The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31

for ascent of the mountain on foot
to 5 hours 5 minutes.-Chicag
Terry McGovern, bantam champion,
puts out Billy Rockford in one
minute
1o-Lexington, Ky: Tommy Britton
and Peter the Great trot head and
head the fastest half mile on rec
ord; 1:o1h.-Brockton, Mass: Nc
Duf1e breaks all bicycle records
from one to five miles inclusive;
first two miles in less than three
minutes.
11-Brockton, Mass: McDufie breaks
the two-mile record; 2:54.--The
American Baseball league organ
ICED to succeed the Western league.
Baltimore: Joe Cans awarded the
decision over Martin Judge In 20
rounds.
13-Brockton. Mass: Mcfarland low
ers the National Cycle association
records from to 13 miles inclusive
riding 10 miles in 21:1.-Philadel-
phia: Dixon and Callahan fight a
six-round draw.
14-Philadelphia: Miss Ruth Under
hill defeats Mrs. Caleb f. Fox at
golf and becomes womens cham
pion of the United States.
15-The National Baseball league sea
son closes, Brooklyn winning the
pennant.
17-New York: Creedon knocks GU.
Ready in eight rounds.
1s-Mrs. Jane Lindsay finishes an 500
mile ride in 91:4S, sleeping six hours
in that time.
l9-Chicago: Major Taylor awarded
the L. A. w. championship for the
year.
2o-New York: The Columbia success
fully defends the Americas yacht
ing cup, having defeated the Sham
rock in three races.-Baltimore !;
Kilrain put to sleep In the ffth
round by Steve O'Donnell.-New
York: Choynski knocks out Jimmy
Ryan in the seventh round.
22-New York: William H. Brown cas-
lily beats the 1O0o-mile bicycle road
record in about 81 hours.
29-Syracuse, N. Y; Maher wins his
fight with Dunkhorst on foul
st. Louis: Choynski knocks out
Dick Moore in three rounds.
24-New York Rubin knocks out JET
fords in the fifth round.
25-New York: Harvard wins the in
ter-collegiate championship against
Princeton.
26-Bethehem, Pa: The worlds mile
pacing record for half-mile track
twice broken by Prince Albert;
third heat in 2:06.
27---St. Louis: Mccoy knocks out Suit
in 10 rounds.
2s-Paris: Charlemont, French cham
pion, defeats Jerry Driscoll, former
champion of the British navy, by
a kick in the groin.-Chicago: Fitz-
simmons knocks out jeff Thorne Of
England in one minute.
NOVEMBER.
New York: slosson wins the cush-
ion carom billiard championship
against Shaefer.
| New York: Dixon gets the decision
over Curley in a 25-round bout.
3-Jeffries retains the heavyweight
championship by getting the decis-
ion over Sharkey after % rounds. :,
| New York: Choynski knocks out
Carey in the second round.
| S--Chicago: Eddie McDuffle, paced by
motor. reduces the worlds bicycle
| record for one-third of a mile and
one-quarter of a mile: :27 rs and
:21 % respectively.-New York:
| Mysterious Billy Smith awarded
the, decision over Keever in 20
| round bout.
9-Buffalo: Mccoy knocks out McDon-
ough in the fourth round.
| 1O-Chicago. Major Taylor lowers the
half-miIe motorcycle record to Al.
12--Denver; In shooting practice G. c.
Ford of Denver scores 1893 out of a
possible 200 or a 500-yard range in
GLIDING 81 consecutive bullseycs.-
Jacksonville, Fla: Bobby Walthour
of Atlanta breaks the worlds pro-
| fessional paced bicycle record for
| five, 10 and Is miles; 1907 So, 17:13 3-5
| and 2e:49 3-5.
1S-Chicago: McDuffie, motor paced,
wheels a half mile in 40 rs. low
| ering the record.-New York: Char
lie Burns knocks ziegler out in the
| fifth round.
15-Chicago: The mile bicycle record,
motor paced. reduced to 1:l9 by
Major Taylor.
| 16-Chicago: Major Taylor, motor pac-
ed, lowers the half and third mile
records; 40 is and :27 Is.
17-New York: Mcconnell whips Han
dler in Is rounds.
2O-New York: C. P. Cartwright es-
tablishes a new basket ball record,
shooting the ball into the basket
311a feet in a 63-foot court.
21-New York: Dixon gets the decis-
| ion over Lenny after 25 rounds.
| 24-New York: Tommy West whips
Craig in IA rounds.
| 25-New Haven: Princeton wins the
football game against Yale. II to
1o.-Chcago: Walcott wins the de-
cision against Creedon in six
rounds.
27-New York: Bob Armstrong defeats
Jeffords in three rounds.
2s-utica, N. Y; Waloott awarded the
decision against Creedon after %
| rounds.
| 3O-Philadelphia: University of Penn
sylvania defeats Cornell at football,
| 20 to 0--New York: Arthur s. Duff
fey runs 60 yards in 6 2-5 seconds,
record time.
DECEMBER
New York: De Orc successfully de.
| tends his pool championship in a
three-night tournaments. A. Ell
| lott of Kansas City defeats Aaron
T. Doty of Paterson, N. j., in a
| shooting match, winning the Re
| public" cup.--Chicago: Rubin wins
| the decision against Mccormick in
| six-round bout.
| 4-Liverpool, England: Tom Cannon
| of England defeates Jack Carkeek
of the United States for the wrest-
ling championship.
9-New York: The six-day tandem hi
| cycle race won by Miller and Wal
Ter: 2,733.4 miles.
| 16-Chicago: Schafer beats Sutton and
Carter at billiards separately, after
conceding points
1s-Cincnnati; Terry McGovern knocks
out both Charley Mason and Freck'
| les O'Brien.