Opening Day of Major Leagues Sparks Season Preview
AP reports baseball opens across eight cities amid hopeful pennant buzz. Forecasts predict fair but windy, cold weather. Opening games feature New York at Philadelphia and Chicago at Cincinnati among other matchups, with parades and ceremonies planned to kick off the season. Strong teams include Brooklyn, Chicago and Philadelphia in the National League and Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Cleveland in the American League.
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St. Louis
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Cincinnati
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Boston
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Detroit
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Pitteburs
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Opening Day Fever Grips Base Ball Fans Again
A lively note in A LINE O' SPORT marks the 1920 baseball season as it begins. New York predictions, star players like O Connell and Johnson, and talk of trades set the tone for a long summer of games, with Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Philadelphia figures looming in the pennant race and a hope for fast starts in April.
Coast League Scores and Schedule for Week Beginning April 13
Coast League results show Seattle 4 Salt Lake 6 Portland 4 Sacramento 2 Los Angeles 6 Vernon 8 in 11 innings while San Francisco 9 Oakland 7. The schedule lists Oakland at San Francisco on April 13. A separate report notes Fred Thompson, a black boxer, matched to box Jack Thompson in Milwaukee Oregon on April 21. Thompson hails from Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Portland
Sacramento
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Rancisco
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Jack ‘Thompson
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Thompson
Tulsa
Olla
LIGHT WEIGHTS IN FEATURE AFFAIR AT LEGION SMOKER
Dan Maloy leads an American Legion smoker with a featured exhibition bout between Frankie Reagan of Pueblo California and local Ray Wallace. Reagan, a lightweight, has boxed across the West and recently defeated a favored opponent in Idaho Falls. The pair are billed to rematch in Idaho Falls on April 26, promising the best match since last winter.
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American Legion
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Frankie Reagan
Pueblo
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Ray Wallace
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Frankie
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Reazan
Frankie Chavez Draws and Promises in West Coast Ring Bouts
The article reviews Frankie Chavez’s ten rounds of draws and decisions across California and Idaho, noting a draw with Chavez and planned fights including Eddie White and Leo Morrisee in Idaho Falls on April 19. Local boxer Ray Wallace is highlighted for a debut against an out-of-town opponent, with an eight-round match. The event features several local boxing bouts and vaudeville acts at the auditorium.
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Trinidad
Cal
Pinkie Parker
Idaho Falls
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Art Verital
Eureka
Lue
Walt Fanning
Walter South
Kid Shirley
Monk Green
Jimmy Auregg
Los Angeles
Eddie White
Help White
Leo Morrisee
Chavez
Frankie
Ray Wallace
Butte
Dempsey Arrested As Speed Fiend In Oakland
Oakland April 15. Jack Dempsey was arrested by the police today on a charge of speeding. He was driving 35 miles an hour along the boulevard to the site of his new gymnasium. He was released on his own recognizance.
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Oakland
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Roving Marines to Appear in May at Butte High
Roving Marines will perform a free exhibition at the Butte high school auditorium in May. The show blends athletic vaudeville stunts with comedy as a recruitment aid for the U.S. Marine Corps. Acts include clever comedians, boxers, wrestlers, and other feats, presented as a smoker format expected to draw a large crowd.
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Butte
United States
Ma- Fine Corps
Pal Moore Seek Battles As Nate Lewis Pursues Ring Pact
New York reports Nate Lewis seeks lucrative bouts for Pal Moore aiming for a title or high-profile defense. Lewis claims he can guarantee 49,000 with Wilde possibly earning at least 15,000 and is willing to back Moore against lighter opposition while pressing for a 20 round return.
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Nate Lewis
Moore
Lewis
Simmy Ie
Ede
Wilde
Pat Lewis
Milwauken
Sharkey
Herman
U S Army Plans Athletic Progress
The United States Army outlines a large scale athletic program under Maj. Eliot V. Graves. A hierarchy includes department, district, and camp athletic officers with councils at each level to promote sports across camps posts stations and regions.
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Eliot’ V. Graves
War Apartment
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Sra
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Ithtn
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Ad Camp
Hygp
Athetiet
Hous
Council to Hold Neutral Position in Labor Strike
Livingston April 3 The city council told a Federal Labor union delegation its stance on the local labor strike is strict neutrality. The union sought extensive street and alley work under the new $6 daily wage scale, but the council said granting it would break the strike in favor of the union.
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Livingston
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Episcopal Diocese of Montana Holds Quiet Convention
Livingston April 13 The Episcopal diocese of Montana opened its convention with a quiet hour at the Episcopal church led by Bishop William Faber. Tomorrow features communion and the bishop's annual message, luncheon by the ladies, and a business meeting with a reception. The second day mirrors the schedule with guild meetings, and the major issue is the election of an assistant bishop.
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Diocese of
Montana
William Faber
Munton
Ladies’ Guild
Billings Civic Drive Aids Cleanup Boy Scouts Join Effort
A Billings civic cleanup campaign led by the Woman's club with city support runs all week, targeting every street and alley. About 100 area farmers back a macadam road project from Chance to Cooke City in Clark Fork canyon, with federal aid possible. Lovell glass plant may be taken over by a Kansas firm, stockholders to meet April 24. project cost now expected at 500000. Judge Ray Anderson and Florence Carpenter wed in Columbus. Anderson serves as police magistrate and justice of the peace in Billings.
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Cooke City
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Lovell
Wyo
Ray Anderson
Justice of the Peace
Florence Carpenter
Columbus
Montana crop conditions show favorable early reports
Montana counties report favorable February crop and range conditions across multiple districts. Livestock losses vary by county with cattle heavier losses and sheep lighter. Moisture and snowmelt improve soil, with winter wheat generally in good shape but some regions seeing poor feed and higher costs.
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Cod
Seized liquor ownership disputed after bootleg find
In Columbus on April 13 sheriff deputies seized several hundred pints of whiskey from alleged bootleggers last July and turned them over to city and county health authorities. A second cache of 100 pints was found in a gulch town by officers where two alleged booze-runners were captured. The jury acquitted them but they did not claim the liquor, which remains in the county jail until proper authority is established.
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Misoula News Briefs Highlight Local Deaths Fire and Travel News
Missoula daily notes the death of Mrs. C. J. Lew of Philipsburg after an operation in St. Patrick’s hospital. Other items include a Hawthorne school fire caused by a sparrow’s nest, a suspect’s transfer to federal authorities, Elmira motor expert Gilbert evaluating a new city fire truck, and travels of H. E. and wife returning from a four month trip. Also covered are the death of Mrs. Therriault and newborn, crowd fascination with Ermintrude tank, and local inaugurations and visits across states. The report mentions residents, governors, and rail personnel in short, connected notes.
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C. J. Lew
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St. Patrick's Hospital
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Garnet
Granite County Capital
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Moore
Frederick L. Freant
Albert B. Lee
Spokane
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Elmira
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Northern Pacific Railway
Lee M. Russell
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Joseph Therriault
Tarah
Joseph Gauthier
Therriault
Butte
Frenchtown
Ermintrude
Gunning
Funeral Rites Held for Charles McKeown at St Theresa
Impressive funeral service was conducted in St Theresa's church Whitehall for Charles McKeown whose body arrived from his ranch Saturday after returning from Los Angeles with his mother’s body who died in that city on Good Friday. He leaves a brother George and a stepsister Mrs Ben Koestlin. The Rev Father Leshner officiated and burial was in Whitehall near his parents. Edward Ryan and daughters Mrs Carpenter attended. The Rev M M English departed for New York to sail to Sherbourne France on April 26 and then to Ireland, expecting to be away until August. His place will be filled by Rev Father Gilmore formerly of Mount St Charles College. Mrs Don Smith and daughter Marie were Boulder visitors in Whitehall Monday.
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Charles McKeow
Los Angeles
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Whitehall
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Boulder
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