The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

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Jack Wade is still in Helena, but will
go into training next week for his fight
with Opie. Wade is being flooded with
offers for fights, but the answer to be
returned to the Billings club, which has
man to put against him for $500, is
the answer to be returned to all chal-
lengers at this time With two fights
on now and third in prospect the Mon
tana champion has no time for other
bouts until after these are disposed Of
Jake Yanger of Helena comes next after
Opie and it is likely that another cha;-
lenge issued about the time of the first
Yanger match will be accepted before
any of the new men are taken on.
The offer of the Billings club of a
$500 purse for a fight with Wade, has
stirred up the animals and offers are
pouring into the sporting department of
this paper to take any end of the money.
The latest to arrive is letter from
NJ. r. Williams of Anaconda, who wants
to match Jack Sims against the Billings
unknown at 1873 pounds or thareabouts
Williams also wants to match Ed Nc
Farland against Andy King at 1913
pounds.
Just as quiet tip it won't pay to be
too hasty in taking on those Billings
lads even if a manager has a man good
enough to be acceptable to the club.
There are some pieces Of tough pugilistic
timber down Billings way and second
rater hasn't much business in that neck
O. the woods. When Billings is licked
1t will be in a stiff fight and one that
will be worth going to see.
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Sam Harris is prepared to match Terry
McGovern against kid" Lavigne al 12S
pounds. ringside, and bet $4,000 on the side
When George Consldine learned of this
he said he would take the Lavigne end
of the bet. The only provision Harris
makes is that McGovern must be sue
cessful in his match with Dave Sulli-
van.
There is much speculation among
sporting men as to where the proposed
battle between Dave Sullivan and Terry
: McGovern will be decided.
According to the articles of agreement
signed by the men, bids will be received
by Harry Beecher, sporting editor of the
Evening Journal, until .. m. Tuesday,
December 81.
Each must be accompanied by Ger
titled check for $1,000 and must be sealed
The fighters will be on hand at the ap-
pointed time to make selections and the
club offering the best inducements will
get the fight.
Sullivan has already begun prepara-
tons at Sheepshead Bay for the contest
McGovern will go into active training
next week at Hampstead Plains, where
he intends to train for all his future
battles.
There will be a general exodus of bill
lard experts to France before the new
year introduces itself. Champion
Schaefer, Barutel and young Howison
are scheduled to leave for Paris and
Sutton is making preparations to follow
in their wake.
Schaefer's victory in the late inter-
national tournament brought forth
challenge from George Slosson, but Jake
thus far has not signifed any willing
ness to accept, says the Chicago Tribune.
This is not through fear of George, but
he had mapped out his plans, win or lose
IN the late tourney. and cannot, with
out financial loss to himself and the per-
sons for whom he has arranged to play,
alter matters to please Slosson.
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cent 1S-inch balk line argument is still
the topic of conversation in local bill
lard circles. Close students of every
thing pertaining to billiards argue that
the old top notch experts are falling off
in their play and that despite this fact
the youngsters, who include Sutton,
HoWison, Barutel Morningstar, Capron
and several others, are not improving
fast enough to hurry Schaefer or Slosson
along. To strengthen their claims re-
garding Schaefer's and Slosson's slump
they point with pride to the introduce
ton of the game in 1896, when Ives,
Schaefer and GARNER engaged in a three
cornered handicap match, in which Ives
best average was 10 rs and his grand
average Is $500, and Schaefer scored
high run of III. This style of game met
with the approval of lovers of billiards,
and the general verdict was that the
game, although difficult, fitted the high
class experts to T. ALI the "cracks"
wanted. they said. was practice to cul-
tivate their stroke.
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That seemed to be the case, as in the
following year in championship tourna-
ment with Ives, Schaefer Slosson, Daily
and Sutton as contestants, Ives secured
d nigh average u oV 1-4, peter IMAM q
third over his first effort and also retired
: with the high run-14O. This tournment
was held in New York City, November
20 to December 4, 1897. In Chicago, jan
uary II to %, a handicap tourney, with
Ives and Schaefer (scratch, 400 and
Spinks, Sutton and Cation (26O each), in
which Ives and Schaefer tied for first
money Schaefer rolled up an average
OF 40 and registered the high run--13S.
Ives grand average for the four games
was "a 1856.
Taking the high runs high and general
averages in the games played four and
five years ago and comparing them with
those played in the recent tournament,
We find decrease in speed of 100 per
cent I'D the matter of high runs and
fully go per cent on high average, a
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