The Butte inter mountain., 1902-04-04

New York, April 4.-Charleston is now
believed to have clear sailing for the
Jeffries- Fitzsimmons bout. The Ameri-
can and Journal today publishes dis
patch said to have been received from
Los Angeles and signed by ]. ]. Nc
Carey. which reads:
"As Fitzsimmons has failed to answer
our telegram of April /, which was final,
we withdrew all offers made by the Cen
tury Athletic club for the Jeffries-Fitz-
simmons contest"
This was followed by dispatch pur-
porting to have been signed by Jeffries,
saying: II will box Fitzsimmons at
Charleston, but they must put up at
least $4,000 at once. and forfeit same If
they fail to pull off the contest"
Agents of the Boston Athletic
club who have been in this city have
left for home, but their offer holds good
until Saturday.
Spokane, Wash, April 4.-Marvin
Hall, the baseball player. who pitched
for Spokane last year, has been released
by the management here and stated to-
day that he has signed with Butte. He
expects to leave for that city next Sat-
urday.
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New York, April 4-Every effort Is
being made, says the Heralds Paris
correspondent, to bring about n recon-
sideration by the Italian authorities of
their decision to prevent the projected /
Nce-Abaza automobile race. All efforts
so far have come to naught however,
and there is a settled feeling of gloom in
racing circles.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 4-Tommy
Ryan of this city last night got the deci-
sion over Billy Stiff of Chicago in 10
round bout at Turner hall. Stiff was
outclassed.
Colonel spaldng has joined that col
ony of which Charlie Ross, Willie Tas-
colt, Pat Grove and Silk Gown are
charter members
James b. Haggin and James r. Keene
are now at Lexington, KY, inspecting
first visit to Castleton, his 600
breeding plant, which he has operated
through an agent for eight years
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New York has about 25 men under
contract, and approximately q of the
lot are dubs, so far as playing Ia con-
cerned.
Mattress, the Cleveland utility man
has already been fired The cut downs
will come in fast now.
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Dick Cooley is said to be as fat as {
prize hog. He will have to work hare
t. hold his job at that pace.
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Waiter Wilmot ought to call his team
the Reformers. He has pitcher nance
Martin and another named Luther.
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Bill Armour, the new Cleveland mana
ger, is certainly champion swiper. II
has the record for lifting other people
players.
After all football is mild game. Las
Wednesday a Connecticut lad was kille
by baseball lat, an Iowa youngsto
was struck and killed by 12-pound she
used in an athletic meet and locke
was dragged to death In Colorado.
One of the seasons mysteries in tul
circles on the Pacific coast Is the disaI
pearance of the fifth toe of Consul Ger
eral Ho Yew's dragon. Mr.. Ho Ye
had plastered the likeness Of the m
crobe on his racing colors and SON
gentlemanly highbinders discovered thi
the prerogatives Of royalty We're bein
usurped by the use of the emblem. M
Ho Yew promptly came to the rescue
himself and asserted that it wasn't
royal dragon at ALL because he didn
have more than four toes. Now, wi
has the other toe?
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roho w. Schorr is to be congra tulate
Practically all of his good thoroug
breas nave already gone lame. Th'
usually put off their Affections uni
about three hours before they are
start in big stake race.
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Joe Choynski has bought farm al
gone into the beet raising industry. ]
raised a mammoth specimen, which
showed at the American club the 9th
night
Joe Cans and Curley Supplies will
20rounds at Fort Erie April IA. Pa
Supplies.
Kid Broad is having yacht built
New York. Imagine the angel-fac
child as a hardy mariner. He'll scare t
fish to death.
Governor McSWeeney OF South Can
lima says that there will be no pr
fighf at Charleston. Draw another blaI
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