The Butte inter mountain., 1902-02-14

Arrangements nave Deen ABOUT COM
pleted for the 600-bal pool match be-
tween w. W. King and Billy Engstrom,
which will be played in Butte for $4,000
a side.
a forfeit of 5000 was put up yesterday
in behalf of King and Engstrom was
notified and asked to set date for the
game.
In a telegram to the sporting editor
of the Inter Mountain this morning.
Engstrom says he will play in March,
between the 18th and 22d. This time Is
hardly suitable and an effort will be
made to get the match set for an earlier
date as King wants to go East in time
for the big pool tournament being Or
ganized by Clarence Green.
The champion viii remain here, how
ever, since the forfeit has been posted
and If an earlier date can be arranged
for will play on Engstrom's date.
There Is talk Of securing Sutton's new
opera house for the game, which will be
one of the most interesting sporting
events witnessed in Butte for some
time. 1t may be, however, that the
crowd can be accommodated in the Au-
ditorum, in which event the match will
be held there.
The players will carry considerable
strom has many friends In this part Of
the country who believe in his ability to
beat the most of them. King will get
the big end of the betting owing to the
fact that he has already defeated Eng
strom in games at Great Falls and holds
the championship record in pool runs.
The new table ordered especially for
the match is already on the way and
will be set up for exhibition before being
taken to the place where the match will
be held.
At the Auditorium tonight the girls of |
the Butte Business College will play |
basket ball with the Butte Basket Ball |
team. The game is expected to be one of
the most interesting played this season.
So
White and Ellis won the two-man
match against Doran and Flynn at the |
Thornton bowling alleys last night The |
first two then played Todd and McKin-
ley, winning three straight games. Todd
and Mckinley defeated Bring and Peter
son. These We're the scores:
First series, first game-Doran, 1GS
Flynn, 161; total, 329. White, 1877 Ellis, |
20i total, 391.
Second game-Doran, 1877; Flynn, 17S; |
total, S16. White, 2oS; Ellis, 1872, total,
$50.
Third game-Doran, 147; Flynn, III; |
total, 1913. White, 40; Ellis, las; total, |
318.
Second series, first game-Whlte, 1872;
Ellis, 1873; total 800. Todd, 173; McKin- |
ley, 100; total. 1868.
Second game-Whte, 176; Ellis, 191;
total, 367. Todd, 16S; Mckinley, ITS;
total, 343
Third game-Whte, 1So; Ellis, 2o4;
al
total, 324.
Third series, first game-Todd, 161;
Mckinley, 152; total, 313. Bring, $50;
Peterson, 1862; total 312.
Second game-Todd, 1863; Mckinley,
III; total, $40. Bring 179; Peterson,
175 total, 354
Third game-Todd 1863; Mckinley,
2o2; total, 81. Bring, 142 Peterson, 1873;
total, 2S0.
William Peters twisted Andy Flem-
ing's arm in a wrestling bout in South
Butte last night and Fleming retired
Walter Davis took the mat to give the
crowd some entertainment and to the
surprise of those present took two clean
falls from the man who claims to be the
15O-pound champion of North Dakota.
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Jack Wade leaves tomorrow night for
Salt Lake City where he goes to rest up
and incidentally to take a fall out of
some of the men who have been posing
in the Mormon capital as fighters
Wade Is after Jack Clifford who Is
posing there as the champion light
weight of Montana. Clifford boasts of
having fought draw with Oglesby and
says Wade won't fight him. Some
friend Of the boy from Butte should wire
him that Wade Is coming and at least
give him time to frame up an excuse.
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New Britain, Conn, Feb. 13-George
Dixon was given the decision on points
tonight at the National Athletic club
over Chic Turner of New York in a 20
round bout.
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Frank Selee, the new manager Of jim
Hart's Orphans in Chicago, has given
out the list of players signed. 1t shows
that Barry Mccormick is let out and in
cludes Rube Waddell among the list of
pitchers, though the latter is out with
signed statements to the effect that he
will stay In Los Angeles this season. This
is the list given:
Catchers-Frank Chance, Mike Kehoe
John Killing and John Zulaski. The last
named Is from Grand Rapids.
Ptchers-John Taylor John Menefee
Rube Waddell, Nal Eason, Charles Fer
guson (from st. Paul of last year,, Il. J
Holer (from Buffalo,, John St. Vrain
(of Tacoma), James A. Gardner (oi
HARTFORD Fred NJ Glade (of Des
Moines), and Gus Sample (of Nashville)
Infielders-Jack Doyle, Harry p
O'Hagen, Frank Bonner, Bob Lowe
Peter childs, Fred Raymer Joe Tinker
(PortlanD, Herman Schaffer (St. PauD,
Charles r. Mcintyre (Tacoma). and
Sherman NJ. Kennedy (of Nashvile)
Outhelders--Dayey Jones, Arthur IT.
Williams Jimmy Slagie, w. Congalton
(St, pGuD NJ J. Lynch (Tacoma), d. T..