Northwest circuit to offer near year round horse racing
Butte Montana plans dual circuits for thoroughbreds from Juarez to Vancouver. The Northwest circuit runs 165 days including Alan meeting in April, Vancouver lagoon Lagoon and Montana fairs. The intermountain circuit covers Lagoon Butte Anaconda Montana Utah fairs with a mid summer Lagoon meeting and Helena state fair. President Wilson aims to aid Utah and Montana fairs, shifting Lagoon dates to attract northern racing fans.
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Butte
Montana
Ala
Northwest
Alan
Vancouver
Lagoon
Anaconda
Utah
Helena
H. L Wilson
Butte Jockey Club
Lagoon Racing
Mexico
Jupiez
United States
West
Wilson
Salt Lake
Johns and Dixon to Box at the Orion March 16
Kansas City featherweight Tommy Dixon and his manager Hurley travel to Butte to meet boxer Tally Johns in a six round decision bout at the Orion theater on March 16. Trainer Wild Cat Ferns accompanies Dixon and seeks a match near 142 pounds. The Kansas City party will buy their own transport and collect on arrival. Dixon has trained for the bout for a week.
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Tommy Dixon
Kansas City
Copper City Athletic Club
Butte
Dixon
Tally Johns
Copper City
Orion Theater
Jack McDonough
Attell-Murphy
San Francisco
Wild Cat
Ferns
Tixon
Kansas City Party
Bozeman selects Teton player Edward Hodgkiss as captain
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Bozeman reports Edward Hodgkiss of Teton was elected football captain for next year at Montana State College. Hodgkiss has three years of play with the college, serving as substitute center and tackle, and earning all state honors last season.
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Bozeman
Edward Hodgkiss
Teton
Montana State College
Hodgkiss
Feathers Matched For Milwaukee Bout Next Week
Freddie Andrews of Milwaukee and Joe Holland of Chicago, featherweights, were matched to meet in a ten round bout in Milwaukee on March 13.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Freddie Andrews
Joe Holland
Chicago
Epidemic Grip Prompts Kidney Health Notice
Doctors report a grip epidemic nationwide with back and urinary troubles signaling possible Bright's disease. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a herbal kidney liver bladder remedy, advertised with free trial bottles from Dr Kilmer & Co. Drugstores carry regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Bright
Kilmer
McCafferty Returns to Lead Mountmen in 1912
Charles McCafferty arrived in Butte after informal welcomes and will assume full control of the Mountmen camp. He plans to settle affairs in Blankenship's Missoula camp before returning next week to organize a pennant-contending Union league team. The association supports his management with a salary cap, Meloskey park renovations are planned, and the season opens with Butte likely facing Missoula on Missoula grounds. President Lucas will set a schedule meeting in Salt Lake around March 23.
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Charles McCafferty
Butte
City
Chiccago
McCafferty
Missoula
Blankenship
Mountmen
Joe Cohn
Spokane
Union League Baseball
Meloskey Park
Lucas
Oregon
Salt Lake
Entries for tomorrows card at Juarez races
Juarez on March 7 lists entries for tomorrows program across six races. Each selling race features horses with assigned weights and connections, including Ethel Wicks, Lavender Lass, Iwalani, Dol Boy, Crow Robb, Bitter Water, Brigh ton, Billy Mayhue, and others. The sixth race offers a one mile event with Yankee Pooh and Heretic among entries, plus apprentice allowance noted.
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Juarez
Ethel Wicks
Lavender Lass
Strite
Iwalani
Dol Boy
Henry Williams
Crow Robb
Jim Rutherford
Bitter Water
Brighton
Billy Mayhue
Ailsa Paige
Helen N
Lieutenant Sawyer
Eva Padwick
Sidney Peters
Mary Bodine
EB. Guenesca
Ramsey
George Gutone
Collide
Amarillo
Primdale
Lawn
First Fashion
Frazzie
Hardy
Wild Bear
Evelynn
Dromi
Hazel C
Error
Lucille Allen
Helen Hawkins
Nila
Clint Tucker
Bob Lynch
Fundamental
Antigo
Meltz
Dottie B
Boana
Transparent
Sonia
Fair Louise
James Blackstock
Sam Barber
Brave Withers
Yankee Pooh
Heretic
Dave Montgomery
Figent
Mamiac
Little Marchmont
Apprentice Allowance
J L Brown entry dominates Juarez Cowboy handicap
At Juarez on March 7 the J L Brown entry Enfield and Kootenay swept the six furlong Cowboy’s handicap as odds-on favorites. Burlingame received a 10 day rough riding suspension in race one. Results list Prince Winter Gramercy Lily Paxton in a tight six furlongs, Lady Stalwart Veno Von Marsand in five and a half furlongs, Frank G Hogan Gus Hartridge Faneuil Hall in six, Enfield Kottenay and Flying Footsteps in the Brown entry, John Louis Wolferton King Elk, Onatassa Juan Ben Uncas in the mile to a mile and a furlong and mile races respectively.
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Juarez
J. L. Brown
Enfield and Kootenay
Burlingame
Prince Winter
Gramercy
Lily Paxton
Enfield
Kottenay
Brown
Flying Footsteps
John Louis
Wolferton
King Elk
Onatassa
Juan
Ben Uncas
Chicago Fight Postponed To March 20 In Wisconsin
The Hugo Kelly Eddie McGoorty boxing bout scheduled for March 18 in Kenosha Wisconsin is postponed to March 20. The delay follows the nearby McFarland Ferns fight set for March 15 in the same city.
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Chicago
Hugo Kelly
Eddie McGoorty
Kenosha
Wis
Four men awarded letters in Borman on March seven
Four men were awarded their letters and one received honorable mention for their work at Borman.
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Standard
Borman
Schedule Set for Union Association Season Opener
President W H Lucas announces completion of the season schedule with a directors meeting in Ogden to confirm. Openers April 23 feature Helena at Salt Lake Butte at Missoula and Great Falls at Ogden. Vernon manager Hogan says Catcher Kelly offered to Missoula.
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Salt Lake
Utah
W. H. Lucas
The
Union Association
Ogden
Helena
Butte
Missoula
Great Falls
Cooley
Hogan
Vernon
Kelly
College Athlet ic Emblems to Be Awarded Soon
Brooke Hartman captain wins honorable mention this year after earning a letter last year. Edward Hodgkiss of Teton and George Gosman William Ross and Maxwell Wilcomb of Dillon will receive college athletic emblems at an upcoming assembly period.
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College Athletic Association
Brooke Hartman
Edward Hodgkiss
Teton
George Gosman
William Ross
Maxwell Wilcomb
Dillon
Excursion Rates Sought for Sunday Ball Games
Great Falls Baseball Association aims to win weekend rail rates to attract fans from surrounding towns and cities for Sunday games. They plan to coordinate with Butte Helena and Missoula, broaden the board to 13 directors, naming Shenley Kester Frary Silverman Collins and Fitzgerald as new members, while retaining Tracy Grills Arkell Meter Willis Van de Putte Woehner.
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Standard
Great Falls
Great Falls Baseball Association
Baseball Association
Butte
Helena
Missoula
G. H. Shenley
W. F. Kester
W. S. Frary
Simon Silverman
John A. Collins
Fritze Holland Returns to Spokane Plans Coeur d Alene Club
Fritze Holland a former California middleweight contender returns to Spokane and retires temporarily from boxing. He will manage an athletic club at Coeur d Alene Idaho near the race track and has permit to stage 10 round bouts. He expects to bring several California boxers to the Northwest for spring events.
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Spokane
Wash
Fritze Holland
California
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Alan Race Track
Holland
Coeur du d’ Alene
Northwest
Purses Well Scattered in Chicago Bowling Meet
Chicago reports all prize fund about 30000 dollars is to be shared. Minor events at the American Bowling Congress tournament yielded only ordinary scores. Chicago players led high marks in doubles and singles with Thomas Eckert and R Schurke posting 1130 to place ninth in doubles.
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Chicago
Sister Receives Cup After Aviator Moisant’s Death
In New Orleans on March 7 the silver loving cup once planned for aviator John B. Moisant was finally presented to his sister Miss Matilda Moisant by Gen. Francisco Altshul. The award, originally dated Pec. 31, 1910, was withheld after Moisant’s death but now honors his family as Siss Moisant prepares to perform flights in the city this week.
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New Orleans
John B. Moisant
Matilda Moisant
Francisco Altshul
Siss Moisant
Pinehurst Golf Chronicle Tie Marks 18th Annual Final
Pinehurst North Carolina March 7 Walter J Travis of Garden City and Dr C H Gardner of Agawam Providence battled to a 36 hole tie in the eighteenth annual golf tournament with 17 points apiece.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
C. H. Gardner
Agawam
Providence
McCarthy's Gymcard Feature Bouts Include Henderson Clash
Tonight's card at McCarthy's gym presents two six round bouts featuring Long John against Alf Henderson and Freeman versus White, plus two four rounders. Kegg versus Davis and Kremer versus Morrow spark the undercard with promising speed and power. The show starts at 9 pm with no reserved seats and no delays.
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McCarthy
Long John
Alf Henderson
Young Freeman
John White
Lem Kegg
Ittle
Henderson
Freeman
White
Kegg
Davis
Kid Jackson
Helena
Butte
Pittsburg
Kid Kremer
Joe Morrow
Fach
Boxing clubs bid for Palzer Morris 10 round bout
In New York on March 7 bidders for the Palzer Morris 10 round fight split. The National Sporting Club tops bids at 13000 dollars but Morris refuses to box Palzer there. Madison Athletic Club offers 12500, Empire Athletic Club 11000, Fairmount Athletic Club 8000.
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New York
al Palzer
Carl Morris
National Sporting Club
Morris
Palzer
Madison Athletic Club
Empire Athletic Club
Fairmount Athletic Club
Americans Win Two At Autell Meeting Paris
American horses claimed two victories at the Autell meeting in Paris. Copee, owned by Thomas P. Thorne, won the Prix Roman Oak selling hurdle race of 600 dollars, over one and fifteen sixteenths miles. Le Miracle, owned by Eugene Fischer, captured the Prix Mandeville, a two and half mile steeplechase handicap valued at 2645 dollars.
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Paris
Thomas P. Thorne
Copee
Eugene Fischer
Gregg Signs Contract For 1912 With Cleveland Club
Spokane March 7 Vean H Gregg Lewiston Idaho pitcher star last year of the Cleveland American league club mailed his 1912 contract to that club yesterday It had been reported in eastern papers that Gregg was holding out for 5000 He refused to say terms but admits a substantial increase over last year
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Vean H. Gregg
Lewiston
Idaho
Cleveand
Gregg
Pittsburgh
Elmer Steele
Jennings
McGraw
Robinson
Steele
Pittsburg
Pirates
Captain Clarke
Aiine
Brooklyn
Robinson Big Elmer
St. Louis
Dreyfuss
Clarke
Barney
Bugs
Big Elmer
Cubs
Chicago
Cincinnati
A. W. Lardner
Boston
Pittsburg Gazette Times
Fire damages stands at Kings Bridge stadium work sped
Fire officials in New York investigate a blaze in wooden grand stands at an American League park. Officials believe an incendiary started the fire. Prompt fire response averted disaster and spurred President Farrell to accelerate construction of the new Kings Bridge stadium planned for early summer for the American league team.
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New York
Farrell
Kings Bridge
Dillon Wins Decision In Ten Round Boxing Bout
Jack Dillon of Indianapolis defeated Walter Coffey of California on a 10 round decision at the Oakland Wheelmen club in San Francisco. Dillon was already set to meet Frank Klaus of Pittsburg for the middleweight title on March 23.
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San Francisco
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Walter Coffey
California
Oakland
Brown Beats Wood In 12 Round No Decision Bout
In Fall River, New York’s Knock Out Brown dominated each round of a 12 round no decision match against Ray Wood of Fall River tonight. The referee ruled no decision under the bout rules. Brown landed cleaner blows and controlled the pace, while Wood pressed forward with exchanges throughout the contest.
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Fall River
Mass
Brown
New York
Ray Wood
Argument Over Thurston Will Targets Mrs Tingley
In San Diego on March 7 the trial on Harriet P Thurston estate opened with defense attorney J N Martin arguing over a will that left about 240000 to Katherine M Tingley head of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society. The courtroom disturbance prompted Judge Guy to threaten removal of spectators and Mrs Tingley briefly exited. The defense argument was expected to wrap up by Tuesday.
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San Diego
Cal
Harriet P. Thurston
Katherine M. Tingley
Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society
J. N. Martin
Wolverines Beaten by Iowa in Mail Match
In Ann Arbor Michigan fell to Iowa in a mail match that began last Saturday. Iowa tallied 57 points on a 1 000 point scale while Michigan scored 60 0. The event concluded with Iowa ahead overall.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
University of Iowa
Iowa
Michigan
Polo Schedule Battered By Injuries In Coronado Match
San Diego March 7. With two top players out from yesterdays Canada vs England polo match at Coronado the entire schedule is unsettled and under review as organizers evaluate remaining teams and potential makeups.
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San Diego
Cal
Coronado
Canada
England
Stock Eyes Chance With Giants After Western Illinois Season
W. B. Stock, a promising young ballplayer from the Western Illinois League, is slated for a trial with the New York Giants this year and believes he can prove his hitting and fielding worth.
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W. B. Stock
Western Illinois League
New York Giants
Back in Baseball Maps Joe Sugden in the South with Detroit
The article trails Joe Sugden’s return to baseball, detailing his rough past with fast pitches and the spitball, his conflicts with teammates, and his fractious era in Minneapolis and St. Paul. It also covers Pirates and Nationals personnel, travel mileage, and managerial views on temperaments and training.
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Joe Sugden
Detroit
Joe
Arnica
Cy Morgan
Cyrus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Morgan
Greminger
Hippo
Minneapolis Journal
Sixteen Teams Run in Gallatin County Games
Gallatin county squads posted a 35 to 19 win over Sweet Grass county with Gatton of Bozeman shining. Billings routed Park county 27 to 2 as the entire Billings team shared scoring duties. Chinook edged Jefferson county 19 to 12 in the nightcap before round two pairings announced for Friday morning and afternoon contests featuring Dawson against Anaconda, Custer against Helena, Missoula against Gallatin, Fort Benton against Broadwater, Billings against Beaverhead, Great Falls against Fergus, Granite against Butte and Chinook against Plathead.
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Gallatin County
Sweet Grass County
Gatton
Bozeman
Billings
Park County
Chinook
Jefferson County
Dawson County
Anaconda
Custer County
Helena
Missoula
Fort Benton
Broadwater County
Beaverhead County
Great Falls
Fergus County
Granite County
Butte
Plathead County
Gotch to Meet Zbyszko If Pole Throws Mahmout
Chicago March 7 Frank Gotch world wrestling champion agreed to wrestle Zbyszko if Mahmout loses in a pole throw match. An effort is underway to arrange a Mahmout versus Zbyszko rematch soon.
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Gotch
Zbyszko
POLE
Mahmout
Chicago
Frank Gotch
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