Sir Fretfule Wins Nose Finish in Tight Race
Leaders ran abreast around the entire course and finished noses apart under whip and steel. Sir Fretfule edged ahead at the finish to claim victory in a dramatic neck finish.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
2
Leaders ran abreast around the entire course and finished noses apart under whip and steel. Sir Fretfule edged ahead at the finish to claim victory in a dramatic neck finish.
The results list six races with winners and runners up. Kinfolk, Thistie He’le, Susan F, Sir Fretful, Americus, and Mary Emily each won their respective races with second-place finishers Tight Roy, Til linghast, Til linghast? second, Cantem, Parlor y, Ora McGee respectively.
A sensational program featured three nose-and-nose photos and four thrilling races. Sir Fretful edged Cantem by a nose in a mile handicap as Jack Paine surged to third. Americus triumphed by a nose in a Futurity dash with Parlor Boy and Elizabeth Harwood close behind. Mary Emily won the sixth over the mile and 20-yard course as Burlingame rode to victory, with Ora McGee second. Jockeys and new riders boosted crowd turnout amid heavy betting and lively demonstrations.
Secretary Billy Gemmell from the stable made a swap with J. D. Grant yesterday. Gemmell traded Our Last for Lew Hill. Tight Boy, runner up in the second race, is from the J. D. Grant stable.
Brooklyn and Chicago split the series after an 11 inning 4 to 3 win for Brooklyn. Moran Wheat and Bresnahan helped tie the game in the eighth with key hits and a wild throw. Daubert Smith and Hummel delivered in the eleventh, Daubert scoring the deciding run.
New York wins a clean sweep of the series with a 5 to 3 victory over Cincinnati. Tesreau pitched an unsettled game but held in the pinches with solid support from the defense and batters. Batteries Sugese Packard and Clarke for New York. Tesreau Meyers for Cincinnati.
Boston and Pittsburg split the game with Hess pitching for Boston and Camnitz for Pittsburgh. Wilson hit a two run homer in the second, driving in the visitors. Boston managed one run in the sixth when Sweeney reached on an error and Meyers singled, but Rariden was thrown out at first on a fielder’s choice.
Philadelphia swept the four game set as Cravath hit a dramatic right field homer in a 4-3 win. Batteries Griner and Wingo for St Louis, Brennan Mayer Rixey Killifer and Tlowley noted in the box score.
The schedule lists Pittsburg visiting Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at Boston, and St. Louis at New York in a compact lineup for the day.
In St Louis a tug of war broke out between Umpire Billy Evans of the American League and a heckling fan during the Washington St Louis game. Evans caught the man by his shirt sleeve to pull him toward the players corner but lost the sleeve as the man fled. Colonel Hedges, head of the club, escorted the shaken spectator from the park.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Billings reports a 5 homer game as Billings defeats Buffalo in the Midland Empire league first of a three game series. Home runs tallies show Billings with three and Buffalo two. Final line lists batteries Shinners and Hidhins for Billings and Finch and Musser for Buffalo.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a premier blood purifier for pruritis or severe eczema. It claims rapid action and unique ingredients that nourish tissues, with an offer of a free book from the Swift Specific Co. and a free mail advisory letter.
Washington wins 3 2 over St Louis in eighth as Boehling allows only two hits through seven innings before weakness in the seventh. Johnson finishes, St Louis errors and two runs in seventh inning prove decisive.
In Cleveland on July 16 New York and Cleveland split a doubleheader with Cleveland winning 5 to 0 in game one and dropping game two 4 to 2. Mitchell shut down the visitors in game one as Hartzell and Smith misplayed errors aided Cleveland's scoring while McConnell was hit repeatedly. In game two Fisher held Cleveland scoreless until the ninth. batteries listed as Mitchell and O’Neill for New York and Fisher and Smith for Cleveland with Blanding and Carisch behind.
Philadelphia won the opener 1 to 0 in 10 innings as Murphy delivered a timely single scoring Barry after he had singled. Chicago answered with a 5 to 3 victory in the nightcap behind Russell who doubled with two runs scoring on a triple driving in the decisive runs. Batteries noted include Brown, Bender, Lapp, Schang on Philadelphia and Schalk, Cicotte, Russell on Chicago.
The Eastern Montana tennis tournament began in Billings with 50 strong players attending. The two day event will assess contenders for the state tourney later in the season. Local merchants offered valuable prizes alongside trophies from the Billings Tennis Club, which hosts the event.
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