Butte Franchise Founders and Wallis Worthy Trade
John McCloskey won the 1911 Butte Union association franchise but lacked funds for a park. Bill Walsh built Harrison Avenue Park and brokered a deal making Walsh owner if payments fell short. By 1913 Walsh ran the Butte team, as McCloskey moved to the Ogden club opportunity.
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John McCloskey
Butte
Union Association
Mac
John
McCloskey
Bill Walsh
Harrison Avenue
Bill
Walsh
Butte Club
Ogden
Quick McCloskey Feud Over Blond Pitchers
Eddie Quick faced sharp barbs from John McCloskey about blond pitching as the feud played out. McCloskey mocked Quick with remarks on blond hurlers while noting Alex Remneas pitched 59 games for Butte before being sold to Detroit, and Quick retorted with Christy Mathewson as a blond exception, a volley that stung McCloskey in return.
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Quick
Mac
Christy Mathewson
Remneys
Matty
McCloskey
Eddie
Eddie Quick in Butte Baseball Saga and Pseudonym Work
The article recounts Eddie Quick’s six seasons in the Butte league as a quick, skilled player. In 1910 he managed a Billings semi pro team and used the name Stillman due to ownership by a Western league club. McCloskey later bought the release, bringing Quick to Butte and learning his real name and reasons for the nom de plume.
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Outlaw
Quick
Billings
Eddie
Stillman
McCloskey
Butte
Mac
Kirby Hoon's 1907 May: Red letter month for pitcher
May 1907 saw Kirby Hoon pitch eight times for Butte in the Northwest league. He never left a game early, earned six wins, and four extra innings runs. He faced Tacoma in two long games, and Spokane, Vancouver, Aberdeen, and Spokane again in others, with five errors aiding Spokane’s 6 to 4 win on Memorial Day.
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Kirby Hoon
Hoon
Butte Club
Kirby
Butte
Noon
Spokane
Vancouver
Tacoma
Aberdeen
Innin
Claflin
Mike Lynch
Chased fly out of park rule question
The batter is out on a caught fly ball. If the ball is hit outside the park and is caught before landing, the batsman is still out for a caught fly ball. If the ball lands outside or is not caught, different rules apply.
Hamilton Scout Rescues Father and Son From River
Hamilton Boy Scout Robert Overman saved two people from drowning in Bitter Root river at Tucker crossing during a family picnic. Father Robert Woolsey Sr. and son Robert Woolsey Jr. were swept under by a strong current. Overman dived in and pulled them to shore while bystanders aided in reviving them.
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Robert Overman
Hamilton
Tucker Crossing
Robert Woolsey Jr
Stevensville
Robert Woolsey Sr
Mound Ace of 07 Questioned After Near Mischief Play
A veteran pitcher from the 2007 mound era faced a controversial moment when an opposing fielder appeared to trap him in a tag play. The incident sparked debate over whether the pitcher was caught by a rival, and whether such a play influenced the game's outcome.
Samuelson's Gate: Outfielder Nearly Catches Home Run
In Great Falls power park a gate in left field was cut open letting a ball soar over the fence. Samuelson, left fielder for the Goats, chased the ball through the gateway as the home run sailed over. spectators stood in awe thinking a catch was possible. The batsman scored while Samuelson pursued the ball through the opening later dubbed Sam uelson's gate.
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Great Palls
Power Park
Thay
Sammy
No-Man’s Land
Junior McHale's Son Shines in Golf Spotlight
California sports writers hail Jimmie McHale Jr. as the coast’s most promising young golfer. Sid Ziff of the Los Angeles Herald Express predicts he will win the national amateur open title soon. Ziff lauds his rhythm and notes his growing prominence in golf over other sports.
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Junior McHale
Jimmy McHale
Anaconda
Jimmie Jr
California
McHale
Sid Ziff
Los Angeles Herald-Express
Young McHale
Ziff
Junior Juney grid star rides big fall to headlines
Frank Juney’s son, a Stanford student and backfield capable, is rising to attention this fall after starring as a high school player. He was once called a “second Bob” by Grayson on the Stanford freshman team.
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Juney
Anaconda
Frank Juney
Stanford
Young Juney
Stanford Fresh
Frank
Bobby” Grayson
Crested Wheatgrass Seen as Salvation for Montana Marginal Lands
John A. Wilson of Stanford promotes crested wheatgrass as a forage crop to reclaim Montana’s marginal lands. He describes hardiness through drought and extreme weather, notes successful planting on abandoned and dry ground, and advises shallow seeding in clover or alfalfa stubble with a firm seedbed.
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John A. Wilson
Stanford
Chicago
Montana
Wilson
Ralph D. Mercer
Montana State College
Wilson Farm
Two Double Holidays Left This Year in Montana
The article notes two remaining double holidays this year due to calendar quirks. The first falls on September 5 and 6 with Sunday the 5th and Labor Day on the 6th. The second double holiday occurs at Christmas when December 25 lands on a Saturday, creating a weekend twofer.
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Father Time
Montana
Rehearing Denied in School Transportation Reimbursement Case
The supreme court denied rehearing in a case on interpreting the school transportation law. Counties may be reimbursed for all eligible pupils in the district and costs based on distance transported. Opponents argued reimbursement should cover only pupils residing three or more miles from school.
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Supreme Court
Molecule Lode Mining Claim at Butte Costs Vast Sum
The Molecule Lode in Butte is described as the smallest patented mining claim yet costly in United States history. Located between the Eel and Diamond mines, it is wedge shaped one foot wide at the northern end and ten feet long to the south, containing about 1 acre equivalent in area. The claim cost $500 per inch? per acre. It was patented after showing $1,000 in work or improvements, with a boiler moved to prove the claim.
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Butte
Heinze
Charles W. Clark
W. A. Clark
Clark
Granite
Mont
Maginnis and
F. A. Heinze
Copper Trust
United States
Nolan
More Protection Is Provided Motorists Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone park will deploy four patrol cars for the 1937 season to patrol less than 350 miles of roads. Rangers Gerald Vetter John Bauman Joseph Praser and Paul Umbach will man the fleet aiding motorists enforcing revised speed limits on primary roads 45 mph trucks and trailers 30 mph and restricted areas 15 mph Norris canyon cutoff 25 mph.
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Yellowstone National Park
Edmund B. Rogers
United States
Rogers
Norris Canyon
Gerald P. Vetter
John S. Bauman
Joseph H. Praser
Paul Umbach
Reopen Tax Case Over Inheritance Tax Debate
The state supreme court is asked to redetermine the inheritance tax due from the estate of W. A. Clark Jr. Clark died in 1934 leaving an estate valued at 5 754 003 dollars. Executors argued federal tax should be deducted before calculating state tax. Montana tax was once 1 268 687 dollars, later cut to 1 034 733 dollars.
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State Supreme Court
W. A. Clark Jr
Clark
Montana
Shovel Ax and Bucket Rule Enforced in Helena Forest Roads
Fire expert Verne L. Collins said Helena National Forest motorists must carry a shovel, ax and bucket starting July 15. Inspections show drying fuels. the rule aids fire prevention and allows quick fighting tools for emergencies on forest lands.
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Helena National Forest
Verne L. Collins
J. N. Templer
Collins
Helena
Gene
United States Forest Service
Hundreds of game birds to be released statewide
About 18 000 Chinese pheasants will be hatched at Warm Springs state game farm this year and released in various parts of Montana by fall. Joe Hendricks reported to State Game Warden James A. Weaver. Six hundred chukar partridges, a game bird new to Montana, will also be ready for release this fall.
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Warm Springs
Joe Hendricks
James A. Weaver
Montana
Color Blending in Hogs Rare Despite Black Parent
In a pig litter from a black parent, offspring may be black white or spotted, but roan or gray colors do not appear. Blending of colors is common in horses yet almost unknown in hogs.
Broadcast Tale of Slide Shaped by Mountain Avalanche
The tale recalls Mr. Thomas of Butte then a youth at the Hecla mine who was swept by a swift avalanche from an ore bin and survived. The story reached the King Feature Syndicate via 1886 ride chronicle becoming a Montana classic. L Simpson invited him to New York to publicly recount his experience.
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Omas
King Feature Syndicate
Ride. Com
Montana
Thomas
Butte
Hecla
Inne L.simpson
New York
Appointed to Board of Law Examiners
The state supreme court named Howard M. Lewis of Plentywood to fill the vacancy on the state board of law examiners caused by Rudolph Nelstead's resignation. Remaining members are George Y. Patton Bozeman Walter L. Pope Missoula Leonard DeKalb Lewis town and W. T. Pigott Helena.
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State Supreme Court
Howard M. Lewis
Plentywood
State Board of Law Examiners
Rudolph Nelstead
Miles City
George Y. Patton
Bozeman
Walter L. Pope
Missoula
Leonard DeKalb
Lewistown
W. T. Pigott
Helena
Inspector Johnson Appointed by Railroad Commission
Charles Johnson of Anaconda is named by the state railroad commission as inspector of electrical works. He will inspect hydroelectric and power plants, generator installations, and enforce safety laws. The office, created years ago with no appropriation, now has its first appointee.
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Charles Johnson
Anaconda
State Railroad Commission
Johnson
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