The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23

A meeting of baseball enthusiasts will
be held at the Finlen tomorrow night for
7the purpose of organizing the Butte
company to handle the local team. There
is little question of j. J. McCloskey be-
ing chosen manager of the Butte team.
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Young Thomas and kid" Foley
surprised some 200 sports at the Five
Mile Road house last night by staying in
ythe ring for 20 rounds through what
/ was a fact and evenly balanced r,ill.
Both men fought we'll but neither had
steam sufficient to land a knockout
punch. 1t was a clever boxing exhibition
rather than a bruising prize fight and
as such gave the best of satisfaction.
At the end of the Goth round Referee
Billy Smith announced a draw which
decision met with the approval of the
crowd.
Foley did most of the leading during
the mill but repeatedly missed right and
left swings. Thomas was clever and sue
ceeded in avoiding punishment and in
getting out Of some close corners through
fast foot work. Neither man was
severely punished and both We're strong
as the gong tapped for the finish.
Nose LaFontise, William Tenny and
Jerry Mccarthy were in Foley's corner
and Jack Wade, Frog LaFontise and
Jack Livingston were behind Thomas.
kid Munford and Johnny Burns went
on for a preliminary of four rounds iii
which the latter got the decision.
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Jack Wade and kid" Opie have been
matched for a 20-round go to be pulled
off about January 10. The men will
fight at 1873 pounds with a side bet of
d YnIo inst mi
The fight is expected to prove one of
the best pulled off in this territory. Opie
has been touted for many weeks as the
coming man who is to hand the Montana
champion the punch that wins. The
men have fought twice, each getting a
decision For this reason Opic is be-
lieved to have better show against the
hard hitting favorite than any other
sman in TIE local field.
Wade is being sought for by the Hell
ena hackers of Goodman again. The lat
ter was recently defeated by the cham
E'pion under the name of Yanger and is
Eanxious for a return match. Helena
money is up to $4,000 agains t$400t. rhich
.5the Wade people look on as an easy bet.
|FThe prospect for a second match are
good just now.
When Joe Walcott put RUDE Ferns out
lSof the running for the WelterWe1ght
championship at the Fort Erie Athletic
| club near Buffalo the other night II
five rrouhds, there was Immediately {
fslarge chunks of noises uncompli1s.n AIRY
to Walcott thrown into the al Wal
colts easy victory over Ferns and his
| winning from Young Peter Jackson in
/ Jig time, isn't at all pleasing to the boys
| with money who lost out in the hgh1
I between Walcott and that king of dubs
Kid Carter, in San Francisco.
Walcott is, it is claimed, either crooked
as any of the crooked pugs, or he's al
in and out fighter who will take cakes
from Oscar Gardner. Many have con
tended that Walcott quit yellow in the
| Carter fight. If it wasn't job, then the
colored man has rounded to in wonderful
| style to put up two such cracking goo(
fights as he has since the coast per
J Torrance. There are losers on that Car
4 ter fight who would like to know JUS
where the colored man is When thu
J money is offered.
Walcott is now out with challenge
for any man in the world in his class
J and makes a speciality of including
Tommy Ryan. Now wouldn't it b.
funny if the Hebrew pug with The Irisl
name should be roped into fight will
! Walcott? 1t would be a fight worth go
] ing to Billings to see.
1t looks out here in Montana as i
\ "Tonsilitis Tommy would have to d.
some grand aerial stunts now to dodg
4 the Walcott challenge. He can't draw
y the color line because his ring record in
4 cludes battles with the Coffee Cooler
and his excuse that he has whippe'
u every man who defeated Walcott won
4 go with goodthe sports.
Tommy should give WalcOtt the small
end of a fight, but then it would be tn
hardest battle he has fought for man
| a day and that isn't the kind of game tn
ex-Houseman protege Is looking for
Tommy is always looking for somethin
easy notwithstanding the fact that he
one of the greatest of the ring general
and master of the game at every stage
| Just once has the smooth boy wit
large tonsis got bested in jockeying 70
: fight and that was when he went int
, the Mccoy trap at Mespeth. Once wa
! enough for Tommy and he isn't goin
!, out for anything but sure things now
n Tommy Ryan has grown rich at tn