The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10
WILL GO WITH A RUSH
Anaconda's New Baseball Team Al
most an Assured Fact
MEETING FOR SUNDAY NIGHT
The Fans VIII Gather to Discuss
the Prospects for the National
Game in This CIty-New
Crounds-N otes.

The long-looked for start for the or
ganization of a baseball team in Ana
conda has at last been made. A meeting
has been called for next Sunday night,
at which time IL is expected that ar
rangements will be made for Immediate
organization. Many Intellectual attempts
have been made in the past to get to-
gether team that would be able to sus-
tain the name of a baseball club. From
one cause or another these attempts
have been unsuccessful, but IL affairs this
year follow out the lines along which IL
is proposed to run baseball events, the
present indications are that Anaconda
Will have as good team as any city in
the state. 49,
There are several men in this city who
have in times gone by played professional
baseball. These men are now employed in
different enterprises about the city and IL
b hoped that their occupation is such as
70 enable them to devote a few hours
each day to practice. Among them, IL is
said, is a player who was at one time a
msmber of the Washington, ID. c., team
OF the National league. The presence of
the others is as yet little more than a
runor, but there is little doubt that they
viii be In attendance at Sunday nights
meeting.
In addition to those rererred to are the
old--time Anaconda favorites Griffith
Messenger, Frinke, Charlton and others.
Out of such a collection of players IL
should not prove difficult to pick nine
men to represent Anaconda on the dia-
mond this summer. Among those who
are interested in the national game there
is grea enthusiasm, and if Sunday
nlghts meeting does not result in salts
factory arrangements being made the
signs of he times are at fault.
Among other things to be discussed is
the mater of suitable grounds. The
grounds st the park are conceded to be
entirely unfit for baseball purposes both
In the mitter of diamond facilities and
Tor the accommodation of the public. At
each game played on the old grounds
heretofore great many more people |
witnessed the games who did not pay |
than those who did pay. 1t is altogether |
likely that at Sunday nights meeting a /
COMMITTEES will be appointed to confer |
with the football and bicycle clubs and
the gun club. If satisfactory arrange
ment can be made with these clubs it will |
probably be decided to club together and |
put such portion of the land below the
city IN proper condition, as may be need |
cd 1t Is thought that this can be done
at Moderate expense If the scheme is
carried out 1t will certainly rebound to
the profit of all concerned.
The uniforms of the Anaconda club NJ
last year are still in first-class condition
so that very little money will be required
TO give The new team a good start A
committee will probably be appointed at
tne meeting to select the names of as
many players as desire to join the team.
Those selected will then be tried ont"
and the nine showing up best will consti-
tute the regular team and the remainder
Will be put on the substitute list.
one OF the most serious obstacles in the
way OF successful team in this city is
Inc fact that great many of the play
ers work at night and consequently can
not practice with the day shift men in
ne evening. 1t is hoped to overcome this
'y letting those who are on night duty
practice together during the afternoon.
n this way, while not so conducive to
lrst-class team work. II is thought that
ach individual will have so perfected
himself as to be able to sustain his DO
ition in game.
The meeting on Sunday night is called
or o'clock and will be held at the cigar
tore of Peckham q Frincke. on Com
lerclai avenue. Every ball player and
nose interested in the sport are earnest
Y requested to attend. Everybody will no
wen an opportunity to give his views on ,
he best methods to pursue and the sug- .
estlons of each will be given due con- :
Iteration.
There is no reason to doubt that the
eople of Anaconda will give a bali )
cam liberal support If the team itself :
vinces desire to do the best ii can TO
Ut up a good game. Now that the start
as been made IL will be a matter Of r
MY a few weeks before Anaconda will :
ave team of baseball men who are AT =
nee ball players and gentlemen. =
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