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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
2
The column surveys rising interest in heavyweight and lightweight matchups led by Packy McFarland and Packey Nelson with Papke Ketchel and Britt looming. It also notes club leadership changes for Cincinnati with Grifith favored and Herrmann’s caution, plus Carlisle football’s surprising strength under Glenn Warner despite limited training time.
A group of Butte athletes plans to form a city hockey league and invites all interested skaters to a meeting at 8 20 tonight in the Phoenix building third floor office of Dr HA Maillet. Organizers led by A F Lafrance seek local and nearby teams to begin a season with ample ice time and backing from prominent supporters.
Anaconda Eleven practiced on the common showing pass variations led by Riordan and Wilson with Corcoran’s long throws. The team displayed strong line plunges and punting but weaknesses in tackling and speed risk poor performance in upcoming games. players Barisch Malvey Kelg are missed and Danielson may rejoin to bolster the lineup.
Los Angeles reports Stanley Ketchel faces real trouble in making weight for his third match with Jim Papke. Ketchel weighs about 187 pounds and reportedly fears weakness entering the ring. His manager and friends worry reduced weight may dull his strength as disputes over terms and recent life turmoil add to the tension in Papke and Golfrath camps.
The Standard promises prompt cheerful replies to questions on baseball football boxing racing and other sports. Address all sporting inquiries to the Sporting Department at the Standard in Anaconda.
Princeton coach Roper keeps final Tiger lineup unsettled with two games left including Yale. Dowd Welch solid. Read may play halfback and Read. Cunningham to end, Dillon at quarterback with Dawson backing him. McCrohan likely to miss West Point, may face Dartmouth later. Team behind line to be shuffled as Huskers?
Cambridge, Nov. 4. Secret practice continues as Harvard football prepares for the Indians. Coach Haughton drafts new plays after the Navy game and Brown contest, with a plan to shift players as lessons from the Brown game are digested. Critics see potential stars emerging and the experimental season nearing an end.
Philadelphia reports praise Penns football squad after a tough draw with Carnegie other notes highlight Hollenback punting Draper return and strong line play Manter Pike Braddock Scarlett Reagan and Somer cited for size speed and defense with team play and gameness key to potential undefeated season
New York reports Jim Driscoll the English featherweight champion has finished training for his bout with Matty Baldwin at Tuckahoe. Promoter Billy Murphy predicts a knockout, noting Driscoll's speed and power and betting on a Baldwin knockout before the limit. Pedlar Palmer and Eddie Johnson are mentioned among notable English rivals.
Nassau crew managers at Princeton announce extensive preparations including a new cement and steel boat house costing about 25000 dollars to be built east of Washington road near the bridge. About eighty rowers practice daily in four eight oared and four four oared shells as the fall regatta on November 14 coincides with the Yale game.
Under blue skies the Redmon Cup final at Peter Teague’s park was won by Ding Darley, a Butte bred hound, who defeated Loose Character in a tight duel. The Wolf, Ring Lady, and other top dogs also posted strong heats as finals were set for today.
Butte high school football gains interest for a game with Great Falls at Columbia Gardens on Saturday. Shanty Movse is out with an ankle injury, Steve Fletcher moves to keystone, and Risaberget may play on one good leg. Coach Downer faces scrimmage gaps as plans for Thanksgiving clash with Ogden hinge on a signed contract.
New York reports Charley Griffin the Australian champion will fight Battling Hurley of Passaic in a six round bout at Schenectady on November 25. They previously met in a six round slugfest at Brooklyn’s Bedford Athletic club last month.
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