Slugging Decline Marks 1924 American League Baseball
1924 American League statistics show a continued decline in batting after the 1921 peak, with Detroit leading team batting at .298 and Boston last at lower levels. Ruth tops individual batting with .378 while Heilman drops to .346. base stealing and homers show shifts, with Goarisin and Harris notable in extra-base hits and sacrifices.
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Gulchers Triumph in Butte Clash to Claim Title
Englewood fell 28 to 13 as the Dublin Gulchers secured the league crown at Clark Park. Led by Kyllingstadt and Tomich, the champions overcame a 6–0 first quarter deficit and extended their perfect regional run with a strong passing game and key scores.
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Midwest season recap ranks 1924 Big Ten champs
The 1924 Western conference season ended with Chicago crowned champion and Illinois tied for second with Iowa. Highlights include Chicago vs Illinois 21 21, Minnesota downs Illinois 20 7, Grange’s 95 yard kickoff return and multiple dramatic late finishes. Northwestern earns praise, Notre Dame’s four horsemen boost status, and Missouri claims Missouri Valley title with 14 0 win over Kansas. Baylor tops Southwestern for conference glory as SMU suffers four losses.
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Associated Press
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Grange
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McBride Rises to Second in East Scoring
John Mc Bride of Syracuse scored three field goals at the Polo Grounds on Thanksgiving Day helping him reach 90 points for the season. Heinie Benkert of Rutgers remains the scoring leader with 100 points, the only player in the three figure class.
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New York
John Mc Bride
Syracuse
Polo Grounds
Columbia
Heinie Benkert
Rutgers
Marvel
British business up in 1923 earnings exceed prewar levels
Great Britain in 1923 earned about 17.35 billion dollars from productive power and services to the world. The economist notes 1923 output ran at 95 percent of 1913 capacity, up from 86 percent in 1922 and 80 percent in 1921, signaling improving economic activity despite past lows.
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London
Great Britain
Economist
Simonich Sustains Broken Collar Bone in Los Angeles Bout
Jos Simonich of Butte Montana suffered a broken collar bone in a fight with Los Angeles welterweight Lefty Cooper last Friday. He floored Cooper in the first round but lost the bout, and the injury will prevent a scheduled match with Pete Latzo in Oakland next Wednesday, likely keeping him out of the ring for some time.
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Butte
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Los Angeles
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Montana
Simonich
Pete Latzo
New York
Oakland
Boxing bout postponed due to O'Dowd injury in gym workout
The Dixie LaHood and Phil O'Dowd bantam bout at Broadway in Butte has been moved to December 16 after O'Dowd sustained a deep cut over an eye during a gym session. Promoters delayed the match to allow proper healing while LaHood and other boxers continue training at the Legion gym.
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Marquettes top Montana Hardware in first hockey tussle
In Butte at Holland rink the Marquettes beat Montana Hardware 5 to 1 in a practice game. A large crowd watched new Canadian arrival Johnson and Jack Davis shine for hardware while Gerry starred for the Marquettes.
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Treglown
Most Remarkable 1924 College Grid Season Ends
The 1924 football season concludes with record attendances and upsets. Army defeats Navy before 78,000 in Baltimore, Stanford- California draw 90,000, and Harold Grange dominates praise for Notre Dame. Knute Rockne's Fighting Irish, Yale, California, Minnesota and Colorado are highlighted with key conference titles and standout players.
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Red” Grange
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Wisconsin Athletics Director Jones Considers Resignation
Madison, Wis. Nov 30 T. E. Jones director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin said he probably would submit his resignation to President E A Birge tomorrow ahead of a board of regents athletic commission meeting with the athletic council. Dean B. H. Goodnight said Jones informed him he would likely remain and could be retained as track coach. Dr Walter E Meanwell is under consideration as director. he has long coached basketball at Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Baxter elected Army 1925 football captain
Henry W. Baxter of Chester Pa was elected captain of the Army 1925 football team. The Black Knights, led by coach Fred Garbisch, were returning from a victory over Navy in Baltimore.
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N. Y
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Navy
Baltimore
Six Day Bike Grind Opens in New York With 15 Teams
New York December 1 Will Rogers fired the starter gun at 12 01 a m to launch the six day bike grind. Fifteen teams entered the event staged in New York City racing over six days beginning this morning.
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Associated Press
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Will Rogers
West Produced Gridiron Upsets in Pacific Coast Contests
In the Far West the college football season produced several shocks and upsets. California struggled with veterans gone and edged closer to disruption while Oregon toppled Washington, Stanford defeated Colorado, and Washington State and Idaho shared conference honors in the Northwest.
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GOODFRIENDS WINNERS FROM BUTTE BOWLERS
Goodfriends of Anaconda defeated Round Oak bowlers of Butte at the YMCA alleys yesterday afteroon. The Butte team had won a prior match in Anaconda. Hudson Essex bowlers of Butte beat the Hudson Hasex group from Anaconda in another inter city match. ITALIAN BATTLER WINS Milan. Bruno Frattini beat Roland Todd on points in a 20 round middleweight European championship bout.
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