Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-09
Discussed by the Trustees of
Butte Team.
OF THE SEASON
Decoration Day Favored Applicants
For Position-League Or
a.. g~anization Effected.

met in, the Office of Hon. C. r. leonard
this morning and passed upon a number
of matters requiring immediate attention.
Several subcommittee We're appointed,
including grounds and finance. John &.
Eva and Lou Frank comprise the COM
mittee on grounds and c. H. Lane and
J. O.. Hodgens, hef finance committee, and
one-half the subscription money will be
collected at once.
Inc selection OF a manage of the local
team was deferred and a number of ap-
plications for positions We're considered
but no action was taken, it being deemed
advisable to make no selections until af-
ter the appointment Of a manager. From
the numerous applications that are being
received no trouble will be experienced in
securing the necessary quota of players.
The sentiment of the trustees was that
the season should not open until Decora-
ton day, but this matter will be decided
upon at q league meeting to be held in
Helena later.
The representation at Saturdays
league meeting was as follows: Butte,
Charles p. French and j.. W.. Cody; Ana
conda, +. w. PeckOver and F. G. Nor
beck; Helena, w. e. Phillips and w. p. s.
Hawk; Great Falls, John F. Athey and v.
Fortune.
49, 80 AllllpS was IuduG temporary
chairman and v. Fortune secretary, and
the following resolution, introduced by
MI. PeckOve Of Anaconda, was adopted:
RESOLVED. Ia a league be formed be-
tween the cities of Anaconda, Butte, Hell
ena and Great Falls, Mont, for the pur-
pose Of furnishing a series Of baseball
games during the season Of 1900, said
league to be known as the Montana State
league; the officers Of the said league to
be%a president, vice presidnt, secretary
and treasurer. and the affairs of said
League to be managed by a board of five
trustees, of which the president shall be
an. leX-oficiO member; each of said cities
to be represented on the board"
Officers were then chosen as follows:
president and Secretary-W. H. Lucas.
Vice PreSident-C. D. French,
Treasurer-F. C. Norbeck.
Trustees-W. E. Phillips Of Helena. J.
E. Mccormick of Butte, W. M. Tuohy of
Fails: zoo 6 -z1T.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the board Of trustees
be Instructed and empowered to formu-
late and adopt the rules which shall gov
ern the league games and all matters
ap~pertaining to the same, including the
arrangements of schedules, employment,
discharge n government of players, and
prescribing the duties and powers of the
president and other officers of the league
and the raising of the necessary expenses
of the league. st
"Resoved. further, That the salary linn
1t of the respective club included in the
league shall not exceed 5000 per month
each; that none of the officers of this
league shall be salaried officers except
the office of president and secretary, and
that the board of trustees be hereby en-
powered to fill any vacancies hat may
occur on HI board of trustees or among
the officers of the league
At the meeting the fact developed that
the Anaconda delegates were not sure of
that towns membership in the league. NJ.
DOnahoe. the vice president and general
manager of the B., A. & p. railroad, guar
anteed the Anaconda membership to Mr..
Phillips before the Butte fluke, after
which plans for the league were tenn
porarily abandoned, and Mr.. Donahue left
for the east under the impression that the
league would not go. However, Mr.. Dona-
hue's friends are of the opinion that this
will make NJ difference to him and that
he will still be willing to nance the Ana
conda club. He was represented at the
meeting by A.. J. McCabe, also of the b..
A & T. railroad, and an effort has been
made to complete arrangements with him
by wire.
The selection of Mr.. Lucas for the man.
agement of the league gives very general
satisfaction among the local baseball en-
thusiasts. Mr.. Lucas is a veteran in the
business, and what he does not know
about the game is not worth knowing
His acquaintance among players is wide
and through him the league will be en-.
abled to secure first-class material.
It is quite probable that J.. w. Cody
who has taken a very active part in the
organization of the league, will be chosen
aslpne of the two umpires.