The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-13
Sporting.
GOSSIP OF TURF, DUST OF THE DIAMOND. RuMORS OF
THE RING AND SHOTS ON THE FLAGS.

W. IA. Baldwin. general manage OF tbe
Montana Union railway, Is a lacrosse en-
thusiasi and handles the stick IN "a very
clever manner, although he has not
played for six years, when he formed one
of the great Harvard university team that
won the intercollegiate lacrosse cham
pionship. Mr.. BaldwIn's brother, George
Baldwin. who arrived IN Anaconda on
Friday from Harvard. il also "A good
lacrosse player, and is al present "a mem
Der of The Harvard university club. He
will remain in Anaconda for some time.
and will. in all probably, form one oil the
Anacondas.
When :tbe STANDARD the
death of Mike Brennan a. the result of a
prize fight in which lac engaged last week
with Frank Gerard at Chicago. there was
considerable interest aroused la Mon
tana sporting circles, as il was thought
that the victim was Mike Brennan, the
Porto Costa giant who fought George
Kessler of Butte. But such Is not the
case. The Mike Brennan spoken OF in
the dispatches as having been killed IN
the contest with Gerard was the Brook
lyn lightweight, and never appeared in "a
ring in Montana. His real name Is Billy
Brennan, though he fought under the
name of mike" The Mike Brennan
known in Montana is alive and well and
is still with the Jack Dempsey
ton, which Is giving athletic exhibitions
in the middle states at present.. The
Porto Costa giant has not the kind of "A
head to bc splintcrcd by falling on IA
board.
Frank Boarman of the Seattle Fair as
sociation tells the following story Of trick
cry on the Tacoma track last Monday:
s.lfla half tniln Iauglut rnf,s NnufllN ut
Tacoma, in which Sleepy Tom Of Puyal-
lup, was matched against Charlie Clancy's
mare Rosie C., for "A nominal purse. was
had with the evident intention of beating
the pool box. Rosie &, won the big purse
If =. 400 in the remarkable time of 2:22H,
one mile, and she was "A great ~fuvorite.
Big odds were consequently offered In her
favor. The first heat was easily won 10y
the mare in I'LL, but the next heat the
horse won IL ~. Ihixfausrd a great
mare was so plain that a blind man could
see The job. The judges declared the
race oil and money returned. The WASH
ington Industrial Fair association of
Seattle Immediately sent A card of con-
graduation to tnc Morgan Memorial park
OF Tacoma, commenting them Tor their
zeal in protecting the public, and prevent
ing such an outrageous swinhe. The as
sociation here will not tolerate anything
Of this kind, and any such attempt will
perpctually bar the owner from the ASSOC
citation track, and from the entire noun
tain circuit, of which Seattle is now u
part"
lacrosse il "A new game in Montana,
but IL will soon he introduced tn the peo-
Pile Of Butte aud Anaconda at least. La
crosse clubs have hecn formed in Butte
and thus city, and the first match game
ever played in Montana will come oil in
the new Anaconda park one week from
to-day Sunday, July ~. The Butte team
have challenged the Anaconda boys aud
Ia game will be played at the place and
on the date above mentioned. In a new
game like this il is not easy 10 pick up a
first class team AT the start. lacrosse
looks easy, but IL Is a hard game to play.
IL requires endless practice. Nevertheless
before the cattle paw the SNOW on the
hills south Of this city Anaconda will have
one Of the finest lacrosse teams in the
Northwest country. The material for
good players is in the Smeltcr City aud
the boys have set la work with a will To-
master the mysteries uf the game aud
they have been generously supported 10y
many OF Anaconda's citizens who AVE
made liberal contributions owarls the
expense Of the organization. Butte at
present doubtless has the better clup.
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aA.. and al. Af...,A. s.stI .... $500. l.. a.. D
-! anu ,h' 'i"rihe VIII h''ef meet III the
ring again. Bui u tbcy should meet ILL
side the squared circle once more it's "A
good bet that Dempsey will d. whippe,l
i'm a shorter time than he wen, ON i'm tb.
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