The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-14
First Games Of the State Ball
League at Helena, Butte and
Bozsman.
Great Falls and the Home Team
Play at the Athletic
Park.
a Return Game to Bo PLAYED To-morrov
Schedule OF tho Games Ending
sept. 25.


which are to end on Sept. as next. The
promise 10 bright for Z successful season
and Of course Holsna il out for ths $50 silk
pennans Of tho national colors. The open
ing game II this oity will be played this
afternoon bstwsen Helena and Great Falls.
Missoula will play at Butte and Fhilips-
burg at Bozemsn. The Helena game will
be called at $3.50 p. m. II Athletic park. The
grounds have hsen rolled and are in good
shape. Both electric lines have made ar
rangements to put on extra oars and make
quick trips 70 the park and back. Under
the regulations Of the league the price Of
admission i 30 cents. II the game should
be stopped By rain before the end Of tho
fifth inning the homo club will issue rain
checks good for any succeeding game.
Helena and Great Falls will play their SEQ
ond game tomorrow. The visiting team
i entitled 70 receive $75 guaranty from the
home team for each game or 30 per cent of
the gate receipts. Manager Dallas has the
homo team in good form.
The batting order Of tho homo team il a.
follows for to-day: Farley 3b, Forbes 8 ID,
Crotty 2b. Twineham ., Smith CT. Griffin
ID, etinRley RI, Waggoner If, freeman .,
Mullen bench. Freeman, the corksorew
twirlsr, arrived in Helena yesterday from
the Sound. Freeman was in the box one
season for the st. Louis Browns. Mana
ger Dallas calls his center fielder star.
Smith was in the Washington state league
last season. Twineham was with the Dem
yer team last seeaon whore he made good
record. Griffin is we'll known in Helena,
Butte and Missoula. He was with the
Maryaville team when they held the chan-
pionship Of Montana. Wageoner il 4 ia
miliar name to Helena cranks. While
away from Montana he vas in the Califor-
nia league. Early was with tho Butte Elsc-
who can play good ball. Any one who ever
ssw the Helena Maroons whom they held
tho state championship will remember
Crotty and his fog horn voice which he
used with such good effect on the eosoh
line. Forbes has good record and shows
season in Oregon.
The visitors were placed yesterday as fol-
lows; ]. W. Buehan 3b, Robert Enerke p,
Thomas Msnefee 9. ]. w. Oonly lb, w.
Madison s.s, Fred Hemmingway %, Arthur
Stevens r.f, Frank Miles CT. Leo Tut If.
Murch and Miles are change pitchers and
Stevens change catcher. Some changes in
the above order may be made to-day.
The Great Falls league is thoroughly or
Ranized and it is confidently predicted by
the base ball enthusiasts Of that city that
the Great Falls aggregation of ball tossers
WILL take the league pennant to the Cata-
raot city next fall. There ia undoubtedly
some good material in the club and il the
other clubs in the state league expect to
have picnic with the club from Great
Falls they are very likely to meet with q
big surprise. To be sure the mon have not
vet had the advantage of practicinR to-
Rsther but all are in good trim and capable
mi a nnf NyrN H{wSl EzJ
lowing brief sketches Of these men is fur
nished by Manager w. G. Friend, to whom
great crsdit ID due for the thor
ough organization which has been effected:
Robert Emerke pitcher, played in 80 with
Des Moines and Spokane Falls. Thomas
Menefes, catcher, played with the North
west league in 80 and in 81 was with Ia
coma, but finished tho season with the
Erie, Pa. team, making good record as
catcher, batter and base runner. J. w.
Buchan, third base. was also with the
Northwest league. f. w. March, pitcher,
is good batter, a speedy pitcher and a
Taoomas last year, and with practice
should develop into one of the best players
of the Montana league. w. A. Madison,
short stop, il local player of great prom
Use. He played on good eastern teams q few
years ago. Fred HemminRway, second base,
is also good ball player and is we'll known
the local clubs during the past four years.
j. w. Comfy. first base, played last season
with Bates City and is a ball player of good
promise. Arthur Stevens. catcher, is
local player, an excellent catcher and a
sure fielder. Frank Miles. center field, is
also local player Of note. ald n first class
fielder. Lee Tut, left field, needs no intro
duetlon to the base ball cranks of Helena
and Butte, whore he he's often won the ap-
plause of the spectators by his clever bat
ting and daring base running.
Missoula commences the season with an
amateur team, AS far as their records 90
the members will have the honor of begin
with thc Montana league. On account of
to procure players on whom Mis-
soula had counted for the opening game
the team is slightly handicapped but they
hope to be in line within short time. The
officers are: Frank s. Higgins, president;
ager. G. W. Blair. secretary and treasurer;
j. MORN, captain. The members
Of the team are, James Border
c., Hugh Campbell, p. and inielder. Ike
Q. and outfielder, Jack Harkness
outfielder, John MORN, 2b, James Mo
Walter Mckee, 1b, Paul O'Brien, p, Rich
ard Smith, outfieldar.
The makeup of the Butte team is: Will |
son, catcher; first professional engagement !
was in 1890 with the Greston, Iowa, club. |
In 1891 he played the first part of tho sea-
aon with the Kansas Citys, from there he
went to Salt Lake City. Ray Hardness,
pitcher; WAS with the Minneapolis team in
1880, and Evansville. Ind, in 1891. Larry |
Gleason is 4 Butte boy and we'll known in
Helena. He will play first base. Flannery,
second base, In 1890 played second base for
The famous Pioketts. of st. Paul, and in
1891 with Hastings, MINI. Jud Smith,
third base, in 1889 covered third base for
The Aberdeen, $. D., team. In 1890 he was
with Portland. Ore, Pacific Northwest
eaeue, and in 1891 with the Champion, LIN !
team in the Oregon and Washing
son Interstate league. j. Il. Mccormick,
short stop, rlayed in the Eastern lengue,
Illinois Interstate league. Pacific League
md Dakota leaene. He will manage and
captain the team. For tislderB Butte has
Burns, Sloan. Evans Hall and Mari, all
oeal players They have not been placed
ret. Sloan and Burns will also aot As
change battery.
PhiIipsburg will doubtless have the
cheapest team, as far AZ salaries are CON
,erned, Of any IN the state, az the total
AMOUNT paid in salaries comes considerably
lndor the $500 per month limit allowed
,nch club by the atats league. Among the
.epotta In circulation throughout tho state
q one that Philipsburg il paying her play
,rs to tho extent Of $T00 per month, which