Willie Hoppe Wins World B B C Trophy in Billiards
New York reported January 22 with surprise as Willie Hoppe, a youth from this city, defeated Maurice Vignaux to claim the B B C trophy for the 18.1 balk-line billiard world championship. Hoppe, known as the boy billiardist, has a meteoric rise and has beaten rivals like Gallagher and the Morningstars, with earlier tours of the West alongside Jake Schnetra.
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New York
Willie’ Hoppe
Hopper
Maurice Vignaux
Hoppe
Thomas J
Gossip and Comment on Late Sporting Matters
Jockey Danny Maher plans a shift to auto racing with a Tom Adams touring car and aims to win the Derby before quitting the turf. Latrobe, Pa., reports Edward Abbaticchio leaving baseball for a family hotel business, while Kalamazoo sees a polo injury amid debate over the sport. Swimmers rapid progress with the crawl, boxing rises in New York clubs, and football reform stirs debate as Stanford criticizes baseball’s amateur spirit and fall formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Maher
King Edward
Maher
Little Latrobe
Edward Abbaticchio
Boston Nationals
Stanford University Athletic Committee
Old-Time Boxing Tales and Baseball Managers Highlight Early Sports
The piece recalls boxing legends amid talk of college sport status and brutality. It follows Ralph Rose to law, quotes Nelson and McGovern about a March 16 bout, and notes James Kelly as a long-lived Irish-born pugilist from Old Bridge New York. It also profiles baseball manager John McCloskey’s career from St Joseph to Vancouver and mentions prospect Jack McLean.
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James Kelly
Old Bridge
N. Y
Kelly
Jonathan Smith
Melbourne
Australia
Ireland
Old Gladiators
Itke Heenan
Sayers
Yankes Sullivan
John Morrissey
Tom Hyers
John McCloskey
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Montgomery
Ala
Savannah
Louisville
Northwest
Great Falls
Mont
Tacoma ‘Tigers
Butte
San Francisco
Boise
Vancouver
B. C
Little West
Jack McLean
Portland Bunch
John
Captain Thomas Chope Dies at Salt Lake Age 65
A telegram from Salt Lake informs Butte of the death of Captain Thomas Chope at age 65. He left two sons in Butte, Thomas and Robert, both miners, plus a son in Eureka, Utah and a daughter in California. Mrs Chope had died years earlier. Born in England, Chope was a longtime mining man in the West and had lived in Utah many years.
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Butte
Salt Lake
Thomas Chope
Thomas
Butte Miners’ Union
Robert
Eureka
Utah
Elizabeth
California
Chope
Captain Chope
England
America
Notice of no connection with mining firm and music company sale
The undersigned declares no association with the management of the Butte and London Mining Company. Booth. The sale of the Montana Music Company is reported as a great success.
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Butte & London Mining Company
Booth
Montana Music Company
Lawson in Court in a Frenzied Finance saga
Lawson battles a wave of malice from Rockefeller backed foes in a prewar Boston court scene. He has faced criminal libel suits and traps since attacking the System in Everybody's magazine. The Grand Jury quickly quashed the latest suit.
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Lawson
Everybody’s Magazine
Rockefellers
Addicks
Perkins
McCall
McCurdy
Grand Jury
Boston
Everybody's
Schools of Butte Seek More Room and Boundary Changes
The Butte school board discussed adding rooms to ease crowded buildings and a new school in the southern area. Superintendent Young would redraw Garfield Monroe district boundaries to shift pupils from Monroe to Garfield near the railroad. A new schoolhouse is expected to relieve crowding. county attorney opinion on night schools was read. payroll $18,492.70 and bills $430 approved. Enrollment totaled 7,461 students.
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Young
Garfield
Monroe
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Fair Grounds Race Results From New Orleans
New Orleans January 23 Fair grounds results list six races with winners Colonel White Lieber First Premium Rather Royal and more. Times shown for each race include 1:15 1:48 1:43 and others across distances from three furlongs to two miles.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Rose Hart
Firal
Duchess of Montebello
Colonel White
Paul Clifford
Uncle Henry
Little Scout
Captain Bob
Louis Krafts
Lieber
Whippoorwill
Rainland
Ethelred
Holloway
Rather Royal
Macbeth
Dapple Gold
Emeryville Race Results From San Francisco Card
In the January 23 San Francisco report Emeryville results list six races with winners Peerless Lass Procrastinate Head Dance Sir Brillar Hermence Ray Cloudlight and more. Runners up Yankee Jim Dr Sherman Frank Flittner Sats Toupee Coneril El Dinero and Tom McGrath place across the six events with times ranging from 1:07 to 1:44.
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San Francisco
Emeryville
Peerless Lass
Yankee Jim
Menden
Procrastinate
Dr. Sherman
Alice Carey
Head Dance
Frank Flittner
Christine A
Sir Brillar
Sats
Gateway
Ray
Toupee
Tom McGrath
Cloudlight
Coneril
el Dinero
Park racing results from De Orleans January
In the city park meet, Little George won the 3.5 furlongs first race with Arthur Rosenfield second and Blackflag third in 44.6 seconds. Merry George captured the 5.5 furlongs second race, Alacantra placed second and Clover Hampton third in 1 08.75. Hand mere won the mile and 70 yards third race in 1 49.0. Daring took the mile and 16th fourth race in 1 50.2 with Elliott second and Balshot third. Juba won the 1 mile 70 yards fifth race in 1 48.2 with Tarp second and Little Red third. Chief Hayes won with Bellestrome second and Parisienne third in 1 09.6. Merry Acrobat won the seventh race at seven furlongs, Skyward second, Mer lingo third in 1 29.4.
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de Orleans
City Park
Little George
Arthur Rosenfield
Blackflag
Merry George
Alacantra
Clover Hampton
Handmere
Marimbo
Ezra
Daring
Elliott
Balshot
Juba
Tarp
Little Red
Chief Hayes
Bellestrome
Parisienne
Merry Acrobat
Skyward
Merlingo
Ascot results and Montana Ajax Mining stock note
Six races at Ascot with Marie Lichtenstein first in race one and Valencia winning race six. Other winners include Hermit age, Fistiane, Gadfly, Stoessel, and Astral IL. Also note stock price change for Montana Ajax Mining from 60 cents to 50 cents for applications made yesterday or today. Investors C W Cockrell and L J Price listed.
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J. E. Morse
A. F. Waldorf
Montana Ajax Mining Company
C. W. Cockrell
East Broadway
L. J. Price
Thornton Hotel
Funeral notices for Weiss Eveline and Godbois brief
The funeral for Reuben A. Weiss is this Wednesday at 2 PM at Walsh's undertaking parlors with Rev. E J Groeneveld officiating. Interment will follow at Mt Moriah cemetery. Ella Eveline Johnson dies aged, funeral this afternoon at 2 at the Johnson residence 513 East Galena, interment Mt Moriah.
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Reuben A. Weiss
Walsh
E. J. Groeneveld
Mt. Moriah
Ella Eveline
Eric Johnson
East
Galena Street
Frank Godbois
Etek
Butte Investment Firms Promote Stock and Pianos in Ad
Sonset National and J A Cannon & Co urge quick purchase as stock is quoted at 65 cents per share with a potential rise to 2.50 soon. Orton Bros advertise piano and organ value and invite customers to visit 219 North Main Street.
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Butte
J. A. Cannon & CO
East Broadway
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Ux. Mvu
PACK
South Main Street
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Montana Music Co
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Vose
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N. Main St., Butte
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Bridger
Willie Hope
Slore Norsa
Falce
Fioppes
DR. Dodd
West Park Street
Wgnages
Bon
Kalamazoo
Bill Barnie
H. J. Handy
C. M. Daniels
Daniels
Maine
Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
The
Spokane Chronicle
Patrick Callahan
Marvin Hart
Spokane
Ullahan
Sandpoint
Idaho
Jack Kenny
Callahan
Kalispell
Kid Good
Nathan Rosenburg
Kid Siss
McGovern
Nelson
Cupid
Ted Sloan
Football Rules Committee
Ralph Rose
Western College
Terry
Battling
Chicago
Terry McGrovern
Gorye Magazine
Broadway
Dunc MacDonald
Schools OF
the School Board
Los Angeles
Ascot
Marie Lichtenstein
Coeur de Lion
Katie Crews
Hermitage
Neatness
Astral IL
Fistiane
Bribery
el Oteros
the Gadfly
Redlight
Colonel Hendrick
Stoessel
Henchman
Theo Case
Valencia
Evelyn Griffin
Revolt
Sonset-National
Swift & Company
U.S. A
Tontana Hardware Co
Revere Rubber Company
Knowles Pump Works
Oil City Boiler Works
Hendrie & Bolthoff Manufacturing Company
American Steel and Wire Company
Montana Hardware
Denver
Burlington
Helena
Billings
H. A. Bradt
West Broadway, Butte
F. W. Klippel
W. Galena
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