Butte Beats Spokane To Take Final Of Series In 8-5 Clash
In Spokane Recreation Park fans filled the stands as Butte’s Kirby Hoon silenced the Indians after a rough first inning. Spokane committed five errors and never recovered, as Butte moved ahead and held on for an 8 to 5 victory.
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Spokane
Butte
Recreation Park
McKune
Adams
Allman
Erickson
Formen
Kirby Hoon
Tribe
Kirby
Myers
Indians
Carney
Altman
Hoon
Bruyette
Seattle Defeats Vancouver Amid Torrid Hitting
Seattle won 17 hits and 29 bases against Vancouver as Legore yielded the score. Batteries Coy and Arbogast, Daas and Spencer worked the batteries. Umpire Klopf.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Legore
Coy
Arbogast
Daas and
Spencer
Klopf
Tacoma Tigers Triumph Over Aberdeen in Slugfest
May 26 report from Tacoma details the Tigers hitting Starkell for nine runs while Dellar was hit often. Fielding errors plagued both teams as Dellar and Shea pitched with Starkell and Boettiger catching. final score notes and batters misrecorded in the damaged dispatch.
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Tacoma
Aberdeen
Tigers
Starkell
Dellar
R. H. EB
Pacomis
Shea
Boettiger
Cincinnati Triumphs as Overall Retires Early
In Cincinnati on May 26 the Reds defeated Overall after the third inning. Batteries were Ewing and Schlei for Cincinnati, while Reulbach and Moran pitched for Overall. The final score stood 3 to 0 in favor of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Ewing
Schlei
Reulbach
Moran
Pittsburg Delivers Easy Win Over St Louis
At St Louis on May 26 Pittsburg batted out an easy victory over St Louis in the afternoon game. The win adds to Pittsburg’s early season success while St Louis struggles to find form as the season progresses.
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St. Louis
Pittsburg
Unclear game notes follow from fragmented box score
Fragmentary report shows a noon to five game window with Beebe exiting after a dispute with Kiem. St Louis used Kar ger and Brown at the end. Mentions Pittsburg Batteries and players Beebe Kareer Brown Marshall Wills Leifeld Gibson Klem.
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Beebe
Kiem
St. Louis
Karger
Brown
R. H. EB
Leela” Cove Csssectenass
Pittsburg
Fav Gueny
Gla O
Kareer
Marshall
Wills
Leifeld
Gibson
Klem
Boston Drops Final Game in St Louis Series
In St Louis on May 26 the Boston team lost the final game of the series as Howell pitched well. The standings show St Louis 8 runs to Boston 5 with errors listed and the battery of Howell and Spencer for Boston against Dineen and Criger for St Louis.
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St. Louis
Boston
Too
Howell
Louis Gate
Orin Aictu
Howell and Spencer
Dineen
Criger
Chicago Beats New York Despite Rain Shortened Game
Chicago defeated New York 2 1 in a rain shortened game lasting just under five innings. Walsh and Sullivan pitched for Chicago while Orth Griffith and Thomas appeared in the battery for New York.
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Chicago
New York
Sererie
Walsh
Sullivan
Orth
Griffith
Thomas
Dodgers Fall to Giants in Opening Inning Slugfest
In Portland on May 26 Los Angeles suffered early damage as Groom was hit for four safeties in the first inning. The exhibition featured hard hitting and sharp fielding. Batteries Burns and Eager for the visitors and Groom and Moore for the locals.
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Portland
Los Angeles
Groom
R. H. E. Love
Burns
Eager
Moore
Montanas Crush Carpeters In Ball Ground Tilt
Kirsthaler pitched for the Montanas as they routed the Carpeters 13 to 1 at the old ball ground. Jones homered with two aboard, and nine runs in the third inning broke the game open. Next they plan a July 1 eastern trip for two weeks, manager Westgate said.
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Kirsthaler
Montanas
Carpenters
Unionists
Finn
Williams
Jones
Williame
Rivet
Gunn
Sicher
Hane
McCall
Provence
Trewery
Creig
Finn and Williams
Neiland
McCarthy
Alman
Hunther
Fisher
Merriman
McLeod
Westgate
Butte
A One-Armed Fielder Star Of A Close Game
The Willey Butte team and the Independents fought a nine inning duel to a 6 to 5 Independents victory. Binder in right field for South Butte was the hero, despite one arm cut off at the shoulder. He made four putouts and two assists to stop runs, while Kruger and Devine pitched well for their sides. Willeys to play Anaconda on Decoration Day in Anaconda.
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Willey Butte
Independents
Kruger
Willeys
Devine
Binder
South Butte
Anaconda
Donnelly
Noel
Downey
Butte Shooters Excel At Brownlee Medal Event At Livingston
Four Butte marksmen Parsons Goddard Walker and Smith traveled to Livingston for the Brownlee medal shoot with shooters from Billings Manhattan Bozeman and elsewhere. Confarr led with 49 of 50 while Plank and Akard gave a fine exhibition. Other scores included Casey 44 Schlecht er 47 Martin 43 and Steffens 38.
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Butte
Livingston
Billings
Manhattan
Bozeman
Parsons
Goddard
Walker
Smith
Confarr
C. D. Plank
J. W. Akard
Casey
Schlechter
Martin
Westfall
Story
Plank
Steffens
Williams
Altbrand
Mertz
Germit
Brooks
Prater
Schaneleck
St Patrick’s edge St Mary’s altar boys 7 to 6 in tight finish
St Patrick’s players Egan and Heaney toppled St Mary’s Harrington and Duggan after a close game on the brickyard grounds. The youth contest ended with a final score of 7 to 6 as the last boy was out.
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Butte
St. Mary's Altar Boys
St. Patrick’s
St. Patrick's
Egan and Heaney
St. Mary's
Harrington
Duggan
Champion Egan to Contest Cleveland Medal Play
Chandler Egan national amateur golf champion of 1904 and 1905 will seek another title at Euclid Country club Cleveland starting July 9. He will join the Chicago contingent after steady Exmoor practice with Stuart Gardner, turning in rounds consistently below 80 with few mistakes.
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Chicago
Chandler Egan
Euclid Country Club
Cleveland
Egan
Exmoor
Stuart Gardner
Clerks Beat Carriers In Post Office Game
The clerks defeated the carriers 11 to 5 at the reduction work grounds. Foster and Hocking pitched for the carriers with Foster fanning 10.
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Butte
Foster
Hocking
City Dogs Banned From Barking After Nine P.M.
Lexington officials pass ordinance to stop day sleeping and night barking by dogs. Violation carries death penalty.
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Lexington
News Writers Edge Courthouse Nine In High-Scoring Victory
The news writers defeated the courthouse team 19 to 17 in two hours at Columbia Gardens. Downey Donnelly Noel Floto Moore Balden Reynolds Mosher Glendenning highlighted plays as the writers rallied with nine runs in the final spurt to clinch the win. Hanley Hoskins Stevens McNulty Henderson Gray Bailey OGorman Andriax officiated. attendance 3,111.
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Hanley
Courthouse Gang
Noel
Butte Professionals
Donnelly
Hoskins
Stevens
Floto
McNulty
Moore
Mosher
Home Plate
Grand Stand
Henderson
Gray
Bailey
O'Gorman
Downey
Andriax
Balden
Reynolds
Andriux
Standard
Baldy
Glendenning
Cesty
Ihings
Stanford Crew Seeks Western Challenge at Poughkeepsie
Stanford University urges the chance to race the top eastern varsity eight at the Poughkeepsie regatta. The Pacific coast champions trained on San Francisco Bay and beat Southern California, California, and Washington. Admittance to the event awaits approval by the regatta association amid several objections.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Leland Stanford University
Poughkeepsie
Stanford
Pacific Coast College
San Francisco Bay
Southern California University
California University
Washington
Miss Sutton Goes Abroad For Tennis Honors
Miss Mary G. Sutton sails on her third overseas trip to chase British Isle tennis honors. She hopes to meet Mrs. R. L. Chambers, ex Miss DD. K. Douglas, who beat her last year, though Chambers has not played in major matches this season. If Chambers defaults, Sutton will face challengers Miss Sterry, Miss Eastlake Smith, and Miss Coles on the grass for the English title.
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New York
Mary G. Sutton
British Isles
Miss Sutton
R. L. Chambers
DD. K. Douglas
Mrs. Chambers
New Hackenschmidt imitated pugilist gains local notice
In San Francisco on May 26 a burly contender using a pseudonym poses as a brother of the famed Russian Lion Hackenschmidt. Frank Schuler of the Western club reports the man shows real power and sparring skill. He gym-trains against Jim Wilson to prove his worth for the local heavyweights.
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San Francisco
Alec Hackenschmidt
Hackenschmidt
Frank Schuler
Schuler
Hack
Jim Wilson
California
Sunday School Class Boosted by Want Ads
In Fort Dodge Iowa a Barca class at a Christian church used want ads and handbills to recruit men and boys ages 16 to 40. The campaign drew a large crowd and a strong uptick in membership, aiming for 200 members.
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Fort Dodge
N. D
The
Christian Church
Barca
Minister Suffocated in Folding Bed Tragedy
Grand Rapids is the scene of a fatal accident when Rev. Henry Bryant a colored Baptist minister from Bridgeport Ohio was killed by a folding bed in his boarding house. He had attempted to rise and tipped the cabinet bed causing a heavy bookcase and wardrobe to topple onto him. The bed weighs about 400 pounds and uses weights springs and locks.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry Bryant
Bridgeport
Ohio
Big events in sport schedule stir interest this week
The 32nd intercollegiate track and field games go to Cambridge Massachusetts Friday and Saturday with top colleges competing and record hopes high. Belmont stakes at Belmont Park features five James R Keene entries among a large field for 194 foals racing one mile and three furlongs. Harvard and Cornell race on Lake Cayuga at Ithaca signals prep for the June Poughkeepsie regatta. British amateur golf championships start at St Andrews with 200 entrants including six Americans led by Eben Byers.
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New York
Cambridge
Mass
Bernard Wefer
Belmont Park
James R. Keene
Superman
Peter Pan
Zambesi
Gramaldi
Gretna Green
Don Enrique
Okenite
Charles Edward
Frank Gill
McArthur
Belfast
Paumonk
Salvidere
Sarbinesca
Senator Clay
Wrestler
Brooklyn
Harvard
Cornell
Ernest Thompson
C. L. Gore and
F. R. Scovel
Joe Thomas Ready to Meet Mike Sullivan in Match
San Francisco May 26 Mike Twin Sullivan can fight Joe Thomas if the word is given. Harry Foley the manager says he will arrange a bout and Jimmy Coffroth has offered to back the show. Thomas seeks Tommy Ryan after a run with Dave Barry and Hugo Kelly who disappeared from the scene.
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San Francisco
Mike
EDICT OF DAME FASHION IS NO MORE BARE ARMS
London fashion notes declare elbow sleeves doomed as gowns trend to knuckle length. The knuckle sleeve, tied with lace or lawn, suits ring wearers and echoes historic styles from Rejane and Marie Stuart, while kidskin prices ease back to normal.
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London
Maine Wild Man Alarms Residents of the Town
Riggsville Me May 26 People in this vicinity have been greatly alarmed by reports of a wild man frequenting the woods Women are so timid they avoid afternoon calls without male protection The sighting occurred about ten days ago when Will Atkins and Ben Stickney saw a tall gaunt man with long flowing hair Atkinss glimpse could not show his face The story spread rapidly and many heard strange noises or glimpsed the stranger dodging into thickets to stay hidden
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Riggsville
Will Atkins
Ben Stickney
Atkins
Monument for the dog that saves his child
Grady Center Iowa May 26 Jacob Slifer builds a $1500 memorial for the dog that saved his child. A 600 pound Indiana granite statue atop a marble base honors the shepherd dog. The grave is set under evergreens with trailing vines and flowers.
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Grundy Center
Iowa
Jacob Slifer
Indiana
Boxing has grown more scientific and less brutal
Al Herford of Eureka Club defends modern boxing against old school savagery. He cites Sullivan vs Corbett as proof of improved conditioning and technique, noting fighters like Gans and Attell as benchmarks. He argues boxing has evolved into a sport of skill, distance judgment, and stamina rather than raw force.
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Baltimore
al Herford
Eureka Club
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Kid Sullivan
Young Corbett
Joe Gans
Abe Attell
Harry Lewis
Sullivan Twins
Boston
Jeffries
Rifle Match Probable With An English Team
New York May 26 Colonel Tilton of the Dominion Rifle association reports a cable from Bisley England stating an English team will travel to Australia in August for a rifle meeting. The message asks if a test with the United States and Canada for the Palma trophy can be set at Rockliffe range Ottawa in the first week of September. Tilton has conferred with the US association president and an arrangement seems likely.
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New York
Tilton
Dominion Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
Bisley
England
Australia
United States
Rockliffe Range
Ottawa
United States Association
May Irwin Weds Theatrical Manager Kurt Eisfeldt
May Irwin the actress married Kurt Eisfeldt her longtime manager and press agent at her summer home on Irwin Island in the St. Lawrence River. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Theodore Payden with only the bride’s two sons as witnesses. The couple plans to spend the summer on the St. Lawrence.
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Tokio
Osaka
Sakamoto
Omori
Yokohama
Clayton, N. Y
May Irwin
Irwin Island
St. Lawrence River
Kurt Ekisfeldt
Theodore Payden
Christ’s Episcopal Church
Harry
Walter
Man Hangs Self on Rail Car Rack Aboard L&N Train
In Mobile, Alabama, May 26, John Hippo, a Mendocino California resident, committed suicide by hanging from a rack in a crowded smoking car of a Louisville and Nashville train. The body was found 75 miles north of Mobile after the train reached a small town. A New York to San Francisco ticket was recovered from Hippo. Passengers were awakened by the discovery.
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Mobile
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
John Hippo
Mendocino
Cal
Hippo
New York
San Francisco
Beloit Mob Forces Early Curtain on Female Minstrel Show
In Beloit Wisconsin on May 26 police saved a touring female minstrel troupe after a hostile audience of about 600 men threw missiles and tore plaster from walls at the opera house. The crowd followed the players to their private car, and officers protected the troupe from harm.
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Beloit
Wis
Opera House
Hildebrand Reinstated by California Stewards
Eugene Hildebrand, former champion jockey, has been reinstated by the California Jockey Club stewards after an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing in the Aaron J incident. He has been exercising horses, is in good condition, and plans a European engagement this summer.
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San Francisco
Eugene Hildebrand
Aaron J
California Jockey Club
Hildebrand
Belgian Van Houvaert Wins Bordeaux Paris Bicycle Race
The Belgian rider Van Houvaert won the Bordeaux Paris cycling event, completing the course in 19 hours 29 minutes 2 seconds.
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Paris
van Houvaert
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