The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28
WARM BALL GAME TO-DAY
Doctors and Lawyers Will Play
if 1t Doesn't Snow or Rain.
BEST MATERIAL CHOSEN
Trying to Arrange a Game for Sunday
Between the Regular Nine and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men and
County. Officials Next.

If weather conditions should gracious
ly adjust themselves to the occasion
there is likely TO be more fun at the
athletic field to-day than was ever had
on any similar occasion in previous
years on that sport reserve. The long
ak of baseball game between the doc
tors and lawyers is scheduled to come
off this afternoon. The game is an
nounced to begin promptly at 2:SO
o'clock, and 1t is believed hat every
physician and lawyer in the city will be
on hand. so hat If any of the players
previously agreed upon tn take part
shall decide not to play. others can be
drafted into immediate service. Ii
was given out yesterday that Mayor
Lesser would play with his fellow doc
tors, and I'm the event that he does play
that team will be very materially
strengthened. DIR. Lesser is a vigorous
and enthusiastic ball player. and when
ever he has gone into a game IL was
with the firm determination To win. He
is not a grandstand player, but a hard
worker and an effective coacher.
1t Is hoped Ivy the lawyers. who are
not so confident of victory as their OPP
ponents. that court will find 1t conven-
lent To adjourn early in order that the
services of Judge Brantly may he en-
listed in support Of the nervous attor-
neys. Colonel O'Leary. the old-time
short stop. IL is feared. will not play to-
day. and Judge Duffy Is going to Deer
Lodge. so he won't be on hand to tall
the doctors out of earned runs. James
Self says that he has not played ball
since he was a hoy. and IL he speaks
truthfully, he will be in a new ele-
ment when he plays under 1898 rules. as
they are widely different from those in
vogue in 40. when town BALI was the
prevailing fad. Judge Winston is not
booked to appear on the diamond. but
IL he can be induced to believe that the
game is very similar tn "one old cat"
which he used To play I'm Missouri. he
may consent to run a base or two just
for pastime.
The street cars will run on fast time
both ways. and IL the players can't run
bases they can board the cars and fly
home that way.
In the event that a game between the
Buttes and Anacondas annot be ar
ranged for Sunday, the Electrics and
the Anaconda regular team will play a
game Sunday at the athletic field.
weather permitting. This would be al
most as interesting as n game W
the two semi-professional teams. as the
Electrics are anything but scrubs. That
was shown in their recent game with
the regulars. when they made the lat
ter hustle to keep from being bottled
up. II the present plans carry, the
teams will play, and a hot game may
be expected.
Another game Is being talked OF among
court house attaches and the news
paper men. Under Sheriff Donoghue
is anxious To arrange a game. He ~
an ex with a record. having played on
the best teams of the day when he was
young. Dan Morony wants to play.
because he has "A natty uniform which
he wishes to introduce to the grand
stand. Deputy Sheriff McGuinness Is
splendid baseball timber. they say, and
John Schurtz of the same office knows
much about the curves Judge Fftz-
gerald. il Is believed. could be persuad-
ed to get into the box n deliver over
the plate. Treasurer Hallahan is a
player of the old school. and 50 Is As
SCISSOR Miller. Sheriff Fitzpatrick Is
said to have a medal won in a game
that Is now a part of Deer Lodge coun-
tvs history. Clerk Martin wants 10
swat a ball once more before he goes To
the war. and Tim Healy and Ed Com
misky make a battery hard TO Dat.
The newspaper men are only ordi-
nary players. Some OF them have
watched their children play the game.
and know the difference between an err
ror and a home plate. Among the
choicest Of the collection are Larry
Dobell. an ex-umpire: Garry Nugent. a
former mascot OF Iowa; John McMur
ray. a fielder. and Van Emen. who
reads the daily accounts OF Eastern
league games. However. II Is believed
that a nine can be picked from the sew
eral sa~nctuaries Of the city newspaper
Offices that would make some kin of a
showing with the county officials. For