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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
1
An essay describes a June Reno prize fight event with four white and four black boxers, warning the public of padded-glove combat rules. It argues the sport embodies national spirit, ethics, and fate, predicting cultural evolution away from raw fighting toward refined competition.
The readable fragments name Mezan Drucke Meyers and Sil pon with Urvakign, Belt, Erwin, Frock and Graham. It mentions Biooklyn at Boston, Phyladelmiia at New York, Chicago at St Louis in a string of matchups and venue references.
Detroit loses another game as Chicago wins to claim the 1908 pennant as Boston and Philadelphia replace Ohio contenders. Scoring details include batters and pitchers from Chicago Detroit New York Washington and Philadelphia in today’s column with upcoming games listed.
San Francisco defeats Oakland 3 to 2 in a Pacific Coast League game. Key players mentioned include Beere and Ponce from San Francisco and Vernon for Portland, with batteries credited as Murray. A shoe ad notes Wearmen's 35 Oxford leather styles at the Red Boot on North Main Street.
In Seattle on June 23, Tacoma and Seattle played to a 7 to 7 tie. Batteries were Annis and Custer for the visiting team, with Vancouver and Spokane also noted in the day’s action. The fragment references Vancouver, Spokane, and Tacoma, with unclear details on lineups and outcomes.
Chicago defeated Cincinnati 1 to 1 in a tense contest. Tinker achieved the rare feat of stealing home twice, with Brown and Archer, Denton, Walker and Hoth listed in the lineup as Pittsburg and St Louis engaged in a separate uphill win for Pittsbure against St Louis 10 to 4. Drucke pitched a strong game for New York, contributing a triple in a 1-8 victory over Philadelphia.
In Nevada on June 27, Governor Dickerson toured Johnsons camp with Captain Cox and desert rangers. Johnson trained for the bout while Jim Jeffries resisted boxing, drawing 360 visitors to Moana Springs as bets surged on the outcome and plans for a second referee emerged to ensure no accident interrupts the match.
The piece argues that luck influences outcomes but persistent hustle determines winners. It stresses conditioning, study of records, observing opponents, and fair behavior as keys for young players to endure seasons and earn opportunities, noting baseball as a sport demanding character and effort.
The passage notes promoters planning to have Jeffries examined by a governor's envoy before the bout. Governor Dickerson, returning from training camps, intends to proceed to Carson City and Mint operations align with state law. Tex Rickard travels with the governor and survives an implied peril, reflecting his unusual cheer in perilous times.
New York June 8 Yale won the deciding game of the Harvard Yale baseball series 10 to 8 before about ten thousand cheering spectators at the American League Park. Yale led strongly in the eighth inning against Hicks, but Harvard rallied to tie in the first half of the ninth before Yale pulled ahead again.
Western League results show Omala 4 Omala 3 at Omala Wichita and Dea Moines 1 at bee Moines. Sioux City 15 over Sioux City top ka re Ya can to St Joseph 1 in twelve innings. Betting odds favor Jeffries Johnson fight with Corbett directing bets in Reno.
Will Jackson and W A Kitto enter their famed racers Tom 1 and Babe in a friendly speed duel Friday evening at the track. Each driver will handle his own Doran and escort a passenger for a crowd dinner funded by the host.
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