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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
8
The business touts a strong department feature as evidence of medical fraternity confidence, asserting legitimate prices and a fair profit. It claims customers save 25 to 49 percent while receiving the best value.
The event features 10 night boxing with Jerry Warthy vs Jack Clifford in six rounds at the Butte Gymnasium on East Park street. Preliminary bouts include Kid Oglesby and L Anderson of Helena. Matchmaker James Murphy promises high class sport and stricter rules to prevent faking with program set to begin at 8 o clock.
Ed Barry of Anaconda, trainer for Cal Hawkins, returns home to challenge Jack Wade Montana champion. Hawkins seeks a match with Wade at 123 pounds, offering a purse from 1000 to 5000 dollars and awaits Wade's response.
Oakland and New Orleans races list prices and horses for six daily events. Entries include Nellie Holton Judivo Heraldo D Poyle and many others with weights noted. Second meet features Vrehin Einstein Fridolin Rinaldo and Katherine Ennis among 18 entries. Track conditions reported as cloudy fast with multiple 1 mile 70 yard and 614 furlong heats and handicap rounds.
Denver reports Kid Parker a famed lightweight returns from retirement to meet Billy Armstrong in a club bout. Weigh in at 132 pounds at 3 pm with the match set within two weeks, Parker declaring he is in fine health.
The Norwegian skater Bedward captured the world championship in Davos Platz Switzerland on January 1 as the event opened. He outpaced rivals in a decisive performance marking a major triumph for Norway in long track skating.
Tacoma will join the Pacific Northwest league with a new 12 member close corporation paying 250 dollars each. John S. Baker will be president and Stuart Rice secretary after negotiations, as the club seeks an entirely new lineup to boost baseball interest. Walter Wilmot declines Tacoma offer.
The Sporting News lauds W H Lucas for reviving organized baseball across three states. In two years he reorganized leagues in Montana Oregon and Washington and helped form a six club Pacific Northwest circuit. He started the Montana league in 1901 and launched the four city Pacific Northwest league, with plans to add Butte and Helena next season aided by Northern Pacific rate concessions. While others fought in war Lucas built a sustained baseball era in a long neglected territory.
In a $100-a-side handball event at East Park, Pat Noland and Mat Canning defeated Jack Rickaby and Tom Gleason 21-16 21-16 21-12 after dropping the first game. Canning impressed with low drives and corner play while Noland countered Rickaby’s returns, Gleason underperformed, and snow dusted the court on late games.
At yesterday's Tutte Rod and Gun Club weekly shoot a new Daly gun debuted, used in four 25 blue rock events. Scores were strong though legible lines in OCR are garbled. The manga trap functioned well in ideal calm conditions with no wind.
William Rambo saloon man was arrested in Kansas City Kansas on suspicion of taking part in the Delaware street poolroom holdup last Monday night. Jimmie Driscoll baseball player clerk identified him. Police report other evidence and a Denver detective was sent to fetch Al Green, also linked to the case. Green and Rambo were known friends.
Denver police detained Al Green after a telegraphic request from Kansas City authorities. Green denies involvement, stating he was in Denver at the time and refuses to be sent without a Missouri requisition.
"Silent" Rowan seeks a 122 pound glove bout with Helena fighter Oglesby and accepts the challenge terms. He wants a glove contest not a prize fight and notes past bouts since Sullivan fell to Corbett. County Attorney Duffy’s benefit may influence the event’s framing.
bob Fitzsimmons plans a comeback to challenge champion Jeffries for the world heavyweight title. sources say he seeks backing of 35000 from Claus Spreckels. the anticipated bout would be a major pugilistic event after two years. Fitzsimmons, once retired by his wife, remains in training and ready to box when opportunity arises.
The death by burning of Ella T a mare sired by Altamont ends the gray ghost mystery on New England half mile tracks last year and the year before Ella T and owner J B Hall were expelled two seasons ago and a gray pacing mare named Maggie B appeared under various names in earlier races.
A mare named Maggie B. raced on half mile tracks earning money at times. Suspicion arose and a protest sought identification. After Mr. Quinn swore he purchased her at a sale the issue cooled briefly. Following a successful career she was bred in Vermont to Alcander and later shipped to Clinton where she was caught in a fire.
A. Commetti of Petone introduces a clock driven starting device for harness horses used at Wellington last November. The apparatus matches horses to their handicaps by timed gongs, starting first horse from a stand and dispatching others at set intervals. The trial reported as very successful, promising smoother starts and public appeal.
John T. Brush emails Spalding from Indianapolis on January 17 denouncing Freemen and detailing his government plan for baseball. He describes Red Bank talks as consolidation of interests not a trust, praises Spalding’s platform, and laments his league entry causing public division and a foe ready to reap benefits.
The London Telegraph lauds American boxers for skill and conduct, noting Americans are superior to Britons outside the ring. It extols their dress, demeanor, and pride, contrasting with British boxing history and claiming Americans would dominate any international tournament.
Notice from authorities at Overland Park Denver states there will be no suppression of time this year. Past requests to add seconds to times to keep horses in slower classes are rejected. The Denver association will record each horse's actual time with no fractions, ensuring a fair field and no favors.
Kansas City manager Nichols announces the signing of Irving Waldron a right fielder who played with Washington last season. The move comes from the Western league club in Kansas City dated January 19.
A parlor lamp exploded in Hugh Sweeney’s home near Agate and Sutter streets starting a blaze that destroyed the two story frame house and left the Sweeneys and Murphy-O’Malley families homeless. Firefighters fought long odds. only the Doyle residence survived with damage to others. Losses totaled about 3000 dollars including 1800 to Mrs Sweeney and 500 personal effects.
At the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly meeting in Butte last night the main topic was a city free employment bureau. The ordinance has passed first reading. Members argue one person could not run it. they want two persons to staff the bureau and keep it open at least 12 hours.
Raymond Place, noted newspaper man and lawyer, has returned from Chicago with his bride. The couple are the latest additions to the social circle at the Finlen hotel in Butte, with best wishes from Mr. and Mrs. Place extending to the wider readership of their Sunday stories.
W A Bis Sell Santa Fe assistant traffic manager will travel east Wednesday to discuss inaugurating the company steamship service to and from San Francisco and the Orient with President Ripley and Vice President Merton. The Santa Fe holds a contract with the Cali.
In the District Court of Montana Frank B. Gorr filed a petition for final discharge. A hearing is set for February 3 1902 at 1 a m in Butte to consider objections from creditors or interested parties. The Honorable Hiram Knowles will preside with the court seal affixed in Helena.
The California and Oriental Steamship company will expire soon and Santa Fe will link with Pacific Mail Occidental and Oriental and Toyo Kisen Kaisha for ocean connections. Arrangements were made weeks ago and a larger regime will be finalized at the Chicago conference.
Another smallpox case developed yesterday. The patient, a roamer at the Leyson block on North Main Street, was removed to a house called the Pethouse and the apartment building placed under quarantine.
Elizabeth daughter of Mr and Mrs Nic Brown died early this morning at 25 Mast Center street Centerville funeral arrangements to be announced later by the family.
A general strike was ordered at a joint meeting of Appleton Kaukauni and Neenah lodges of the United Brotherhood of Paper Makers. In weeks the 25 Wisconsin mills could close, 5,000 workers lose jobs, and 370 tons daily output may vanish unless hours are shortened. The movement aims to spread to other Northwest districts with manufacturers given one to two weeks to respond.
The river steamer Frank 8 Stone sank in Mobile River fifty miles above Mobile after hitting a floating log. No lives were lost as 25 passengers and 25 crew escaped to a barge, later towed to Mobile by the steamer Mary. The Stone valued at £70,000 and fully insured.
Five hundred custom clothing workers, mostly women, were locked out in Chicago as an anti union movement grows. The Chicago Federation of Labor supports the workers and has declared a boycott against the firms backing the lockout.
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