The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
BUTTE NEWS.
It WILL Be A WARM ONE
Ball Game Between Butte and
Anaconda Officials.
A CONTEST FOR BLOOD
Some of the Timber Which Can Be
Drawn On in the Silver Bow
Court House-Confident
of Victory.
A CONTEST FOR BLOOD

The game of baseball scheduled to
take place between the court house Off
Gals and employees of Butte and Ana
conda at the Y. M. /. picnic July 4, at
Anaconda park, promises to be the
varmest thing that ever happened. The
Silver Bow officials, from the district
judges all the way down the line, are
enthusiastic in discussing the coming
contest, and those who see no chance
of being active participants are reading
up on the '99 rules with the idea of be-
ing able to give valuable assistance to
the umpire, whether solicited or not.
When Judge Lindsay heard that the
Anaconda gang had the presumption to
anticipate a victory he is said to have
gone through numerous authorities in
search of a precedent by which he could
cite them for contempt. His library,
however, is said to have failed to pro-
vide him information by which he could
gauge degrees of nerve.
Judge Clancy is said TO have an
nounced his intention to pull for the
nome team, and any one who has ever
seen the honorable jurist fondling his
Whlskers knows what a pull he has.
Judge Clancy will be accompanied to
the grounds by the smooth-voiced chief
deputy from the county attorneys
office, the Hon. Mr.. Kelley, and they
will be followed by Bob Leonard, who
Will have all kinds of money to bet on
Butte for first place, wind or no wind.
The sheriff's Office will be well repre-
sented.. In addition to the chief, I'm
der Sheriff Murphy, p. H. Stdley and
Denny O'Neill will be present
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the clerk and recorders office says the
whole idea is perfectly lovely. "Since
Jack Moran made his debut in grand
opera, said Mr.. Quarles, this depart
ment has been turned into a conserva-
tory of music. That's how we come to
be singing the praises of the court
house baseball players. And we won't
do anything to the whiskers of that re-
corder in Deer Lodge county. Any part
of them that are left after the wind
has an inning we will bring home in our
inside pockets"
There is a slight lack Of harmony
among the county commissioners. Mr..
Mathews says he won't play unless Mr..
Clark does, and if they both take part
Charley Farrell won't be in it. If they
cannot come to an agreement Mr.. Clark
will spend the Fourth at the springs,
where he will enter contest as an eX-
pert diver.
JdItGS NJ IGSHbluS is SiuuylllS up d
number of new kicks, which he will
register in rotation in case there is any
thing to be gained by delaying the game
until the next rain storm.
There is friendly rivalry between
Professor Brumme and Willie Sheerin
as to which shall be assigned to the po-
stion of short stop. They assume that
it belongs to one or the other by virtue
of the fact that they are the shortest
tax consumers in the county. The mat
ter will be decided with a tape meas
ure, as no other evidence would be re-
liable.
Special efforts are being made to in
duce Coroner Julien to take part in
the game. Ii is argued that his expert
ence during the past six months would
naturally put him in condition to play a
stiff game.
Ernest Hardcastle has not yet decided
whether he will accept a subordinate
position in the game or appoint him
self chief of the rooters. AS fan Mr..
Hardcastle is simply the chilliest thing
on the west side.
If Treasurer Holland plays he will be
expected to cover a part of his neigh
boris territory as well as his own. This
is because of his recent demonstration
of his ability to fiji two positions.