The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-24
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mates at the Finlen tonight the fate of
the proposed inter-mountain baseball
league may be decided. 1t will also be
a question for consideration whether
the Butte and Helena teams will play in
the Pacific Northwest league.
According to dispatches received from
Salt Lake City. President Critchlow has
so far failed to secure rates from the
railroads which would admit of profit
able tours of the teams in the league
A failure on the part of the railroads
to give concessions in the matter OF
rates means the diSintegration OF the
league.
1t is also announced by the president
that Great Falls and Pocatello have
failed to agree to the concessions SO far
proposed in rates and are holding out
for better terms.
In case the league is able to win over
the two towns mentioned or the rail-
roads grant the desired rates the project
will go through.
In the event an agreement is not ar
rived at an effort will be made to place
Helena and Butte in the Northwest
league.
A meeting will be held tonight for the
purpose of arranging a match between
Kid Foley and Young Jackson. 1t is
expected the articles will he signed to-
night for a 20-round go with a 5000 side
bet.
John L. Sullivan reappeared on the
stage last Friday night at Spencer, Mass,
in the role of the heavy villain. He took
the part of Simon Legree in Uncle
Toms Cabin and varied the slave whip
ping with a bag punching exhibition
which set the Spencerites wild.
Joe Bernstein and Benny Yanger will
fight again. This has been definitely
settled and it is understood that the
Southern Athletic club of Louisville has
secured the match. There are many
who insist that Yanger was favored
in the decision over the Ghetto cham
pion, notwithstanding the fact that
Bernstein was tired out before the end
of the last round. The first four rounds
were conceded to Bernstein but in the
ntth and sixth he was Worn down by
MS own fierce work and the superior
strength and endurance of the Italian.
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Tommy White and Young Mowatt are
both out after Benny Yanger and each
Is doing his utmost to get on a match
In view of the return match with Bern
stein it is not likely that either of the
Chicago lads viii get look in for some
months.
Truly Sammy Harris is suffering fAom
an overdose of wounded vanity. The
frantic efforts of McGovern's manager
to force an immediate return match
with Corbett, backed as those efforts
are, by few Of the subsidized Eastern
sporting ri
Young COrbett and casting undeserved
humiliation on the ex-champion. Harris
seems to have lost his head altogether
through figuring up how much the new
champion is going to make in the next
eight months or so before consenting to
give Terry another match. This really
Is the cause of Harris wild breaks about
an immediate battle. Harris has made
money at the exhibition game with Terry
and every week that passes is counted as
so much loss to him now that another
champion claims the board. Young Cor.
bett is doing the right thing in refusing
10 throw away his well-earned money!
making opportunities, and all the howl
'ng or Harris and his paid press agents
won't accomplish what is intended-the
belittling of the new champion in the
eyes of the public and the destruction
or his value as show. attract
Jockey Winnie O'Connor is now en-
gagged in putting the polish on his fistic
ability, in preparation to defend his title
or amateur champion, at 100 pounds, of
brooklyn, in commemOration of which
ne sports gold medal. He has been
taken in hand by Alex Greggains of the
San Francisco Athletic club, who has
undertaken to cure him of his latest
craze. OConnor has been regular at
tendant at the different pugilistic shows.
and many times he has been announced
as willing to meet the winner. This.
OF course, was done in a humorous way.
ana the popular jockey has always re-
1used to take any part in the game.
ne mas changed his mind, however, and
ne ~ 10 De provided with an opponent.
ana they will meet for a gold medal at
100 pounds.
Billy Roche, manager of kid La
Vlgne," has posted $1,000 with George
Consdine to bind a match with anv
featherweight in the world at 1926 mounds
at p. m. Roche says that his bow would
IKE to hear from Dave Sullivan. Kid
Broad and Terry McGovern, and that
LaVigne will take the latter on a winner-
take-all basis.
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Inc stewards Of the Jockey club denv
ane report, circulated in the United
STATES mat at their meeting yesterday
II was decided that Lester Reiff tho
american jockey, whose license wac ro
Voked In October, is entitled to ann,v for
2 license in 1902. No action in re.ard
70 rein was taken at the meeting
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Billy" Keller. the best rightfielder in
the country. mas received an offer of s5ooo
10 play with the Detroit club of tho
american league newt season. This is
the biggest salary paid a bali nlaver
since the brotherhood year in 1890,
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