The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
BALL, GUN And BIKE
kissoula Will Have Ground Worthy
of the Name.
LOCAL FANS ARE TANNING
The Shooters Flirting With the
Tickle Gold Medal. he " heel
men and heir Plans for
the Summer.

Missoula, April S-The fans and root
ers are pleased with the local prospects
for good baseball this season and are
evincing in very substantial manner
their willingness to support a good
team. Some of last years players have
already INDUCED in a little practice by
way of limbering up their joints, and
there are several new players in town
who will work with the boys this sum-
mer. AS soon as the athletic park is
enclosed. the work of preparing the
diamond will begin, and when 1t is fin
ished Missoula will have a ball ground
that will be worthy of the team, some
thing that has never been the case be-
fore. The university team will be a
strong one this year, as we'll The nine
includes the boys who made such an
excellent record last year as the Mis-
soula second nine. and they are work.
ing hard this spring. At Fort Missoula,
the soldiers have reorganized their
team and will put up a strong game.
There will be some good sport for the
enthusiasts in the games between the
between the Missoulas and outside
mines.
Next to baseball in point of interest
comes the gun clubs contests, which
are this year attracting more attention
than ever before. The state tournament
which will be held here next month has
had much to do with this increased in
terest, but there is another factor
which does a great deal in drawing
crowds to witness the weekly contests
of the club. This is the excellent rec
ords that are being made by the shoot
ers and the close rivalry that exists
among the leaders. For the past three
weeks the gold medal has been won by
a score of 10 out of 20, and there have
been many scores above Is. This is the
best work that has ever been done by
the local shooters so early In the sea-
son, and their scores have aroused gen.
eral interest here i'm the contests. There
are numerous applicants for member
ship in the club, which will this sum-
mer be stronger than IL ever has been
before. All indications point to very
prosperous season for the club. At the
range in South Missoula many substan-
tial improvements have been made.
New traps have been ordered and
new. club house is now I'm course of
construction. Everything will be put
into fine shape for the tournament and
in their efforts the shooters are receive
ing substantial aid from local business
men and from sportsmen all through
the Northwest. The promised attend
ance at the tournament is the largest
in the West will be present. and there
are indications of some hot contests.
Another sporting organization that is
thriving is the recently organized BIZ
cycle club, which promises to have the
largest membership of any club in the
city This club inaugurated the ath-
letic park scheme which is now being
brought to a successful issue and to its
members, in a large measure. belongs
the credit of the success of the plan.
The club is receiving new members
every day and will in a short time be-
gin its club runs which will be a prom
inent feature Of the outdoor sports this
year. The plan for these country runs
has not yet been fully decided up.
on but IL is expected that they will be
made as often as once a week. Then
IL is probable that there will be a Sc
ries Of road races arranged for the
summer. to be open to members of the
club. There are several first-class rid
ers in the club and these races will be
interesting in the extreme as the ques-
ton OF the local championship has
never been satisfactorily determined.