The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-11
HE SILENTLY WENT
Professor Trip, the Dry Goods Giver,
Has Left Town.
A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST
His Lodging Bill Remains Unpaid
Some Women Who Miss the
Man. the Most Generous
of All Donors.

Missoula, May 10.-Professor Tripp
has gone, and there is no end of hurry
ing around 10 locate him to-day. he
is missed chiefly by his landlord, John
Rankin, who wants him-several dol
lars worth, and who has sworn out
complaint against him for defreauding
his landlord. II is thought that the
fugitive professor is in Butte and
message has been sent 20 the officers
there to arrest him. Not only is the
professor missed by his landlord, but
there are several women, old ana
young. who mourn his departure, for
he has been a generous contributor to
their supply of clothing and has been
played for a sucker by more than one
of them. The professor has figured
prominently in one or two newspaper
stories in the past few months, and
there have been many more stories told
of him than were printed.
The professor has a mania for max
ing presents of clothing to his female
acquaintance. and he has been IA
miliar customer at the dry goods stores
since he has been in town. He said at
first, when his propensity became
known, that his gifts were made in a
spirit of charity, but II soon became
apparent that he wanted a speedy re-
turn from his bread east upon the
waters. II was this desire for quick re-
turns that got him into his recent horse
whipping scrape and IL has been close
call that there were not other episodes
OF the same sort But now the profess
sor has gone. He was not missed till
this morning. but IL is supposed that
he left on No. 2 last night. If he has
not left Butte. 1t is probable that he
will be back in Missoula before long.
The warrant for his arrest was issued
this evening by Judge Logan. The
complaint was sworn out before the
justice and was prepared by County
Attorney Dixon
The work of the gun club in the
medal contest this morning was not as
good as II has been, and the boys did
not get down to good shooting until the
sweepstake events came on. Then they
were in their old form. Scores in the
sweepstake events were excellent. The
medal shoot score was: A class
Searles is, Thompson 16, Rogers 16
Evans 16 Menard 16. Brayton 16, Cave
13, T. Evans Is, Woody IL. b class
Graham IL. Allison 10.
Perfect weather. good playing an
an enthusiastic crowd characterizet
the first game of baseball played or
the grounds at the athletic park thi:
afternoon. The grand stand was wei
filled when the game was called and
the interest did not abate until this
last ball was thrown. Leach and
Goodyear, the new battery, played fol
the first time and the success of th'
Missoula team was due almost entire
ly to their good work The fielding
was not as good as usual, the softnes'
of the ground being, In a measure re
sponsible for the errors that were
made. The team was not in GOO
shape to work together as there ha'
been little opportunity for anything
but individual practice. The game to
day was good drill work. and few
more rounds of this kind will SITTER
the team work and put ginger into tbs
players. Bailey was given trial a
first base and covered himself will
glory. The work of Leach. the new
pitcher was excellent. He has plent.
of speed and good control, and bes
of all Is not to be ratified. To-day a
critical moments he did the best play
ing At one time I'm the fifth inning
there were three men on bases anc
only one out. Then he played ball
He threw seven balls across the pla.'
and two men went out. 1t was grea
pitching.
The Fort n issoula team never play
ed better ball than they did to-day
and they made The game an interest
ing one for the players and the specta
tors. Holt pitched two innings for tn
fort team ami Johnson caught. The
Holt went behind the bat and Micke!
Green went into the box. The fielding
of the fort team was better than tina
of the home team. The features 20 IN
game were the long hits of Lyons an
Campbell AMI the base running o
Campbell Lyons did some good Held
work at third base. There were tw
double plays, one by each team. TIL
score by Innings was:
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