The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-21
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90 lif notnlng mas Dceh SAID ABOUT Il
suitable man for Bishops hard hitting
Billy Woods. Biddy announced that he
would bring his man TO Montana soon,
and wants some good man to come for
ward to meet him. If Woods cannot get
a long round match he will agree to stop
some lesser light in a short contest
The American Baseball league magnates
have decided to play $50 games instead of
I4o, and will by this action meet the Ma
iionals on their own grounds. At the re-
cent meeting Of the magnates in Chicago
they strongly protested against the Ma
tionals' saction in upholding the foul strike
rule.
Kid Mccoy dropped in on Chicago the
other day just to tell them that he had
enough dough to retire from the business
and that he was done with the game. The
Kid knew enough to quit when he had
enough
Young Corbe,t is becoming famous in
California as a fisherman. If the cham
pion can catch suckers as well as he does
trout he will no doubt ride away from the
coast in an auto.
A San Francisco dispatch states that
Herrera approached Biddy Bishop and en-
deayored to patch up their differences. 1t
is said Herrera called on his old manager
and requested him to make match for
him with Charley Ncary Biddy took the
matter under consideration and is said to
have replied in this manner:
II think that the weather is too cold for
you TO 20 East and as you like this warm
climate i'll the stormy season. you had bet
ter stay here. Besides you are too wealthy
now to waste your time picking up $500 or
$500 i'll mill as far east as Michigan"
Owing TO the fact that Boots" Darnell
and Lester Reiif are both under the ban
OF the French and English jockey clubs,
the permit recently granted the boys to
ride at the Ascot Park meeting, will ex-
tend only over this season.
Carpenters at Hot Springs, Ark, are
having hard time holding their jobs at
the new Hot Springs Jockey club grounds,
where the new race course is being con-
structed. Someone who has it in for the
club has taken to shooting at the worlimen
i'll their cabins.
Jimmy Collins, captain OF the Boston
Baseball team, has been asked to accept
the position as coach for the Purdue Base
ball team. The college is out after the in
tercollegiatc championship of Indiana and
want the best coach possible.
There is still little thunder being raised
as TO Lou Dillon's right to that record. 1t
was charged that Lou had ball-bearing
sulky, but this has been officially denied. Lou
used the same pattern as that drawn by
Maud s.. and was five pounds heavier. 1t
is understood Lou Dillon will make an
other attempt at record next summer and
will use a sulky exactly like the one used
by Maud S.
To settle bet, please state when and
how often Sharkey and Fitzsimmons
fought. -Subscribcr
Twice. December 2, 1896, Mechanics
pavilion, San Francisco. Fitz to stop
Sharkey in 10 rounds or forfeit purse
OF $4,000. Sharkey went out in eight
rounds, but Wyatt carp disqualified Fitz
on foul. August "a, 1900, Concy Island.
Fitz knocked out Sharkey in two rounds.
Eddie Hanlon has his talking clothes on,
and although Eddie promised TO save his
wind for the battle he has broken loose
at last and has a few things to say about
what he will do with Corbett. Hanlon
thinks good left punch will be the right
article to put Corbett down for the count,
and figures that with all the champions
cleverness he can put the blow just where
he wants it,
Corbett, on the other hand, is expected
to spring something original himself and
will hand out few puzzling ones to the
doughty lad from the coast. Corbett is
working like an old stagcr, with the same
non-concern and steadness he has mani
tested in his training quarters in every
big fight in which he has participated.
As the time draws near for the event,
Corbett will quicken his pace, and when
he enters the ring will be as near perfect
as a man can be.
1t is understood that the Denver lad
will take a chance on himself in the
betting.
When Corbett and Hanlon met before
it was rumored that the champion had a
card up his sleeve which he proposes to
play on the aoth. 1t was then said that
Corbett considered Hanlon the best draw
ing card in his class and allowed the San
Francisco favorite to stay to draw SO
as to allow him to get another match
where there would be big money in sight.
Eddie is not at all concerned over the
fact that he is the under dog in the bet
ting, and promises to rake in big pot
when the result is announced.
These youngsters will go at about the
swiftest pace ever set in the Golden state,
and it's matter generally understood that
the battle will 60 close to the limit.
So the Butte miner is not so bad after
all, remarks an Eastern paper which has
been peddling Limerick dope for the past
| six weeks.
Now what will the wise ones say about
| the man who had the swelled head be-
cause he stood off the champion when he
! visited this city?
When Jack Munroe defeated Maher in
| four rounds the Eastern press shouted
with one accord that Jack should have
| been ashamed Of himself when he did