The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-19
The Game Betw cen the Athletics and
Anacondas Postponed For
tho Present
What tho Helena Base Ball Team
Proposes to Do Next
Sunday.
Accident to the Dam OF spokane-News
and Gossip About We1l-Known
Horses and HOrsomen.

The new base ball team yesterday signed
contracts with Manager Nuth for four
months. The battery will be Bays, pitcher,
and Crotty. catcher, who have been hired
at good salary.
AT meeting Of the Athletics nine yester-
day Pets Gondolfen was elected captain,
vice Hubbard, resigned. Mr.. Hubbard
still retains his position Of shortstop.
Gondolfen il good field general, and
dandy first baseman, and the club 10 salts
fed to have him for captain.
The announced game with the Anaconda
team for next Sunday is of, as shooting
tournament will be the smelter city attrac-
ton ON that day. but the Copper city boys
promise they will play. Helena at the first
opportunity. This being the case, Manager
Muth has instructed William Sims to offer
$25 to some local team to play the Athletics
next Sunday. This will be one inducement,
and to make it interesting bet of 500 to
$50 will be made with the picked nine that
they will not score an earned run during
the nine innings. This looks like a queer
bet, but it shows that the men who arc
willing to make the wager have great con-
6dence in the new team. Any picked nine
in Helena will be accepted, and this is not
bluff, the INDEPENDENT is authorized to
state.
Tom Menefee injured one of his fingers
pitch a ball pretty fast.
Manager Muth is in correspondence to
secure another pitcher to make up second
battery with Menefee as catcher.
The Athletic association has fulfilled
every promise made by Mr.. Meyendorf
when he began its organization by securing
subscriptions to the enterprise. The asso-
citation has already accomplished more than
was expected of 1t. 1t has secured valuable
grounds, built grand stand and fence and
laid out first-class diamond and fixed up
the grounds. and has also secured first
class base ball team. The grounds are
now fully equipped, the only thing left to
be done this season being the building of q
bicycle track, and this will soon
DO =! done a Nov, the subscribers
their stock is due as the bills for improving
the grounds must be paid. K. A. Harlow is
treasurer and he will receive the money,
and it is to be hoped that he will not find
any difficulty in doing this. Several thou
sand dollars are still outstanding.
With the private base ball subscriptions
the Athletic association, Helena will sup.
port its team in pretty good shape this sea-
son.
Z is conceded by all who have visited
Athletic park that It is the finest
grounds to nho be found ;, in 1.-THE the
plodded down, the grand stand is built OF
an easy elevation and is rooted. The people
of Helena have reason to feel proud of hav.
ing accomplished SO much in SO short time
in building up an athletic association as
solid as they have.
About fifteen Of Helenas athletes assem-
BLEED at the Athletic grounds yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of practicing al
foot ball. Jack Wilson was captain of one
team, and Prof. Mowry of the other. Two
halves of fifteen minutes were played. Viii
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tries and Mowry's took the
the other two. 1t was developed that Hell.
eua has some very good players. Especially
is this true of Mr.. Flint, formerly of the
played this evening. It is probable that
some good sport in this line will be wit
messed before the season is over. Mr.. Will
son thinks he can be prepared for game
with Great Falls befor the California Uni
versity students reach here.
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