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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
16
Morris delivers standout performance in a tight contest as Lone anfe drives and bobbles mix with solid plays. The game winds down with a clear home victory marking the last appearance at home for Hoon and teammates as the team outclasses rivals in a spirited finish.
In Columbia gardens the Anaconda Mill and Smelter men were outplayed 13 to 5 by Frank Jones' Independents. Morris pitched for Anaconda but poor support and misplays hindered them as Butte built a big lead, with Hoon and Hauswirth contributing offensively for the visitors.
Anaconda 8 Butte 6 as Morris and Wilson duel on the mound. Batters A Merkle Eisey and Mor ris delivered key hits while Hoon Skelly and Elsey contributed in the field. Stolen bases by A Merkle Herwig Skelly Logan Smith Hoon and Parks. Attendance 800 on a fine day.
Aberdeen defeats Spokane 5 to 1 before 6,000 as Thompson shines in a loosely played game. Spokane errors and poor catching hindered the home club while Aberdeen benefited from miscues and timely hitting, with key runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
The Monday race card fills nicely with a Leavett purse clash and sleeper in Golden Wine while La Gloria is set to measure a rival of Chapultepec. Other entries include Columbia Girl, Little Mirthful, Prince of Orange, Lucy Marie and more in a packed program.
The note lists six races with horse names and riders: Golden Wine with Zoe Young aboard Galvanic. Gillette with Willawa on Mischief. Cavallina with Yellow Foot on Pallas. La Gloria with Shaw on Progress. Elevation ridden by Mike Jordan on Chancellor Walworth. Zella G Morea with Chivalry. One Heat Bet named La Gloria.
The Sporting Editor predicts Cleveland as the league’s top club after sweeping Chicago Americans in four games. Addie Joss and a strong lineup pace Cleveland while Detroit slips past the Sox. The column also tracks boxing hopes, hammer throw records, and Colin the racing standout chasing further glory in coming campaigns.
Detroit defeated Chicago 10 to 5 in a game noted for heavy hitting. The battery lineup featured Mullin Summers Thomas and Schmidt for Chicago and Altrock Walsh Sullivan and Weaver for Detroit.
In Kansas City the Kansas City team lost 0 to 1 to Louisville, with Louisville winning the second game 5 to 2. Milwaukee blanked by Toledo 0 to 3 in the first, and Toledo won 4 to 0 in the second. St Paul defeated Indianapolis 2 to 1 in the first game and 1 to 2 in the second, with errors in transcription replacing some scores.
St Louis strengthened its lead by beating Cleveland 6 to 1 before the season’s largest crowd. Batteries Petty Dinneen and Stephens Spencer Joss Thielman N Clarke and Davidson contributed in a decisive win with strong pitching and fielding.
Pittsburg won both ends of a doubleheader against St Louis in St Louis. First game ended 6 to 3 with Beebe Raymond Lush and Hostetter and Willis and Phelps credited as batteries. Second game 4 to 1 with Higginbotham Bliss Camnitz and Gibson listed among the batteries.
In San Francisco on June 28 Oakland defeated San Francisco in the morning and San Francisco won the afternoon match. Batteries Wright Slattery Jones Berry and Sutor Berry Hopkins Lewis noted in the games. In Los Angeles on June 2 Portland edged Los Angeles 3 to 2 with Batteries Groom Madden Gray Hasterly.
The Livingston Baseball association opened its new grounds today with a win over the Sugar Beet team of Billings. West pitched strongly for Livingston, holding Billings to six hits as Livingston scored seven runs in the fifth and seventh innings amid several costly errors. Attendance was about 600.
The Butte Jockey Club offers a six race program with closely matched events led by a six furlong dash featuring F. E. Shaw, La Gloria, Columbia Girl, Progress and Ruth W. La Gloria appears to challenge for the top spot while F. E. Shaw may run second ahead of Progress. Other races feature Golden Wine in the first with Zoe Young, Galvanic and Belle Brady in the short race.
Summary of listed baseball results across cities: Des Moines hosts a 3 0 Sioux City win, Pueblo hosts Omaha with a 10 5 opening game loss and 4 2 second game loss, and Denver sees Lincoln win 7 6.
Enterville bats eight in the ninth to stun Butte Theatricals 9 to 8 at the Old Park on the Flat. This win marks Theatricals first defeat. Centervilles issue a challenge to any state team averaging 18 years old, preferring a game with the Young Men's club.
In Seattle on June 28 a possible disruption to Coach H B Conibear becoming assistant physical director of the University of Washington is noted. Report says student critics claim he is not suited and may have informed President Kane. It notes Kane may seek another director as Conibear remains reelected coach of the varsity crew.
Theodore Hennessy’s four year old gelding King dazzles 1500 spectators at the Butte Driving Club meeting by finishing the mile in 2.17% after a commanding lead. McCarthy’s El Doran takes two of three heats against Irish Alice, while Nellie the mare dominates her two heats in 2:42 and 2:32%.
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