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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
18
Butte plans a unique competition with clever outfielders and two pitchers, featuring a prize of 150 dollars split with the second man. The single-handed rock drilling test targets Northwest miners and will be held July 6.
Large crowd expected as Butte hosts Helena in the Inter Mountain League opener. Barnes and Huston field balanced lineups led by Annis for Helena and a strong Butte squad, with Dell to pitch the opener. Morning practice lags, but both teams promise spirited play in Columbia Gardens.
Agate Colorado on May 24 reports Edward Pay son Weston a pedestrian who is described in a brief item. Details are sparse but indicate a public notice or mention of the individual in local records.
National League recap notes Chicago wins in 11th after Hoffman delivers deciding run. Brookline game features Alperman triple and Jordan homer to tie late. pitchers Brown Moran for Chicago and Rucker Bergen for Brooklyn. May 4 report also mentions a Boston defeat by Pittsburgh 2 to 0 with Ferguson wildness and miscues.
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 scoring four runs on three hits and two errors. Scoring details mention Philadelphia’s errors contributing to the loss. Batteries were Covaleski McQuillan and Dooin for Philadelphia and Fromme Roth for Cincinnati. Umpire Klem.
American League recap with Detroit hammering Washington. Altrock makes Washington debut and exits after third inning. Batteries listed Summers, Stanage and Schmidt for Detroit. Altrock, Smith, Street and Blankenship for Washington. Chicago also wins 2 1 against New York in another May 24 matchup.
Seattle defeated Aberdeen 6 to 0 in a Northwest League clash held in Seattle on May 24. The summary mentions players Seeveee cessessuccesses and 14 PE PINACES V5.0 yh pa Veg enact with batteries-Ruesh and Shea, Vernell and O'Brien contributing.
Spokane and Portland played a deep fifteen inning contest with Spokane securing a 6 to 2 win. Batteries Holm and Ostdieck contributed key performances while Carnes and Murray topped the scoring for Spokane. The oblique OCR reads as a baseball game summary from a Spokane paper.
Unreadable OCR shows a Vancouver score on May 24 with players Burger Bender Engle and Sugden listed among the eight, likely a baseball or similar game. Names appear amid garbled text indicating team or batter details and two batteries. Further readable details are not present.
Des Moines 3 Den ver 0 at Des Moines. Omaha 9 Pueblo 2 at Omaha. Lincoln Wichita and Sioux City Topeka games played with rain delays. Weather interrupted events at multiple sites including Des Moines and Sioux City.
American Association matchup results show multiple postponements as venues in Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee St Paul Indianapolis Louisville Toledo Columbus report wet field conditions and rescheduled play noted without specific new dates.
Frank Gotch, world wrestling champion, defeated Charles Olsen of St Louis in straight falls in Omaha. First fall lasted 21 minutes 40 seconds, second 15 minutes. He canceled his Melbourne match with Hackenschmidt for next January and will retire after June 11, at least temporarily, planning nose surgery in June to remove a growth from an old injury and stating no new matches for a year or more.
Cleveland won the opening game of the series with a 2 to 0 victory over Philadelphia. Baker drove in both Philadelphia runs while Young and Easterly, Dygert, Vickers, and Livingston pitched. The mangled text references erred players and unclear data but confirms Cleveland's 2-0 win with the listed battery lineup.
Boise Idaho May 24 Nauviea town presents a prize of 500 dollars. The notice highlights a local contest with a substantial reward and seeks participants from the area. Local residents are urged to learn details from public notices.
In a muddy Salt Lake track on May 241, Rather Royal outpaced a sea of contenders to win the sixth race, with a close crowd of favorites and long shots. Race results include Salvage first in four and a half furlongs with St. Joe second and Gene Wood third in :59 4-5, Strikeout first in four furlongs, Pimpkin first in six furlongs, Rather Royal also winning the one mile race, Boas taking six furlongs, and Priceless Jewel prevailing in six and a half furlongs selling.
Delmatian takes the first race over Clopper Hudas Sister in 49 seconds. MacCarter defeats Fleming The Wrestler in seven furlongs. Newmarket beats Rocky O'Brien Brush Broom in four and a half. Fashion Plate leads Avaze Montgomery in a mile. Nor bitt wins mile and a sixteenth with St Joseph second Dander third. Hammerless wins six and a half furlongs Nedim second Dandy Dixon third.
Sam Langford, the colored heavyweight from Boston, knocked out Tan Hague, England's heavyweight champion, in the fourth round at the National Sporting Club London. The $9 000 purse title bout ended quickly after Langford's right to Hague's chin. Crowd records and papers praised Langford's ring craft while noting Hague's pace and bandage dispute.
London May 24 The bout between American Jimmy Walsh and Digger Stanley for England bantamweight title at the National Sporting Club ended in a 15 round draw. The purse amounted to 1750 dollars.
In Kansas City Ad Wolgast the Milwaukee featherweight will face Teddy Peppers the Greek scrapper in a 10 round side bet bout for 500 dollars and 40 percent of the gate. Peppers weighs 122 pounds at 3 pm tomorrow while Wolgast can step on the scales any time. Peppers has impressed in training at Spalding gym and is favored by fans though Wolgast carries local prestige.
Jack O'Brien and Stanley Ketchel agreed to a six round match at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia on June 9. They will weigh in at 160 pounds at noon the day of the fight, each posting a 1900 dollar forfeit. The bout stems from a dispute over Ketchel’s weight and potential drawing power boosts from Willus Britt. Ketchel’s rising popularity in Philadelphia is noted after a recent ten round encounter with O'Brien.
Harvard defeats Princeton 4 to 1, securing its first win over a Nassau team on Princeton’s grounds in 12 years. Hicks dazzles with a hitless effort, supported by nine Crimson hits and fielding errors. Cunningham, White, and Dawson behind the mound. Hicks and Currier supply the offense.
Frank G. McCrea an insurance man filed an affidavit in the criminal court against Charles C. Carr manager of the Indianapolis baseball club for playing professional baseball yesterday. This begins a test case of Indiana's Sunday baseball law and sets up a legal challenge to the ban on Sunday play.
The Langford Hague bout in London failed to excite as a spectacle with Hague lasting three and a half rounds. Walsh versus Digger Stanley provided the best action for bantamweight, with Walsh possibly edging Stanley. Langford, favored, may meet Joe Jeannette next, while Langford’s future could lie in Paris if he wins.
Freddie Welsh, England lightweight champion, meets Phil Brock of Cleveland in a 12 round match at the Armory Athletic Association in Boston May 22. The bout may be Welsh’s final appearance before sailing for England. Brock is a hard hitting, clever challenger in good condition. A large crowd is anticipated after two postponements.
Columbus Ohio May 4 Despite rumors of interference by authorities Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Ray Bronson of Indianapolis will meet in a 10 round bout before the Ohio Athletic club Thompson is a warm favorite over the newcomer and many expect him to win Bronson has trained hard and says he will surprise the crowd in the 10 rounds if he can.
A 600 strong East Helena smelter workforce asks for a 50 cent daily raise across all departments. A union recognition demand may have been included. The committee presented the proposal to manager Frank Marshall Smith, who will decide within 48 hours and forward it to New York directors.
After three days in an unidentified grave at Boulder the body of Charles OConnell, a young prospector, is to be buried in Butte with honors. Trackmen found the mangled remains May 20 in Wickes tunnel on the Great Northern. an inquest in Boulder ruled accidental death. Relatives, led by sister Annie Riddell, identified the body after disinterment.
Miles City May 24 Oscar Delong was struck by lightning near Loesch Bros ranch while riding with Bruce Edwards. Delong was brought to Miles City unconscious but is now recovering. His horse was killed. Delong's hat brim was found around his neck and his coat torn.
New York May 2. The Cincinnati baseball club secured pitcher W H Chapelle from the Boston Nationals for the waiver price of 1500 dollars.
Paris May 24 The Prix Rocher at St Cloud goes to Rose Noble owned by H R B Duryea. Susquehanna owned by W K Vanderbilt finishes second in the Prix Margarite.
Montreal May 24 Wood of Montreal won the professional marathon finishing in 2 hours 39 minutes. Fourteen runners started and six completed the race.
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