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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
8
Spokane Indians rally for late run after solid pitching by Puttmann and Leichart. In Tacoma, Dowling and Wiges shine as Riders and opponents showcase snappy ball. Beattie features in five double plays and a close play at the plate amid a season’s end atmosphere.
Second game features Washington Batteries Patterson White Slattery Townsend and Drill in a listed matchup with names and positions unclear from the fragment.
A driving club presents a fine programme of harness racing events emphasizing skill and competition. The feature outlines horse, trainer, and rider participation with top-quality racing fixtures and anticipated crowd interest.
A crowded butte track afternoon featured three heats per race with a 2:22 trot won by Dr. F A Tronside’s Almax. Flavina and Dandy placed in earlier events as McKinley W and Ginger showed strong performances. Almax finished a nose ahead of McKinley W in a dramatic final heat amid good weather and swift times.
The note lists horse names and weights for several races including Speculation stakes and a mile long course, with entries like Tolamon Grand Opera and Dutch Carter. It also urges readers to prevent wildfires in the mountains, urging campers and hunters to extinguish sparks and dispose of burning implements carefully.
Baseball score snippets from multiple cities show Seattle Portland Sacramento and San Francisco reports with varied runs and hits. Mixed garbled lines indicate morning and afternoon games with teams like Oakland and Los Angeles appearing in brief score mentions.
At Tacoma Avie and the home team faced a windy day with scattered hits. The Vigers fielding was sharp and the pitching balanced, while Tacoma’s bats plus Bratciweeeee and WRCOUE players contributed in a hard fought, uneven contest.
Eagles overpower the Canadian Institute 32 to 4 as Austin hits a four bagger and McDonough shuts down the voicing institute bats. Errors and wild throws by the Institute offense helped the Eagles build a large lead and coast to victory.
Centerville cricket team defeated Marysville by 3 runs and one inning on the boulevard ground. Centerville led 24 to 12 after the first innings and held Marysville to 2 runs in their final at bat, securing the state title in a closely contested match.
In a doubleheader at St Louis Louis beat Philadelphia in both games. The second was a pitchers battle marred by a late error by Walleé at short that would have shut out the visitors otherwise. Batteries Budhoff Kahoe and Wuddell Schreck. The day also saw New York defeat Detroit with Crawford shining and Tannehill pulled early.
Aug. 16 dispatch reports Billings ball club overwhelmed the Timber team 22 to 2 at Hillings. Cor Coran pitched brilliantly for Billings, limiting Sweet Iasa to few threats while the home club cruised to a decisive victory.
Today's program lists weights and entries across six races. Notable names include Biserta Irene Lindsey Gloriosa Agnes D Trinity Bell Parisienne Court Maid Sweet Alice Ella Snyder Futurita Mabel Richardson Virgin Soil Merry Street Ice Water and more across seven-eighths mile selling and handicap events.
In Chicago on August 16 the opening race for seven eighths of a mile drew a field led by Oronte with 114, Beautiful and Best 104, Lendin 103, Gregor Kk 103, and others including Barney Burke John Lemons Skilful Serge Wolfran and Lord Melbourne. The purse was listed with varied weights and horses named Vestry Mariselle Tabollarius and Vestry among the entries. The second race featured a steeplechase over a short eylo n course with Duke of York among the contenders.
Miles City topped Glendive by a large margin as Mohr and Foley worked the Glendive battery. Harris and Fox starred for Miles City while Horace Butler hit a homer. The Glendive team, newly organized, shows promise for future games. Special Dispatch notes Helena Juniors beat last Helena team 9 to 2 for a $10 purse.
A profile of Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane, noted Western woman preacher and former pastor of Kalamazoo's People's Church, now leading the Unitarian church in Jackson, Mich. The article highlights her liberal creed free of creeds and her influence, recounting the church’s bond of union and historic invitation to workers building the church.
The Los Angeles Times cautions that the forest fire season starts early this year. It urges safeguarding small forest regions and blames careless campers and others for igniting fires.
The piece argues that woman suffrage is expanding globally with women influencing Colorado legislation and New Zealand politics. It notes New South Wales electors include many women, potentially controlling legislative choice, and cites Bertha Kirach Baruch's reasons for suffrage.
A coursing park incident reports doping charges and counter accusations between men named Leashman. Officials investigated the sprinting dogs racing, with one Leashman alleging the other used illegal stimulants to gain an advantage.
Disorder marked the West Side park event as fans accused doped hounds and fixed races. Cloudburst, Blake & Smith's greyhound, captured the A stake while Lady Crawford and Charle Prince faced suspicions of inside tipping and manipulation during multiple match races and finals.
An aging fisherman anchors his boat and bides the morning to night on slow watch. He crafts a boat cushion from his coat and keeps a hopeful bobber, content in routine until dusk. He rows to shore to trade bass and, next day in town, repeats a familiar tale famed for being a long held falsehood.
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