The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-16
GOSSIP.
Jack Dempsey In AUTOMATICALLY Woods
tn Meet Jack Ashton.

To Meet Jack Ashton.
The Jack Dempsey combination ar
rived in Anaconda Saturday and will give
an exhibition at Evans hall tonight. The
entertainment will consist of a set-to he
tween Jack Dempsey, the middle-weight
champion of the world, and Paddy Cor
man, the middle-weight champion of Aus
tralia. Dave Campbell, the famous club
swingcr Of Portland, will give an exhibi-
ton with the clubs and will also put on
the gloves with Mike Brennan, who re-
Gently fought with kessler. There is some
talk OF arranging n four-round sparring
contest for points between Hank Stuart
and Dave Campbell. But this has not yet
been decided upon. II Is thought that
there will also be other interest
ing boxingl contests between local
S an Mr.; ID DEMPSEY cG;1,s has PLACED
Big Georges old place on Main street.
The combination are thoroughly capable
of giving a flrst-classe entertainment which
they propose to do. While looking over
the town Dave Campbell came in contact
with Frank Foskett who was an old time
friend OF his In Portland, n they fought
To a finish the stories of old times.
Paddy Welsh, who SPARED ut the
Lyceum ON the occasion Of Dempsey's
first ecent visit to Butte, In anxious 10
meet some fistic artist who does not weigh
more han $40 pounds. Paddy says he
can fight and spar too, Notwithstanding
''the he got In the STANDARD"
Billy Woods of Denver, who wal whip
ped by George Kessler last year. has been
matched to fight lack Ashton. Jack Muir
ply Of Denver on Saturday received a
telegram from Parsoh Davies Mt San
Francisco stating hat he would be in
Denver with lack Ashton on Wednesday,
and that he would like TO match him
against Billy Woods for $3.50 a side and n
percentage of the gate receipts. Murphy
answered that Woods was willing u
that a purse of $3.50 would be put up for
him by his friends in that city. The par
son asks for 90 per cent. To go to the win
ncr and b Ia the loser, and the contest he
four rounds. The exhibition is for points
and will take place OF Wednesday night.
III Woods holds his own with Ashton il
will place Kessler i'm Jack Ashton's class
with a lead ON both men, since Montana's
mid lle-weight whipped Woods.
The Brooklyn lacrosse team have re-
quested the Montreal team, champions of
Canada, TO play a series Of games for the
championship of the world. The Mon
treal team had better win the lacrosse
championship of the world before con-
senting To lose IL.
A vast difference exists between the
base balls used by the National and Play
ers' leagues. Each contains the same
quantity of rubber, but the ball used by
the Players league is much more lively.
The 1--WE balls were tested the other day.
The difference vas astonishing. The
heavier batters in the New York club
coulu not knock the old league ball as far
tS fha lIUhtnr anas nnttlI hat the DluxnrS
league ball, and when one batter tried
the two he could knock the Players ball
100 feet further that The one used by the
Nationals. This in a.measure shows why
il is that the scores i'm the Players league
are larger than those in the National
league.
A bet was made in the California i'm
Butte the other evening between two we'll
known sports. One man bet $40 that
John l.. Sullivan would not go to Missis-
sippi to square counts with the authori-
ties and hat the Sullivan-kilrain affair
had bee dropped. But Sullivan don't
take this view Of the case. On Saturday
last he said 10 an eastern newspaper man /:
~ have decided to return to Mississippi
Tuesday, so as To be sure of appearing
before the grand jury of Marion county on
the 10Th. i don't care To say what l shall
do. III i am not indicted, ! may fight
Jackson, and | may not. II depends upon
the California Athletic club. l earnestly
hope ! won't have to stay down there a
great while. However, il they deal harshly
with me ! shall take my medicine without
"a murmur."
Nothing has yet been heard from Her.
man Smith, the Great Falls man who
wanted to wrestle Peter Schumacher
Graco-ltoman style for any sum up to
$1,000. Schumacher promptly announced
through the STANDARD his acceptance of
the challenge and placed n $50 forfeit in
the hands OF the sporting editor of
this paper who promptly notified Smith
of Schumaker's acceptance. No
seems tn know who Smith is, and his con-
tinued silence Oh this matter has aroused
suspicion that he is more adapted TO
writing challenges than backing them up.
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