Butte Players and Western League Mix In Early Season Talk
Article surveys baseball activity with mentions of Butte golf players, a Holy Cross brother, Flick loaned to Cleveland, and Denver Omaha Kansas City and other Western league teams. It notes Denver's single strong player Davie, infield weaknesses, Parke Wilson steadiness, and mixed team performance as the season opens.
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Flick
Cleveland
Harvey
Spiders
Denver Times
Denver
Cubs
Omivha
Davie
Kansas City
Omaha
Milwaukee
Peoria
Grizzlies
Davis
Delehanty
Radcliffe
Dundon
Parke Wilson
Colorado Springs
St. Joseph
Butte Golf Club Entering Third Season With Growing Membership
The Butte golf club opens its season in 1902 with expected higher attendance and many new applicants. Officers include President W. A. Clark Jr and Secretary J. K. Hesler as the club plans tournaments with Helena and local teams, aiming to expand participation to towns like Great Falls and Missoula.
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Butte
Golf Club
W. A. Clark, Jr
F. Augustus Heinze
J. K. Hesler
Helena
Great Falls
Missoula
Livingston
Rules of coursing and scoring explained for judges
The article explains that wins in coursing depend on points from go by turns wrench and kill rather than simply catching the hare. It details judging duties including handling hare favoritism bad slips and handicaps. Also notes rules for byes undecided and no course and mentions Chicago and Cincinnati baseball scenes.
BUNTS FOR THE FANS ALOFT IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
The American League ace is praised as near perfect and no team like St Louis Philadelphia Detroit or Boston is truly out of contention as the pennant race begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Win or Bust a Corset String in Coast Ball Umpire Row
Pop Feeney laments umpire rulings as a coast league dispute unfolds with Honest John, Mac and Mullane figures. He argues lawyers prosper by wits, two side stars push back on fined players while Montana and Pacific Northwest teams eye the season.
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John
Dan
Billy
Tom
J. Pierpont
McCloskey
President Lane
Mac
Charley
Dat Mullane
Frank
Mullane
Tacoma
Andrews
Sam
Montana
Derrick
Pacif- Northwest
Butte
Coast Way
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Santos-Dumont
Walloper
Butte Dogs Entered in Sunday Stake Race Drawing
The stake entries and drawing for the first coursing stake of the season in Butte were held at Tickell and Spargo's, producing a 24 dog card for next Sunday's event. Top contestants include King Cashier Dartmoor Dan Lethbridge and several other fast dogs, with first course slated for 2 pm.
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Butte
Tickell & Spargo's
King Cashier
Dartmoor Dan
MacDougall
Lethbridge
J. B. Hosking
H. Corbi
J. Treloar
J. E. Hosking
O. N. Olds
Thistle
R. H. Campbell
Pleasanton
A. W. Jones
G. H. MacDougall
Rowe & Nealle
Charlie Prince
H. C. Gramling
Carrie G
J. K. Hoskine
B. Corin
Dick Thomas
Bennett & Wesson
Big Chief McCloskey and Hoover Tale From Sacramento
Manager McCloskey of the Butte team faced a missing star Bill Hoover who had not reported with advance funds and a ticket. He found Hoover in a Sacramento saloon playing piano and singing, then Hoover promised to report and delivered one of his best games the next day.
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Borders
Salt Lake City
McCloskey
Butte
Mac
Sacramento
Bill Hoover
Old
Kentucky
Hoover
Mae
Will Wrestle in Spokane With Two-Title bout Planned
The Spokane Amateur Athletic club schedules a two falls in three match between Canada’s lightweight and featherweight champion Ernest Meanwell and United States lightweight and welterweight champion Max Wiley in Spokane Washington. The bout aims for late June with date to be announced.
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Spokane
Wash
Canada
United States
All-Star Bowlers Tour Set to Crown Champion in West
Three leading bowlers Frank Brill W W Thompson and Fred Worden will tour western cities including Memphis San Francisco Seattle and Butte in August under Brunswick Balke Collender with 180 games. The top pin total wins the championship and a diamond medal. teams can earn 59 by defeating the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Frank Brill
United States
W. W. Thompson
Illinois
Fred Worden
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Memphis
San Francisco
Seattle
Chicago
Thy
Fiost
Brunswick-Balke-Collendér Company
Brill
Thompson
Worden
Edith H. Sells to Thomas W. Lawson from Rh F Dutton
The famous campaigner and road mare Edith H. 2 10% gray foaled 1888 by Deucalion out of Pattie by Nutbourne sells through James Golden to Thomas W. Lawson. Edith H. won 56 heats in standard time and is expected to raise a noted كان matron at Dreamwold.
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Rh. F. Dutton
Edith H
Thomas W. Lawson
James Golden
Deucalion
Pattie
Nutbourne
Warren F. Daniell
Franklin
N. H
Fanny Rice
Daniell
Dreamwold
Lawyers and Newsmen Rally in Rain Interfered Baseball Bout
A May 17 game at the fairgrounds pitted the First National team against a city lawyers and newspaper men squad. Rain shortened play to seven innings with a 0 to 0 score. Deckert and Holmes along with Han e ler and Stout formed the batteries. Umpire Lewis Babcook officiated.
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Standard
Billings
Fairgrounds
Newae
Deckert
Holmes
Han
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