The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-01
SENT FORTH
Ne Lawyers Cite the Doctors
Onto the Baseball Diamond.
fHe ALLEGATIONS MADE
~ Dofsudauts Given Three Days In
! which q File an Answer The
y Regular Team VIII Practice
To-Day New Uniforms.

Z John r. Casey. as attorney for the
lawyers baseball club. yesterday COM
menced q suit in the baseball arena OF
the district court, against the doctors.
The suit 10 brought to nave the doctors
cited into court to show cause. IL any,
why they should lay claim to h title
of professional champions. The sum-
mons In the suit have not yet been
served, but II Is thought that the sheriff
will all upon the doctors the first thing
Tomorrow. An answer to the complaint
will probably be made tomorrow.
The complaint In the case Is as fol-
lows:
In the baseball arena of the district
court. In and for Deer Lodge county,
state Of Montana.
Lawyers. attorneys and counselors.
plaintiffs. VS.. doctors, dentists. physi-
clans. surgeons and druggists, defend
ants.
THE plaintiffs complain and for a
cause of action show to the court and
allege:
.First-That within one year last
past and while the lawyers baseball
team of Anaconda was In Its incipiency
and before the blushing maiden. Oles.
himself, Slide Kelly. Sunfower Simp-
son or Casey at the bat. had Joined the
nine. the defendants, In utter disregard
of the plaintiffs rights In the premises
and with no milk OF m
in their bosom, did then and there be-
ing. with malice a~forethought. take ad-
vantage of the poor and unframed con-
dition Of our players and beat them at
one game of baseball.
.-Second-That the plaintiffs now be-
ing reinforced by the above invinci-
bies and relying on the dignified patri-
otism Of Boarman. Winston. OLeary.
H~;~..e ona Whffahfl tn throw hats
in the air and shout for JOY as the
plaintiffs TALES run high. the diplo-
macy of Senator Mats. James. Good
man Walls to secure first innings
and good umpires. the foghorn voice OF
Barrister Duffy to coach and cheer. to-
gefher with Rodgers 4 Rodgers and
Sawyer e. Walsh To care for the wound
ed: These plaintiffs. by and under the
authority of the lawyers baseball rules.
and our construction OF the same. mere
by demand a return game OF the un-
feeling defendants, without which. the
inhumanity of Fitxsimmons toward
Corbett. in refusing a return battle.
cannot be compared.
.sThird-That knowing full well that
you. the defendants. know as little
about good pleading as you do o
n game, we hereby give you three
DAYS in which to answer this our chal-
lenge in the well-known columns of the
Anaconda Standard. n specify there
in your time aud place, within the
month of May and Deer Lodge county.
in which you desire To fan from the
pinnacle OF baseball fame you have
built In your own Imagination. and In
which you taxi greater pride than do
the successful architects in the new
court house plans.
t"Fourth-That although we know
your answer will be weak. evasive n
misleading and conscious that his
honor. Judge Brantly. would readily
grant US Judgment on the ~pleadings,
still. not wanting to take or
the uninitiated. inc magnanimous I'm
forgetting how you last treated US, we
shall. II the new matter in your an,
swer requires Ii. simply file a reply ana
nave the case tried on its merits.
Wherefore. as the spirit Of war per-
meates the patriotic people OF Anacon-
da, and knowing that nothing less thar
a chivalrous battle viii he tolerated, we
will give you every advantage ana ASK
by this. our ultimatum: Flrst-For a
score Of not less than IS for the plain
tins n not more than nine goose eggs
for the defendants n for the base
ball medal of Deer Lodge county,
Second-For nine would-be baseball
playing doctors as prizes. without tne
loosened Joints and broken bones of the
same. Third-For all balls. bats, gloves
etc. as the costs and disbursements OF
this action. and that the be
forever barred from thinking they
know anything o the game.
JOHN r. CASEY.
Plaintiffs Attorney"
state of Montana, Deer Lodge coun'
Charles f.. Oles. being duly sworn
doth depose and say: That he Is one
of the plaintiffs in the above entitled
action: that he has read the foregoing
complaint: that the same is true to hi
his own knowledge.
CHARLES +. oLES."
subscribed and sworn to before ms
this 9th day of April. 1885.
u. NJ. SIMPSON.
Notable Public. Deer Lodge County
The regular team will practice agair
this afternoon at the Athletic park. tn
game will start at 2:3o o'clock sharl
this afternoon. There will be no ad
mission fee. The proposed games Wit
which were TO have beei
played about the first part OF May
have been postponed on account OF tn
bad weather which Spokane is having
and also on account of the poor condi
lion of the ground. In his letter Mana
ger Hutchinson states that he woul'
very much like TO arrange a series o
three games at a later date. ne WI
no doubt be accommodated. The neN
uniforms for the club arrived last week
UtN X
colors are blue n white.
Late last night Manager oBrien re
ceived word from Spokane that MI
Hutchinson could give the Anacondi
team games on May IL. IA and -.
reply was Immediately sent. acceptin
the offer. and the white stockings O
Anaconda will spin around the base
OF the Washington city's diamond o.
those dates. The first game OF TN
season OF 1898 will be played In Ana
conda on next SUNDAY. Nav Z. a
which time the Buttes will be dowr
The local players will practice eacI
afternoon at the Athletic field fror
now on. in order to get into shape 10
the Spokane trip.
The lineup for to-day practic
game Is as follows.
Anaconda. Position. Picked.
Freeman -.-Catcher...... Leonar
Long ----t
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