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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
10
The notice lists daily races starting at 3 p m with street cars shuttling to the track. White Columbia Garden cars transfer spectators with admission set at 1 dollar. Officials include Hugh I Wilson president Lou Frank secretary Joseph A Murphy presiding judge and Ralph H Tozer associate judge.
The program featured seven races with several uneven starts and a chilly finish as crowds huddled in the betting ring. Notable results include Decoy winning the first race by two lengths and Skip Me taking the seventh by four lengths, with Miss Blarney also delivering a strong late surge in the fourth.
Results from Kinloch Park in St. Louis and Hawthorne in Chicago dated August 29 detail winners and top placers across six races in each venue. Notable victors include Judge Pettus, King's Lady, Schwalbe, Chorus Hoy, Temptress, Red star, Lady Churchill, The Caxton, Adios, Harry New, Major Dixon, and Lass of Langdon with times listed for each race.
Virgil Garvin a pitcher for the Chicago American League club was fired today by President Comiskey for his conduct last night when he shot and wounded a bartender and knocked a policeman unconscious with his pistol in Chicago.
Tacoma wins a 10 inning game in Spokane 9 to 8 after tying the score in the ninth. Key hits include Johnson’s two-bagger and Letcher’s sacrifice in the 10th, with Ferris of Spokane making standout plays in the field. Hutchinson and Letcher led Tacoma’s offense amid a dramatic late rally.
West Mercury street mine grounds hosted a baseball game yesterday. Early Risers won 20 to 8 behind battery Rohan and Sighgeorge. Broadway Juniors scori ng by Jackson and Sullivan. Early Risers seek local teams of players around 13 years old.
Topeka Kansas reports the appointment of W Fred Lovell as assistant superintendent of motive power on the Santa Fe Railroad He comes from the Northern Pacific where he held the post of superintendent of motive power and will replace W A Nettleton on the Santa Fe roster.
Pittsburg Kansas, Aug 29. Miners across Kansas will not strike this fall and intend to accept the committees’ proposed terms with operators. Only three district companies have refused to sign the scale for next year.
Spokane, August 29. President Lucas says rumors of Portland Seattle and Tacoma joining the California league appear strong. If true the Pacific Northwest league would still exist next season with Seattle fielding two teams and Victoria Vancouver Salt Lake Ogden joining Spokane Butte and Helena in an eight team circuit.
Cincinnati overwhelms St Louis with potent hitting led by Yerkes and teammates. Attendance reaches 10,000 with 7,500 school children. Pittsburg and Philadelphia games noted with Cushman Fahl and McGinnity in key roles. Umpires Emslie and Irwin called the games.
The St Louis club won both games of a doubleheader against Baltimore with strong pitching by Powell in the first game and Sudhoff in the second. Baltimore's bats were held to two hits in the opener and five hits in the nightcap as Howell started and was relieved by Butler. Attendance was about 1,900.
Cleveland defeats opponent with three-baggers by McCarthy Gochnaur and Ely driving in four runs. Batteries Moore and Wood versus Townsend and Clark. Scoreline listed as R H EF with unclear final tally due to garbled OCR text.
In Chicago on August 20 the locals beat the visitors with numerous muffs fumbles and wild throws. Attendance was 2.90 with a low scoring game ending zero runs for the visitors amid errors by Rattere Callahan Hughes Piank and Schreck.
In Kansas City Kansas City and St Joseph St Joseph two double ups share the night as Milwaukee tops Peoria and Denver beats Colorado Springs. Des Moines loses to Omaha as Des Moines clocks a five to nine result.
President Lucas of the Pacific Northwest base ball league says two Southern league attorneys travel to confer with Tacoma officials regarding Pitcher St. Vrain. He notes a letter from Little Rock’s Finn claiming Tacoma manager Mc Closkey released St. Vrain from his 1901 contract in 1902.
Special Dispatch from Helena Montana reports that the Pacific Northwest league season in Helena shows strong home receipts and a projected $3000 surplus. An estimated $200 attendance per home game yields about $10,000 in season gross, with Seattle and Butte likely to be the top money makers.
Union men are urged to assemble for the Labor Day parade at 9 15 a m at the Miners Union hall with the march to begin at 9 30 a m J L Murchie named marshal of the day inviting all unions to attend promptly.
Butte aims to seize the top spot by beating Seattle this afternoon as Seattle also fights to retain the lead. Dugdale says his squad is in good form and ready to pay hard for the win while Seattle hopes to repeat home success after leaving Butte.
Roach will pitch for Butte after a season with Salt Lake City and Seattle. Hurley of Seattle tried to cripple Roach by striking the ball into his pitching arm. Stanley may miss catching with a torn fingernail.
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