Boxing matches add to treasury in Silver Bow county
Four boxing carnivals held in Butte during the summer raised about 3000 dollars for the American Legion treasury Ed Sullivan directed the events. The fifth match is set for Friday night under Legion auspices and net proceeds fund equipment for the city auditorium and aid needy soldiers. Matches included Mitchell-Best Ortega-Bartfield and Tillman-Simonich. The clubrooms receive benefits such as pool tables lounging chairs and a player piano from these funds.
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American Legion of
Silver Bow County
Butte
Ed Sullivan
American Legion
City Auditorium
Mitchelonich-Best
Ortega-Bartfield
Tillman-Simonich
Helena petitions for car fare hikes to 10 and 25 cents
Helena officials seek higher city fares as the Helena Light and Railway company files with the state public service commission. Proposed single ride rises to 10 cents, round trip to 40 cents to the state fair grounds, and a 15 cent fare to East Helena replacing the current 25 cent round trip. Also listed are scattered scores from unrelated games between Kansas City and St. Paul, Indianapolis and Columbus, Louis Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
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Amnasican Association
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louis Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Helena
State Public Service Commission
Helena Light and Railway Company
Compan
State Fair Grounds
East Helena
Antipodeans Shine In First Round Of US Tennis Title
The thirty-eighth annual United States Singles turf championship opened at Forest Hills with Australians Patterson Brookes Lycett and others winning in decisive fashion. Alexander narrowly challenged Patterson before losing in three sets. Voshell fell to Doyle in four sets as older champions and Japanese entrants advanced without major upset.
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Forest Hills
United States
West Side
England
Gerald L. Patterson
Fred B. Alexander
New York
Norman E. Brookes
Walter Pate
Randolph Lycett
Harold Godshall
Los Angeles
R. V. Thomas
W. P. Compton
Cedarhurst
Alexander
Australia
Patterson
Howard Voshell
Brooklyn
Conrad B. Doyle
Washington
Maurice E. McLoughlin
R. Lindley Murray
William M
Kelly Adopts Extra Pounds for Friday Boxing Match
Beadle Kelly, weighing 135 pounds the day of the fight, has added weight and improved form ahead of Friday’s bout with Seattle's Harry Casey. Casey, with manager Dan Salt, arrived in Butte for a two-card program including Ray Wallace vs Billy McGregory and Buddie Sullivan vs Jim Cunningham, with proceeds going to the American Legion.
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Harry Casey
Seattle
Knights of Columbus
Bozen
Ray Wlace
Slugum” Sullivan
Doc Flynn
Kelly
Casey
Dan Salt
Butte
Salt
Ray Wallace
Billy McGreory
Buddie Sullivan
Jim Cunningham
Ed Sullivan
American Legion
Soldiers’ Organization
Women Favorites Fail In Golf Match In Detroit
Aug 26 report from Detroit notes two favorites in the women Western golf tournament, Mrs Melvin Jones of Chicago and Miss Elizabeth Klotz of Chicago, losing in first round play. Frances Hadfield, 17, Milwaukee, defeated Jones 3 and 1, while Dorothy Higgle of Chicago toppled Klotz. Mrs H Arnold Jackson, former national champion, advanced by beating Mrs K DuMeld of Memphis 5 and 4, with Jackson’s 3 the day’s best card amid windy conditions. David Gaut of Memphis then beat T Ellis of Chicago 7 and 6, leaving Gaut as the South’s only remaining contender.
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Melvin’ Jones
Chicas
Elizabeth ‘Klow
Chicago
Jones
Frances Hadfield
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Miss Klotz
Dorothy Higble
H. Arnold Jackson
American shots take lion's share at national match
Caldwell New Jersey August 26 The American expeditionary force team won first place and four other berths in the top ten of the national individual rifle match at the navy rifle range A total of 1390 competitors took part shooting at 200 600 and 1000 yards Crawley with a 289 total earned the individual rifleman title along with the top team honors
Boxing legends and the rise of Abe Attell in early 1900s fame
A retrospective on boxing greats like Lavigne and Siddons, with notes on Abe Attell's early career in Denver and plans to recount Attell's path and Montana connections. The piece also touches on Chief Bender weighing a Reds bench role and Cincinnati's pitching strength under Pat Moran amid a pennant chase.
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Lavigne
George Siddons
Tam
Johnny
Butte
Abe Attell
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Attell
Colorado
Stanley Ketchell
Ketchell
Neck of the Woods
Abe
Montana
Collins' Homer Sets Chicago To Beat St Louis 4 to 3
Aug. 24 Chicago tops St Louis 4 to 3 on E. Col Hing's homer over right field. White Sox score three in first. St Louis ties in eighth. Schalk and Kerr ejected for temper and protest. Batteries Kerr Cicotie Schalk Sotheron Severeld.
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ST. Louis
E. Col. Hing
Chicago
White Box
Balla
Gerber
St.Louis
Schalk
Mignola Triumphs in Readville 2:16 Trot Feature
Boston readers report Mignola easy winner of the Readville purse for 2:16 class trotters opening Grand Circuit day. Natalie the Great led early but Mr. Dudley chased to a 2:11% final heat. Goldie King captured the 3-year-old pace in 2.09% and 2.08% with A lillle Irwin edging Peter Hopeful in 2:10%.
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Readville
Read Ville
Mignola
Cox
Natalie the Great
Thomas
Mr. Dudley
Goldie King
Futurity
Lillle Irwin
Peter Hopeful
Strike Postpones Coast League Games
Transportation problems from a railroad workers strike forced the Pacific Coast league to postpone all today’s games in San Francisco. Teams used auto transport between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, while the Vernon club coming from Portland cut its journey at San Francisco.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast League
Los ‘Angeles
Vernon Club
Portland
Los’ Angeles
CHENEY HURLS SPIEL AS REDS SWEEP SERIES
Cincinnati outlasted Philadelphia in a 15 inning double header to sweep the series 2 games to none. Cheney climbed the mound after Neale loaded the bases in the 15th and produced the decisive hits, with Kopf Duncan and Wingo driving in five runs Meusel stood out with key hitting in the twin bill. First game score Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1. Second game score Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2.
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Piaces
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RHE
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tNesce
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Giants
Pirates
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Benton Dubuc
Southworth
Pas ‘Lee
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Adamms
Benton
Dubuc
Snyder
Herrmann Plans For World Series
Cincinnati Aug 26 Herrmann chairman of the national Commission will fly to Chicago Sunday night to convene a meeting of the commission and take charge of world series plans.
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Herrmann
National Commission
Chicago
Commission
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