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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
16
Bitty wallops to cowma 1 first but loses second. Samuels outpitches Butler. Twelve inning sink battle goes to local twirler 5 to 1. Visitors fall on Harkness and carry evening session away by 6 to S score.
In a two game set at Columbia Gardens the Butte Tigers and Tacoma Giants split, Tacoma winning 6 3 in the nightcap after a 5 4 12 inning opener. Lee Samuels starred for Tacoma in the first game, while Harkness delivered a three bagger and clutch hits for Butte in the second. Butler worked hard for Tacoma, but a late Seattle rally suggested more drama in the series next.
In Spokane on July 12 Aberdeen edged Spokane 6 to 4 after 11 innings, aided by Stevens costly grounder errors in right field. Killilay pitched well despite poor support in the sixth. Thompson struggled as Aberdeen tallied three runs that inning. Roberts came on late but Spokane could not recover.
In Brooklyn the home nine rallied in the ninth to beat St. Louis 3 2 as hard hitting produced the winning run. Cincinnati and Boston played a rough, wild game with Doescher wild on the mound granting four runs to Boston. Chicago hosted doubleheaders with Reulbach strong in the first and Corridon steadier in the second as Chicago and Philadelphia split.
Vancouver defeated Seattle 6 to 5 to make it nine straight victories in the series. Hinrich and Meets starred for the Vancouver club in a tense contest reported by Special Dispatch to the Standard from Seattle, dated July 1.
American Association results show Indianapolis defeating Louisville by margins, Minneapolis edging Kansas City, and St Paul beating Milwaukee with close scores. Details indicate a set of city matchups, highlighting competitive standings among teams in the league.
Crowds gathered for the free-for-all pace as four top horses did not start. McGarvey could not attend, Hennessy’s horse had a loose shoe, and others stayed away. The day’s highlight became the Eldoran Idol Miriam race with Miriam edging Idol in heat two and Dandy impressing in 2:30 trotting.
In a colorful reminiscence, Racegoer and Sporting Editor discuss Hunch McFadden’s famed Guttenberg race. The tale depicts a fog bound mile and a quarter spectacle with contrived horses, manipulated odds, and a bold ruse by McFadden and rival bettors that ended with Sea Robber declared winner and Salvator disqualified for underweight.
A rough entry list shows horses Poor Guest Irish Alice and others in a free-for-all trotting event with times around 2:18 and 2:15 to 2:23. The names include Dr. Sievers Dr. P. H. Mctarthy Felix McGowan Thomas Morrow and Henry Cohen.
New York July 12. The collegiate rules committee approved sweeping changes to curb rough play. A referee and umpire will officiate with a defined dribble as continuous ball passage and no motionless ball after starting the dribble. Players may shoot after a dribble and five fouls lead to disqualification.
London reports more than 1200 athletes from across the globe will compete in the Olympic games this month. A large share are British subjects with entries from Canada Australia and South Africa. Sprint events attract many, and 69 entrants will run the marathon on July 24 over a Windsor to Stadium 26 mile course.
Seattle shortstop Terry McCune was suspended indefinitely by manager Wilbert (Dugdale) after failing to take care of himself, having played five or six games and then drinking heavily, with Vancouver last week cited as the location of the incident. Semil Frigk is ill with malaria or typhoid fever.
Charlie McCafferty, a western track figure, is suspended after an Seattle incident with a bookie named George Linden. McCafferty drew the knife threat following a bet dispute and must pack his horses as officials ban him. Local turf followers note his horses were erratic, especially on short odds, hoping the suspension is final.
In Denver the Des Moines team posted a 6 to 19 result at Denver Denver. At Pueblo Pueblo the Sioux City squad defeated 4 to 7, with both games noted as compact league scores.
Horace E., winner of the Salt Lake meet, defeats Consignor in the Butte coursing park final. Dr War upsets Waterloo champ Mr Blue to reach semi finals. Charming Girl shows class among pups. Crowd large, pool money high, Judge Hancock praised. 24 day stake featured Montana entrants and byes for trained dogs.
John E Madden and Sam Hildreth purchased the Ethelbert colt Fitzherbert from Herman Brandt for about 10000 dollars. Though owned jointly by Madden and Hildreth, the horse will race under Hildreth’s colors. Additional sporting news on page two.
Promoter Luke Marisch has secured Hugo Kelly to box Stanley Ketchel on July 31 at the Pacific Athletic club in San Francisco. Kelly substitutes for Jim Flynn after Flynn’s weight dispute, with Flynn's representative Tim McGrath declining to state a weight. Kelly heads west immediately while Ketchel accepts a 20 round battle in the coast city.
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