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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
10
A fragment from a newspaper page questions what a Ouija board would reveal and notes a solemn mood as visitors gather for a photo event. It warns against careless spirits and mentions serious faces among guests.
The Inland Empire scholastic basketball tourney plans a Pacific Northwest meet next year with high schools from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. Spokane Am etic club manager F J Blomberg says winners from Montana and Idaho may join Washington and Oregon for a Northwest championship.
The annual relay carnival at the University of Pennsylvania will be held April 30 and May 1. A field of about 317 institutions has entered, including 92 colleges, 44 preparatory schools, 68 grammar schools, 13 technical and 113 high schools. Oxford and Cambridge are among international entrants, boosting anticipation for the two day event. At least 120 colleges are expected to compete, with some institutions sending multiple teams in the relay championships.
Peoria Illinois April 2 W Ander son of the Vermont team Chicago had 1301 score and an excellent chance to lead the all events in the American bowling congress when finishing his team and doubles events today Officials refused to permit him to continue in the singles after discovering he overlooked the individuals in his entry list He had 679 in team play and 622 in doubles and needed 615 in individuals to take first place.
Samuel Hardy and S Howard Voshell, both prominent players, advance to the final round of the national indoor tennis championship doubles in New York. They defeated former national champions W C Grant and G C Shafer in straight sets 7 5 6 4.
Spokane report states Victoria British Columbia awarded the sixth Pacific International baseball league franchise. Originally Astoria Oregon was considered for the sixth club but park problems led that city to abandon the project. Victoria previously held a franchise in the old Northwestern league.
Athletic exhibitions held in Idaho after the first of the year boosted state funds by several thousand dollars. An official statement shows the state share from boxing and wrestling and other contests totaling 3148.09 dollars in the first month.
Cartmelle takes over coaching duties amid reshuffle at the squad. Team officials say change aims to boost performance and morale for upcoming matches.
Nat J. Cartmell renowned runner and trainer will coach West Virginia University's track squad for the upcoming season. In Claremore Oklahoma the Kansas City Blues 1920 baseball team trains under Manager Alexander McCarthy as preparation for the American Association season opener.
Tulsa, April 2. Revival of boxing bets Tulsa become a boxers’ hub. Bantam Bobby Burns moves from St. Paul. Battling Bill McCabe and Frankie Tucker, managed by sister Elizabeth, now reside in Tulsa with Bobbie Hughes claiming Tulsa as home.
Philadelphia report says Redlands University USC and Washington University will send athletes from the Pacific coast to the annual Penn relay games on April 1 and May 1. More than 300 schools and colleges have entered teams or individuals.
Promoters of the six day bike race have picked a tentative site for a New York velodrome and plan night races about twice weekly if the track opens. The decision follows the success of the recent event and indicates likely construction time and racing schedule.
The national champion Hagen overcame a four down handicap to beat Jim Barnes by one hole in a match play contest at New Orleans. Spectators traveled long distances to witness the close finish and were rewarded for their trip.
Chicago April 2 Twenty five cent baseball in the American Association ends as opening of the 1920 campaign brings higher prices. With pennant race starting April 14 all park seats rise to meet operating costs and player salaries. Bleachers 30c to 50c war tax included grand stand 60c to 75c war tax included reserved seats 85c box prices vary by club. President Hickey cites doubled expenses since the AA’s 19 year history.
Chicago Nationals defeated the San Francisco Coast 66 to 54 in an exhibition at San Francisco. Key scorers included Hendrix Carter and O Farrell for Chicago with Scott and Anfinson contributing for the Coast.
In Nashville on April 6 the New York Nationals defeated the Boston Americans six to five. Pitchers Douglas Smith Benton Snyder Russell Devine Hoyt Hager contributed to the tense game, with the Batteries lineup featuring key batters.
April reports from Birmingham and Oklahoma City note scores for American Association games. Batteries players like Causey Meadows Rixey Tragesser and others are listed with team names and short results from the day.
In Fort Worth Texas a Fort Worth Texans game against Pittsburg Nationals featured batteries Appleton Moore Cooper Ponder and Clarke. Final score details indicate a Fort Worth win with players highlighted in a compact summary of the Texas league action.
Chicago Americans battled Houston in a Texas league game played in Houston on April 2. The score showed Chicago with 12 runs and Houston trailing with 6. Batter details list Cicotte and Schalk for Chicago and Lynn Harlan Busch and Harkins for Houston.
Idaho Falls plans to boost boxing interest by awarding a championship belt and gold medal for each weight. Local meets will crown city champions who then travel to Idaho Falls to compete for the statewide belt.
St Louis officials announce that boys under 14 may enter the pavilion seats for 25 cents. The decision follows word from other league team owners that no objection would be raised to the arrangement.
Jim Thorpe, the famed Indian athlete, signs with the Akron club in the International league after being purchased from the Boston Nationals.
A Butte sportsman vows to fish mainly on Sundays. Ray Schalk of the White Sox nears his 1 000th major league game, approaching the mark from 962 games in under eight years. Pratt Shawkey and Peckinpaugh press for redivision, with threats of a players strike, as Yankees face potential trades. Foxing acts include Eddie Kegan’s Yale boxing setback, and Stanislaus Zbyszko studies new holds after wrestling abroad.
President Tearney works on a fourth schedule after three proposals failed. Debates center on whether to play 126 or 140 games. Chicago Cubs’ rookie Rudolph Weber, spotted by Bill Killifer in Michigan, pitched five hitless innings in a 25 to 1 win over Los Angeles.
Utah Aggie star Lester Jarvis stars in the Portland outfield and helps Romney’s football machine trounce the Bobcats and Bruins last October. He stands as a key all round athlete in the era.
The Vernon club adds J Carlisle Smith known as Red to bolster the team as Fatty Arbuckle’s pets react to the absence of Bob Meusel who moved to the Yankees. Smith will report in time to start the season on April 6 with the Bengals.
The question of how their share of the world's series money is to be divided continues to agitate the Yankees.
Boston drops Marsans as the fielder in spring plans and Barrow with Ed Holly pursues Ping Bodie. Bodie is seen as the more valuable player, raising questions about the Boston cream pie remark.
Dr. Martin Lawlor former trainer of the Boston Red Sox claims Harry Frazee owes him 275 dollars for Boston’s share of a gate in a Houston exhibition with the Giants. Lawlor was released last May though his contract ran to October. Little Dick Kerr, hero of the 1919 World Series, received ovations in an exhibition in Paris Texas as he pitched five innings.
Mills College four class crews win all races at the annual regatta over UC Berkeley women crews, marking the first time Mills has swept the event and broken a pattern of losses.
The Oakland girls credit better results to discovering their rowers used two foot shorter oars than regulation. These annual women intercollegiate boat races are the only such events in the United States.
Willie Hoppe, famed billiards champion, will spend four days in Butte next week. He recently made a great run at 18.2 balk-line billiards in Duluth with an unfinished string of 250 in 32 minutes.
Three breaks were needed for a finish ining as Hoppe ended Monday night with an unfinished run of 58 and left Duluth with 308 in the works. Stanley Netts named Princeton captain 1921. Robert Legendre of Georgetown, pentathlon champion, broke his leg and will miss competition until October.
Legendre was viewed as the top American prospect to win Olympic honors in all around events, a mantle once held by Jim Thorpe in Stockholm in 1912. His loss would be deeply felt by track athletes and fans alike.
In a 10 round no decision, Denver lightweight Jimmy Hanlon outpointed Otto Wallace of Milwaukee, according to the paper’s writers, in San Antonio on Monday night.
Joe Mandot of New Orleans has signed for a six round bout against Muff Bronson to be held in New Orleans. The event showcases emerging boxing talent and highlights local sport coverage.
Spokane tennis lovers map a busy schedule with entrants expected from Portland Seattle Tacoma Victoria and Vancouver BC for Northwest and Inland Empire championships. The local club hosts the junior meet sending the winner to Forest Hills and inaugurates sectional doubles along with city playground events drawing youth interest.
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