The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-21
STAR TRANSFORMERS
IRE COMING
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AND
PICKED TEAM WILL PLAY
HERE SATURDAY.

oh. joy, MfssouIa's fans and bugs
and mild enthusiasts viii be given an
opportunity of seeing real ma jor Icagu.
baseball as played by real stars of tile
diamond and right in their own back
yard-that is to say. on the south side
ground next Saturday afternoon.
Frank c. Bancrofts bevy Of shining
lights. consisting of the Philadelphia
Athletics, the runncrsup in the
American league championship race
and an all-star team chosen from. both
the National and American leagues,
now en- route to the coast for series
of exhibition games. viii stop i'm the
Garden city long enough to put a
! pucker in Missoula's baseball mouth
and stop the flow of water caused by
the long distance news of the great
series last week
Local Northern Pacific officials to-
day received word of the near approach
of the aggregation of stars and asking
If ii We're possible 10 arrange for an
exhibition game here Saturday The
matter was put into the hands of an
association Of baseball enthusiasts of
the city and arrangements were at
once completed for the big leagucrs to
make the stopover. Accordingly MIR
Bancroft, manager of the two teams.
has been notified and the star players
viii come here direct from Billings,
where they play next Friday. The
time for the game to be called and
the admission charge will be announ
ced later.
A Great Team.
I,1. lion I,s L.
feated Detroit three out Of four i'm the
crucial series for the American league
pennant, the Athletics lineup here will
contain such brilliant players as Second
Baseman Eddie Collins, who ran Ty
Cobb such close race for the batting
premiership: Third Baseman Baker. the
the spiking of whom by Cobb and the
sensational charges which followed the
incident resulted in much bad blood
and threats of violence against the
Georgian; Shortstop Barry. who was
put out of the game by Cobb's spikes.
Hcitmuiler. n star fielder and heavy
batter; Thomas and Lapp, catchers:
old reliable Harry Davis on first base:
Oidring and "Topsy'' Hartsel. outfieid-
ers. and Morgan. Vickers. Dygert and.
possibly, Plank and Bender, pitchers.
More Stars.
Opposed to this splendid baseball
machine will be the pick of a half doz-
en- major league clubs, the National
league furnishing the greater number.
Walter Johnson, the Idaho wizard"
than whom there is no better young
slabster in the business, is a proms-
nent member of the all-stars' team.
McGraw's "sil,oo0 beauty "Rube"
Vanguard and Crandall of the Giants
and Earl Moore of the Phillies. COM
plete the pitching staff. Behind the
bat is Big Chief Myers, formerly of
Butte, and Snodgrass. also of the New
York Nationals. Hal Chase was signed
to play first base. but at the last
moment was unable to accompany the
party. and Bliss of the Cardinals will
cover that bag. Doyle, Bridwell, Len
nox and Egan alternate at the other
three infield positions. while Beschcr,
Konetchy and Ellis make up the out
field.
Getting Ready.
To have the diamond in the best pos
sihle condition. force of men will be
put TO work today and the infield will
be thoroughly dried out and rolled.
From reports received Of the games
which have already been played be-
tween the two teams. local fans may
expect something little better than
is usually seen at exhibition gaines
There is a rivalry between the players
that is incentive for. their best efforts
and there is a great amount of energy
expended To win each game. From
here the two teams go to Spokane for
two games at that point.