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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
10
The Montana Jockey Club announces first race at 2 p m with street cars direct to the track and transfers from Columbia Garden. Admission is 1 with ladies free. Hugh J Wilson president Lew Frank secretary Joseph A Murphy presiding judge Ralph H Tozer associate judge.
Helena team suffers a 9 to 7 setback as Butte’s Dowling pitches a solid game. Dowling blanks Helena after initial runs while Butte capitalizes with five scores in the eighth inning. Umpire calls and field errors spark debate among Helena supporters.
In Seattle, Aug seven, a rugged game saw Vigneux break a thumb and Van Buren replace him catching as Tacoma pressed to tie. Portland led 4 0 entering the seventh as McKevitt and McLaughlin lined three base hits. Seattle, Chicago, and Cincinnati results show mixed outcomes with key plays by Prelater Hickey and McKevitt.
The clumsy play and loose fielding plagued both sides as Young and Sparks connected for BU while Dons hue pitched steadily. Donshue, Kehoe, Garvin, and others contributed, but errors and wild pitches doomed the offense despite attendance around 280. Other city scores and regional results follow with mixed outcomes and standings reflected in the day’s box uncertainties.
Jack Root of Chicago and George Gardner of San Francisco train for the August 18 bout at the Salt Palace arena. Both aim to make 158 pounds amid heavy interest from the Inter-Mountain region. crowds are expected to fill Ogden Canyon workouts and Salt Lake City events.
Venn York of New York and Newport to Vineyard Haven race set speed records on the mile course from Vineyard Haven, Mass. The Boston schooner Hstion won the large schooner class, Corona took a class win, Kamina and Mumma led in their divisions, with Ondawa top in its class.
The American team defended the Dwight Davie international challenge on Crescent Athletic Club courts in Bay Ridge. They defeated the English team in four matches, losing one. William A. Larned, the national champion, fell to Re Doherty, England’s former champion, while Larned’s other match was scored against Dr. Pitt.
The race day opened amid a tepid storm and rain that left a sloppy track. Silver Dick, owned by Charles W. Clark, chased Populist who blocked late but finished ahead, sparking controversy over a possible disqualification before judges ruled the winner clear. The program featured seven races with tight finishes, scratches, and mixed conditions, including Hamburg handicap and the quarter-mile sweep where Silver Dick edged Populist by a nose in a fast time of around 21 seconds for the stretch.
A cluttered schedule lists Pacific Northwest games including Leay Butte at Helena and Spokane at Seattle, with Spokane at Portland and Seattle Tacoma. National League ties Chicago at New York and Pittsburg at Philadelphia, plus St. Louis at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Boston. American games include Washington at Chicago and Baltimore at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland, and Boston at St. Louis.
Versalles, Ky. Aug. A 9 year old girl, daughter of Mrs. William Peters of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, visited relatives when a bumblebee sting on her finger led to loss of use of both legs. Despite efforts, doctors remain puzzled as to cause.
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