The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-13
SCRIBNER PITCHES GlLT-EDGED
BALL AND ALL-sTAR Err
RORS HELP A LOT.
MEN BOOT TEN
Careless Plays at Critical Moments
Fatten Champions Run Column
in the Outfield.

By beating the All-Stars last night
the Variations took the lead in the
race for the city indoor baseball cham
pionship and with two more wins will
have the flag nailed to the mast.
After losing the first game the mer-
chants have taken two straight, the
last one without much trouble Last
nights score was 8 to 4 for Scribner
and sever allies. Busters stellar
crew didn't play very good baseball.
Allen was in the box, Ferguson go
into the outfield at the last minute on
account of a stiff shoulder. Allen
pitched good ball. though not of his
usual class; the game was lost by his
teammates, Ten healthy kicks did
the All-Stars make last night and all
of them were delivered when they
counted. S%cribner, heaving for the
Variations, had lots of stuff on the
ball and went well except for one
stormy inning.
The storm cut into the gate receipts,
but did the teams a good turn by keep
ing the umpires at home. CA joke,
gentlemen. Don't get sore.) "Ros-
enthaf' Klebe and Jimmie Gault UNI
pired and did we'll, though at times
their work resembled that of the regu-
lars. One careless player suggested
that last years arbiters work, but he
was silenced in a hurry.
The AH-Stars were the first to
score. In he second inning Peterson
singled, Went to third on Robertson's
double and home on Wise's sacrifice,
Richards struck out, but Ferguson
came across with a screaming double
that scored Buster. Heyfron fannedI
and ended the session.
In the third the Marathons raised the
All-Stars two runs and took the leat31t
Scribner, as in his happy habit,
the ball in the nose and
second before he could be.
stopped. Henderson reached first on
Wise's error and Scribner went home.
reached first through the
courtesy of Mr.. Gleason and all hands
went home when Peterson messed
Lundstrom's drive. Swartz famed.
Burns bungled Taylor's grounder
and Lundstrom crossed the plate.
struck out.
In the fourth the All-Stars made it
6 to 2. Pritchard got a life on Peter
error and ungratefully stole sec
Scribner hit, sending Pritchard
over the rubber. Henderson drove
out a tWo-bagger that scored the
pitcher, but was out on second for run
ming on RummelTs foul fly to Wise.
Lundstrom persisted on an easy
g%rOunder.
IN the seventh the cosmopolite host
made another effort to get into the
running. Ferguson, who played the
role of hard shifting outfielder with
success, connected with the ball
for another double Heyfron struck
out, but Burns was safe and Ferguson
scored on RummelPs error. Allen
flew out to Henderson. Gleason sent
one to rOost in the balcony, though,
and Burns walked home Peterson
stopped the rally by striking out.
In their half of the seventh the
Variations came back hard to show the
All-Stars their unimportance. Rum
nell furnished an inauspicious opening
by striking out. Lundstrom singled
and scored on SWartz's double.
came home on a wild pitch.
walked. Bussard was out,
Allen to Heyfron. Pritchard was safe
Heyfron booted one and Serb
single sent Taylor into the run
Henderson hit one into Hey
irons hands.
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