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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
10
A store showcases a wide range of fine perfumery including popular extracts in bulk and in small bottles. Shoppers are invited to sample scents and may discover a new fragrance that matches their taste and refinement.
Local butcher advertises select eastern corn fed meats at notably low prices. Limited stock promises value for shoppers seeking quality poultry and pork cuts.
Gus Rublin defeated Peter Maher by knockout in the second round at the Industrial Athletic club in Philadelphia. Rublin pressured Maher to the ropes, landing blows to the jaw as Maher was sent down twice before the bell. Maher revived briefly but was finished after the second knockdown.
London reports the annual Oxford Cambridge field events held in bad weather. The mile was the standout, won by Roberto Oxford in 4 25 4 5 with Cockshott Cambridge second. Other events saw Oxford athletes take several titles as prep for tomorrow's boat race.
Helena high school girls basketball overcame Butte 21 to 6 before a large crowd at the Auditorium. The visitors faced a larger court, but showed effort with Hickox leading for Butte and Cooney delivering Helena’s clinching 25 foot shot. A postgame dance followed as plans for a neutral grounds championship vs either Great Falls or Missoula were discussed.
The annual meeting elected J. M. Sprago as president Fr A Morley as vice president C H Smith as secretary Carl Engel as treasurer C C Goddard as captain and trustees J W Kimball C W Morse Dan Yancey J E O'Brien P A Allen P Teague joined as a new member The treasurer reported 200 in treasury and 65 000 blue rocks on hand Membership stands at 75 all in good standing and the club is flourishing.
Frank Erne dominated six rounds against Philadelphia's Gus Gardner. Gardner stayed largely on defense, showing weak countering while Erne repeatedly battered Gardner's nose and jaw. Crowds cheered as Erne controlled the fight from start to finish with precise lefts and sustained pressure.
The Philadelphia North American notes the Royal Mews near Buckingham Palace housing King Edward’s horses. Pimlico serves as the horses’ quartering site with 150 animals, most as coach and carriage horses. Sixteen coal black horses and sixteen cream colored stand out among the bays with dark points.
In Brooklyn tonight William Wenrick of New York defeated Irving Leng of Nashville 125 to 57. Jerome R. Keogh of Buffalo defeated Grant Eby of Springfield 125 to 87 in the professional championship pool tournament.
San Francisco reports Al Neill knocked out Rube Ferns in the 12th round of a scheduled 20 round bout. The clash occurred as part of a major boxing card with Ferns succumbing late in the fight.
In Butte Thornton alleys class B two men event saw McIntyre and Sternfelts defeat Hammil and Leedke and then beat Bring and Peterson to lead the series on total pins. Sternfelts lifted 200 in the third game to help win the 347 to 320 set.
Favorites fail to win money as sixty to one shots pull off upset wins in a busy Oakland racing program. Victus Rons Away leads the longshots and makes a bold run in the stretch.
The Call lists Mulanuss sections for Oakland track racing tomorrow with six races. Entries include First race Foul Play The Weav er Montana Peeress. Second race Boyle Reina De Cuba Saul of Tarsus. Third race Dr. Bernays Gawaine Tirona. Fourth race Schreiber Stable Maxino the Forum. Fifth race Doublet Tower of Candles Sly. Sixth race Diomede Oscar Tolle John McGurk.
In the selling mile and an eighth Dr. Stephens wins with Swordsman second and Major Mansir third in 1 59. Fourth race handicap over a mile Lofter takes victory with Eva Rice second and Johnnie Mae Carthy third in 1 44. Pyrrho wins six furlongs with Marie Bell second and Moderator third in 1 17. Jessie Jarboe wins mile and 70 yards with Imp Albula second and Free Admission third in 1 40. Homage captures the mile and an eighth with Joe Doughty second and Socapa third in 1 59.
Lists weights and entries for six races including selling events at varied distances. Notable entries include Foul Play 108 and Sanbenado 113 in race one, Royal Prize 110 and Satan 110 in race two, Free Lance 107 and Ex pedient 99 in race three, Sylvia Talbot 115 and Deutschland 112 in race four, Mision 96 and Tower of Candles 94 in race five, and Nilar 103 plus Invictus 14 in race six.
In San Francisco on March 21 five favorites won at Oakland with an upset in the last event as Valencienne failed to place. Mallakwa rose from 15 to 1 to 7 to 1 to win, Skip Me at 60 to 1 was runner up, and Fonda also at 60 to 1 took third. Axminster was injured at the first race start. Invictus fell and then fled. Lady Meddle won fifth race despite heavy bid, while Western Produce Stakes for 2 year olds looms tomorrow with $5,000 added.
The program lists six races with horses and weights for mile and distances ranging from one and one eighth to seventy yards. Notable runners include Tragedy, Chancery, Jackanapes, Azim, Major Mansir, Philina Paxton, and Judge Magee with various handicaps and purses noted.
In New Orleans on March 21 the feature race over one and one sixteenth miles saw Guatama prevail in 1:53 with Love's Labor finishing runner up and Rose of May third. The second race for four furlongs was captured by Step Around with Julia Lisle in second place.
Jim Griffin negotiates with Montana clubs to pair his protege Toby Irwin against Jack Wade the Montana lightweight. The move aims to match rising talent in a high profile bout.
The annual Oxford Cambridge chess contest today ends in a draw with three and a half points for each side. Also reported are the death of Bill Nixon after pneumonia in Nashville and a golf tournament at Pinehurst with dates in early April.
J J O Rourke known as Casey and a Mergenthaler operator at the Standard office dominates the bowling contest at Tolan's alleys. He powers the ball from the running board to the pins 60 feet away and posts five consecutive strikes en route to a 229 total.
At the Liverpool spring meeting on the second day the Grand National Steeplechase saw Shannon Lass take victory over Matthew and Manifesto. Twenty one horses ran with Drumcree failing to lead. favorites did not place. The event, a 2525 sovereign handicap for five-year-olds and up, covered about four miles and 5 yards.
The Metropolitan handicap entries were reduced as several horses were withdrawn including Endurance by Right Elk horn Silverdale Irritable Telescope De Reszke and All Gold from the Green with J W Schorr Julius Fleischmann and W L Oliver listed as owners.
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