The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-23
THEY'LL FIGHT NO MORE
No Field In Butte for PaTOPiteS Of the
SaV-dust Ring.
Local Admirers of Base Ball Ready
to Begin the Sport-West-
Side Circuit AZ
fairs.
Special Correspondence Of the standard.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
BUTTE, March 22.-lt might as well he
admitted that prize fighting in Butte is a
thing of the past, Mt least for the present
year. The action OF the council has de-
termined il and has led George Kessler to
retire practically from the ring, as an
nounccd i'm this mornings STANDARD.
Kessler to-day went TO work for Ed Brit
ton. He says that he has given up fight
ing, so far al least as Butte
is concerned, and IL is doubtful IL
he will accept many more challenges on
the outside. The local pugilists who have
been trying to get him to meet them In the
ring will now no longer be able to harrass
him.
The council in its ordinance made an
exception i'm regard "a sparring exhibitions
under the auspices of local athletic clubs.
where no admission fee is charged.
This permits the semi-weekly exhi-
billions OF the Pastime Athletic club.
duce Kessler and Brennan to meet
under the auspices of the Athletic club.
but probably nothing will come of il and
il is not likely the fight would be allowed.
According to the ordinance, no admission
fee could he charged.
Prize fighting being tabooed for the
present, Il is quite possible that public in
terest will drift toward baseball. IL is
high time Butte took an interest in the
national sport, for IL is an adage
that the enterprise of a city is
measured by the success of its
base ball club. One reason why base
ball has not become ,cI ] lemic in Butte
is thought to he that so large a portion of
the population is of foreign birth. knowing
nothing of the glories of the national
game. The native population as well has
largely drifted here from mining camps,
where base ball was little known. But il
is stated to he a fact that horse racing has
only been a success here during the past
two years, and an interest i'm base ball will
doubtless be developed in time, perhaps
in a few weeks. There is some doubt at
present as TO the admission of Butte and
Helena to the league, but IL this city can
show a big subscription list, II is not at all
likely that its application will be refused.
The meeting Sunday evening should be
attended by every one who wants To see
a ball team i'm Butte this summer. Ia
meeting is To be held at Clarendon hall
at . 30 o'clock.
Wrestling has been substituted for spar
ring matches in the sports at the Milwau-
kee heer hall. The wrestling tournament
has been postponed for a week on two.
while the hall is engaged for other
matches. The next match on foot is for
500 a side between ALI Kitto of Meader-
vile and William Aplett Of Ccntervillc,
INC iiidtth W ANT 1itct utNt Ettht'iay
evening.
The nominations for colts for the races
Of the West Side circuit close Oh April 1.
Al that time SO must accompany the
nominations. In Jun another deposit
of SIS must be made, If the owner still de-
cides to enter his colt, while the rest of
the entry must be paid just before the
race. IL is likely hat an unusually large
number of colts will he named this spring.
Apropos of the refusal of the Anaconda
party to accept the articles of agreement
for a coursing match prepared by James
Tickle of this city, on the ground that the
dog that killed the rabbit should win the
prize, is the following i'm the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle of March .:
u always eNcites surprise in the mind of q
novice IN "A c~oursing match that the prize is ~
frequently awarded to the hound which had
nothing Ia do with the find, seizure and killing oi
the hare. hut a moments consideration Of tn,
progress Of the course viii show the reason NJ
this. In the majority Of eases the hare Is finally
driven into the Very laws of the killing dog 10y 4
swift turn, compelled 10y its running companion
hence the latter IL fairly entitled 10 a claim III
superiority. In coursing Iirlanec IL II the num-
her Of turns" forced 10y each dog on which Ill,
contest is decided. The killing is altogether 2
minor affair.
The amount raised at Spokane for a
ball club was S10,023.