The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-24
Standing OF the Clubs.

The Highlanders won the fourth
game of the series with John Mo
Closkey. thereby upholding the ancient
and honorable tradition that we cam
not lose on ladies' day. We can't
either, now. for yesterday was the last
Friday of the season that the locals
will put in at home The score was
Il to and the victory goes as an
other jewel in tile diadem of Leslie
Bush. the smoke monarch Bush
saved the game-at least he kept the
combat from being uncomfortable
close Shorty Coyne started for the
home club and lasted Immediately.
Five men had iaced the little fellow
and two of them had scored while two
more roasted on the bases when
Blankenship changed gnnners. The
first man who faced the Bfaincrd boy
hit single that bounced OFF the head
of Changnon at third and the two
men Coyne had bequeathed dragged
their spikes over the plate After
that there was nothing doing for
ogden until the ninth. when a base
on balls and an error netted one more.
The home guard started after Jensen
from the first and scored eight times
during the six rounds McClostey let
him stay in the box. Erickson finished
and he didn't use much.
There were two features. one Of
these was homerun by Orict In the
first inning and the other belonged to
the initial frame, too. Mig Pcrrnc,
arrayed hravely in Il spotless uni WAS
presented with a monster bouquet,
attached 10 which was 4 card, which
the umpire read: Compliments of the
washerwoman." This was "A rather in
spring service and 50 fmstcred Mig
that he hit into a double play.
That start was surely inauspicious,
although Whelan went out taiucly
enough, Oriet 10 carmap. coyne,
however, hit Spencer who went to
third on YEA single to right field. II
lehangnoi had held Wafren's peg.
however Spencer would have been a
dead bird The Highlanders formed
In close array and set themselves 10
keep Spencer. away from the plate.
Wesslcr raped TO Perrne, who shot
the pill back to Blankcnship. There
was Il cloud of dust In which writhed
Blankcnship and Spencer and above
which hoycred Umpire Carney lie
called Spencer safe and we reckon he
was. too. Schimpff's single scored
Van and Blankenship put Coyne back
In the deck Second and third base
were occupied and but one man was
ont when Bush started pitching 70
Jensen Erwin hit a bnunder toward
Changnon ana the ball continued into
left field via chang's bean, Wesser
and Schlmpff scored
That was an the opposition ala un-
I'll the ninth, when Bush walked Per
kins Wood struck ont and Whean
forced Perkins at second Orict tak-
ing the putout Spencer hit Il fly to
center field and Tobin tried to throw
the ball before he had caught IT., let
ting Whelan count,
The Highlanders eat that four run
handicap in two in their share of the
first. Warren drew a base on balls
and Parrine got his flowers aud hit
into the double play thai KILLED War
ren and himself Bassey got "A lucky
single when he cut one in front of
the plate oriet played the string out
with Jensen and the tall and blonde
pitcher got himself into the three-aud-
two hole. lie grooVed the next one,
perforce, and Oriet blew It over the
left field fence
This left a tWo-run margin and this
th.. Hghanders halved In their third,
when Warren drove "A long triple over
Murray's head in center field. Jackie
scored on Perrine's sacrifice fly 10
Wesser.
In the fourth the locals knotted the
score. Carman landed a hit like
Basseys Tobin laid one down be-
fore the dish and strip made poor
peg 10 first, all hands being safe and
Garman taking third, GhansnOns sac
rifice fly brought carman home.
In the fifth the Blankenshipper3
went one ahead, getting run without
a blow. Perrine walked, stole sec-
ona. took third on a wild pitch and
counted when Wood booted Oriet's
gronnder
We embalmed the scrap with three
tailies IN the sixth. With one down,