The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-10
AMONG LOCAL SPORTS.
Nothing Done Thus Far Toward Ar
ranging Another Match Between
Graham and Anderson.
A Good Deal Of interest Shown In
the Coming Fight at
Butte.
1t VIII Como or at the Race Track Next
sunday-what Kessler
Says.

No match has thus far been arranged be-
tween Graham and Anderson, though it ID
probable that efforts in that direction will
soon be made. In the meantime winter is
coming on and the sporting season will
soon be over. Graham ia. still in town and
is keeping himself in form in anticipation
of another race. He says that his favorite
distance is 25O yards, which he will run
| against Anderson for $1,000. # match is
made the distance will probably be LOO
yards. Harry Woolrich has the greatest
confidence that his man is winner and is
willing to back him to the limit. Mr..
Woolrich is . good winner on election, he
feels more like putting mp the money.
Graham has cabled to his home in England
for funds to bet on the next race. He has
been somewhat out Of form since his ar
rival in this country and finds it difficult to
become acolimated to Montana. He says
the high altitude bothers him. In the race
at Butte he was completely run of his feet
at the hundred yard flag. He believes,
however, that he can run much better after
q short residence in the mountain altitude.
Graham is an old time professional ,sprin-
ter, though he has done no running in
sometime until the recent event. He says
he cannot run so fast as he could two years
ago. He says that Harry Hutchens was the
only living man who could beat him at 100
yards ct that time. Anderson, the Butte
man will soon 30 to England to try his
speed against the crack sprinters Of the old
cOuntry.
The ifteen-round contest between La
Blanche. 1.-THE Marine" and Peter Kessler,
of Butte, will probably take place next
Sunday at the race track near Butte. II is
expected that large crowd will attend
from Helena and neighboring towns.
Kessler, with his trainer, Billy Hennessy,
left Butte yesterday for Boulder Springs.
He will stay there until he enters the ring.
La Blanche will train at some other point,
There is considerable money up on the
result. j. L. Black, of the Clarendon, in
Butte, is behind ''the Marine and thinks
ping kessler, while there are number Of
the latter's admirers who frankly say that
the man who downed the Nonpareil will
have battle royal.
"The Marine" is making his headuuar-
ters with Joe l.. Black of the Clarendon.
was q singular coincidence, or rather strange
spectacle, says the Miner. As is we'll
known, Kessler is sober, industrious tel !
low. He never imbibes any kind OF liquor,
avoids the sporting class and attends
about Eve o'clock-one entering the Clar-
endon could have seen Kessler In the place
wiring the house for an enunciator, He
was dressed in cornmon blue overalls and
would have attracted no more attention |
than an ordinary laborer. ~
But then ON the other side of the room
there was another picture. Around table |
La blanche and crowd of half dozen |
cornwall friends were imbibinQ Pomery Sec
The contrast between the two men was
great and attracted general attention of |
those acquainted with both Of them.
To reporter Kessler said last night that |
the proposed battle would be the hardest
fight that will have ever taken place in the |
west
Il have fought twenty-six battles,'' said
he, land this will be my last whether win
and am not posing as prize fighter. I at
tend to my work of climbing telegraph
poles, putting up wires and doing electrical
wiring work every day, and in the long run
will make more money out of it. / sup-
pose that is the reason many local sports
think / am going to get out, drink
and carouse around Just for the sske
of having a lot Of 'hoboes' stop and
admire me and try to make me believe that
am somebody more than am, they are in
a trance; am aware that many people here
reason that will have nothing to do with
them. was never anywhere yet where
they would prevent man from making al
living BY working. I also know that many
sporting persons think will not last more
than five or six rounds before the sMarine,'
but, as said before, it will be hard fight.
know LaBlanche is good man. In fact.
think he is the best man in his class in
the world. saw him fight with Dempsey
IN San Francisco. He underwent great
but was finally, by. scratch,
The victor: was glad to see him win the
battle. The fight between LaBlanohe and
myself will probably take place Sunday aft
srnoon. Nov. is. at the race course grounds
i the sheriff does not interfere. Il will be
With regulation Gloves
!: Kes.ler is IN good condition now, his
limbs and muscles being almost as hard as
.ood, the result Of constant labor, and lit
10 training will be necessary.
Local Sporting Notes.
II is said that Maxwell, sometimes called
he colored La Blanche Of Helena. will take
trip east to try his luck against colored
lighters.
No more exhibitions have been heard
# lately at the Eureka club rooms, The
Itrong right arm of the law, perhaps, had
to do with the cessation Of hos
ilities. "
Anderson will probably run in the Easter
,andicaps at Sheffield, Eng. In the mean
lime his hacker challenges all comers for
,hallenge will be good for six weeks.
Ice skating races have grown in popuiar-
~ within the last few years. st. Paul and
have several Of the fasfeat
'acers in the country. An effort will be
made to arrange several races between these