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, 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
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 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 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 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
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
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 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
Ageless Satchel Paige Visits Missoula – 4th Time – 1954 Globetrotters Battle Whiskers Tonight; Paige, Bobo to Show Baseball’s show of the season tonight at Campbell Park, featuring ageless Satchel Paige, greatest Negro pitcher of all time, and the Harlem Globetrotters’ strong ball club, opposing a powerful House of David Read More