The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-03
GOSSIP Of THE DIAMOND
VIII Montana Have Q State
League This Year2
TALKS ABOUT PLAYERS
Bite OF Interesting Information Concern
ingt he Doings OF the Men Who
Take Part in the Great
- National Game.


So Tar as Anaconda baseball crapks
are concerned. nothing further has
h..r h..ra ~, IT, nro,o..a uset,n,
Dse "e p''p
AZ MISSOURI which the Helena corre-
epondent of the Sporting News stated
u,ou,d a. be,a NJ the 18th of this
o~ a,
i"o"'n' 'fAne oo'ec' VI 'h"' "eeu"e' u
one 10 really TO be held, Is 10 DISCUSS
the practicability of organizing a state
,.s.,. In Montana ,h,s vear
SN -
Anacohoa VIII ooupeiess se"u a rep
u.
rs caiieu,~os MS ci.y has aIways 80
IN the irsnt ranks OF paseoai III "ioh-
Jana.
Already the local faEs are oegintins
10 get tneir heads tosether reIatiVe .oa
Team IN tnis CITY the coniihs sui'n'ei.
VI COURSE the season Is sun ions way
On. nut n ooes no harm 70 paik tne
tnIns ovef anu ". cas-, oou anu g
wnat materfai there Is IN Ahacohoa Ior
nrst-cisse team, SUI az a ~
sehteo Ine city ourins .ne past tniee
years. Inere are MANY u y p'as
ers sun in.tne 1I'y, anu 'hey
expressed d wiiinshesS W pay o"ii"s
tne coming year.
Tne san FRANCISCO VI
tne opoT.ine News mas VIE s'yL
frtcner george ANDREWS, VINO uiu suoh
excellent work Tor Anaconoa IN Iss':
"Pitcner ANDREWS was consiueIeo tue
pest twiraer IN Inc NortnWest tnis sea
son: he neids ms posi,lon eNcei,en,Iy
ana Is also d good aii.arounu player.
he commenced MS Dali ,piaylns WIZ
the Anaconda cruz o, the req niNcr
valley SeVerai Natiohsi ieasuc
managers are negotiating ior ms ser'-
ices next-season,
me Is Jus. a Irine on
on the statemeht Una, Anacohoa ne
league"
-
Inc Sporung news says mere is
no longer reason TO doupt tha. tne
game VIII nourisn mex. seasph. All the
circuit compicatIons anu cluo ehtansle,
ments VIII be ~traishtene OUT ana
prosperity Will pe as generaI as IL WIN
De weicome. Inc annouhcenneh. nat
Deacon Ellis. VINO never made a mis-
take In ms Dasepall hie' VIII re-ehter
the game.ih 1883 Is soou ehousn 10 odse
the most optimistic predictions on
fresiuent ioung ; Iorecast may W iai-
lacious. opinions OF magnates may De
predicated on mistaken views, the on
ciusiohs OF tne ieaoins sporting wIi.eIs
on tne hatiohai pastiLhe may pe eIIon
eous, OF might nave Deem u ,ne soou
beacon, VINO mas peeh III retIeIHen. q,
Grahd fSapius LOT two cohsecutlNe
years, IL sa,leneu ,nat ms season 'nN
VIII De "sometnlng MT LOT me aau
nell get IT, ihats All there is 10 H.
Ihe Deesoh Is aIone .,hs posses
sion OF the power OF uiNihlns "hen
paseoan VIII pe a soou 'nlhs anu
when a FROST. ana ne mas aCcepseu
tne iorreiteu Irahcnise VI Tue Inori'Ih
club In the AtiantIc league Win Ine
privilege OF Iocdtins ~ wheIe ne pieaS
with a strong possipiity Oh MS seiert-
ing PATERSON. All nan 10 DEACON Ehis
ana prosperity -
The following paragraphs are culIed
from the baseball papers which reach
the Standard exchange table. They
contain much interesting Information
concerning the dosngs in the baseball
world.
The Louisville club offered Dexter
for Rusie. but the offer was spurned
Inv Freedman.
Fred Clarke receives 81 GOO a wear
from the Huntsville club for his sery-
fees as PLAYER. captain and
..Yale'' Murphy will coach the Penn
sv,vania baseball, nine again and the
Candidates will be called together early
I'm January TO begin work in the cage.
The Il~inois-IndIana league Is said 10
he a sure go with an $500 salary limit
ana eight club circuit.
Terre Haute is 10 have a strong team
next wear. and NAV be IN the Interstate
~ not in a new league.
Including Sc, 700 paid out for players
hole last season,