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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
6
In Chicago, last night saw mixed results as top teams faced off in a busy schedule. Morgan led early advances while favorites eyed decisive showdowns with rounds featuring Elm Orlu Bulck and other squads in a tight standings scramble.
Report from the Polo Grounds notes tentative postponement of the Tunney Gibbons match. Officials and managers discuss contracts as negotiations continue amid uncertainty about the bout date.
Fragmentary text references Ritola and record totals, noting honors and precedence in a historical context. The readable portion emphasizes a world record or noteworthy achievement with names and dates unclear.
In Butte yesterday the Knights of Columbus water polo team defeated their rivals 28 to 18 at the pool. Captain W McKenzie led the squad with strong plays assisted by Foxforth Sylvains Horan Eckhardt Sylvain and B Morgan Whalen and Golden scored. Referee was Bradley. The squad looks forward to a next contest scheduled for Saturday.
Chicago March 31 More trouble for the Chicago Cabs as the club pursues Slane Stringer a recruit shortstop. Los Angeles Pacific league figures in a deal while veteran Seacley moves to Dayton Rome and state university plans loom. Dumovlich southpaw holdout pitchlocks resurface as White Sox resume camp tensions in Shreveport.
The piece argues Eddie Collins will shape the White Sox morale and harmony rather than add new players. It lists infield and pitching candidates, notes Harvey McCrellan and Harvey Davis, mentions Johnny Clancy and Bobby Barrett, and highlights pitchers Faber Robertson and rookies Ash Foreman as the backbone for a potentially improved team under Collins.
The Democratic city ticket in Butte rallies for April 6 election day with optimistic talk of restoring Democratic control. Leader Don B. King cites economy and honesty under current administration and predicts majorities in all wards as Democratic headquarters prepare for coordinated turnout.
Manager Ernest Loomis of the Winter Garden invites Butte dance lovers to a free patron appreciation event at the Montana Street Pavilion. He says the evening will express gratitude to loyal supporters and promises a unique, enjoyable night with free entertainment for all attendees.
After a warm spell March closed with unsettled skies and spring showers. The month recorded 10.75 inches of precipitation, near normal, with four inches in recent days and fourteen cloudy days. Temperatures rose to 51 degrees yesterday evening and hovered near the 48 mark at six o clock last night as a low barometer indicated ongoing unsettled weather.
C 1 Berrien of the Anaconda Copper Mining company will be the chief speaker at the Mines Alumni banquet in the Sliver Bow club under the Mines Alumni association. Jack Duggan chairs the entertainment committee amid special features. The Columbia quartet Lahitt Dempsey Driscoll Rooney will sing. Banquet starts at 6 30. Siam plans a national exposition of trade and industries.
New York March 31 A state athletic commission said it would not clear a Dempsey versus Wills or Gibbons bout. The commission ordered returned certified checks of 2500 dollars posted by the challengers. The ruling blocks attempts to force a title match and may thwart Tex Rickard from staging a bout at Boyle's Thirty Acres.
Durham NC beat Helena Montana 39 to 16 in the inter Scholastic basketball tournament delaying Montana from the championship run. The report notes Durham's strong start and lists early game lineups with players including Fr Noal and Storeking.
A boxing bout is scheduled for April 2 featuring Laifood of Butte against Georgie Ontwinaily for 5 California title. The promoter, with sponsor support, plans the bout at the Broadway venue.
In Cleveland on March 31 Ed Strangler Lewis used his famed headlock to pin William Demetrat in 44 minutes, winning in straight falls in the western division of the United States Amateur Wrestling Association.
West and North teams dominate early rounds in a national high school tournament. Wisconsin misses entry. Westport High (Kansas City) advances to face Springfield, Ohio while several quintets move to the second round tomorrow.
Exhibition baseball results list games in Norfolk Virginia against Detroit Iowa Newville West Virginia and others with batteries Moore Woodall Stanage Clarkson Capps Hammer Punk Hoy Shocker Schang Rush Roberts Williams Bentley Goway Mogridge Ruasell and Batters Smith Seeshal Wingo including Reading Cincinnati and Washington teams in Sanford and Orlando reports from the era describe lineups and outcomes in multiple venues.
In Philadelphia on March 31 the Philadelphia Nationals defeated the Buffalo Internationals 11 to 5 after collecting 16 hits. The game followed a 10 to 8 result in earlier play, as reports noted a tough day for other teams. The Senators also lost again to the New York Clafts, extending their playoff woes.
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