Butte Automobile Parade Opens City Events At Noon
Stockholders luncheon at the Butte grill marks noon, with a car parade forming at Wyoming and Treadway, then route stretching west on Broadway to Hamilton and Granite to Excelsior, Park, Main, Daly monument, Park again to Warren, ending at the ball park. A band leads, flag ceremony planned, mayor and officials mentioned, with parade timing and lineup details outlined.
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Butte Grill
Wyoming
Treadway
Granite
Main Streets
Butte
Broadway
Hamilton Street
Hamilton
Excelsior
Park
Daly Monument
Warren Avenue
Arizona
Ball Park
Lane
Stewart
Butte Welcomes Silver Tips as Baseball Returns
Butte set to host Tacoma in the Northwestern league opener at 3 PM with a festive parade of 300 cars and 1,300 fans pridefully greeting the Silver Tips. Russ Hall leads the Bengals to Broadway and Main Street speeches before the team moves to the new ballpark for dedication events and a first-pitch mood of renewal.
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Rober Moran
Peterson
Bonne
Uipire
Secondtreet
St. Joseph's Church
Front Street
Harrison Avenue
Bush
Butte
Butte and
Tacoma
South Butte
Milwaukee
Russ Hall
Broadway
Main Street
Hall Park
Butte Boosters
Tues Hall
McGinnity
Hall
AL Bonner
Northern
J. K. O'Rourke
Mew Ball Park
Joe Levine
France
Ben B. Calking
Wager Leads to 14 Flagpoles for Grand Stand Pennant
A local wager spurred donations of age for each flagpole built on the new grand stand. Carpenters raised fourteen poles for the big flag and pennant hoped to be won later. Mr Ca King arranged a pennant for every hub on the circuit and will rotate these with American flags as Stewart and others from the state house arrived last night for today’s exercises.
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Ca King
Stewart
State House
Double Error by Chick Decides Indians Win
Spokane holds off Great Falls 5 4 in eight innings as Chick misplays a fly and throws wild to first allowing the tying and winning runs. Earlier in the frame Great Falls had tied on a wild pitch as Remneas and Leiter pitched.
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Spokane
Great Falls
Chick
Indians
Fries
Clothier
Wimmerman
Es Hurley
Ba Et Shea
Cae
Remneas
AB. R
HPO
A. Mensor
Rfoo
McGinnie
Jagon
Willams
Sheeley
Genaos Wi Murray
Leiter
Webb
Gear Falls
Hurley
Healey
McGinnis
Howell
Seattle Beats Vancouver In First Game Of Series
Vancouver, May 15, Seattle took the opening game from Vancouver by a wide margin as a high throw to first base led to two Vancouver tallies. Sparkling fielding marked the contest while Washington power and electricity emerge as replacements for coal in the energy discussion.
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Vancouver
Seattle
Hamilton
Parkling
Ladies Free Admission At Butte Baseball Games
Ladies will be admitted free to baseball games at the Butte grounds except Saturdays Sundays and holidays. Directors met yesterday and decided to allow free entry for five days weekly. The Coast league trend shows this boosts popularity though today’s opening game denied free admission.
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Butte Kroynds
Healt
Butte
Blewett Announces Salary Increase in Northwestern League
L R Blewett, president of the Northwestern league, said a majority of clubs voted to raise salaries from 1800 to 2000 and retain 11 players instead of 13. Spokane and Great Falls backed the raise after an initial 4 to 2 vote against it. Vancouver’s Trown opposed the salary change. Clubs must cut to 14 players by a third.
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R. L Blewett
Spokane
Great Falls
Trown
Vancouver
Brown
Teague
Bitter Root Lad Defeated by Ever Hammer in Kenosha Ring
Special dispatch from Kenosha Wisconsin reports Ever Hammer of Chicago stopped The Bitter Root Lad of Montana in seven rounds. Hammer controlled the bout with jabs and relentless pressure while the Montana fighter refused to uncover until the final round. The Kid earned credit for lasting the full seven rounds despite a dominant early assault. A Dutch society offered prize money for hulb-diging machine in unrelated note.
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Standard
Kenosha
Wis
Ever Hanmer
Chicago
Lad
Montana
Hammer
Stitt
Western Montana forms good league for baseball season
A regional meeting in Missoula led to the organization of a twelve team baseball Teague in western Montana. The league will split into two divisions with Decoration Day openers and a fall championship series. Players must be listed before the first game. Hamilton Stevensville Bonner Missoula and others are represented in the leadership.
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Secial
Missoula
Tew
Pacife
Polson
Tenatius
Thompson Falls
Plains
Sal Aries
Hffiers
George Z. Stevensville
Will Lubrecht
Bonner
William ‘Ferguson
Ancient Eddie Plank Beaten in Seventh
A fragmented account notes Eddie Plank was defeated in the seventh inning during a game against Philadelphia, with mentions of Sable Realibauer and Pick’s belabored details. The piece references manager Mack and other club movements, plus scattered game notes and field actions.
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Ancient Eddie Plank
Philadelphia
Eddie" Prank
Fir Ise
Eee Feacy
Bedal
Sable
Realibauer
S. Belog
Jovand
Mack
Picher
Hay
the Port News
Vas
Cardinals Beaten By Bounce Over Miller
In St Louis on May 15 a wild seventh inning error gave Brooklyn a 4 to 2 win as Miller mishandled a ground ball with the bases loaded. Earlier Philadelphia defeated the locals 7 to 4 despite three errors and two wild pitches. Cravath led Philadelphia with three hits while Toney and Rixey were touched for most runs.
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Washington
Coveleskie
Ted
Johnson
Dubue
Shanks
Detroit
Nashington
Patteries
Coveleskle
Boehling
Ayres
St. Louis
Jim
Brooklyn
St Louis
Mowrey
Miller
Huishead
Ayers
Daubert
Moore
Hrooklyn
Paitteriesmith
Cheney
Meyers
Meadows
Ames Snyder
Gonzales
Philadelphia
Toney
Rixey
Cravath
Ruxey
Demaree
Moseley
Albany traps open Oregon Trapshooters meet at state event
Albany hosts the Oregon Trapshooters Association annual state trap shoot with 60 shooters. Island wins team title with 95, Salem and Woodburn tied 89 for second. Individual winners include P B O'Brien 24 and James W Seavey 26. Amateur Frank Troeh leads handicap with 146. Honeyman diamond trophy ends in a four way tie won by P T O'Brien after shootoff. Final events scheduled for tomorrow amid coffee consumption noted in France report.
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Albany
Pacific Coast
Oregon Trapshooters ‘Association
Itland
Salem
Woodburn
P. B. O'Brien
James W. Seavey
Xtbiele
Franke Templeton
Frank ‘Troeh
Vancouver
Wash
P. H. O'Brien
Portland
J. E. Poston
San Francisco
P. J. Holohan
James Bull
P. T. O'Brien
Frank Temple
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