Giants of the Ring Fight Jeffries Fitzsimmons for World Title
In San Francisco July 25 the age 40 Fitzsimmons meets 27 year old Jeffries for the world heavyweight crown. The long anticipated match follows Jeffries recovery from a prior knockout and marks a clash of two veteran champions whose careers span Corbett Ruhlin Sharkey and Sullivan eras.
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Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Jim Jeffries
Jin
John L. Sullivan
Kilrain
Mitchell
Corbett
Feeney Praises Fans and Calls for Home Games Push
In a spirited column a speaker nicknamed Pop Feeney defends Helena lopsided defeats and urges booster support for Mac's lads. He highlights audience energy as key, contrasts Butte's form, and notes upcoming bouts and results from Denver and Colorado scenes.
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Senators
Frank
Pop” Feeney
Buite
Helena
John
Fir Works
Homself
Mac
Booth
Barrett
Sir Henry
Flannery
Northwest
Butte
Budy King Sets Record Ahead of Lafontise Fight
Salt Lake City May 31 Budy King preparing for Monday night bout with Mose Lafontise of Butte. He has defeated top West welterweights and draws crowds at the athletic club. Read list shows King’s bouts with Denver opponents including Collins Robinson Dooley Coogan Reilly Newhouse Kenny Brown Lyons Butler Donnelly Lewis Parker.
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Standard
Salt Lake City
Budy King
Mose Lafontise
Butte
King
Jim Francis
King’s Record
Birdlees Collins
Denver
Kid Robinson
Kid Dooley
Danny Coogan
Birdlegs Collins
Jimmie Reilly
Frank Newhouse
Young Kenny
Jimmie Brown
Harry Lyons
Murphy Targets Dunn in Six to Twenty Rounds in Butte
James Murphy offers to stop Frank Dunn within six rounds with a $100 forfeit, escalating to $1,000 for twenty rounds, if he fights Dunn after his match with Jack Root at Salt Lake City carnival. He claims to back sincerity with Dunn’s guarantor and plans to show color-line resolve in a bid to draw fans.
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Butte
Helena
Swift Butte
Frank
John
James Murphy
Ike Hayes
Frank Dunn
Dunn
Butte Gymnasium
Murphy
Murray
Hayes
Jack Root
Salt Lake City
Root
Fielding leads in Pacific Northwest league battle
The season’s fielding averages show strong, balanced play with Frary Spokane Hutchinson Tacoma Weed McCarthy Kane Hurlburt Murdock shaping the infield. Other notes cover Belmont Futurity entries, famous nags, and pro baseball salaries plus amateur tennis and golf growth in Butte and Helena.
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Frary
Spokane
Hutchinson
Tacoma
Reitz
Weed
Portland
McCarthy
Kane
Butte
Hurlburt
Seattle
Murdock
Wee
Sere
Frary Spokane
Stanley
Zearfoss
Kine
Treadway Keefe Helena
McLaughlin
Cade Pee
Eee van Buren
Houtz
Letcher
Partridge Helena
Flannery Helena
Dalrymple
Hupp
Portland Howells
Bodie
Muller
McKevitt
Champion Heavyweight from Carroll Ohio in late 1890s era
The record lists a heavyweight champion from Carroll Ohio born 1875. Measures 6 feet 1% inches tall. Key bouts include knockouts of T Buskirk Joe Choynski and Bob Fitzsimmons, multiple defenses against Gus Ruhlin Tom Sharkey Hank Griffin Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett. Also draws and wins over Peter Jackson Joe Goddard Jack Finnegan and others between 1897 and 1900.
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Jeffries
Carroll
Ohio
James J. Corbett
Corbett
Jim Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons
Queer Street
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Gus Ruhlin
Jim Jeffries
Robert Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Jack Finnegan
Hank Griffin
J. B. Kennedy
Career highlights of historical heavyweight boxer
The record lists a champion heavyweight born June 4 1862 in Elston Cornward England. It details bouts from 1889 to 1893 with wins over Dick Elles Bill McCarthy Black Pearl Peter Maher and Jack Hickey among others. The entries note multiple knockouts and rounds in each fight.
Boxing record highlights from late 19th century bouts
A compact list of bouts and outcomes for several boxers between 1894 and 1899. Notable results include knockouts of Frank Kellar Dan Creedon Peter Maher Ed Dunkhorst Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey, plus a draw with Joe Choynski and a win over James J Corbett in 1897.
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Frank Kellar
Dan Creedon
Joe Choynski
James J. Corbett
Jeffries
Jeff Thorne
Jim Daly
Ed Dunkhorst
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
Umpire Positioning and Ball Strike Judgments Debate
A discussion argues that with a clear plate view umpires should reposition, preferably back to the pitcher's box, to better decide balls or strikes. The author predicts nine in ten umpires would agree with this stance.
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Arlie Latham
Arlie
Haskell
Inter Mountain 12 to 45s win state junior baseball title
The Inter Mountain baseball team of Butte defeated the parochial school squad 11 to 7 to claim the state championship for youths ages 12 to 45. The series moves to a deciding game next Saturday with both sides asserting they will win.
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Inter Mountain
Butte
Inter Mountains
Johnson
Earle
Thornton
Harrington
Meiklejohn
McDonald
Taylor
Donnelly
Provencie
Sullivan and Schulket
Indian Ball Players to Play Billings Tomorrow
The Indian ball players remained in town and will play another game with the Billings club tomorrow afternoon. The Billings lineup stays the same except Stout replaces Freeman at catcher after Freeman left town this afternoon.
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Billings
Stout
Freeman
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