Gridiron supremacy shifts from East to Midwest in 1924
The Associated Press reports that the 1924 inter sectional football standings place the Midwest ahead of the East for the first time. Notre Dame leads with a 4–0 inter sectional record, while Chicago Nebraska and Marquette post notable wins. Pacific coast battles loom as Syracuse meets Southern California and Notre Dame faces Stanford.
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Associated Press
New York
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
Notre Dame
Army
Princeton
Carnegie Tech
Georgia Tech
Chicago
Brown
Nebraska
Colgate
Marquette
Navy
Vermont
Milwaukee
Boston College
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Ilinois
Penn State
Syracuse
Southern California
Stanford
Pamdena
Pennsylvania
California
Far West
Oregon Aggies
Nebraske
Boxer Ted Moore Freed After Assault Charge Dismissal
Ted Moore English middleweight boxer was released from custody by Magistrate Levine after arraignment on assault charges. The case alleged he beat his landlady Mrs. Josephine Ward, breaking two ribs during a dispute over rent. The magistrate found insufficient evidence to hold the pugilist, who had been on parole since June.
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Associated Press
New York
Ted Moore
Levine
Josephine Ward
Moore
Butte High Football Champions Honored in Rally
More than a thousand students applauded Butte High’s Montana championship football team from Miles City. Coach Dehlberg praised first and second strings for the victory while students on the honor roll included Ralph Olsen Charles Davis and Robert Thierkoff. Principal Ragsdale and Superintendent Douglass spoke on academics and effort.
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Butte High
Montana
Miles City
Harry Dehlberg
Douglass
Ralph Olsen
Charles Davis
Robert Thierkoff
Davis
Olsen
Thierkoff
Ragsdale
Stivers Played Season With Dislocated Neck
Varnon Stivers, Idaho quarterback once deemed top in the Pacific Coast Conference, finished the season after dislocating two neck vertebrae during a practice. He was paralyzed briefly, then treated to realign the bones, with the injury kept secret and his neck bandaged in every game.
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Associated Prean
PCA Ore
Varnon Stivers
University of Idaho
Stivers
Robert Mathews
Idaho
Hard schedules in football and other sports spark debate
The piece weighs which teams faced the toughest fall schedules Yale and Illinois top the list with Penn and others close. It notes Yale Harvard crews and cites broader debates on athletic financing and the era's mass athletics while weaving in humorous quips about golf and boxing figures.
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Yale
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pittsburg
Brown
Corner
Notre Dame
Penn
Army
Princeton
Harvard
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Cornell
Stars of 1924 gridiron awarded official M sweaters
Members of the 1924 football squad received their official M sweaters marking their gridiron service. The presentation highlighted standout players who helped the team during recent battles on the big gridiron.
Bowling Schedules Announced for Butte Y M C A Week
The Butte Y M C A releases the weekly bowling schedule from Dec 1 to Dec 13 across Zinc Lead Silver Gold Copper and Butte leagues. Matches feature Round Oak vs Exchange Club and dormitory vs Butte Water on Dec 1, with numerous pairings through Dec 13.
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Exchange Club
Butte Water
Ryan Fruit
Tomich Juniors
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Mining
Elm Orlu
Billiard
Ghiners Furniture Company
Blanchards
Black Rock
Buik Service
Calkins Photoshop
Blue Goose
Timber Butte
Gold League
Nash Motor
First National Bank
Kistler Garage
Toljan
C. O. D. Laundry
Butte
Sweet Bros
Rotary Club
Symons Dry Goods Couny
Hudson-Essex
Wardhampson Paper Company
Truzzolinos
Tomich Grocery
Elks
Buicks
Nevin-Frank
Copper League
Nettie
Riges Optical
Edlin Drug
Geologists
Shiner Furniture Company
Billiard Repair
Mining Engineers
Silver League
Buick Service
Calkins Photo Shop
C. C. D. Laundry
Symons Dry Goode Company
Elm Orly
Ward-Thompson Paper Company
Magnates urged to curb costs at minor league meeting
Baseball magnates gather in Hartford for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues annual meeting. Dan O Neal, Eastern league president, pushes three economy planks including salary limits and abolition of the bonus. contentious issues loom over player sale shares and a most valuable player award.
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Associated Press
Nartford
Conn
Dan O'Neil
O'Neill
Missouri to meet Southern California in Christmas game
Los Angeles reports that the University of Missouri will play the University of Southern California in an intersectional football game at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Christmas Day Gwynn Wilson Trojan graduate manager announced tonight.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
University of Missouri
University of Southern California
Los Angeles Coliseum
Gwynn Wilson
Trojans
Payers Helped in Victory of Cadets at West Point
West Point cadets cheered as Captain Garbisch credited the team’s victory to players' prayers before each game and thanks after. One cadet tearfully hailed the four drop kicks that toppled Navy. In Los Angeles Jack Kearns announced Dempsey aims for three 1920s bouts including a possible California fight.
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Associated Press
West Point
WN. Y
Edward Garbiech
Garbisch
Savad
Navy
Dempsey
Los Angeles
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
California
Kearns
Dobeus Named Captain of Montana State Bob Cats
Vander Dobeus of Lewistown was elected captain of the Montana State College Bob Cats for 1936 as a football guard. It is his second year on the squad and Harry Brenthal of Three Forks was chosen football manager for 1925. Twenty-one members of the squad are noted.
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Associated Press
Bozeman
Mont
Vander Dobeus
Lewistown
Montana State College
Dobeus
Harry Brenthal
Three Forks
Wagner Named CCC Football Captain for 1925
Julius F. Wagner of West Cliffe Colorado Agricultural College was elected captain for the 1925 season. Wagner, a tackle and senior next year, was placed on the mythical all conference team.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Julius F. Wagner
West Cliffe
Colrado Agricultural College
Wagner
Slattery Edges McLoughlin In Six Rounds At Buffalo
Buffalo middleweight Jimmy Slattery won a rousing six round decision over Vic McLoughlin of New York at Buffalo tonight. The match tipped the scales at 164 pounds and drew a lively crowd.
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Slattery
Associated Press
Buffalo
Jimmy Slattery
Vic McLoughlin
New York
Yankees eye Shocker and Boley trade as Pennock backup plan
New York manager Miller Huggins says urban Shocker of St. Louis and Baltimore shortstop Boley are targets to bolster Herb Pennock with a strong catcher and outfielder. He notes Shocker is marketable and rival clubs seek him while Waite Hoyt stays with the Yankees. The club plans to buy Boley from Jack Dunn at a reasonable price and may look to minor leagues for a catcher.
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Associated Presse
New York
Miller Huggins
Yankees
Urban Shocker
St. Louis
Boley
Baltimore
Herb Pennock
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hartford
Conn
Shocker
Huggins
Yankee
Waite Hoyt
Moundsman
Browns
Jack Dunn
Schang
Duffy Promises Faster Baseball for 1925 Power
Mike Duffy manager of the Montana Power baseball team visited Butte from Mystic Lake at Thanksgiving and signed up three or four new players for the 1925 Power squad. Duffy, an electrical engineer, also oversees wiring and equipment at Mystic Lake and predicts faster baseball next year.
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Mike Duffy
Montana Power
Butte
Mystic Lake
Duffy
American Association Adopts 168 Game Schedule for 1925
The American association approved a 168 game calendar for 1925 opening April 14 and ending September 27 with seven off days for travel. Milwaukee visits Louisville and Kansas City meets Indianapolis. St Paul hosts Columbus and Minneapolis visits Toledo.
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Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
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