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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1903
Page
12
A conservative view questions four Butte clubs scheduling multiple July Fourth bouts. Promoters clash over dates while fans fear crowding and reduced patronage. The piece urges cooperation and argues for one big contest per week to sustain legitimate sport.
Sad to say this fragment details Shamrock IIIs arrival in New York Harbor and scattered boxing gossip. Willie Britt backs a Butte or Frisco match with Dane McDonald as referee while Eddie Hanlon faces Willie Yanger. Herrera rests after a hunting trip as Mauro Herrera grows into a larger frame amid talk of future bouts.
Joe Walcott and Mose Fontise were to meet in Butte on July 4 but the gate is now set for July 3 amid holiday conflicts. The Montana Athletic Club changed the date to avoid oversaturation, with Manager Nolan supporting the shift for the sport overall.
In Frankfort the court of appeals rules a court of equity may issue an injunction to restrain prize fighting in a building, affecting owners and managers. The ruling is described as a deathblow to pugilistic contests in Kentucky.
Syracuse University varsity and freshmen crews arrived for a regatta on June 26. In forenoon practice all crews paddled except Wisconsin, with Georgetown leading the first row over three and a half miles, Cornell and Pennsylvania around six miles, and Syracuse covering a shorter distance.
Owing to a gale sweeping the channel the start in the annual yacht race from Dover to Heligoland for Emperor William's cup has been postponed until Monday.
A historical table ranks Pacific National League pitchers by win percentage for five plus games. June 18 show Stricklett at 1.013? and multiple arms like Nichols Slagle McCay Dowling Hogg and Baker with varied win loss records and percentages.
New York June 20 Reliance wins the 90 foot sloops race in Long Island Sound finishing ahead of Constitution and Columbia. Reliance leads from the first mark and completes two laps in 2 hours 46 minutes 12 seconds with strong winds aiding a broad reach to the finish.
Billings Elks prepare their annual minstrel performance at the opera house, led by manager Wm Lee Mains and with Harry L Wilson as secretary treasurer. A midday parade precedes the show, with the event billed as strictly Elks day in Billings.
Sheriff Greag and Deputy Donahue are in the Plains country investigating a horse theft. They aim to identify owners of the stolen horses and determine who drove the animals into that area.
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