The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-03

In a mile and a furlong dash IN 2.U2-nine
seconds short Of Terra Cotta's record. On
June NJ. mt the same track Spokane was
prime f~avorite In n field III five for n mile
and a quarter dash. He lost first money
by an eye winkcr and pulled up lame. He
had done b distance In 29Us. n very
creditable performance. But IN inns
race IL became apparent that the splendid
representative OF the Montana stables
was not right. He was distressed
by his work. Had he been
promptly retired then for the season
and given a chance to rectiperatc, Spo-
kane doubtless would ave recovered his
old time vigor and speed.
But ON July y he was started In the two
mile Sweepstakes against Hvpocrite, Out
bound and Hamlet. The Montana horse
ran "A game race and finished thirl-a
length and a half behind the winner, Out
bound. in 3:3iH. This was a hard race,
the first two mile dash over n legitimate
course in many years. u required won
dlerful staying powers. As pointed out in
The STANDARD a few days before this race
Spokane IN proper condition would he
just the horse To win IL. IL was remarked
that he was properly built for such a ace:
And had he been in form the pride OF
Montana would undoubtedly have cap
tured the prize. But he lost, and with that
defeat closed forever his career as "a racer.
The trip made by S%paulding and his
base ball teams around the world seems
TO have planted the seed OF Americas
greatest game in each n OF the u
tries visited. The English papers seem to
think the game is going TO supplant
cricket, and mention the fact often that
more people attend base ball games than
the cricket matches. In Australia there
are two leagues which have just COM
pleted playing out a schedule, and the
game there attracts thousands Of people.
On the Sandwich islands there are sew
eral clubs organized, and they are playing
! rood close games Of ball. Some of the
names Of players i'm King Kalakaua's do
main are jaw-brcakers, n who knows
ere long that the American reader VIII he
reading that Arson has signed Keohoka.
lole of the Hawaii club To play second
base for Chicago, or that Manager Rowe
has uncarthed a phenom from Honolulu
named Makaimoku and would have
signed first baseman Mahuka OF the same
club had he not decided To return TO the
base himself. One score of a game played
May 81 was 7. 20 q in favor Of the Honolulu
against the Hawaii, in which IL took
eleven innings 10 decide he game. The
clubs Of this island have adopted the
double umpire system, but there Is no ae-
count saying the players kicked on their
decisions.
The Anaconda lacrosse club is coming
up in good form and those who witness
the match game at the park here next
Sundiy between the Butte club and the
home team will doubtless see a splendid
and exciting contest. The members of
the Anaconda team, with the exception
of Captain Sullivan and one or two 9TH
ers, never handled a lacrosse until
the club was organized herea few weeks
ago. Nevertheless there are many
! members who are rapidly coming To the
front and in a short time Anaconda ex-
poets To hold the championship of Mon
tana. The Butte club is in fine form
and will make The Smelter city dodgers
rustic. The Inter Mountain of Friday
says: "Athletics in genera have received
quite an impetus in Butte of late. and no
class Of field sport is better represented
than in the lacrosse club and new team.
Although but recently organized the team
is "a strong one. and with "A little practice
will prove n formidable antagonist 10 any
in the country. Among its members are
representatives of many of the strongest
clubs in the world, several holding cham
pionship honors The club has lust re-
ceived two dozen OF the finest ''sticks"
made. from the famous Frank Lally,
Canada, It's uniforms are all made and the
club is fully equipped.
As the game is comparatively new i'm
Montana u public practice game will De
played between teams picked from the
club, at the Columbia gardens on sunday
next On August 10 the club will play "A
match game with the Anaconda club AT
Anaconda.
Owing Ia the fact that the Hibernians
will hold their annual picnic at Anaconda
park next Sunday. IL has been agreed To
postpone the great wrestling contest be-
tween Schumacher and the Jap. which
was billed Ia take place in Butte that
afternoon. The ~postponement was made
in order not To conflict with the arrange
mcnts Of the Hibernians. There are hun.
dreds of people in Anaconda who would
like To see the contest but who could not
witness il were il To be held on the same
day as the big picnic.
Accordingly, the great meeting between
Schumacher aud Matsada will take place
at the race track, Butte, on Sunday, Au.
gust IL. Special rains will probably he
run from Anaconda 10 accommodate the
many In this city who desire Ia attend.
Both mcu are In training and the match
will he one Of the hardest contests ever
witnessed.
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