Butte Gains In Race With Tacoma Tug Of War
Tacoma pitchers hold off Butte as the Tigers edge a late run for a 1-0 victory on September 27. Dowling allows 10 hits to McCarthy's four as Butte's defense falters with errors by McCarthy and Zalesky.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1902
Page
13
Tacoma pitchers hold off Butte as the Tigers edge a late run for a 1-0 victory on September 27. Dowling allows 10 hits to McCarthy's four as Butte's defense falters with errors by McCarthy and Zalesky.
Yesterday’s results from Hawthorne show Corrine Itland winning the first race over Hargis and Serpent with a 1:36 time. Ailgar captured the six furlongs, Fairbury second and Prince Blazes third in 1:21. Joe Buckley led the five furlongs with Lord Touchwood second and Florest third in 1:17. Rolling Boer took the Prairie Stakes at two miles with Ed Adack second and Star Cotton third in 3:55. Aladdin won the mile race, Bru lare runner-up, Caliban third in 1:50. Lady Meddlesome won the mile event, Dodie second and Sorta third in 1:43.
Louis Sept 27 racing card lists winners by race: Luna Minor Satchel Frank Bell Ida ongance King telle Linden Ella with respective runners up and third places. Times range from 1 13 to 2 03 with distances six furlongs to mile and 70 yards.
New York on September 27 reports a six furlong sprint won by RBier t with Musidora second and Alabarch third in 1 14. The steeplechase over about two and a half miles goes to Rowdy with Dpmughtsman second and Silent Friend third in 4 07 2 5. The Flatlands stakes for yearlings covers five and a half furlongs and Lady Albercraft wins with Condor and Wild Thyme third in 1 08. Earth race Occidental handicap incomplete in the recap.
In the mile and a furlong Herbert won with Carbuncle second and Arsenal third in 1 55 1 5. Fifth race six furlongs Counterpoise took first with Earl of Warwick second and Damon third in 1 14. Sixth race mile and a sixteenth Trump won with The Referee second and Howard third in 1 52.
Montana lightweight champion Jack Clifford agrees to fight Howard Opie of Centerville with no weight limits and terms set by Opie. The bout to be held October 6 at Suttons Broadway theater is expected to draw large crowds with Clifford matching Opie on gate receipts or a bet. Opie, a young two handed fighter, has shown promise though less experience than Clifford.
On September 27 in Dillon a large female turnout boosted a seven event card. Winners included Breen's County Attorney in 2:40 for the trotting heats, Johnson's Directus in 2:22½ heat, Brown Mike taking the three-eighths mile dash, Amassa winning the half mile handicap, Brown's Prince in the three-quarters, and Haralamb in the mile and a sixteenth.
In Dillon a scheduled 15 round match between Prisk of Wisconsin and Hayes of Butte collapsed into a frost. Hayes showed ability but was not pushed, while Prisk failed to deliver, though he made a strong effort. The McCarthy Thompson bout, favored as the main event, also underwhelmed.
John M. Evans of Missoula democratic nominee for congress spent yesterday in the city and is popular among old-timers. A football game is set between the Butte Elks and the Great Northerns at the old flats, 3:50. The Elks challenge any 135-pound team, Anaconda preferred.
May McIntosh testified in the Minneapolis trial of ex Superintendent Fred W. Ames that the police chief supervised the payment plan to an intermediary. She described visits to his office and instructions to pay monthly sums in numbered envelopes to Cohen via Gardiner, confirming the scheme.
Buenos Avrea on September 27 reports uncertainty over the marriage of Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe. Officials say arranging a ceremony here today would be difficult and no final announcement has been made.
Jimmy Wiggs, pushing to pitch, beat Seattle with four hits allowed. He also drove in two runs with a single in the second inning as Helena's offense exploded with four runs including a three bagger in the eighth. Seattle managed a lone run.
The report notes September delivery effects in wheat and shorts, with the market showing narrow fluctuations and a higher opening range for September, and December values steady to lower amid wet weather. Corn unloading dominates activity, with wet conditions easing selling pressure, while provisions stay quiet and shifts from nearby to distant deliveries occur.
Chicago cattle receipts total 10000 with steers and heifers priced from 2.05 to 5.75 dollars. Texas fed steers quoted at 4.25 while western steers fetch 6.20 to 8.75. Hogs mixed and butcher bids range 7.50 to 7.70 with bulk selling around 7.35. Sheep and lambs steady with good to choice wethers at 2.40 to 4.10 and western lambs about 4.75 to 5.55.
The snippet shows prices for rye wheat barley and seed like No 2 rye No 1 north western flaxseed and prime timothy seed with figures per barrel and per hundred pounds. It also lists pork prices and various bond and stock figures including consols Canadian Pacific Union Pacific and United States Steel with percentages and a note that silver was quiet at 34 " per ounce.
Paris edition reports experiments on 500 volt currents showing varying human resistance from 5 000 to 25 000 ohms. Cases cited include children near rails and survivors after delayed artificial respiration. Heart stoppage cited as primary death mechanism with uncertain total cause.
New York reports exports of silver and gold totaling 815602 and 1900 respectively to all countries. Imports of silver and gold were 2403 and 98086. Total value of dry goods and merchandise imports for the week reached 10471477.
New York reports a steady metals scene with minimal sales and cautious consumers. Spot gold quotes at 25,871,425. Copper steady with various grades near 11.50 to 11.75 cents. Lead unchanged at 4 cents. Spelter quiet but steady. Iron firm yetQuiet with last quotations in force.
Washington on September 27 reports available cash balance of 22,217,009 dollars and gold holdings totaling 137,006,445 dollars. The statement details the Treasury's current assets and bullion reserve as part of daily balance disclosures.
South Omaha reports cattle receipts around 1 000 with market steady receipts. native steers priced mainly at 4.75 to 8.20, cows and heifers 4.75, western steers 3.50 to 4.00, cows and heifers 2.50 to 4.00, stockers calves 2.75 to 3.50. Hog receipts 3 000, market weak and 50 lower with heavy 7.38 to 7.55, light 7.46 to 7.50, bulk 7.50 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 1 400, market steady with fed muttons 3.00 to 4.00, westerns 3.00 to 3.60, wethers 2.50 to 3.10, ewes 2.50 to 3.60.
Kansas City market notes Sept 27 report cattle receipts 400 with market unchanged hog receipts 2000 and market weak. Bulk sales 7407.45. heavy 7350.45. packers 7379.17. medium 7400.70. light 7800.50. Yorkers 7459.77. pigs 6457.20 sheep receipts none market nominal.
Cash quotations indicate dull trading with No 2 spring wheat and No 2 red wheat prices steady. No 2 corn and No 2 yellow quoted around 9 cents and 8 cents with oats near 27 and a quarter cents.
In a New York restaurant a young clerk, late for work, hesitates over steaming coffee. An elderly man demonstrates using salt to cool the drink, claiming salt's cooling properties and recalling a tale from Mexico. The clerk departs hurriedly to the office.
Under a new system, wholesale reps traveling Denver to the coast may use scrip books issued by Gould and Harriman lines. Priced at 90 dollars, each book covers nine lines and yields a rebate after 40 dollars of use. Agents issue tickets at regular rates, with refunds calculated by a 2.5 cent per mile basis.
Mrs. Joseph Lamar of Everett Wash alleges she is the legitimate granddaughter of the Marquis of Salisbury and heir to a vast estate. She recounts adoption by wealthy Arnold grandparents in Devonshire and a history of large gifts, lawsuits, and travels to secure her inheritance. She says a settlement awaits 60 000 and plans to go to England for the estate once funds arrive.
A young well digger named Joshua Sandford survived four days entombed when a farm well collapsed in Paris, a small town in Canada. A firm plan formed to tunnel to him after tapping signals allowed communication through a pipe and a coded reply system. Rescue efforts continued from Tuesday afternoon to Saturday evening with a second cave in adding danger.
Sandford trapped in a well for 100 hours survived a harrowing ordeal. Workmen risked a new tunnel after a brick collapse and, with fresh air, freed him as he warned against caving the arch. He joked with rescuers despite sand choking him.
The New York Journal notes the rise of women wearing pajamas as daywear, praises their comfort, and describes pajama trousers cut to flatter figures. It highlights a new feature: loose trim legs with a rolled white cuff at the bottom to finish the look.
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