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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
8
A packed crowd greeted opening day at the Butte track with 3000 attendees as rain and mud affected the program. Jack Laxson led a popular win for Shriner as the day featured six races, several favorites winning, and notable incidents including a jockey fall and a temporary jockey club leadership change.
New York defeated Cincinnati twice, extending their winning streak against the Reds to thirteen games. Crandall delivered the tying and winning runs in the second game, with Marquard pitching well. In Philadelphia, Primaespaum edged St Louis in 11 innings after a balk ruling, while Chicago outclassed Brooklyn as Yingling struggled early and Barger’s team fell behind.
Poston and Hendrix limited Brown as Pittsburg edges Boston 1 0 in a pitchers duel. The visitors score on a walk, McKechnie’s hit, and an infield out. An eighth inning fluke had McDonald out on a fly touching misplayed by Mensor before Miller recovered. Batteries Brown and Kling. Hendrix and Gibson. Next game today.
Besme B fourth and Best time in a tight race as SChampionship trotting sweepstakes records fall. Hoo Be Burke wins with a time near 2 04, posting a notable finish and meeting upcoming bracket expectations.
In Chicago on August 1, Manager Callahan hit a home run to power a 2-1 victory over New York. Chicago tallied their lone run on three singles and an error, while New York scored on a triple and a single. Batteries White and Black for Chicago, McConnell and Williams for New York.
Detroit August game saw heavy hitters stifled by Washington pitching as Shanks misfired on a curve in the third inning, contributing to a Washington victory amid tense crowd.
The program lists multiple races with detailed purses and placements. Tufa a bay horse named Tater races through four and a half furlongs for $225 to the winner, with $50 to second and $2 to third, followed by a sixth race at six furlongs selling for $225 to the winner, $50 to second, and $25 to third, plus notes on horses like Getty, Tremargo, and Chilla and events including a mud race and a riderless finish. A feature mentions Detroit defeating Washington in a high-profile game, with Wallace highlighted for notable fielding after a month out. Other baseball results include Boston at St Louis, rain delays in Cleveland, and minor league scheduling across Topeka, Wichita, and Denver.
Mistoula and Great Falls clash as 2AM Loch suffers inaugural defeat. In eighth and ninth innings, Ratted for Roberts and Warren. Stolen bases by Griffin, Faye, Sacrifice hits by Bassey and Warren. Hester and Perrine collect three base hits. Minse, Shot, and Carman drive in runs. Zamloch and Hildebrand combine on the mound with Zamloch issuing six walks and two wild pitches. Left on base situations favor Great Falls.
The Twenty Four Dog Stake at Coursing Park was held last night with entries including Goldstone Bowery Bum and Devil Dodger noted as season winners The first round matchups featured Conquest against Bouncing Beauty Spitfire versus Sir Richard Taparee against Manila Butte Blue Rock versus Midnight Bell and Gold Stone Montgomery versus Brindle Boy Snow Flight versus Black Bird Gary Tower Hoy versus Left Bower Right Bower versus Lusitans Gold Collar versus Bowery Bum Excel versus King Covey Consotration versus Devil Dodger.
The Buffalo open golf championship concludes two rounds with 78 players advancing to the final 36 holes. J J McDermott leads with 149, as contestants within 16 of the low score move to the third round tomorrow. In boxing news, Joe Levy questions Champion Wolgast’s willingness to fight Sam Rivers late this year, accusing Wolgast and his manager of vague promises.
Five miles east of Garrison a Northern Pacific Work train caboose and outfit car derailed and overturned in the evening wreck. Brakeman Aus Twiggs was killed instantly, trapped under the caboose, while others were injured including brakeman WW Alborn and conductor Thomas Duane. Twiggs, about 28 and unmarried, died in the accident.
Salt Lake City won the second game of the series against Butte 5 to 2. Butte scored in the ninth after a fielding error and a bad throw. Klein started for Butte and was pulled. Dell held the remainder without a hit. Box score not filed. Rain postponed grounds in Helena.
George Hurt, Cleveland scout, arrives in Butte from Yellowstone Park to evaluate Clark, the Dillon shortstop, ahead of the Butte Moose versus Dillon ball game at Harrison Street grounds Sunday. Hy Smith, a Butte rooter, notes the Moose have 22 hits to Dillon’s 30 across two meetings, with both games won by Dillon. A private featherweight boxing match between Young Abe Attell and an unknown opponent is planned at one of the springs, with a 430 a side purse if signed.
San Francisco August 1 Hartem rommy Murphy United trained hard for his round bout next Saturday with Abe Attell the former featherweight champion Attell has been working with Again of seven pounds of hard muscle since he began training he now weighs 128 pounds Attell's determination to win has attracted wide internet speculation among boxing fans about Saturday's result.
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