The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1909-03-24
ORGANIZATION COMPRISING FOUR
TOWNS is LAUNCHED.
THE SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Salutary Rules Will Govern All Con-
tests---First Game April Between
Hamilton and Corvallis.

The agitation in favor of a baseball
league carried on by Manager Geore'
x. Dick of the Hamilton team result
ed Thursday night in the formation o
the Bitter Root Valley Baseball league
comprising the towns of Hamilton
| Corvallis, Victor and Stevensville
This action was taken at a meeting
held in the city hall at which eacf
town was represented. While the at
tendance at the meeting was not
large, the enthusiasm was noticeable
and gave promise of lively season
of baseball.
The Hamilton team was represented
at the meeting by Manager Dick, ant
Peter Gertz and John Nelson, mem
bers of the team. Captain Carl Mag
| nj represented the Corvallis team
Ben Rowe and F. ]. Nichols repre-
sented Victor, and Alex Chaffin ant
w. H. Rager appeared for Stevens
Vile.
George T. Baggs of Stevensville
was elected president of the league
and M. A. White of Hamilton secre
tary. 1t was decided that a director
TO represent each town be chosen by
the members of the respective teams
A number of salutary rules to gov
ern games during the season were
adopted. Each team in the league is
| required to deposit the sum of $50 to be
| forfeited in case it fails to finish the
| season. It was agreed that each team
shall have full charge of the gate re.
celpts collected on it's home grounds.
but 10 percent of the amount will be
deposited with the league and held by
it until the end of the season. when
it will be divided equally am Dng the
teams finishing. Each team will pay
its own expense while visiting, the
home team paying the umpire and in
cidental expenses. There will be four
umplres in the league, one selected by
each director. The umpires are EN-
powered to remove players during a
game for improper conduct or unnec-
essary criticism of decisions. Betting,
under the rules, is strictly tabooed
No player shall receive money con-
sideration or be secured employment
for the purpose of procuring him as a
member of a team.
Below is the schedule of games for
the season:
April 4-Corvanis at Hamilton;
Stevensville at Victor.
April 11--Hamilton at Corvallis
Victor at Stevensville.
April 18-StevensYille at Hamilton
Corvallis at Victor.
April 25-Hamil-on at Stevensville,
Victor at Corvallis.
May 2-Victor at Hamilton; Corval
lis at Stevensgllle.
May 9-Hamllton at Victor; Stew
ensville at Corvallis.
May 1o-Corvallis at Hamilton; Stev-
ensville at Victor.
May 23-Hamilton at Corvallis; Vic
tor at Stevensville.
May 3O-Stevensville at Hamilton;
Corvallis at Victor.
June 6-Hamilton at Stevensville;
Victor at Corvallis.
June 13-Victor at Hamilton; Cor
Wallis at Stevensville.
June 20-Hamilton at Victor: Stew
ensville at Corvallis.
June 27-Hamilton at Corvallis;
Stevensville at Victor.
July 4-Corvallis at Hamilton; Vic
tor at Stevensville.
July 11-Stevensville at Hamilton;
Corvallis at Victor.
July 18-Hamilton at Stevensyille:
Victor at Corvallis.
July 25-Victor at Hamilton: Cor
Wallis at Stevensnville.
Aug 1-Hamilton at Victor; Stew
ensville at Corvallis.
Aug. 8-Corvallis at Hamilton; Vic
tor at Stevensville.
Aug. 15-Hamilton at Stevensville;
Corvallis at Victor.
Aug. 25-Victor at Hamilton; Stey-
ensville at Corvallis.