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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
3
The Spokane team dominated with quick ball movement and relentless offense. Key assists from Zearfoss kept Spokane unchallenged as they built a wide lead and sealed a one sided win.
Steltz allowed fourteen hits as Butte hammered Spokane in a high scoring game. McKevitt, McIntyre, Ward, and Houtz led Butte with key hits while Zearfoss blasted a homer and Marshall added two extra bags. Gay impressed for Spokane with four strikeouts but received little support as Butte opened the scoring early and pulled away.
In Seattle, Helena won a low scoring game 6 to 3 as Shaffer and Flannery led early runs. Stovall battles Wiggs with key hits and Parker’s defense falters with errors and passed balls shaping the scoring pace.
Five horses owned by Sam Hildreth won or placed on opening day at Worth track Chicago. Waring carried 126 pounds to win the Worth handicap with The Lady finishing second, while Federal Tom Cogan Searcher Vulcain also won or placed in other races. Anaconda poolroom listed prices on the Hildreth horses with a $1 bet turning to $6 on a fivehorse combination.
The Aqueduct spring meeting ends with a crowd. races move to Morris Park for the Metropolitan Handicap as the marquee event Saturday. First race seven furlongs Rough Rider wins with Belle of Milford second and Jack Demand third in 1 30. Second race five furlongs Warte Nicht takes victory. Third race five and a half furlongs Cervera wins with Margraviate second and Petra II third in 1 07 2 5. Fourth race mile and seventy yards Flushing stakes Intrusive wins, Fonsasuca second, Barbara Frietchie third in 1 48 3 5. Fifth race seven furlongs Meistersinger wins with Shandonfield second and Locket third in 1 30 2 5. Sixth race five furlongs Tugai Bey wins with Coligny second and Nodo third in 1 04.
In Tacoma on May 1 the Tigers defeated Portland 4 to 2 with superior team play. White debuted strongly after settling in, while McCarthy made a remarkable left handed running catch, Fisher excelled on the bases, and Portland’s lone run came on a walk and mishandled sacrifice.
Seattle defeated Helena 10 to 3 on May 1 as Stovall pitched well and Wiggs drew strong support from the infield. Seattle hitters produced 15 safe drives including four doubles and a triple, while Montana players suffered from damp weather and colds.
A Butte bowling men group plans a Sunday meeting to complete organization of a baseball club. Mort White leads the effort. Austin is named as star catcher with solid pitching prospects from Adams, Huddloff, and Sheehan.
Cumberland Park, Nashville. First race six furlongs Crimean won with Dempster second and Thompson third in 1:191. Second race mile Brular won with Algier second and Lady Strathmore third in 1:47%4. Third six furlongs selling Frema won with Lecturer second and Hikollar third in 1:19. Fourth five furlongs selling Ed Layson won with Maltoferin second and Gold Ornament third in 1:06. Fifth four furlongs Doldie Chute won with Harding second and Gorey third in 5214. Sixth mile and seventy yards selling Staff won with Lamp Globe second and Plead third in 1:49%4.
In Chicago on May 1 the first race ran six furlongs with Federal taking victory in 1 15 2 5, Greyfield finishing second and Maggie Davis third. The second event covered four and a half furlongs and was won by Tom Cogan with Agnes Mack in the mix.
Today’s card lists six races with weights and entries. Notable runners include 7-Filly D Eack Courage Flacarline Floral Wreath Rainey C Josette Totilla in race one and 9 Walkenshaw Precursor Corillo Red Apple Miss Lizza in race six.
First race over a three fourteenths of a mile features Joe Martin 112 Jim Clarke 117 Young Henry 107 King Daly 98 Matthe Spencer 8&8. Second race maidens across four and one half furlongs lists Levit 110 Fore and Art 110 Quito 107 Dinks 107 Plat ter 107 Stand Pat 102. Third race selling one mile and 70 yards shows Ethel Wheat 106 Blink 106 Ida Ledford 103 Jordan 96. Fourth race maidens five and one half furlongs names T Aulea 106 Anonymous 105 Sallie Green 104 Whiskey 101 Whitsey 101 Connena 100 One Answer 103. Fifth race selling three fourteenths of a mile lists Tom Collins 117 Joe Lescer 112 Masterful 102 Robert Monison 102 Juanetta 102 Annie Lauretta 102 Alia 100 Pillardist 99. Sixth race selling three fourths of a mile Kinloch Park 107 Algie M 105 Ciales 103 Echo Dale 101 Orla Carrie 1 98 Sansparell 96 Insolence 84. Cloudy heavy.
The 20 round bantamweight title bout at the West End Athletic Club ended in a draw between Harry Forbes and Johnny Regan. Referee Siler ruled the decision, drawing crowd unrest as Regan’s manager Jack McKenna was restrained by police. Regan excelled in footwork and defense, while Forbes mistimed his punches throughout the final rounds.
The text cites playful lines about law evasion and a joke about Finland and Cornwall. It quotes Brush on an unnamed plan, saying details cannot be revealed yet, and hints at a vigorous fight with old league players possibly returning to former clubs soon.
California will send its baseball team on May 18 for a long tour through the northern states and Canada. The schedule includes Portland against Multnomah on May 21, Victoria B C May 23 24, Rossland B C late May, Spokane June 1 and stops at Butte Helena Great Falls and Vancouver with return games in Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Nanaimo and Portland on July 3 4. The squad recently won the intercollegiate series over Stanford, finishing the season 14 1.
The first shipment of Oakland based horses arrived at the Butte track as stables from E B Smith John Kane and L Crooks bring prized runners including Rosin Yankee Lass Sylvan Lass and Scalla way with Amzi and Magna Borgia. More coast shipments follow this weekend and the meet is billed as a running affair with larger purses and no harness races.
Kansas City jury convicts Al Green, formerly of Denver, in the January poolroom robbery of $1,500 and sentences him to five years in the state penitentiary.
Sherman of Washington D C defeated W H Clearwater at 1 AM to win the world pool title 600 balls to 578. The total score shows a close contest with Sherman edging Clearwater in the late play.
The Record Herald chronicles Anaconda the famous gelding owned by C. C. B. Rice of Boston. Former trainer Jack Trout left last fall allowing John Dickerson to train him in 1902. Dickerson is hailed as a top trainer and driver with a history of pacing records and great races.
May 1 Baltimore faced Boston as crowds surged after umpire Sheridan refused McGraw a base amid claims of a hit by pitch. A brick was thrown striking a policeman. order restored with police presence. Attendance 2,500. Score 6 12 0. Batteries Howell Robinson versus Dinen Criger.
In St Louis on May 1 Patterson struggled in the first inning as two batters reached on balls and a wild pitch plus two hits produced three runs. Attendance was 2,500 with Batteries Sudhoff and Sugden, Patterson, Piatt and Sullivan noted in the box score.
Washington game recap reports Philadelphia scoring four runs in the sixth inning off an error a single a walk and a long homer by Seybold. Attendance was 3 300. The score details follow.
Detroit won 6 to 2 against Cleveland in front of a season high crowd of 14 183 at Bennett Park. Miller and McGuire pitched for Detroit with Moore and Bemts behind them as the home team bunched its hits in the seventh and eighth innings to seal the victory.
New York whitewashed Philadelphia at the Polo Grounds with 6,800 in attendance. Pitcher McGee, released by New York last week, was signed by Philadelphia today. Batteries Voorhees and Douglass. Mathewson and Bowerman. Umpire O Day.
Boston pitchers Willis and Whittridge blank Brooklyn as the Bos ton team plays tight defense. Attendance 1 800. Batterries Willis and Whittridge Kitson and Ahearn. Umpire Brown.
In Pittsburg on May 1 the second inning featured nine hits and nine runs, ending interest in the game. Fopp retired after that frame while Murphy pitched effectively thereafter. Attendance was 2,900 with score details not provided.
Chicago and Cincinnati played 12 innings with no score as darkness ended play. Pitchers Taylor Chance Hahn and Pergen delivered superb support. attendance 1,200 at the park. Umpire Cantillon supervised a tight, well played contest.
All candidates who took the recent teachers' examination in Great Falls were successful. The list includes Helena Rolfe Emma Lenhart Warren Barr in first grade Emma R. Martin Lydia E. Kafe Harry R. Martin Edgar Morris Josephine Child Cornelia Epperson from Dillon Tessie and Alice McMann Elizabeth B. Davis in second grade and a final entry for third grade.
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