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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
16
Sporting editors lament new rules that boost luck over skill as major colleges stumble against smaller foes. Yale Dartmouth Harvard Princeton Illinois Chicago Michigan Iowa and other powerhouses show mixed results exposing shifts in strength and scoring. Boxing talk centers on Papke Kelly and Nelson Gans amid league rivalries.
New York news reports Jim Buckley pledges to back Tommy Murphy against English light welterweight Jim Driscoll at 150 pounds. Buckley touted Murphy's Boston Baldwin fight as proof he can defeat Driscoll and plans to sponsor the bout.
Plans crystallize to bring the Carlisle Indian football team to Butte under favorable terms. Local college stars and veterans form a tentative organization to play three or four games before meeting Carlisle around December 1. Eugene Milburn Don Cullis and others push the effort aiming to secure a Montana date with Pop Warner.
More than 30 golfers from Butte Country Club played a qualifier for the President's Cup. The 16 top scorers advance to the opening round in a handicap event with medal play. Pairings and medal categories are listed, with classes A to D and trophies in gold silver copper leather. Dr. W EF McCrimmon did not enter this year's tourney.
Los Angeles reports Jim Jeffries’ club has scheduled Al Kaufmann to face Jim Barry in a 45 round bout on Thanksgiving day and has also signed Battling Johnson to meet Terry Mustaine on Oct 27. Kaufmann is expected to beat Barry based on prior showings while Jeffries aims to find a heavyweight to challenge Burns.
New Haven October 11 The Yale Alumni Weekly discusses varsity crew prospects noting a lack of stroke and difficulty assembling a varsity eight this fall. It cites 125 freshmen as a large pool drawing the coach’s attention, with football schedules and classroom hours limiting rowing practice.
The text argues Yale must obtain a boathouse quickly to develop more rowers and sustain its rowing prestige, noting cramped Yale quarters hinder training and the need for facilities is urgent.
Dr J L Kelly plans to enter both Prince Charming and Charming Girl in the Waterloo cup with a best of five match for any Futurity pup. W R Tonkin celebrates Prince Charming victory as Futurity president and Mrs Tonkin and Dr Hassenplug attend. The Futurity purse totals 1500 with prizes for top finishers and breeder shares.
El Paso Texas reports preparations to build a race track with a casino across the border in Mexico opposite the city. Ground cost and facilities are estimated at 1 009 000 dollars. Promoter Curley Brown backs by Big Tim Sullivan and New York capitalists with John W Gates among financiers.
The Northwestern league has had six no hit no run games this season. Paddock of Vancouver leads with two, against Spokane and Tacoma. Brinker and Rush each have one against Tacoma and Spokane respectively, Wright against Vancouver, and Hompion against Seattle. Butte and Aberdeen are the only clubs without such a game. If Paddock gets one more, he will tie Cy Young’s record.
In San Francisco on October 11 Oakland and San Francisco each won one of two games. Morning 5 1 San Francisco over Oakland. afternoon 6 4 Oakland over San Francisco. Batter ies Browning Berry Wright Lewis Sutor Willis Kelifer Nelson La Longe. Portland beat Los Angeles 3 2 in a separate afternoon game with Groom Frambes Koestner Masterly as battery pairs.
Indications at Tufts show a favorable outlook for the cross-country team which aims to surpass last season. All of last year’s runners are back except two, Powers and Lennon. J. J. Smith, former Bowdoin and Holy Cross coach, has been hired to lead the squad as negotiations proceed with Bowdoin for a Tufts meet.
J L Bell of Calgary proposes an international circuit featuring Spokane and Nelson in B C and Calgary and Edmonton in B C. Nelson and Spokane would contest two three game series in each city, followed by a championship series to crown international champions. The plan aims to boost cross border ties and gain Canadian support.
Scratching spoils the regular matinee as Nellie defeats Almax in a head to head trot while Racine and Vesta Girl win by walkovers. Attendances were light with one heat apiece in two events and judges disqualify others, leaving the crowd dissatisfied.
Butte greyhounds win the Mississippi Valley futurity at Butte with Prince Charming owned by Dr. L. J. Kelly taking first and Needle Bug of Charles Moe runner up. Dennis Dougherty trains Prince Charming. the event drew near $5,000 in pool bets, 17 races, and strong local interest.
In Schenectady on October 11 Union and Wesleyan met in a football game. Captain Potter of Union suffered a broken collarbone and is out for the year but can continue his college work. No other serious injuries were reported.
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