The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-12
PLAY BALL IN SPOKANE
The Anaconda Team Leaves on
This Mornings Early Train.
CAPABLE NINE SELECTED
A Series of CT m IS to Be Played To-Mor-
row. Saturday and Sunday. and Some
Records Are Expected to Be Es-
tab.ished on the Diamond.

Anaconda's crack baseball team left
this morning at 4 o'clock on the North
ern Pacific for Spokane. The boys and
their brand-new blue and white uni
forms left before the majority of the
good people Of the city were out of bed.
consequently they did not receive the
magnificent parting ovation that was
accorded the volunteers now at Camp
Smith. However. Anaconda cranks
wish them well and hope to hear of
their victory on the diamond.
The first game OF the series of three
viii be played with the Spokane team
tomorrow and the others on Saturday
and Sunday. The Spokane team has "A
reputation that the Anaconda boys
dom like very much. That is the word
given out-that the team that Is to
meet Anaconda is something Of "a
cfackerjack itself. While the Anaconda
team isn't afraid of anything on earth,
IL would rather, for a starter, tackle
something that is known to be dead
easy" The boys have all the conf
dence i'm the world i'm their superiority.
Du. at the same time, they would rather
not he put to the severest test So early
i'm the season. They. have had "A few
practice games and, of course. won on
every occasion. but they have not won
laurels this season To boost them up
against anything particularly form!d-
aD.e. such as the ~Spokanss are said To
be. and if they return with their ban
ner ON the blind baggage, they nope
that the home cranks will consider all
things as they are and have been. The
Anaconda team IL made up as follows:
Freeman, a.; Long, Howe and Skelly,
D.: Dwyer, H.; Burton, 2b.; kilcoyne,
Nh IlnNH - MRHnlp If Hammond.
captain. cf.: Clemmens, RI.
John Powers Of Butte VIII accompany
the team as manager. instead OF }. l.
O'Brien. who is unable To leave his busi-
ness To go, "A pleasure that the manager
would very much like To- enjoy. Ii y
probable that a game viii he played
with Missoula on the return home next
Tuesday.
captain Hammond said yesterday:
our boys are i'm very good trim to play
"A hard game. and | honestly believe
that We viii have to play some. as the
S~pokanes are a splendid lot of players,
individually. and in team. We have "A
better nine than we had last year, and
last year we did some playing that was
creditable To any amateur club. We
are going over the range To try to win
and II we don't II VIII not be because
we didn't try hard enough. | have
placed my men i'm positions where | be-
lieve they can do the most effective
work. 1t mag take the first day To ac-
climate US and put us onto the
grounds. If we start off successfully
you may look for a repetition the next
day
Freeman. the catcher. Is the we'll
known Missoula ex. He knows more
about baseball than the man who first
introduced the game. He Is "A whole
team himself.
Long. Howe and Skelly are the pitch
ors and they are winged up to all the
requirements of "A bitter game.
For b~lockader of first Dryer is a
whole squadron. He has n record OF
capturing everything that comes With
in the range Of his vision.
Burton is playing second because he
Is the best man i'm the state FOR the
position. He covers the whole iifield
with accuracy and grace. The ladies ~
Spokane's grand stand viii have their
moneys worth when old Burt gets IN
motion. He will bring a varied collrc-
ton of bouquets home with him.
Tom Lloyd is the only shortstop in
this latitude. Neve but once did a ball
pass him and then IL went clear
through him and McHale in left caught
Il while IL was yet hot. Tom recovered
and is waiting for another hot one.
Kilcoyne ON third is sent with the
BOYS to give him the desired opportunity
to Il fresh laurelS 10 MS NItdtn ~
grand plays. He is a third away out
Of sight.
McHale is the lad who made sucn
brilliant hits last year n over whom
such loud songs Of praise were suns
by the community. He furnished more
free balls to the city urchins than any
BODY else lid. He knocked them out
of the field and the little boys ala the
rest.
Captain Hammond has acquitted NM
self admirably and his men have the
utmost confidence I'm him. MI. Ham
mnnd is "A thorough baseball man,
knows all the rules and can be depended
upon to make "A good with the
opposing team. He is booked To hold
! center.
clemens in the right has d"ne eN-
ceIlent field work and his speed ana
good Judgment of high balls VIII staho
him i'm good stead. He may not get u
chance to do much. but then one can I
tell how many ~left-handers there might
be i'm an opposing team.
The boys are out To win.