Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-03

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The Butte correspondent of the Sport
i-g News says: Montana may have a
League in 1900. The outlook is very
bright, and Nam sure this season will be
the best since '92, and we have starteo
early and expect a large subscription
from the business men of Butte. Hell
era will raise a large sum to equip it's
club. Baseball has neen dead in Butte
for several years, but revived last year
and we all look forward to the forming
of a league for 1900. We have some very
good players who make Butte their
home. Among them are Tom Donahue.
Glare Williams. Mart sullivan, Horace
Merele, Denny Murphy, Mike McDon-
o,tgh, Fred King, Herb Buckley, Jim St.
Nrain, a Missouri boy and a fast outh-
paw; also Tom and Howard Lloyd. Tom
is a fast outfielder, and Howard, VINO
was out of the game until late in the
season, surprised us all with his fast
work at short. -5
We had with us last year the follow
ing ex-leaguers: Harry Maupin, late of
Cleveland team, who was with Helena
toward the close of the season and did
great work. We will nave Harry in
Butte next season. Dave Zearfoss was
with us also, and made many friends
here who hope to see him playing here
Minneapolis made many friends locally.
Montana is a good place for ball play
efs who are willing to work, and their
income from ball playing will easily COW
er their expenses. AS yet we can not
see our way clear to offer salaries, hut
we can get positions for good players
that will pay them well. Lou Baker, a
crsck risht-hand pitcher from Tacoma,
Wash, will be with us, and we would be
pleased to hear from several fast in
fie ders who would come to Montana for
a good position.
Our circuit will be as follows: Butte,
Helena, Billings, Great Falls and possi-
bly, Missoula and Anaconda. We will
have a new park, and expect great things
for the season of 1900.
Experts predict that Dineen will be one
of the best of the National league pitch
ers of 1900. With the inferior club be-
hind him, he won .424 or almost half of
the 36 gaunes he pitched last year. What
will he do with the Bostons to aid him
with their batting and fielding? Few of
the games in which he holds his oppo-
nents down will be recorded against him
as defeats in 1900. This was not his ex-
perience last season. Several of his VIC
tories We're won in spite of his support.
There are 81 pitchers. Is catchers, 80 in
folders and 40 outfielders, who are can
didates for the Harvard University base
ball team. There are also some men in
the university who will come out to play
later in the season. The squad is SO
Large that a university squad will be
formed at once, to practice separately.
Captain Reid announced that Billy Ham
ilton OF the Boston League baseball team
has been engaged to coach the fielders
and direct the work of all the candidates
in sliding, tbase-running and the minor
details of play.
John p. Keefe has received his formal
appointment on the umpire staff of the
New York State league. He was inform
ed that the league will compel each UNI
pire to deposit $40 as a guarantee that he
will turn up at all games n be in good
condition. He is also informed that UNI
pires will be subject to fines the same
as players. Keefe has no objection to
depositing $40, but he does not like the
fine feature, unless done by the president
of the league on the spot. He does not
favor being made a mark of by home
cub presidents, managers or captains.
The list of players claimed by the clubs
of the Western League Baseball club is
as follows:
st. Jos-Hill, Doolin, whited. Cham
berlain, John King, Fred Underwood.
Maupin. "Hunky,' Hines, George Bah
bit, Morrison. Herman, John White.
Rooney Viox and Russ Hall.
Denver-Fred Glade, Darkin Miller.
Roger Bresnahan, Kid Mohler, Charles
Hardesty, Elmer Meredith, Jack McCon.
nell, Webster E.. Logue, E. E.. Smith and
Fl. McNeely.
Omaha-Ed Hoye. E. Waller, McCous.
land, Miller of Sioux City, D. b. Taylor,
John Rebsman, H.. Burrell, Ray Lob
man, S. s. Theil, Jack O'Connell. Al Fish
er, Matte McVicker, Joe Dolan and Phil
Glade.
Sioux City-M. o'Connor. M. Stanley,
G. MARI, William Traff1ey, Lou Camp,
Rcd Ehret, Charles Mcdonald, r. A..
Killing. r. Frary and Jack Glasscock.
aid, G.. G. Dalrymple. Clark, j. r: Wag-
ner. w. F. Wayne, C. D. Murphy, Jesse
Hale, Thomas E. Clifford, Jerry Kane,
Hodge Berry, Robert Westlake and w.
G.. Bottenus.
Des Moines has not claimed any men.
yet, but it is the intention of the enthu-
siasts there to get Pete Lohman, who -
captain of the London (Canada) team,
to bring this club to Des Moines. How
ever, this has not been fully decided up
on.
President Hickey has received word
ing that he had accepted the terms Of
Harry McNeely of Billings, Mont. Nc
Nicely is a pitcher and bears a good repu-
tat.on. President Hickey has notified the
several managers of the several clubs In
the league of the colors OF the suits that
have been adopted by three of the clubs
st. Joseph. black, with old gold trim
ming; Denver, dark blue, with white
shirts for home games: Omaha, dark
gray, with blue trimmings.
PUGILISTIC POINTERS.
Thomas sharkey and Robert Fit.sin-
Nj0-S Will in all npo1o hiiifv ha r~,y.A..a