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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1902
Page
12
Portland won the game against Butte by six to five amid disputed calls and alleged errors by the Empire umpire. The close contest featured late drama and challenged officiating throughout.
Portland edged Butte 6 to 5 in a cliffhanger eighth inning clinching the series. Errors and passed balls helped Portland push two runs across in the eighth while Umpire Cunningham drew ire for calls at the plate and on bases.
New York avoided a shutout in the second inning when Doyle doubled and Yeager singled, the visitors tallying only two hits. Chesbro pitched superbly, setting a season strikeout record. Attendance 6,200. Score Pirates 0 Giants 1. Batteries Chesbro and Yeager for New York. O Connor and O'Connor for Pittsburgh. Umpire Emslie.
Seattle won its fourth straight, beating Tacoma as Klopf walked and stole, Stanley doubled, and both runners scored when the ball was lost in the grass. Stevall pitched steadily for Seattle with solid support from Babbitt's fielding. Score:
St Louis tried Dunham a Columbus recruit today and Boston won with his six hits and seven runs in the second inning. Attendance 4,000. Score Boston 4 St Louis 3. Batteries Malarkey Moran Dunham Joyce Nichols O'Neil. Umpires Powers Brown.
Chicago May 24. White's wild throw with three bases helped the locals escape with two runs in a pitchers battle led by Taylor and Dooin. Attendance 6,000. Batteries Taylor and Chance. Umpire O Day.
Baltimore reports McGraw severely injured in the afternoon game with Detroit and will miss action for a period. Kelly was ejected for kicking as 3,622 attended. batteries Hughes Bresnahan, Mercer, and Buiow noted in the shuffled box score.
Boston outbatted Chicago to win the closing game of the series. Davis of Chicago injured his knee yesterday and was sidelined today. Attendance 6,900. Score 7 to 3. Pitchers Winters Criger Piatt McFarland.
Townsend pitched superbly for Washington while St. Louis managed only two hits in the game. The lone bright spot for the Cardinals was a single tally, underscoring Washington's pitching dominance and offensive struggles.
In a late dramatic blast the home team captured the win in the final inning. Attendance was listed as 2,175 with Townsend and Clarke as batteries, and Dona Hue and Sugden contributing at the plate amid a muddled line of text.
Philadelphia, May 4. Cleveland defeated the local team in a protracted contest marked by sloppy play. The home club tied the score in the ninth with good batting. Attendants numbered 1,400. Score reads Cleveland 9 Philadelphia 4. Batteries Jones and Remis for Cleveland Powers and Plan for Philadelphia.
The table outlines relations among Pacific Northwest league clubs showing wins and losses in their series so far. It lists several clubs and their head to head results to date, indicating how each team fares against others in the ongoing season.
A fragmented list shows scores attributed to locations such as Kansas City Kansas City and Omaha Omaha, with entries including Waukee and Springs. Denver and St Joseph appear in the text, with numeric results interspersed and ending with Colorado.
At Worcester Holy Cross defeated Harvard 96 to 86. In Providence Brown edged Yale 11 to 7. At Princeton Princeton University beat Illinois 2 to 1.
Secretary James Cochran of the Anaconda Gun Club reports the state tournament prizes on display in Anaconda Main Street show window. The Brownlee challenge medal live bird medal and various cups sit in gold and ornate designs. D. D. Twohy of Anaconda and other local runners own several trophies.
In San Francisco on May 4 Jack Johnson selected by Bob Fitzsimmons as sparring partner for the July 23 championship bout training. Fitzsimmons could not obtain Armstrong and deems Johnson the best available. Johnson leaves for Skaggs Springs with Fitzsimmons while Jeffries heads to Harbin Springs to train.
Carl Mann completes the 125 mile Berlin to Dresden race in 27 hours 13 minutes 14 seconds, beating the next challenger by 1 hour 45 minutes. Dr Gorschell says Mann surpasses the Marathon to Athens Greek record, the Vegetarian societies plan celebrations and meetings to acclaim Mann.
Advertises for thirty five colored performers to join L Vernon Graye's famous Kansas black face tornadoes. Mentions Missoula and general delivery with note Park managers Northwest territory to write.
Harvard defeated Yale 61 to 41 as four dual records fell. Notable results include Schick of Harvard winning the 220-yard dash and setting a dual record, drops in the 100-yard dash with a near world mark, and strong Harvard showings in hurdles, pole vault, high jump, and distance events at Cambridge on May 24.
Harvard gains a 61 percent total score as Yale ties with 11 feet 3 inch height. Sidney Lafontise of Butte trains in Salt Lake City for a May 20 Provo bout with Fred Donovan, under Mose Lafontise, in his first public fight for a $609 purse offered by the McWilliams club of Provo.
The Anaconda Stars defeated the Never Sweats 24 to 11 at the brickyard grounds in a junior series game. Star players included Steve Petritz and Tom Cochran, with Frank White and Sam Davies leading the Never Sweats.
In Butte two cricket clubs flourish with brief notes on Centerville Cricket club led by Dave Rundle. The sport grows with practice grounds near Centerville and plans for matches against Great Falls Helena Anaconda and travel to Salt Lake City Ogden and Denver.
In Annapolis on May 24 Harvard University eight-oared crew edged the Naval Cadets in a two mile race regarded as one of the closest and most beautiful contests on the Severn. Harvard time 10 01 Navy 10 92.
Pop Feeney ridicules American boxing acts heading to England for coronation week. He predicts a clash between American pugilists and English crowds, mocking supposed fakery and betting schemes. Feeney jokes about King Ed and Whitelaw Reid, and forecasts Tom Sharkey and Gus Ruhlin in the ring amid a carnival atmosphere.
At St Louis May 24 seven races produced wins for Buc leuth Christina Wallabout J Sidney Walker Ida Penzance Nearest and Red Apple with seconds including Four Leaf Clover Happy Chappy The Way Pattijohn Nandora Our Lady Eugenie S and El Caney. Times ranged from 1 04 to 2 42 and distances spanned six furlongs to mile and a half.
The final day at Louisville yielded wins for Mallory in five furlongs with Bourbon second and Ben Chalice third. Cork captured the five and a half furlongs selling race, Slips was runner up and High Jinks finished third. Rheta won the four and a half furlongs with Special Tax second and Anklet third. In the Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies, Wain America won with Mollie T second and Autumn Leaves third, time 1:52.
In the fifth race five furlongs Stuyve won with Rules in second and Optimo third posting a time of 1 04. The sixth race a mile selling saw Jake Land prevail with Garter Ban runner up and Phosphorus taking third in 1 49.
Horse races at the Worth meeting in Chicago concluded with six events. Winners included Lady Thris Foxy Kane Henry of Franstamar Greyfeld Miss Liza Lennep with various seconds and thirds across six furlongs to a mile and a quarter. Times ranged from 1:00 3-5 to 2:22 3-5.
Martin Duffy of Chicago and Tom Coughie of Dunkirk New York fought a full twenty rounds at the Crescent Club in Toronto with Coughie earning the decision for his aggressive style.
London May 24 The American polo players beat the Hurlingham team by 6 goals to 2. The English side Hazletine Shepherd Thaime and Robinson were weak. After preliminaries Hurlingham vs Rockhampton, C Nickalls R Nickalis W H Buckmaster and Charles Meter were selected as England’s top players to challenge for the international cup next year.
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