The Billings gazette., 1899-08-11
BAsEBALL MATTERS.
Billings Team ITO DSdtgantxe-severa
Good al, ,Aes Promised.

| The Billings baseball team, by the
first of next week, it ia expected, will
be reorganized and strengthened to
such an extent that 1t will be able to
cope successfully with any team in the
state. McNeeley, the crack Minneap.
oils pitcher will be here in few days
to join the home nine. together with
Zearfoss, his catcher, both Of whom are
now in Butte, aud another new face or
two will appear in the team. Man.
ager Nix expects to got the boys down
to good, solid practice work by next
Monday or Tuesday and hopes to get
the Boston & Montana team here for
two games Oh the following Saturday
and Sunday. This ia the team which
has twice defeated Helena and Manager
Nix says he wants to 20 against the
hardest proposition first. Then he will
probably get the Butte d Boston team
here, which ia another good one, and
dates may be made with the Pooatello
nine, which is to visit Helena An
aconda and Great Falls will also pro.
badly be invited to come to Billings,
40 the next month or six weeks will
yield fine sport for the lovers OF the
national game in this city. Manager
Nix will take his team on western
trip before the season closes and try
to arrange for series Of games during
the fair. The baseball enthusiasm has
not died out in Billings, by any manner
Of means. and Helena il going to be
given another chance or two at the
cowboys.
The Boston & Montana team plays
in Helena next Sunday and the follow.
ing Sunday the Butte & Boston team
goes against the capital city cracks on
their own grounds.
Great Falls, which the papers Of that
city say has u strong team, will play at
home with Marysville next Sunday.
Scott, the crack Billings outfielder,
will play in the game with Marysville,
but will return here next Monday or
Tuesday. Both Great Falls and Marys.
vile can probably get games with Bill.
Jugs il they will address Manager Nix.
He bars nothing, he says, but does
not want to play any but fast teams.
v
Last Tuesdays 3 game at Helena with
Ogden was stopped BY rain in the third
inning, the score being to at the end
Of the second in favor of the visitors.
McNeeley pitched winning ball for
the Helenas on Monday.
Helena independent: News comes
from Billings that the cranks Of the
eastern Montana town are on their
mettle and have raised a large purse
for the engagement Of five new players,
who are to be selected from among the
best in the market, regardless Of ex.
pense. The Billings sports want their
money back-tha money the Helena
men won from them when the capital
city nine went to Billings not long
ago. It was said yesterday that as
soon as the new players had been re-
cured and the club reorgaDized Bill.
ings would come to Helena for u return
engagement. The visitors expect to
have special Car, which is to be di
vided into two compartments, one to be
occupied by the players and the other
to be filled with money to bet on the
game. A large portion Of the Billings
wool clip may also be brought along.
A not inoonsiderable portion of the
early clip was acquired by Helena mon
at the Billings. Helena series two weeks
ago. As precaution, however, the car
will be chartered III advance for the RI.
turn trip.