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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
10
An ornate piece extols advertising as live wires that bring the city from the dynamo to readers. It urges vigilance and up to date awareness, praising admired men and women for supporting ads that keep them informed.
Testimony describes National Association of Manufacturers agents in Maine organizing voters and dispensing alcohol to influence elections. Gompers notes federation political spending of 8174 in 1906 and 8959 in 1908, with about 25 speakers and multiple states, while an executive committee drew pay for yearlong service.
Racing at Falls featured several upsets with half the fields listing favorites as underdogs. Fore Guard surged to win the first race, Arbutus replicated the feat in the fifth, and Weather drew fair crowds on a clear day. Jockey Bezanson secured two winners while Steins protested a saddle-cloth grab by McIntyre on Anna Schneider near the wire.
Light weight champion Willie Ritchie leaves Vancouver by steamer and heads to San Francisco by train after clashing with Freddie Welsh management over a failed guarantee. He says a $2000 forfeit funds were blocked by a bank, plans a New York bout this fall, and cites a reluctant wealthy guarantor. Also reports horse racing results from Milwaukee and Congo garden funding.
Tally Johns of Butte outpointed Del Bruno of Chicago in the main event at the Electric City Athletic Club in the opera house. The decision was a draw, with Johns showing greater cleverness and landing more blows though lacking knockout power. Preliminary and semi windups featured Merritt versus Johnson and Byrne versus Truly with mixed results and early endings.
In England at the St Leger meeting the 420 sovereign stakes for colts and fillies yielded Night Hawk owned by W Hall Walker as winner. White Magic placed second and Seremond finished third after twelve runners battled over a 1 mile 6 furlongs 182 yards course. The betting favored Night Hawk at 2 to 1. In New York a boxing match saw Goorty of Oshkosh narrowly outpoint Rattling Lavinaky of Philadelphia in a ten round bout with only one decisive round differing.
A big crowd of about 3,000 attended the Deer Lodge race meeting under favorable conditions. Tom McTague debuted with Big Eldorado in the second race, though the horse did not place. Winners included Deai Carroll, El Perfecto, Charles Goetz, Ten Hill, Alice Perens, and Country Boy, with tight finishes and noted track times.
Racing program at Deer Lodge lists five and a half furlong and six furlong selling races for various age groups with horses such as Bast, Queen Lead, Clara W, Great Friar, and Wild Roar. The sixth race covers seven furlongs with entries including Kintorks and Yvonne, while a separate note mentions rifle matches at Camp Perry and results from the Grand international army match with Swiss and Argentine competitors taking top prizes.
New York report describes the innings with England’s In segnita eleven at 28 for seven and New York’s Gen Hemen on 10 for seven. The piece then discusses a fitness method by Professor Bergonie of Bordeaux claiming to strengthen muscles and reduce fat with a one hour perspiration session, noting cases where fat men reportedly shrink up to 33 pounds in six weeks.
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