The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-16

The players of the National league and
the players of the gam through the cir
cult are now accustomed to the new
strike rule, which it was predicted would
cause a lot of trouble. The spectators
I'd find the new rule aggravating at the
start, but now when a player has a strike
called on him if he hits a foul, there is
no longer a wall from the enthusiast in
the stand. The pitcher is happy. as now
he does not ave to tire himself in one
inning. Frank Kitson, of the Brooklyn
team, says that it is the best rule ever
adopted, as it prevents such players as
Wagner. Thomas. Hamilton, DOYLE and
Clarke from fouling off the ball until a
pitcher gives a base on balls. Just to SET
the bothers9me batter cut of the way.
Edouard Taylore is the only foreign
cyclist who will A. G. Batch
elder to this country. Mr.. Batchelder
found it rather difficult to sign the for
eign riders, owing to a combination
among the foreign track managers. Bon
hours and Bauge, two OF the best paced
riders in Europe, will probably come
here in a few weeks: 1t all depends on
the outcome of the Taylor-Jacquelin
match on MAY 16, whether the American
public will see J%acquelin this season.
Should Taylor lower the colors of the
Frenchman he will follow the colored
rider to America for a return match. 4
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An untimely end has come to two more
of Robert Fitzsimmons' lion pets. The
cubs: that he recently purchased served
to direct the attention of the fighting
actors Great Dane, Beauty. for a few
minutes. and now their remnants areIi in
charge of an undertaken. 50
The cubs were purchased in Pittsburg.
They were placed in the same car with
Beauty, and when the train reached
Buffalo nothing but a few bits of fur
were left to show that they had ever
been in the car. Beauty had broken his
chain and then successfully attacked the
cub ca ne. ~
Charley Mitchell, boastful as ever. and
with the same old hot air talk tucked up
his sleeve. is with us again. He is sure
he wants to see the Pan-American expo
sition, but he is not sure wheth = he
wants to fight. He is not satisfied that
he is as good as when he fought Corbett.
and wants to be tried out first. Kid
Mccoy will have this job. He and Mitch
ell will go to Saratoga, n If the En-
glishman comes IN to the expectations
then Jeffries may nave to defend his title.
Mitchell says that he will not be particu-
lar whom he fights.
'Sharkey can a a fight. too" said
he, but I guess I would not have to do
a lot of training to beat him. You kno"
I am not as young as I used to be. l
have taken good care of myself, but
then, you know, I want to see If l can
stand the pace. Mccoy will pretty soon
convince me if I am still in the swim.
I'm clever, and can punch a bit, but. say,
I would really prefer to meet Corbet1
before any one. for you know, he and
had it out once, and I was not at all sat
iSfied with the result rsI-
Mccoy and Mitchell will begin a tour
in two weeks, giving boxing exhibitions.
/ Mitchell intends to remain in this count
i try six months.
Mccoy is still anxious for a fight with
Sharkey. He says that Sharkey can have
a chance, ever though he was beaten in
Cripple Creek by a tenth-rater. n
Mitchell saw the fight in which Smith,
the alleged American. was killed. 20
said that there was no drugging dole,
but that Smith was beaten by a fighter
very much his superior. Chrisp, the
present heavyweight of England. he says
is a pretty good man. Weighing AZ