The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-14
GRIZZLIES ARE NpPED
AFTER UPHILL BATTLE
University of Idaho Wins
Baseball Game From
Montana, 9 to 7.
BEATEN AT FINISH
Bruins Nosed Out in Ninth
After Gamely Tying
Score in Eighth.
BEATEN AT FINISH

After the Bruins. gamely fighting
an uphill battle. had tied the score in |
the eighth inning, the sluggers of the
Idaho wrecking crew pounded out two
runs in the first half of the final in
ming. and won the opening game of
the State University's baseball season
by the score of 3 to :. The game was
thrilling from start to finish and was
featured by plenty of clean-cut hit
ting. The Muscovites took the lead in
the first inning. and after the Bruins
had tied the count in the fourth, Ida
no added four runs without the aid of
hit. Montana again tied the count
In the seventh. only to drop behind in
the first of the eighth. Gossman's hit
sent in two runs in the last Of the
eighth, but n trio OF long drives by
Evans. Almquist and Nelson won the
game for Idaho in the ninth.
Bruins Slug Hard.
The Montana rootters were surprised
by the batting ability shown by MIS-
sens men, who previously had shown
Brown, Lorainger and Sanderson all
met the bali squarely. tho little lead
off man making a perfect record at
bat with triple, three singles and a
sacrifice hit. The Bruins all played
well in the field, with the exception
OF Loranger at second base, who boot
ed few. IOrangcr is blamcless, how
ever. as he makes no claims of being
second baseman, being called on to
substitute for Fitzgerald, barred by
faculty verdict a couple of hours be-
fore the game.
Muscovites at Old Tricks.
The Muscovites not only brought
over many veterans OF their 1916 nine
but also their habit of winning the
game in the ninth inning. Nelson
third sacker, who made four straight
hits, Almquist, first base guardian
Gray. keane and Barger, were the Ida
no stars. Rettig, a tall hurler,, who
beat Spokane last year. was knocked
out of the box by the Bruins, and
was replaced with B1ackmer, n yet
taller hnrler. who managed to squeeze
through inc game.
The Way It Happened.
With two out in Idahos half of the
first. Barger singled and the efficient
Mr.. keane cracked ono far out into
South Missoula for three bases, scor-
ing the big catcher. Witt pitched
himself out of a hole in the second in
ming. by whiting three men with two
on bases.
The Bruins did little with Rettie un-
til the third, when Brown and Goss-
man singled in 4 row, but died on the
bases. In the fourth Beebe reached
first on an error, stole second, and
scored when, with two down. Witt hit
a long fly up Sentinel for two bases.
Idaho scored four in the fifth on n
series of errors too painful to relate,
Bargcr was hit by one of Wits slow
balls, and this was followed by two
muffs, two fumbles and a wild heave.
which, with wild pitch, let in a quar-
tet of runs.
Montana Rallies.
Montana scored one in the last half
OF this round, when Grossman cracked
out long triple and scored on I.oran-
gers single. Three more came in the
seventh. Peak and Brown cracked
out clean hits, and moved up a base
on Gossman's single. Loranger scored
two with safe smash, and Sander
sons only hit of the day scored Lo-
ranger.
Idaho again forged ahead in the
eighth. Nelson doubled and scored
when Loranger booted Bristline's
wicked drive. Bristline stole second
and came the rest OF the way on
Gray's long dagger
Backmer replaced Rettig in the box
in the eighth, but the new man could
not stop the Bruins, who scored twice.
Witt singled off the pitchers glove. and
moved up on Peaks out. wink
Brown was safe on Gray's boot, and
stole second with a beautiful hcadlong
dive. Gossman cracked the pill safely
over the inficld and the count was :
to-
Wit Wearies at End.
Witt was tired when the ninth be-
gan and had little steam on his
straight ball. keane hit to Lorancer
and was thrown out, and Blackmer
suffered the same fate. via the Sam
derson- Reordan route. but G. Evans
singled, stole and scored on Almquist's
double to right. Nelson's smash
past second let the lanky first sacker
score. Becbe of Montana reached
third in the last half of the ninth, but
died there when Witt famed.
The box score:
Idaho ABB. r. II. Pc. A. f.