Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-10

i6ent, has been appointed to an in
spectorship in the st. Louis street de-
partment at a salary of SIS a month.
At one time he was worth 81, 500. 900.
In the palmy days of the Union as.
ISOLATION Mr.. Lucas owned one of the
greatest ball clubs that was ever
brought together. The Union associa.
ton was organized as a rival of the
National league and for several years
1t maintained clubs in eight of the most
prominent cities of the country.
Forty-five deaths and hundreds of
serious injuries is the record of foot
ball for the last five years, according
to canvass made by The Herald. the
result of which was recently printed.
In almost every instance the death or
injury was due directly to the heavy
mass plays, against which President
| Roosevelt and the country at large
are protesting so vigorously Sixteen
died as a result of internal injuries,
four from broken necks, six from con-
cussion of the brain. eight from brok-
err backs, three from paralysis. two
from heart failure, one from lockjaw,
one from blood poisoning due to cut
received in game: one from hemor-
rhages and two from meningitis, in
duced by spinal injuries suffered in
play. The injuries included 10 brok-
en- legs, IA broken collar bones and
| four fractured skulls. Deaths of the
present season are not included.
Clark Griffith, manager of the New
| York baseball club of the American
league, will spend the coming winter
Or his ranch near Wolf creek, a sta
| ton on the Great Northern between
| Helena and Great Falls. In fact he
has spent nearly every winter for sew
eral years past on his Montana ranch
| He left New York for the west a week
| ago. and on the way has stopped at
| several points for short stays. Most
| Montana fans are aware that Griffith
| played ball in Montana many years
| ago; was considered star in the Mis-
soula team when only yOungster.
From remarks dropped in Chicago the
other day, baseball men have arrived
at the conclusion that Griffith will
weed out his club pretty thoroughly
before starting in on the next season.
Last year the Highlanders made
great race Off the pennant, but this
year the veterans composing the club
II believe the clubs of the Ameri-
can league will have to change their
enrolment considerably next year."
Griffith said. 1.-THE famous players
that We secured during the baseball
war are being outclassed by the de-
yeloped youngsters of the National
league and it Is up to the Americans
to follow suit and build up teams that
can compete against the faster and
younger players of the old league.
II discovered the trouble this year
after it was too late to mend, but you
can count on a great shake-up in the
New York team next year. If there
are any good players in the minor
leagues that are available we will
have them next season at any cost.
I have already secured several that
l believe will be able to fill in the
weak spots in my team"
Griffith would not say who would
be the missing ones on the Highland
ers next year, but it is generally known
that Williams, second baseman; FL
berfield, the fighting shortstop; Dave
Fultz and Pat Dougherty, outfielders.
will be the released ones.
| In their place Griffith has secured
Oldring and MOriarity, both good short
stops The former played some this
| fall and showed up well, while the
latter comes from the Toledo club,
where he did grand work this season.
Cockman, third baseman from the
Eastern league, also has gained rep
utation on the diamond, while Hahn
and Delehanty are the two most like
ly candidates for the outfield posi-
tions.
It'll be cruelty to animals to put
Terry McGovern in the ring with Bat
ting Nelson" says Abe Attell. "The
Dane will smother him, and everybody
knows it. They must be after the
money mighty stout to match him.
McGoevrn ought to fight me. I've been
after him long enough, goodness
knows, but he won't meet me. And
I'll do any weight he wants-122 or
1926 pounds ringside. sent him word
some time ago that if he would give
me match I'd put off this fight with
Jim BOwker I've got on in London.
II! fight him in Philadelphia six
rounds or in California. Sam Harris
says Terry don't want to go to Cali
fornia-well, then, I'll meet him any
where else he likes"
Bob Fitzsimmons failing to get
chance to make a match with Marvin
Hart. has issued challenge to Jack
O'Brien, victor over AL Kaufman in
San Francisco. Fftz is wroth to think
that Hart has treated him SO shah
| billy by not even answering Ills offers
t. fight. He said:
1T is a case of one bluffer being
coached PRETTY by the prince of bluff
| fers. I mean Tommy Ryan. Hart
does not mean to tackle me and will
dc anything he can to get out of the
situation. Therefore l will make it
easy for him and from this time will
not notice him.
| "O'Brien is out for the money and
l would like to get the championship
title back again and as he is next in
line or seems to be l will challenge
| HIM at once"
! With Domino and Sysonby, James
H. Keene has won 1881 ABB from the
various racing associations. 1t seldom
| falls to the lot of one man to own two
such horses in lifetime, but to own
| them in Is years is something remark
able in the history of the American
turf
Maurice Thompson has been match
cd to meet Kid Bennett, Pennsyl-
vania fighter. in Great Falls, Novem-
Der "a. The match is for 20 rounds.
1 Do, c.-l~t Il l.