The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-09
FOR AN ATHLETIC CLUB
An Organization Proposed in Butte Sim
liar 10 the Ono In San Francisco.
Increasing Interest In wrestling
Mr.. Tickel1 Accepts the Ana
copda Challenge Other
Live Sporting Notes.

Iy the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, March s.-Sporting matters In
Butte have been the quietcst the past win.
ter ever known i'm this city, but there are
prospects of a revival this spring i'm inte-
rest In sports generally. Plans are now
being formed for h organization of q
club similar tai the California Athletic
club. of San Francisco. The design is tn
such as are In vogue. in San Francisco,
the tournaments To hc for the champion
neither prize fights nor glove contests,
but Rentiemanly exhibitions. with no Obj
i~ectionable features. A suitable location
Wrestling matches are at present the
rage ign Butte, and each week exhibitions
Thc match arranged for to-night between
Peter Carlyon and William Uplett fell
through. But a has been arr
hall one week from Monday evening be-
tween wrestIers. The tourna-
ment will be free for all hcavywcights i'm
Montana. Cornish men are much inter-
csted i'm the tournament, and the en-
tries are sure to he large i'm number.
pl,se adt $50 ir she hands ar .n OF the s,f butte so edIsor
oil the i'm acceptance of the
challenge issued by am Anaconda party a
hound race. Mr.. Tickell is preparing
articles of agreement and conditions and
will Forward them to the Anaconda office
Of the STANDARD Monday. Mr.. Tickell
has several fine 9reyhounsls and is ready
To give the Anaconda dogs rub at an early
date.
James Pascoc. n well known miner of
Butte, who left here a short time ago for
Oregon, has Just come out victor in two
wrestling matches. One was catch-as-
One match was with Foster, the light
weight champion of Australia. There is
defeated Acton. but il has not been veri.
fed.
Evan Morgan to-day received a letter
ing that the writer has been iii with ma
laria and that Jack McAuliffe has been i'll
with the complaint, but Is recovering. |
bathing. Carroll is in tl,c pink of condition |
and sure to be in better shape than Me-.
Anlifr for the match on March n. II
NicAuliffe wins, n benefit will he given |
him i'm Butte ON his return. He is sure to
through Butte and a fine glove |
contest could he
row morning in an effort to make n match l
Billy Hawkins against Needham, |
tant in a iOieround draw i'm California |
week with Patsy Kerri9an. Needham |
also fought in a 0-round draw with Nc i
A main topic with sporting men i'm |
this week has been the alleged
bctwcen lambert and Jackson mt \
affair cannot lower Jackson's coIors
in the least. amber il known to bc u
,nr onS strong man p and a wrss-
him, and not by fighting.
The betting i'm this city on the match
Detwecn Murphy and Warren next FRI
lay night is in warren's favor. Murphy
- reported sick. The match will take
in the Occidental Athletic club
San Francisco.
Secretary Wynnc, of the Montana cir
,nit, is much pleased with the pro
yrann'ncs published by the STANDARD.
rhe programme gives full details of the
at Missoula. Deer Lodge, Anaconda
md Butte.
Mike Brennan. the Porta Costa giant,
challenged kcssler of this city some time
Igo, hut kcsslcr il anxious tn consum-
"A match with Davis before meeting
Brennan
Preparations are being made for "a dog
i'm the milwaukee, Beer hall next
night betwecn ''~SpOkanc' and
Helena dog.