The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-16
BUTTE News.
n 4 GAME FOR BLOOD
Butte Is Anxious to Tackle the
Anaconda Baseball Team.
ARE GETTING IN PRACTICE
Another Meeting viii Be Held This
Evening for the Purpose Of Or
eanizing a Team That VIII
Be q Winner.

In spite of the bad weather several
of the local ball players were out on
the grounds yesterday afternoon prac-
ticing for the seasons work. All are
anxious to get in shape as soon as pos
sible and tackle Anaconda in a game
for blood. Another meeting of baseball
enthusiasts will be held at the city
council chamber his evening. and IL is
desired that all will turn and help
get up a all team in Butte that will
be a winner
1t seems likely that Charley Blair.
who has been So successful in ana
ing a ball team for Missoula several
years, will take charge of the Butte
team. There has been a general de-
sire expressed that he do So. Manager
Lon EschIe desires to be relieved of
the struggle he has been making in
Butte for several years and is very
anxious that Mr.. Blair take the team
this summer. 1t is believed that some
local dissensions and jealousies which
nave handicapped the team in the past
will be done away with II "A new man
is put in charge. Mr.. Blair stated yes
terday hat IL he takes charge of the
team he will select the players purely
on their merit and ability. and no mat
Ter HOW DDDQldf a DldNtf may pt VT
how many friends may be pulling for
him. he will not be given a place on
the team unless he can show that he is
able to MI IL.
There is plenty of good material to
work on in getting up the team. Three
men from Hamm's Experts. an anna
teur team from st. Paul. arrived in
Butte a few days & and will play
with the local team. They are all
young fellows. but are good players
and are sure To strengthen the team.
These three players are Lynch. a
pitcher. Flynn. short stop. and Gard
ner. second base. Burke. an outfielder
and strong hitter from st. Paul, has
also been secured.
Then there are a number of mighty
good men right in Butte. members of
last years team. to select from. Last
years team lacked a good deal of be-
ing strong rus but II contained
much good material and with judicious
strengthening will be all right. Among
the local players who will be candi-
dates for places on the team are Ma
honey. a pitcher and good all round
player: Cleveland. left field; Williams,
first base and pitcher: Jones. right
field: Flannery. center field: Ruhnke.
short stop and second base: Lloyd.
catcher: Larry Gleason, first base;
Haskins. outfield.
rs another new player
who has just arrived from Montreal.
He has a splendid reputation and shows
very clean work in practice.
Beecher. a crack Omaha catcher. has
been engaged and writes that he will
be i'm Butte In a few days. He and
Lloyd VIII be able to take care of the
position behind the bat in proper
style.
Negotiations are pending also with
Buckley. a good pitcher and all round
player of Wassaic. n. Y. He has not
yet been engaged. but IL is likely that
he will be brought out.
Lynch. Flynn. Gardner. Beecher,
Burke. Buckley and McDonough, added
to the local material that IL available.
ought to make a good team II the boys
get to playing well together. There is
much other availab BILE material in town
that will doubtless he developed. There
are good players on amateur teams
who did not play with n regular
Butte team last season. but who ave
shown most c~reditable work in anna
teur games. Some of them are well
worthy of a trial. 1t often happens
that the best players are developed
from the chool n street corners
right in town.
Butte will have To get along this sea-
son without Bob Perham, it's gigantic
and unsurpassed first baseman. Per-
ham was injured in a football game
last fall and has given up athletic
sports.
Marquette. captain Of the Chicago
Writings. who had been engaged t.
come to Butte, has enlisted for the
war.