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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
14
Reno crowds greet promoter Tex Rickard on arrival as Goldfield rivals tout offers to lure the bout to Nevada. Boosters claim up to 120000 dollars in guaranteed sales and travel plans for Langford Ketchel bout. Jeffries heads to Reno after Ben Lomond departure with a Nevada camp setup and secondary plans.
Boise reports Governor Dickerson of Nevada left Ontario for home on Oregon Short Line train No. 6 at 4 30 pm. He talked freely about the fight and said no Nevada law bans prize fighting. He indicated no intention to interfere and appeared unconcerned about the event taking place in his state. He plans to arrive in Ogden next.
Tex Rickard departed for Reno shifting the July 4 heavyweight title fight location from California to Nevada. Promoters admitted California chances were gone after Mayor McCarthy and Governor Willett’s interview failed to yield results. Rickard and fight committees planned immediate talks in Reno with Nevada camps awaiting marching orders as preparations to move the Langford Ketchel bout intensify. Joe Woodman ordered his Reno rep to act as the shift accelerates.
An advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a keystone to health. It claims to aid indigestion dyspepsia poor appetite biliousness cramps headache diarrhea malaria and fever and ague. It urges readers to buy the genuine product with the private stamp over the neck.
Cy Barger earned his fifth consecutive win as Brooklyn beat New York 4 to 1. He baffled the visitors in most innings, except for a seventh inning rally sparked by Devlin’s triple and a fielding error. Wiltse pitched well aside from three innings, with batteries Wiltse and Bergen for Brooklyn and Meyers for New York.
Philadelphia won over Boston by 5 to 2 as the home team produced timely hits. Two sacrifice plays, two errors, and three walks in two innings aided the victory. Batteries Brown and Granam, Me Quillen and Dooin featured in the game for Philadelphia.
Chicago won a hard hitting contest with Cincinnati. Sheckard hit a two run homer in the seventh to set the pace. Batteries: Cole, Richie and Rowan for Chicago with Burns and McLean catching. The scoreline and ERs are unclear due to damaged text but Chicago secured the victory.
The card lists city pairings for matches: Boston versus Philadelphia, New York versus Brooklyn, Pittsburg versus St Louis, and Cincinnati versus Chicago.
Ray held Detroit to five hits as Summers struggled on the mound. St. Louis benefited from Willetts wildness and built a lead, with Raysmith, Stephens, Pernoli, Mullin and Stanage contributing in a rugged, error-filled game.
Chicago beat Cleveland 1 0 as three infield singles and a wild pitch produced the lone run. Olmstead was effective on the mound. Batteries Falkenberg Kerstnerg Hasterly Olmstead Payne.
Chicago and Cleveland face off while Detroit plays St Louis and Boston meets Washington in three scheduled baseball or football matchups with regional contenders in early season action.
Alexander Smith of the Wykagy Golf Club New Rochelle N Y won the playoff of a triple tie for the open golf championship of the United States at the Philadelphia Cricket Club finishing 18 holes in 71. J J McDermott Merchantsville N J took second with 75 and Alexander Smiths younger brother McDonald Smith Clairmont QGal was third with 76. The trio had tied last week with 298 for 72 holes. McDermott outdrove the winner today but Smith stayed steadier and led throughout the match.
A syndicate of Butte men deposited twenty thousand dollars in Silver Bow National Bank as a guarantee for an eighty thousand purse to back a Jeffries Johnson bout. They promise to forfeit if authorities bar the fight and assert Butte offers a superior financial case drawing on Seattle Spokane and other cities. Tex Rickard has been notified and may opt for Butte if no richer offer emerges. County officials weigh the potential impact on the town.
San Francisco reports gloom in the Johnson camp as Governor Dickerson’s possible backing for the Johnson Jeffries bout in Nevada creates uncertainty. Promoters await Rickard and Dickerson confirmation while bank guarantees ensure ticket refunds if Nevada hosts the fight. Johnson weighs 212 pounds and aims to train in Reno before departure.
A fragmented line shows scores for games across St Paul Louisville Milwaukee Minneapolis and Kansas City Columbus. The figures list 5 2, 6 a, 8 2 and 5 9 with unclear team names and locations.
In a compact summary of several games, Wichi visits Omaha for an 8 point contest. Topeka scores 6 against Sioux City’s 11. St Joseph edges Lincoln 10 to 5. Denver posts 2 as Des Moines hosts a separate match.
London tennis headlines report Beals C Wright of Boston defeating W C C Crowley in the first round at Wilbleton. The open championships opened today with Wright winning 1 7 5, 3 6, 6 2.
In Pittsburg on June 20 Monte Attell of San Francisco and Patsy Branigan of the local area fought six rounds to a draw. Local fans thought Branigan had the edge in a tough contest.
In Carson City hundreds of letters and telegrams urge steps to block the Jeffries Johnson fight in Nevada after California’s governor issued an ultimatum. Governor Dickerson, in Oregon, is expected home soon. Private Secretary Finch cites legal opinions that Nevada law does not empower the governor to intervene and says no action will occur until the chief executive acts.
The governor’s office hoped the flood of letters and telegrams would stop, with no responses issued to the protests to date.
Columbus Ohio June 20 George Trickwell chairman of the stop the light postcard movement says a protest against the boxing contest in Nevada will be launched tomorrow directed at Governor Dickerson. Ten thousand petitions will go to prominent Americans urging each signer to recruit 20 to 500 supporters. Attorneys for the Stop That Fight league argue Nevada law permits only glove contests and lacks authorization for the proposed contest.
In Los Angeles on June 2 the Pacific Coast League game featured batteries Gregg and Fisher for Bracken Ridge Browne for the opposing side. Popcierg and Wrigor contributed to the scoring and defensive plays as the teams battled for runs, with errors noted in the box.
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