The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-12
Kennett and Conley Will Shoot for
the Championship Medal
on Saturday.
Gossip of Dempsey and Fitzsin-
mons, Who Win Fight
Next Month.
Two Great sires Dead-NIarcus Days
Horses-Bits of General News From
the Sporting World.

AZ aCnletlC PARK. lney VIII Suoo1 az owcAsy-
five pigeons and the contest IS to take
place at o'clock. There will undoubtedly
be a large attendance at the shoot to cheer
Mr.. Kenneth to victory. He has proved
himself one of the crack wing shots of the
state. and has the best record at twenty
five birds that it is possible to make. lie
is confident that the medal will remain in
Helena. Mr.. Conley is very anxious to re-
gain possession of it. He thinks he can de-
feat anybody else than "Jack'' Fisk, whom
the finger of luck, he says, guides to vic
tory. The shoot will no doubt prove one
of the most interesting Of the series and
should draw out a large crowd. Both
motor lines go within three-minute walk
OF the park. It was intended to have the
shoot to-day, but Mr.. Conley had to leave
for home.
It is understood that "Jack' Fisk will
not shoot for the medal any more during
the winter.
John P. Glow, the ex-puRilist, who was
killed in Denver on Monday night was we'll
known in Butte and Helena, he having
spent some time up here three years ago.
During last May Garrett Hughes, now in
Helena, had shooting scrape in Denver
with Glow which was provoked BY the lat
ter. Hughes is still under 600 bonds to
appear for trial IN this case. just as soon
as Frank Marshall shot and killed Glow
Hughes was notified by telegraph. II is
thought that his case for shooting Glow
will not come to trial now.
Jack Dempsey, the ''Nonpareil," left San
Francisco on the 9Th inst for New Orleans,
where his fight with Bob Fitzsimmons oc-
ours. There has been considerable guess
ing among the sporting papers as to who
will train Dempsey. Denny Costigan, Dave
Campbell and Gus Tuthill, of New York,
who lost heavily on the Nonpareil year
ago, is also spoken Of as the man. None o.
for Tom Maher. of Brooklyn, the Nonpa-
reil's old time trainer, is probably on his
way to New Orleans by this time to look
after Jacks interests. Dempsey had rea-
son for keeping his action secret. but he
wrote to Maher weeks ago, telling hlm TO
Sunday he telegraphed his hackers in San
Francisco that Maher had accepted.
If Bob Fitzsimmons, the Australian, fol-
lows the example of Sullivan and goes on
the stage he will discount Joe Murphy as q
horseshoer, writes Macon in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. Jimmy Carroll writes to me
from Bay street, st. Louis, to say that "Fitz-
simmons hasn't started in to active training
yet, but is doing light work now. shall not
train him according 70 any fchtlne or eys-
tenn, as he will scarcely have any weight to
take off. As he walks about now he is only
three or four pounds overweight, and that,
as you know, is mere trifie. 40 my object III
working him will not be to take of flesh,
but to strengthen him, and, if nothing hap
pens, shall send him up in front Of Demp-
'We are pleasantly located here, having
cottage all to ourselves right on the water
front, NV wife is here, and, as you prob
ably know, Fitzsimmons' wife and baby
arrived here from Australia some weeks
ago. Fitzsimmons is already in his habits,
and it is no hardship for him to get into
shape, as he is naturally Woodworking
fellow, and he is always either hunting.
fishing, walking, driving, riding horseback
or else shooting mule or trotter. may
say that he is doing major portion OF the
for the town." That Carroll
will keep his word and send his man to the
scratch in great shape may be depended OH.
He has no love for Dempsey, and it would
delight him beyond measure to see him
defeated.
Dannie Needham, who has remained in
Seattle since his victory over Billy Mahan,
will soon have an opportunity of meeting
,ome of the celebrated lightweights. He
1as received telegram from 81. b. Hack
,tt, sporting editor of the New York World,
asking if ho would fight Patsy Kerrigan for
purse of 81 500 before the Puritan club of
Long Island. He replies that the club must
cut up n more tempting trophy. The Seat
lie Athletic club hope soon to be able to
,ffer $1,000 for Needham and Myers, who
ought twenty round draw several years
lgo. While Eeedham would prefer to do
lis fighting in Seattle,as all his interests are
lere, he is anxious to get another chance at
kerrigan, with whom he fought a 100
ound draw last spring.
Joe 4. Black, formerly connected with the
is still in a heap of trouble, says
he Inter Mountain. His trial for threaten
ng to perforate Reporter Simpson, of the
liner, came off and resulted in Mr. Blacks
'eing requested to contribute forty seven
imoleons to the city Golfers. Immediately
fter the trial Black was rearrested on the
complaint of Pete McNulty. Tha latter is
barkeeper at the Clarendon. he says he
ad $500 in the safe at that place and
harges Black with larceny as +bailee for
aking it. The irrepressible Balloon Petit
lso bobbed up with charge Of the same
lature, accusing Black Of appropriating
;lOO belonging to Petit which was left in
he Clarendon on deposit. Black furnished
onds for both cases and paid his tine and
osts in the Simpson case.
AMONG THE HORSES.