The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-27
INDOOR TEAMS WILL BATTLE
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT UNI
VERSlTY GYMNASIUM.
RIOTERS ARE ORGANIZING
Ollie Harris to Lead the Cheering Sec
ton for the Mercantile While j.
Helfrich Is to Officiate for the Ali
Star Brigade.

Tonight will see the last of indoor
baseball in Missoula for the present
season. This evening the All Stars
and the Variations are to meet in the
final encounter which will definitely
decide the city championship. From
start to finish the game Will be for
blood as both squads are ont for the
game which will dub them champions.
The Mercantile team by virtue Of its
last seasons performance now holds
the title and Captain Taylor's cohorts
viii make a valiant rally round the
colors.
The game this evening will be the
seventh game in the deciding series,
The team winning four out of the
eve games is to take the champion
ship and all of it's perquisites in the
way Of theatrical engagements and
m~oving-picture rights. The M~arathons
looked like a CinCh at the start. After
the All Stars had won the first on
test, the Merchants frightened up and
made themselves the faVoriteS by a
string of three victories. Captain
Taylor's men have tried hard for he
illih iii' HIHiH StI''F, CIV "to
against them and the series wa billed
to go the limit when Robertson's
bright and shining lights annexed the
sixth game with a score of 10 to Z.
R~ooters Organize.
The Merchants have not given up
the fight and are making arrange
ments for a scrappy battle. A roofing
section has been organized and will
cheer on the Mercantile cumpany's
c~olor-bearers. Ollie Harris has been
appointed leader of the squad and eN-
poets to assemble a gang Of brazen-
throated r~ooters, which will put any
similar organization clear in the
shade. opposed to O.. Harris will be
one ]. Connie Mack) Helfrich, who
received his training under Mr.. Nc
Gillicuddy himself and has won indy
ing fame on the south-side park. The
warfare of these opposing sections
promises to keep the game lively from
the jump.
Captain Taylor has not made a Sc
lection, but it is though that "Old
Man" Scribner will be on the firing
llHt lol tIt AltitdlIlllt wen lllt SpiS
sounds this evening. Serb" was in
rare form at the finish of the last
game and will probably be given a
chance to bring home the bacon in
the decisive contest. Elongated Allen
will he the choice for the All Stars
and should go the distance handily as
he has been showing marked improve
ment in the last two games. Following
is the probable lineup of the teams:
Probable Lineup.
Observation-Disclosures, left short;
S~cribner, pitcher or first base; Rum
nell, right short; Henderson, third
base; SWartz, second base; Bailey. left
field: Bussard, right field; Lund-
strom, first base or pitcher; and Tay-
lor, catcher.
All Stars-Peterson, first base;
Burns. second base; Allen, pitcher;
Gleason. catcher, Robertson, third
base: Ferguson, left field; Campbell,
right field; Wise, left short; Richards,
right short,
The game will be called promptly at
s o'clock and an admission fee of %
cents will be charged. Ladies win be
admitted free. The car which leaves
town at s o'clock will arrive at the
university in time for the start of the
game.