The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
ANACONDA news.
10Th TEAMS ARE STRONG
Baseball Game Will Be
Hotly Contested.
now THE CLUBS COMPARE
Anaconda Thought { Have Slightly the
Better Chance to Win If the Play
er. Were Up to Form-Some
New Material.

Today's baseball game is going 10 he
a not contest. From the lineup Of the
two teams. as printed below. it is easily
apparent that two Of the best baseball
ORGANIZATIONS hat ever opposed each
other on a Montana diamond will face
eSch other at the Athletic park to-day.
THE fact that to-day's game is prac-
tiVally the first game of the season so
far as Anaconda is concerned. will tend
20 stimulate interest in the contest. II
is true that during the past three
months there have been baseball games
between local clubs, and even Butte
sent down half a team a month or so
aUo. Thes games, however. were more
the nature of practice games and
aNbest were of but an Indifferent char
aAfer. To-day's game, however. Will
be a contest worthy of the name and 1t
will no doubt be witnessed by a large
crowd.
The game to-day will be called at
2:3o O'Clock, and will be played at the
Athletic park field. Street cars will run
at convenient intervals. inc by starting
the game at a reasonably early hour II
n hoped to finish before the street car
Company is called upon to handle the
crowds of workingmen from the works.
50 that those who attend the game will
be brought up town after the game
without the annoying delays sometimes
attending the return from the Athletic
park. Ladies will be admitted to the
game free of charge to-day and a spe-
cial invitation is extended to the fair
ones TO go down and the
Anaconda boys.
with reference to the strength OF the
10 teams. II is the opinion that while
anaconda may have slightly the better
chance to win, so far as form goes. the
Butte aggregation is one that will give
a mighty good account of itself. Bar
ker and McDonough. both men of COM
paratively unknown ability, are to form
the battery for the visitors. 1t is said
that Barker has a considerable some
thing up his sleeve which he will hand
ont to the locals in installments To suit
TIE exfgencies of the case. Behind Bar
ker there is a good team. judging from
fhe names that appear in the Butte
column. There is Bob Perham at first
base. a host in himself both In the field
ing position and with the stick. Jones,
another infielder whom Anaconda
knows. will cover second, while Taylor,
who has also played on the local dia
mond, will play at short. Hallon
Butte's new third baseman, is an un-
known quantity, but there are whispers
nat he is something pretty fine. In
the outneld Tor Butte Afthnf Hefnam
Moran and Alternately are considered
fair guards for the garden.
Opposed to Barker and McDonougf
will be Long and Freeman, who vii
form the battery for Anaconda. Lynch
will cover the initial bag and Kilcoynt
will be at second. Sutton. compare.
lively a new man to Anaconda audi
ences. will be at third n Sheppard
who is said TO be a phenom of a short
stop. will be Johnny-at-the-rat-hole al
that position. But Anaconda's outfield
is expected To knock tho spots of any.
thing that ever caught a fly In this
section. There will be Jimmy McHal6
at lef.. Tommy Lloyd at center and
Clemens at right. The people have
seen both McHale and Clemens work
in the outfield. but they have
seen Tommy Lloyd play center field
When to-day's game is over. however
they will wonder why in the world
Lloyd ever spoiled the making Of a fasr
outielder by coming inside TO play
short.
The lineup for the I'VE teams is al
follows:
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