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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
10
Street cars go directly to the track for the first race at 3 p.m. Admission is $1 with ladies free. Hugh I. Wilson is president, Lou Frank secretary, Joseph A. Murrhy presiding judge, and Ralph Hoozer associate judge.
Butte defeats Seattle 3 to 1 in a sensational pitchers duel at the ballpark. Dowling allows five walks but yields only five hits, while Hogg, in his first Seattle appearance, limits the Buttes to seven hits. Key plays include Klopf's three-base hit and Kane’s clutch fielding as the Buttes secure the victory and close the gap to the pennant leaders.
No game today. Dowling struck out seven, Hoge eight. Stovall fanned three times while Seattle scored a lone run in the second inning. Dalrymple and Hogg were noted as key batters and pitchers as Helena and Seattle prep for next week’s games.
In the third inning Tayior's collapse ends a rough day for the pitcher. Conroy hits a grand slam with bases loaded as six hits flood the frame. Attendance listed as 1.70. Phillies vs Tigers batteries Philipp and Smith Taylor and Kling. Umpire-I win.
Chicago and Philadelphia each won a game as nerves ran high and errors plagued both sides. Patterson shut out Philadelphia in the opener until an error broke the shutout, while Pratt was hit hard in the nightcap before Chicago pulled away with four singles, a balk and Daly’s muff for the decisive runs.
Detroit ends their skid by blanking Boston this afternoon as Mercer shines on the mound. Barrett makes a remarkable catch of Freeman’s fly to center in the fifth. Attendance 1,612. Batteries Mercer and Buelow Sparks and Warner.
Cleveland won easily as they bunched hits in the third and seventh innings. Joss pitched effectively except for a fourth inning surge by Washington that produced three runs. Attendance reached 2,750 with 6134 runs, and the battery was Joss with Emis for Cleveland and Carrick with Clarke for Washington.
National League matchups include Brooklyn at Boston and New York at Philadelphia. Chicago plays Pittsburg and St. Louis meets Cincinnati. American League games feature Washington at Cleveland, Baltimore at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, and Boston at Detroit.
In Helena on August 28 Portland beat Helena after Hannivan misplayed Vigneux’s fly in the sixth inning. Wiegs dominated from the mound with tenacity, holding Portland to three runs until a torn sequence in the tenth gave Portland the win and kept both teams tied for third.
Spokane defeated Tacoma by a heavy batting attack on McCarthy as Letcher misplayed two balls in center. Ferris and Donahue starred in Spokane fielding while Elsey and Pfeister contributed solid infield work for Tacoma. Score:
Des Moines hosted Omaha 5 to 3 while St Joseph beat Milwaukee 4 to 2. Colorado Springs triumphed 6 to 3 over Denver and Peoria defeated Kansas City 6 to 5.
New York reports a social gathering with the Smiths noted amid August events in Heapack New Jersey.
In holiday attire attendees gathered for the annual Smith family reunion in New Jersey. Over 2,000 people with the surname joined the dinner. The first gathering occurred at the same site on September 6, 1876, and the original officers remain in office.
Ambros Cahill died on his mother's Virginia City farm after the gin pole broke and he fell between running horses. The horses dragged him about 300 yards, breaking his neck. Dr. Mahoney, an inquest by Judge Johnson ruled the death accidental. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Battle Creek sanitarium boat trip ended in tragedy on Lake Goguno as the steamer Welcome struck their small craft. Five of six occupants, all new nurses except one stenographer, were recovered dead or missing. Carrie Byock survived after grabbing the overturned boat. The victims hailed from Allegheny, Toronto, Dallas, and other places.
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