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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
10
The Montana Jockey Club schedules the first race at 2 p.m with racing Gay. Street cars direct to the track while Columbia Garden cars transfer. Admission is $1. Officers listed include Hugh Wilson president Law Frank secretary Joseph A. Murphy presiding judge and Ralph H. Tozer associate judge.
In a baseball clash Helena edged Butte as Slagle held the visitors to six hits. Gay struggled for Butte while Barns wild pitched relief for Helena. Hannivan walked batters, and Peeples and Sullivan scored in the early innings. Mettsky and Schmeer added runs for Helena in the late frames as the home team preserved a tight win amid miscues and sharp fielding.
Portland salvages a 10 base day with Harris fumbling and two fifth inning errors by Harris, McCarthy and Whitbeck providing action. Keefe and Anderson contribute as Portland rallies past Tacoma Tigers with Harris allowing nine hits and three strikeouts in a tense baseball day.
Butte must edge Seattle to win the Pacific Northwest league title. Seattle faces five games in Helena then five in Butte, while Butte aims to gain home lead and hold it to season end. Reports say Butte plays well and Kosch tops the league with Dowling at bat, as fielding and hits figures for Spokane Tacoma Portland and others are noted.
Pillsbury faces a tough start as he lags in the international cheese masters contest. Janowski capitalizes on a shaky Parisian showing while Napier, Techigorin and Suchtingard claim wins in a tight field.
New York report on August match where Doherty brothers defeat Wand and Davis in the doubles, giving Britain the International Challenge trophy as the Americans lose their two year hold. Also mentions Henderson of Santa Fe Railway predicts a week for gulf line strike, and John Norrie, convict, captured at Atchison after escaping.
Yesterday’s races drew strong contests with several jockeys buckling under fatigue and a few falls. Ben Cornelius toppled on the backstretch while Aborigine and Romany led near the finish in a day of tumult and near disaster. owners debated an owners’ riding race next week as officials consider who should ride in the next event.
In a three-lap triangle course Tecumseh outfooted Trident by about three-quarters strength. The race featured a beat Feach and free run with calm seas. Tecumseh maintained a lead to the end, winning by one minute and two seconds.
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