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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
3
Bobby James shines as standout in a surprising contest at Spokane’s Meld Hall. Local teams, including Indiana and Enbis, clash in a tense finish reported with bold fanfare and notable scoring by Sam Duyiteau and others.
In Spokane July 21 a rugged ballgame ended 9 to 3 as St Louis shut out a rival 6 to 0 in a later clash. Powell and Stephens drove runs for the Indians, while James hit two home runs. Dunn relieved pitching for Vancouver series, and Cleveland fell to Boston 4 to 2 on errors in the night game.
Boston easily won both games of a National League doubleheader against Cincinnati with scores 10 to 6 and 6 to 1. Pitchers McCarthy Graham and Campell Schi geson Bowerman contributed, while Umpire Rudderham officiated the first game and Studderham the second. The article also mentions Abe Attell and Owen Moran in boxing context.
A chaotic exhibition between Bozeman and Livingston ends with Bozeman winning 21 to something amid numerous errors and collapsed pitching. The game is described as the worst seen in years, with pitchers knocked from the box and fielding struggles throughout.
Moran asserts Nelson would have the upper hand if any, and he believes he can defeat Wis. He condemns the Goglishen in charge of the Olympic games and says his knowledge of how things are run makes him certain the American team faced explanations for recent actions. Moran departs tomorrow.
Luteys blank Connells 1 to 0 at Columbia Gardens in the Commercial league. Berhalm twirled well, Luteys relying on James’s hitting while Howe Leahy and Davis stood out for their teams. The low scoring game kept Connells from mounting a big rally and suggests Luteys will contend for the pennant.
Madeline Musgrave, a leading two year old, won the Anal event amid a day of upsets at the local track. Favourite Renowned longshots struggled as Musgrave opened a broad lead and held off Aliinjé and Ji Hanna to win. Mine Baker, Lancashire Lad, and Neva Lee also faced surprising outcomes as bettors chased near-term favorites.
Fragmentary text reports a chaotic set of city names and team mentions including Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee and Toledo with scattered scores and venues. No coherent game result or context is discernible from the readable fragments.
In Omaha the Pueblo team edged 4 to 3 as Omaha faced Pueblo. A separate bout in Sioux City saw Chiy-Bioux defeat Den-Vet with a 3 to 2 score as Mainz tallied twice.
New York report says young Erne, once a notable heavyweight, left for the roast with a watch on Pocky Metarland. He was seen as a promising fighter though his chances of dates with Metarland were uncertain. Berlin note records an American car from New York to Pavia arriving early and departing for Paris at 11:30.
A crowded field and sharp betting marked the day as Madeline Musgrave narrowly defeated Lena Leach by a head amid a flurry of backers. Neva Lee, Furze and Zella G drew notes from owners and trainers, with jockeys and rail officials reporting a lively program and a strong six furlong opener.
San Francisco July 37 Jimihy Coffroth yesterday clinched the third meeting of Joe Gans and Battling Nelson to stage the ring bout on Sept 9 at Coffroth’s club. Gans and Nelson will share gate receipts with Nelson receiving an extra 10 percent for signing. The match is set for 45 rounds and a big crowd is expected. Both fighters spoke confidently of victory with Gans vowing to win in less than 15 rounds.
New York report notes Wille Fitzgerald, the crack lightweight, has posted a card offering a bout with any Eastern challenger. He claims to beat Leach Cross and to be stronger now, aiming to go west for a title shot after cleaning up local contenders.
Fragmentary OCR lists workouts and times for multiple horses and riders including Western, Paladina, Golden Wine, Bechiwse, Arbriska Gass, Free Boight the Bear, Leighitun, El Palsano, Wolfville, Lenny Furtongs, Spring Ban and Peerless Tack. Several entries show browser-like partial times such as 1 28 and 1 55, with phrases like easily, ready, galloping and good work amid garbled names.
Detroit mid day the Grand Circuit meet began at the state fair. Jack Legourn won the free-for-all trot in 2.0544 and 0.0434. W G Durfee of Los Angeles won two events, with Zomalta forcing Bruce Girdle into 2:10. The second heat ran in 2:0844 as Durfee’s Copa de Oro posted 2:04 on the 2:08 pace.
New York July 27 police interference halted the scheduled fight between middleweight Raul Papke and Seslor Burke at the Caliseum Academy. Crowds gathered as the event failed to proceed, while Gus Ruhling plans a return and seeks a matchup with Al Kaufmann.
George Hackenschmidt the "Russian Lion" arrived recovered from illness and vowed to train for renewed matches in the United States. He offered to wager 25000 that he could defeat Gotch and said the bout should not be in Chicago. He recalled failing to finish Gotch quickly in their last contest and asserted he can beat him if matched again, possibly against Eugene Seinoros after his tour.
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