The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-30
WITH THE LOCAL SPORTS
Much Interest Is Manifested in
To-Night's Tournament.
KING CAN'T GET A MATCH
Little Pugilist Says He Has Been After
Nose Lafontise's Scalp for Some
Time, but Without Result.
Want Sleighing Weather.

Missoula. Dec. 29-Local sporting en-
thusiasts are looking forward to an
interesting exhibition Saturday night
when the celebrated Turkish wrestler,
Hall Adali will display his wonderful
powers in Mssoula. His partner in
the exhibition will be D. A Mcmillan,
the Chicago champion, who has ap-
peared elsewhere in the Northwest
with him. There has not been any
good wrestling in the city since the
days of the lamented Professor Lewis,
who lost his laurels here to Jack
O'Neill of Kalispell in a magnificent
bout that will long be remembered by
those who were fortunate enough to
witness it. The Turk will give his GUS
tomary exhibition and make his usual
challenge to any local champion who
wants to try conclusions with him.
There is an effort being made to have
Arthur Laravie go against him again.
Laravie tried it in Spokane and it is
said that he made the best showing
against the Musselman that has been
made by any man in the Northwest.
Laravie came down from the reserva-
ton a day or two ago and his friends
here are endeavoring to have him re-
main till Saturday night and show
what he can do. He is a powerful fell
low, heavy and strong, and if he con-
sents to try the Turk again the eXhi-
bition will possess more than its usual
interest.
Andy King, the we'll known Anacon-
da boxer, who has been giving spar
ring exhibitions here for some time,
will spend the next few weeks in Spo-
kane, where he has a couple of matches
in sight. King is exceedingly popu-
lar here and is considered one of the
best boxers that has been seen in this
city. For his size he is wonder, and
if he has anything like an even match
in inches and pounds there is no doubt
that he will acquit himself with credit,
King says that he has tried several
times to make a match with Nose La
fontise of Anaconda. but that he can
not get any satisfaction at all from the
clever man of the Copper City. He
prolonged his stay in Missoula for some
days in the hope that he could make
some arrangement by which he could
meet the Anaconda man, but he re-
ceived no reply to his letters address,
ed to Lafontise, and gave up the pros
pective match. He will be ready. he
says, at any time to meet Lafontise
and hopes that after he gets to Spo-
MATT q llldlCll may We dl dilScu'
Owners of speedy road horses are be-
coming impatient at the delay of the
weather clerk in sending sleighing to
this valley. A week ago the prospect
was excellent, but was ruined entirely
by the advent Of the chinook Then
there came another snowfall that rails
ed their hopes for a few hours, but it
disappeared as rapidly al it had come.
The present snow followed and has re-
manned, but 1t is not deep enough for
good slipping and there will have to
be about five inches more on top of it
to enable the flyers to show their
PAGES. Drivers and owners scan the
skies morning and night and they are
making enemies of the stockmen by
praying in their crude way for snow
enough to enable them to crafty their
desire. The old favorites and some new
speedy harness animals are waiting and
are said to be very fit. With a little
more snow there will be nothing in the
way of some fine sport in this line.