Butte athletic sports and tournaments in Montana history
The Butte Rod and Gun club hosts the sixth annual Montana State Sportsmen's Association tournament at Boulevard House grounds on Silver Bow Creek May 19 21 with about 60 local members and major prizes. Prominent shooters from Ogden Salt Lake City Wallace Idaho Phillipsburg Dillon Helena and Missoula expected. several exhibitions planned including a race near the grounds and a wrestling event featuring Chas Moth. Local tennis and baseball activities noted. plans to raise funds to bring the Denver football team for Decoration Day are discussed along with organizing efforts for a Butte Athletic association and social welfare committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Sportsman's Association
Butte Rod and Gun Club
Boulevard House
Silver Bow Creek
J. M. Stewart
W. M. Shultz
C. H. Smith
A. D. Christianson
A. Wehl
Montana
Butte
Thomas Knight
Becker and Bigelow
Browning Brothers
Ogden
Anderson and Cowan
Salt Lake
Holoran and Whitlaw
Wallace, Idaho
Philipsburg
Wright, John and
William New
Dillon
Doc Ballinger
Helena
Jack Fisk
Doc Pleasance
Deer Lodge
Frank Conley
Missoula
Menard
Rogers and
Searles
Anaemda
Tuttle
Rockefeller
Brownlee
Dennigan
Bartlett
Lewis
Nell
Shultz
McGowan
Becker
Idaho
Anderson
Doc Shultz
Butte Red and Gun Club
Anaconda Club
Butte Club
Gulch
George Bushway
Hilman
D. D. McLaughlin
Sam Barker
Phil Wiseman
M. W. Smith
W. B. Hamilton
J. B. Leggat
George Bush
Mr. A. C. Morgan
Mr. Atwater
Mr. Newell
Mr. Frank
Jones
Denver
Charles W. Clark
Butte Athletic Association
Hennessy
Boxing and sports notes from the era mingle with plans and injuries
General Sporting Notes report Billy Murphy plans a return to New Zealand soon while boxing matchups loom with Hung Foy and Harry Fisher of Brooklyn. Kid Lavigne prepares for a bout with Dick Burge in England despite a dispute over expense money. Baseball updates include Robert Becker striking out 16 Utica batters for Rochester and mention of a fat man's team forming in Pittsburgh. Horse racing, jockey Ike Weir’s return to riding, and Champion’s rise in France are noted, plus plans for Chicago and California sailing trials and Frank Erne’s May 9 bout with George McFadden at Lenox A C with road work planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Tom O'Rourke
Walcott
Sharkey
Dick O'Brien
Lucille Goldduch
Fisk
Dexter
Buffalo
Alix
Frazier
Azote
Abbott
John R. Gentry
Joe Patchen
Patchen
Billy Murphy
New Zealand
Hung Foy
Pugiliat
Harry Fisher
Brooklyn
Lenox
Kid Lavigne
Dick Burge
England
London
Tommy West
Cabin Boy
Robert Becker
Rochester
Utica
Becker
al Buckenberger
Rochesters
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Olo
Gotham
Iku Weir
Ike
Addie
Jimmy Michael
France
Choppy Warburton
Choppy
Michael
Champion
Chicago
Jackson Park
California
Frank Erne
George McFadden
Lenox A. C
Erne
McFadden
New York
Nex
Spike Sullivan
Temptation Outsmarted by Negotiated Advantage
A brief note describes a figure who resisted flattering inducements but chose to accept. He downplays McFadden as an ADEE while still aiming for victory. The tone implies strategic calculations and anticipated success despite temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFadden
Courar
Realm of Labor Report Surfaces Across Cities and Unions
Labor news from Cloveland to San Francisco and beyond shows wage talks, strikes, and organizing activity. Journeyman tailors, builders, and carps face contested rates while unions push for eight hour days and higher pay. city contracts and bylaw debates shape enforcement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court House
Chas. Moth
Wyoming Street
Morgan Hios
Dill Jones
O'Neil
Columbia Falls
Red Jacket
Mich
Jack Roultt
Moth
Turk
Fred Englehardt
Kansas City
Wm. Muldoon
Muldoon
Cincinnati
Dan McLeod
Indianapolis
McLeod
Evan Lewis
Strangler
Madison
Wisconsin
Tom Cannon
Minnesota
Col. McLaughlin
Pete Schumacher
Whittimore
Fitzsimmons
Maher
Hall
Fitz
Ernest Roeber
Corbett
Roeber
Fitzsimmons and Corbett
Jackson Hole
Macon McCormick
Boston Traveler
Joe Walcott
Steve O'Donnell
Kid McCoy
Dan Creed
Tom
Barbardoes Demon
Peter Mather
Gus Rublin
Creedon
Akill
Jon
Joe
Charley White
Dresdon
Shey' S
Jeffries
Loch Arbor
Deal Lake
Ashbury Park
Fitzaim
Mons
Witz
Fits
Jeffriua
John L. Sullivan
Carson City
Gays
E. C. Walker
L ‘Guigh
Goldsmith Maid
Harus
St. Ju- Hen
Maud
Billy Boyce
Johnson
Cloveland
San Francisco
Redford
Ind
Milwackee
Calumet
Sandusky, C
Coopers Etrivk
Journeyman Tailors’ Union of America
United States
Failore
Gompers
McKinnaley
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Alexandria
New York Cigar Makers’ Union
Toledo
Hamiltton, Ont
Hamilton
Ont
Bloomington
Ely
Union
Treasury
Hughne V. Deba
Terrelin Raute City Counie
Senate
Representative Drew
David Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York Mason Builders’ Assotation
New York Letter Carriers’ Association
Unifirms
Wise
Pitteburg
Hol
Carpenters and Joiners
F. Whitman
Montpelier, Indaha
Whitman
Mais
Louis Gader
Fort Yellowstone
Hudyin Remedy
Stra
Tradyan
Heyer
Louis Bader
Yan
Wim
G. Glenn
Mountain Home Idaho
Tudyan Remedy Company
William Glenn
Heuydan Remedy Co
Stockton, Ellis and Market Sts
SW Francisco, California
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