish went to bat in the last
half of the fourth. This is where the
cyclone struck.
| VanSlack was first up, and reached
first Oh all error. Then came Emard,
who made clean hit which put him on
first and VanSlack on third. Old Man
Laird walked up to the home plate next,
and the fans held their breath in s,ls.
pense. Everybody seemed to feel in
stinctiyely that something was about to
happen. Twice the big fellow swung TO,
the ball but failed to connect with it.
Then Anderson shot a swift one over the
plate and the old fox landed on it with q
mighty swat which sent the piece Of
horsehide cavorting out oyer the horizon.
Before the ball could be gotten into play
again Laird had cantercd home, chasing
in the two scores in front of him. Mil.
Ter also scored before the inning was over
and the score stood to ! in favor o1
Whitcfish.
In the fifth inning Wlitefish got two
more, while Kalispell got two in tho
sixth through an error, when Miller ant
Parent, in the field, collided in running
for long fly. Kalispell got another il
the seventh, the game closing with tht
score at 6 to I, Whitefish winning.
For Kalispell, Eckholm and Anderson
played star games. Anderson was a
his best. while Eckholm not only caugh
an crrorless game, but also batted we'll
As battery they worked together in fin,
shape, and it was through no fault o
theirs that the game was lost. Angc
wood, the first baseman, made one error
but otherwise played good game, while
Barber. at second, didn't make break
Swaney, at third, did not play very