The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-25
ELKS lose NATATORUM
TITLE TO "HAT-bOXERS"
Challengers Marshalled by
Jones Beat Out Cham
pions in Hot Game.
"WALTERS" is HERO
Husky Outfielder Drives Out
Home Run With One
Runner on Sacks.
"WALTERS' IS HERO


minute, half score Of Elks were ruth
lessly slaughtered yesterday afternoon
by band Of unantlered diamond ar
lists. armed with bats. who conducted
an unrelenting attack on the herd, UNI
der the guidance Of Peerless Leader
HAT box' Jones. Aided by some diff
fident umpiring. the r. P. O. f. nine
amassed a three run lead in the early
innings OF the game. but the smuggling
Nom Elks took the lead in the sixth
when VIII Walterskirchen drove the
ball fog q home run, sending in a run
ner ahead OF him. The antlered herd
tied the score again in the eighth. but
the winners bun ched three singles in
the last half OF this round and scored
give them the game by the score Of
s to 6.
Lead Natatorium League.
BY winning yesterday Manager
Jones nine climbed itno first place in
the Natatorlum league. and also won
the city champion ship. temporarily,
anyway The Elks were undefeated
before yesterdays encounter, which
was the first of the season for the
winners. The game was closely con-
tested from start to finish. and was
one continuous source Of Joy to the
audience. the players making star
plays and boners Unfortunately.
Triumph for Jones.
The game was a grand triumph for
Frank Jones. who collected the team
OF challengers, and piloted them
through the game to victory When
ever the boys Jagged. Jones injected
new courage and pep" into the battle,
and though things looked gloomy at
75rst, at-box" never con coded de-
feat.
The Elks infield played a whirlwind
game, and helped Ferguson out Of sew
eral holes. but the outfield remained
stationary whenever ball was hit tc
the gardens, and several flies that
should have been easy outs were al
lowed to drop safe. Hisbee was
pounded hard in the first two rounds
but allowed only two hits in the last
seven innings. and improved as The
battle progressed.
This is the Way Of It.
The Elks scored in the first, whe,
Kelley singled, reached third in safet
through the assistance of the umpire
and scored on a passed ball. Tw'
more came in the second when Rus
sell singled, Van Housen walked
Richards and Ferguson singled ant
Kelley was hit.
I4avells sensational fielding pre-
vented Jones team from scoring in tn
early innings. In the second the chal
lengers filled the bases with none on,
Schlossberg hit to Lavell, who shot tn
ball home, forcing Therriault. Dur
rant hit a hot grounder in the sam
direction and the shortstop snappe'
the ball to the catcher, forcing Hig
bee, Richards ending the inning b.
shooting the ball to first ahead of y
rant HAT boX's" team scored two II
the third on q walk, Peterson's double
Bottoms single and an out Walter
and Schlossberg hit safely in tn
fourth. but Lavell grabbed Durantt
hot liner and doubled Walters Of
second.
The Elks counted once in the fiftl
on Kelley's double and Reordan'
error. The Nom lks scored in tn
same round when Peterson reached
first on a fielder's choice, stole secon'
and third and scored on an out.
In the sixth Jones' team made fou
hits and scored two runs. Higbe'
singled and counted on Walters homer
Schlossberg and Durant also hit safely
Buster Robertson, by some desperate
base-running. tied the score in thu
seventh, but the challengers got i
back on Bottoms hit and steal, and al
error.
Jack Russell tripled to start tn
eighth and scored on an out. bu
safeties by Walters. Durant and Pc
terson sent the winning runs over 70
the new champs.
The box score: