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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1905
Page
5
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is located at 2 East Broadway Butte with telephone number 423. Advertising rates are available upon request.
A collage of notices from Butte listing visitors and locals at the Finlen and Thornton hotels, business trips in from Helena Great Falls Kalispell Missoula and elsewhere, plus remarks on local dining and shops. Included are schedules for Pipestone water cure claims and a doctor’s rheumatism testimonial.
The Butte Driving Club hosted a full card with six single-driver exhibitions and three heats for mixed trot and pace. Idol and Vocada clashed in a $50 side match but Idol spoiled by breaking into a gallop, leading judges to postpone the remainder to next Sunday.
A double header drew 1 500 fans yesterday with one fine game and another dubbed the rottenest. The Bouchers beat the Symons 25 to 18 in the first, while the Centennials defeated the Owsleys 13 to 6 in the second. Causey and Kaufman made notable catches and Knoyle sparked a double play.
An advertisement touts immediate rheumatism cure with no adverse effects and claims of system purification. It mentions ongoing production of several “great cures” and urges readers to try them.
A compact 19th century ad promotes expert watch repair at low cost by Itkin's at 5 North Main Street and his flavoring extracts vanilla and lemon to please customers. The message ends with a booster for satisfaction and grocery presence.
Justin M. Smith completes harness race entry lists for Bozeman Fair with about 4000 in purses. Northwest fastest horses expected. 2:18 pace and 2:20 trot filled, seven in pace and eight in trot. Entries include Kelley 0 and Rita Huber among 31 harness and six running horses on grounds. Huffaker of Helena to preside with Nelson Story Jr. and A C Roecher assisting.
In Red Lodge on August 20 a crowd of 750 watched Billings face Red Lodge in a baseball game won by Red Lodge 8 to 3. The event included a Lantz-Beardslee horse race after the ballgame. Newman, Red Lodge shortstop, starred during a bases loaded moment in the third inning.
A Broadway theater presents a dramatic triumph hailed as the season’s most stupendous production with three hundred performers on stage for a sweeping display of drama and spectacle.
The Pit adapted from Frank Norris novel by Channing Pollock draws strong notices. Evening press calls it a strenuous hit with an irresistible effect and a greatest success of the year. Original cast and production announced. Evening prices range from 25c to 1.50 with matinee and seats on sale Monday.
The record notes Red Lodge fielding highlight as a fielder caught a fly with one hand and ran down a runner from first to second, turning a double play at a critical moment. Lineups list Red Lodge players W. Youngholder to Price and Billings players Platt to Ness. A separate horse race saw the Lantz horse win three-eighths of a mile in 40 seconds for a $100 purse.
In Chicago a tense 11 inning game saw a hard fought win over New York. Elberfeld was ejected after an altercation with umpire McCarthy. Attendance 22,000. Batteries White and Sullivan for Chicago Orth and McGuire for New York.
St Louis swept a twin bill with Stone honored by a gold watch for leading the league in hitting. Waddell suffered a second game drubbing after a fifth inning collision with Jones. Jones stayed in. Attendance reached 13,800. First game batteries Petty Sugden Plank Powers. Second game Sudhoff Roth Henley Waddell Schreck Norton.
Portland beat San Francisco 2 to 1 with errors aiding Portland runners. Whalen and Cates pitched well as only a few hits occurred. Batteries Whalen and Shea for Portland. Cates and McLean for San Francisco. Umpire Davis. Another game in Seattle saw Los Angeles top Seattle 6 to 2 with Los Angeles taking control early. Batteries Fitzpatrick and Clark. Baum and Spies. Umpire Perrine.
Oakland defeated Tacoma in both games as strong fielding and Hogan’s steadiness with men on base shut out Tacoma in the morning. In the afternoon Tacoma floundered with six errors while Oakland played a clean, four inning game. Batteries Emerson and Hogan faced Schmidt and Byrnes with Umphre McDonald behind the plate.
Kalispell won 13 to 12 over Sand Point after a late rally. Anderson pitched well for Kalispell as Sand Point used three pitchers. The game was tied after six innings and became decisive in the tenth when Johnny Lewis hit a two bagger with two on base to seal the win.
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