The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-05
Highla11ders Drop Another
and We Occupy the Cellar
Sullivan Pitches We'll in Pinches and M;sjudged Balls
Add to Viqi1antes' Score-Hard-Luck Battle Ends
With Foes Ahead, S to 3,

1t must De stated lldl lNo VI tliSSS
hits were scratches. One, the fly
which Cordtz underestimated, was
good for two bases. The other was
Texas Lacquer, which fell between
Perrine and Cordtz and should have
been captured by the latter This hit
also cost US a pair of runs.
Before the game ended it looked as
if we wouldn't have to dig up alibs
to explain the loss of the battle.
rally in the ninth inning had the fans
standing on their heads and had Sui
livan wipng the cold perspiration
from his brow 1t was tight squeeze,
but we couldn't quite make it.
A Splendid Rally.
The final inning dawned with the
score to . against us. Brooks had
been steaming along in fine style ever
since his Introduction to the box
score, and keenan, had started to
weaken to the extent of allowing a
tally in the eighth. Roberts raped
smarty to Quigley and was fielded
out. Then came Anns, hero of our
single victory, batting in place of
Brooks. The quiet little southpaw had
already won home here, but he pro-
ceeded to add a couple of stories to
the domicile BY cracking out two
bagger that just eluded the pursuing
Kelly Daschbach tried to wait
keenan, out and ended by grounding
to Menges, who fielded to first. Two
men We're down and man was on
second. 1t looked blue. But Perrine
hit one in the eye and reached first,
and Tobin sent Annis home with a
hot one that knocked Quigley off his
| feet Bassey, mighty Bassey was at
the bat and all that was said about
Casey 10000 eyes and all that, goes
for the Spaghetti. Almost that is. He
didn't strike out, but he fouled to
Cronin and the game was over.
Our other runs came thusly: After
! having forced Bassey to pop to Lussi
Sullivan hit Carman and sent the big
| fellow to first Changnon hit the
i trademark and sent the ball into right
| field for q oIe-baser. TreLe ell secured
his initial SINGLE sending the pill into
| left. No one had scored but Carman
] sprinted home on Roberts sacrifice
! with run No. /. There should have
1 been two more, for Menges kicked
/ Smiths grounder and gave the big
/ pitcher plenty of time to reach the
! base. There isn't much speed in the
geyser- HEAVIER, though, and he WAS out
! by an inch.
Then for six innings we were held
seoreiess, not altogether on account
of Sulliyan's tWirling, but because of
t11, t.atac. al, l.. a
/ the former Highlander. Line drives
We're pulled down out of the sky and
long flies dropped into unexpected
hands. Some mighty pretty baseball
came in those innings
But in the eighth the charm was
broken. Tobin had gone out, Quig'ey
to Lussi 3assey poled one into GEN.
r field and then stole second, tax :
iEg third when Grttenden threw wild
to catch him. Carman went out, but
changnon sent a single into right
center that scored Bassey Trel<ell
was an infie'd out.
In the ninth, YOU will remember,
the final effort was made and failed.
Oppositive Scores.
The five runs that beat us came in
a bunch in the third, fourth and fifth
innings. 1t was Sullivan himself who
started things in the second He sent
a single between Carman and first
base after Crittenden. as usual, had
fled to Tobin. Spencer doubled, but
Sullivan was held on third. Facing a
pinch, Smith stiffened and struck out
Kelly. He forced Quigley to pop what
q should have been an easy out but
Cordtz seemed to think that Perrine
was going to take the bali and
) stopped, letting an easy chance go
!, for hit and allowing two Helena
. men to cross the plate. Smith famed
Iussi.
} In the third two more runs were
, scored in almost the same fashion
CrOn1n, With one down. singled t(