The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-07-10
Big BALL GAME NEXT
SUNDAY
The Game of the Season Will
be Played Between Court
House Boys and the
Lumberjacks.

S~Sht VI tHe season VIII take place on
the Ha milton Athletic associations
new ball park next Sunday. The
county court house gang has been
challenged to play ball by some of the
a. G. NJ. Co.'S. lum berja who make
their headquarters around the big
mill. There are several interesting
points about the game to be played
by these aggregations. The all i'm
portant one is that neither side is to
practice before the game. 1t is also
understood that the Athletic associa-
ton will place keg of Garden
City" on the third base for the use of
those who will be fortunate enough to
make that important goal.
The document that caused all the
stir among the court house gang is as
follows:
To George A. Reese, Clerk and Re-
corder of Ravalli County, Hamilton,
Mont. runors coming to our
ears and seeming to e1nanate from the
occupants of the different depart .nents
of Ravalli County's Hail of Justice,
that in them and them only can be en-
trusted the glorious task of again
placing Hamilton on the map of the
Wheel Aggregation" of the lumber
department of the A. G. NJ. Co. have
within our organization enough lovers
and enthusiast possessing the rudi-
mentary principles of the national
game to make any team from the
court house look like gang of ditch
diggers." Should YOU doubt the truth
OF this assertion, we hereby challenge
you to contest to demonstrate to the
satisfaction of all Haniltonians that
all the base ball talent of Ravalli
county is not confined to the payroll
of the Bitter Root District Irrigation
company. Respectfully,
GEORGE r. FISK, Captain.
The above challenge was answered
after this fashion:
Temple of Justice, Hamilton, Mont.
Coal Oil Johnies. Dear Sirs-While
we think that our national game has
suffered in the past by hands more
worthy and able, now the band of
Goal Oil Johnies," of whom you pose
as captain, have thrown down the
gauntlet, we pick it up and hurl it
back at you and accept your challenge
and say, Lay on McDuff and damned
be he who first cries, Hold, Enoughn'
We will step down from our high
station long enough to teach you that
it requires more than the bray of that
long cared animal which frequents the
haunts from which you hail, to re-
trieve any laurel but when the game
is over we will have torn from your
brow the laurel wreath of victory and
in future if you have any challenges
to make you will have to get reputa-
ton first. Respectfully,
GEO. A. REESE, Manager.
A. c. BAKER, Captain.
That it will be good game goes
without saying. The lineup OF the
two teams speak for that part of the
game. Judge Henry L. Myers and
]. E. Totman have been chosen um,
pirers and r. c. Parmenter will be
the official score keeper. These gen
tlemen have been picked with the idea
of giving the players and the sympa-
thizing public ''square DEAL" The
lineup of the lumber jacks is as follows:
John Kleinoeder, catcher; George
Fisk, pitcher; William Crush, first
base; Ben Zigler, second base; Harry
South, short stop; William McLaugh-
lin, third base; John Gravelle, left
field; James Pattullo, center field;
George Whitcomb, right field. Sub
stitutes, Dominick Mcclure and Mike
Flaherty.
The following will attempt to make
the big score for the "Temple of
Justices" H. S. Lord, catcher, A. c.
Baker, pitcher, Albert Hork, first
base; William Ward, second base.
George See, short stop; F. M. Lock-
wood, third base; H. c. Tuttle, left
field; w. P. Baker, center field; F. E.
Robbins, right field. Substitutes, A.
F. Hobbs, D. A. Bishop, G. A. Reese,
F. B. Tanner, Jos. Appolonio, John
Treece and Wesley Barcus.
1t was understood some time ago
that the Missoula team was to come
to Hamilton to play the team here
next Sunday, but owing to that city
having base ball troubles as we'll as
this place. the game will probably not
come off. The "All Stars team and
Martins Colts" have disbanded, but