“2 Heavyweight Champs Spar in Missoula” – 1902 – Jeffries and Fitzsimmons

Heavyweight Champions – Jeffries v Fitzsimmons A few days prior to Christmas in 1902, two of the world’s most famous heavyweight boxers came to Missoula. Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons were at the peak of boxing mania after meeting for the world’s Heavyweight Championship. The Daily Missoulian promoted their “exhibition” Read More

“A Beloved Umpire” – ‘Rasty’ Wright – (1913)

Rasty Wright – Beloved Baseball Umpire – 1913 Brave Is Attitude of Famous Old Umpire “Rasty” Wright Battles Against Old Enemy With Cheerful Smile. Up in the mouth of Hell Gate canyon, where the frost is heaviest and the wind sharpest, “Rasty” Wright, peer of Union League umpires and cherished Read More

“Babe” Didrikson in Missoula – 1934

Babe Didrikson, Bearded Beauties, Are Here Tonight Olympic Champion and Fast Whisker Outfit Give Show Missoula All Stars to Face Strong House of David This Evening. Whiskers, women and socks on display tonight at the City league park, as the House of David Bearded Beauties, with Mildred “Babe” Didrikson as Read More

Three of Eight Children – The Athletic Olsen Brothers, Ray, Louis and Vern

From a Family of eight children – The Athletic Olsen Brothers – Ray, Louis and Vern Instant recall by John T. Campbell One of the most unusual sports figures on the local scene that I have ever known, a man so likable and loyal and so full of infectious laughter, Read More

John L. Sullivan Gives Talk in Missoula – 1905 – (mentions pioneer Larry Lavey)

John L. Sullivan talks in Missoula – 1905 – (mentions pioneer Larry Lavey) Tells How To Win Battles John L. Sullivan Discourses Learnedly On The Fighting Game. John L. Sullivan, the ex-champion of the world and probably one of the greatest fighters in the history of the prize ring, and Read More

Harry Stevens Relates Strange Fish Story – But Has Valid Liars License – 1905

Harry Stevens Sees Things In Tunnel But Later Kills Big Fish and All’s Well That Ends Well. Harry Stevens, who has just returned from Clinton, where he has mining property, has a strange fish story to relate, and some of the oldest disciples of the celebrated Ike Walton in this Read More

“Not So Great Zam” and More On Missoula’s 1st Foray In Pro Baseball

Not So Great Zam and More On Missoula’s 1st Foray In Pro Baseball 1911 – 1914 Baseball Men Are Close To Fatality Six Union Association Men And Others In Auto Wreck. Hugh Campbell Worst Hurt President of Missoula club is unconscious when picked up – Jim Maguire[1], veteran manager and Read More

Baseball Challenge from Chief Plenty-Horses – 1909

Indian Baseball Challenge – 1909 Play Ball You Kids. Over across the river there is an Indian camp of considerable size, representing the entourage of Chief Plenty-Horses. There are about 40 young bucks and as many small boys in the camp, and they are spending much of their leisure time Read More

Judge Woody’s Whopper – Montana’s 1st Fly Fisherman

ANGLERS ENTERTAIN ROYALLY Trout Banquet, Trout History and Trout Lies Fill A Happy Evening The banquet given last night by the members of the Western Montana Anglers’ association was in every respect a success. More than 150 of the members and their friends sat at two long tables, laid in Read More

Missoula Golf 1900 – Misadventures of a Goose Slayer

Missoula Golf 1900 – Misadventures of a Goose Slayer Golf Season Ends. Story of the Member Who Use His Brassie. Missoula, Dec. 3. – The Missoula Golf club has closed its season and will not resume play till next year. By that time it is expected that the affairs of Read More