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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1900
Page
7
TM Veil Pound discusses American jockeys and doping with a critical eye on public interest and race integrity. He argues that gambling and cheap purses drive dishonest racing, urging fewer, stronger horses and stricter enforcement to protect the public and the sport’s value.
The article relays a heated exchange over a Great Falls Helena game. Mickey Lynch defends umpire Pace against critics while detailing rosin, ball handling, and alleged miscalls that cost Helena the match. It also covers Travis and Thompson golf commentary and a 100 mile bicycle ride record at Newburyport with Potter leading.
Notes explain Nellie Conroy won the John Grace cup in February 1897, despite years being misreported due to two stakes races that year. The event moved from February to October for better hare conditions, and Nellie’s victory is tied to those calendar changes. Also shipping news reports J E Hosking's King Cashier heading to San Francisco November 8 in prime condition amid climate effects on animals.
J L Thompson of Baltusrol stages the debut victory in the Westchester Golf Club event, defeating Frank Croker and Walter J Travia in sequence before the second match begins, marking the day’s opening highlight.
Football fans watched Cornell defeat Princeton 12 to 0 at halftime and end 12 to 0. Yale beat West Point 18 to 0 with strong defense while Washington and Jefferson lost 18 to 0 to Naval Cadets. Harvard defeated Pennsylvania 17 to 5 and Holy Cross topped Williams 20 to 0 in a busy weekend slate.
A fragment notes one brilliant record performance in Boston on Sunday. The brief hints at an outstanding achievement and sets no other details, leaving the reader eager for full coverage of the event.
A new reporter’s trial leads to a vivid tale of near disaster on Market Street as a cab nearly strikes a nurse and two children. Providence, quick thinking, and a caring family avert tragedy, with the snow reporter to be kept on file for the future.
A published letter to a famous author delivers a sharp, pointed rebuke for a tale that was moral yet not wholly acceptable to some editors. The note suggests editors differ in what they deem proper while praising the author’s bold style.
A writer sends a manuscript to a magazine editor on friendly terms and receives a prompt, peculiar reply. The editor signs off with a playful missive, reading in part My dear sir D, my ear sir Yours faithfully Westinineter Budset, suggesting a lighthearted, perhaps affectionate miscommunication.
The Philadelphia Post recounts Arthur J. Talfour of the House of Commons as a keen golfer and philosopher. At Paddington station he struck a cork with his umbrella, snapping its tip and sending the rest skittering along the platform while onlookers laughed at the eminent leader's embarrassed miscue.
In England a famous walking stick once owned by Charles I was presented to him by a Worcester citizen. The royal staff originated from a Boswotel tree where Charles I hid as Cromwell's forces pursued him.
Briggs states Monkerly is losing interest in golf after seeing him at his office yesterday. Griggs questions the claim, noting no further details. Harjer's Bazaar provides the quote.
Two large wooden shoes were mailed to Frank E. Doerbure of Holland Michigan. Each shoe carried twenty one cent stamps along the outer edge and instep forming a decorative ornament.
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