Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-06
in THE r OF SPORTS

The Montana State S~portsman's asso-
citation will hold it's sixth annual tourna-
ment under the auspices of the Butte Rod
n Gun club at the Boulevard House
grounds on Silver Bow creek May 10, 20,
q. The officers of the club are j. NJ.
Stewart, president; w. NJ. Shultz, vice
president; G. H. Smith, secretary; A. D.
Christianson, captain, and A. Wehl,
treasurer. Any gun club in Montana con-
sisting of three or more members may be-
come a member of the association by the
payment of a membership fee of $40, n
all Montana shooters will be required to
pay 81 to the secretary of the associa-
ton before taking part in the tourna-
ment. The dues to the Butte Rod and
Gun club are Sc per year and there are
about so Butte business men who pay
these dues, but the following parties are
about the only active members: Thomas
Knight, w. c. Bachelor, Richard De-
Haas, G. w. Morse, c. L.. Miller, c. G.
Westphal, Thomas Nichols, John NJ.
Steward, William NJ. Shultz, Charles J..
Wood, P. J. Jones, A. Walker, Dan Jae-
ger, James Trudgear, A. d. Christianson,
NJ. Wright, John F. Cowan, John NJ.
Spargo and p. j. McGovern.
There are 81, los in added prizes offered
by the management of the tourney and
the entrance fees will bring the side
moneys up into the thousands. Among
the prominent shooters expected from
afar are Becker and Bigelow and the
Browning brothers from Ogden, Anderson
and Cowan from Salt Lake and experts
Holoran and whitlaw from Wallace,
Idaho. From Philipsburg are expected
Wright, John and William New; from
Dillon, Doc Ballinger; from Helena, Jack
Fisk and Doc Pleasance; from Deer
Lodge, Frank Conley; from Missoula,
Menard, Rogers and Searles; from Ana
conda, Tuttle. Rockefeller, Brownlee'
DennisOn, Bartlett, Lewis n Nell.
The honors are likely to be between
Shultz, MCGOWAN, Becker and the boys
from Idaho, although the Butte gentle
men have held the highest average for
the year, although Anderson of Salt Lake
will tar a good chance with Doc
Shultz.
There will be a challenge medal shoot
out to the grounds tomorrow, May 7th,
between the Butte Roc and Gun club and
seven or eight from the Anaconda club.
The Butte club has purposely fitted up
seats at the grounds and there will be no
charge for spectators.
With the tennis players 1 nave found
that the season has opened in Butte and
already several good games are promised.
The two nice courts across the gulch
have been trimmed up a little and the
active members of the local club will en-
deavor to start the spirit for another
tournament. Last year George Bush was
defeated in the state tournament by Hills
man of Helena and Butte wants to see
him bring the championship home this
season. Those who have been most ac-
tive in the club are d. d. Mclaughlin,
Sam Barker, Phil Wiselnan, M. w. Smith,
w. B. Hamilton, J. B. Leggat and George
Bush, the local champion, and there Will
be an attempt to get Mr.. A. c. Morgan,
NJ, Ryox,,oI1 ND Tn r0I1k
Jones to pick up the racket this season.
The court house boys went out to prac-
tice Thursday evening for their baseball
game with the clerks tomorrow afternoon
at the football grounds at $3.50 p. m. The
showing that some of them made Is as
surance that those who wan to hear lots
of noise and see a lot of fun should go
over to the game tomorrow.
There are some hopes that Butte can
raise the funds to bring the Denver loot
ball team here for a game Decoration day
and some Of the merchants haVe SHOWN
the boys a little encouragement. 1t is too
bad that there are not other men like
Charles w. Clark to take an interest IN
the club. 1t was the country days gone
the club. 1t was the pride OF
the country days gone by. How
ever. there has been a couple or
meetings Of parties interested in organ
izing the Butte Athletic association, a
corporation for social and physlcai wei
fare~of it's members. They have appointed
a. committee to select from the business
houses and offices of the city members
who will subscribe an organization fee or
$40. And there are convenient quarters
on the sixth floor of the Hennessy Dul'd-
ing so far in contemplation. The COM
mittee that is about selecting members
are gentlemen Of high social standing.
The visit Of Chas. Moth the Graeco-Ro-
man wrestling champion has already STIR
red that sport up into a stew. At the
gymnasium on Wyoming street the Nor
gan Bros, and all the strong men of the
town are working out Bill Jones to see II
they can't make him hold up the reputa-
ton OF Butte. They don't like the idea OF
O'Neil, a mar they didn't look on as a
champion. because he Lives up here at
Columbia Falls, going back to Red jack
ct, Mich. and throwing the great Jack
Rouitt. They want to have Jones tackle
O'Neil. Now that Moth is here and the
thought of the Terrible Turk coming has
made the wrestling match warm at all
sorts of hours. Moth, who has won the
championship at Fred Englehardt's tour
namcnt in Kansas City. and has wrestled
three hours to a draw with VIM. Muldoon
and afterward thrown Muldoon at Gin
cinnati, thrown Dan Mcleod at Indian
apolis and was thrown catch-as-catch
can by Mcleod; thrown Evan Lewis the
stranger at Madison, Wisconsin; thrown
Tom Cannon three times in Minnesota
and Col. Mclaughlin, Pete Schumacher,
The Jap, Whittimore and that class fast
err than they could get up is not generally
recognized as the worlds greatest, for
after Moth trained Fitzsimmons for his
fights with Maher and Hall, Fitz got rest
less or superstitious and secured Erness
Roeber for his fight with Corbett and