Heth Round Jinx Mark Battes In Southern States
Salt Lake City report of boxing wins Ed Shepard a six round decision over Imey Garfinkle in Salt Lake. Adrian Elton defeated Billy Watson by fourth round technical knockout in Santaquin. In Sarasota Big Ben Pound knocked out Charlie Wheeler in the fifth round of a 10 round bout.
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Heth
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ed Shepard
Salt Lake
Imey Garfinkle
Shepard
Adrian Elton
Santaquin
Billy Watson
San Francisco
Sarasota
Fla
Big Ben Pound
Rollins
Charlie Wheeler
Kansas City
Pound
Maneuns Edges Stedman In Ten Round Decision
Milton Maneuns of New Orleans won a judges decision over Paul Stedman of St Louis in a ten round light weight bout here tonight Both fighters weighed 126 pounds and the match took place in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Milton Maneuns
New Orleans
Paul Stedman
St. Louis
Memphis Welterweight Frankie Dugan KO’s McCann in Fifth
Frankie Dugan of Memphis knocked out Billy McCann of Cleveland in the fifth round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Jack Kearney of New Orleans decisioned Billy Bonillas of California.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Frankie Dugan
Billy McCann
Cleveland
Jack Kearney
New Orleans
Billy Bonillas
California
Bearcat Wright and Big Bill Hartwell Slug to Draw in Galveston
In Galveston Texas bearcat Wright of Omaha Nebraska and Big Bill Hartwell of Kansas City Missouri fought twelve rounds to a draw in a heavyweight bout. The result left both fighters undefeated and ended without a winner.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Bearcat Wright
Omaha
Neb
Big Bill Hartwell
Kansas City
Continental Oil Company
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Rocco Edges Gemas In Fifth Round TKO
Emmett Rocco of Ellwood City Pa won by technical knockout over George Gemas of Philadelphia in the fifth round of a 10 round bout here. Gemas’ seconds threw in the towel after Rocco pressured him in the third and fourth rounds. Gemas rallied later and left Rocco with a badly swollen left eye.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Emmett Rocco
Ellwood City
George Gemas
Philadelphia
Gemas
Rocco
Philadelphian
Diate Lanood Returns From Coast Invasion
Dixie Lahood Butte’s flashy light weight returns from a three months trip to California where he met top coast boxing lads. He will spend Christmas with his wife and plans to return to the coast in a few months. Jimmy Lundy and John Sullivan expect back before Feb 1 with Lundy signed for a San Francisco bout January 14.
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Dixie Lahood
Butte
California
Lahood
Jimmy Lundy
John
Slug Em) Sullivan
Lundy
San Francisco
Sullivan
Dixie
Co. E. Rickard
Mr. Rickard
Indians to Train in New Orleans Camp in 1928
The Cleveland Indians announced that their 1928 training camp will be held in New Orleans starting in late February with Billy Evans as the new business manager. No manager to succeed Jack McCallister was announced. McCallister is in town seeking a new post, while a bout mentioned was halted.
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Dallas
Texas
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Billy Evans
Indians
Florida
Jack McCallister
McCallister
Manuel and Brown Box To Ten Round Draw In Coral Gables
In Coral Gables Florida Manuel a Tampa southpaw and Harry Kid Brown of Philadelphia battled to a sensational ten round draw. Both ring men weighed 137 pounds. In the eight round semifinal Billy Gannon of Philadelphia and Bobby Greene of Miami also fought to a draw with Gannon at 148 and Greene at 152.
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Manuel
Miami
Fla
Young Manuel
Tampa
Harry
Kid) Brown
Philadelphia
Coral Gables Coliseum
Billy Gannon
Bobby Greene
Gannon
Greene
Welch and Taylor Draw in Junior Welterweight Bout
Teddy Welch of McKeesport Pa and Harry Taylor of Toronto Canada fought eight rounds to a draw in a junior welterweight contest. Andy Tomaski of Wilmerding Pa scored a seventh round technical knockout over Eddie Mayers of Detroit in an eight round bantamweight bout.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Teddy Welch
McKeesport
Harry Taylor
Toronto
Canada
Andy Tomaski
Wilmerding
Eddie Mayers
Detroit
Coaching upheaval roils major football programs
Coaching changes ripple across East and Southwest campuses as Princeton and Harvard settle with coaches, Yale and NYU mull resignations, Rice Institute dismisses John Heisman, Cornell ponders Gil Dobie removal, and alumni pressure grows to retain Tad Jones and others.
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New York
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
New York University
Rice Institute
John W. Heisman
East
South
Middle West
Ithaca
Gil Dobie
Cornell
William J. Bingham
Arnold Horween
Crimson
Cambridge
Bill Roper
Chick Meehan
Nick Roberts
Jersey
New Haven
Tad Jones
Jones
No Free Transcript Denied for Kapetanakis New Trial
Silver Bow county will not fund a transcript of testimony from Angelo Kapetanakis trial for the murder of George Stefanakis. Judge J J Lynch denied the motion to provide county paid transcript for a potential new trial, noting it is not necessary at present and would be an undue expense unless the case reaches the supreme court.
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Silver Bow County
Angelo Kapentanakis
George Stefanakis
J. J. Lynch
Kapetanakis
Renfro Sentenced After Amusing Court Story
Sam Renfro amused jurors in federal court with a story but earned six months in jail and a $100 fine for automobile theft. Judge George M. Bourquin called it the heaviest sentence for that crime. McKinnon testified against Renfro while Renfro said he acted as the owner's agent during a Scotch whiskey search.
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Sam Renfro
George M. Bourquin
Renfro
Bourquin
8S. H. McKinnon
McKinnon
Butte
City Considers Hydrant Removal Costs on East Mercury
City fire and water committee discussed who pays to remove a hydrant at a garage entrance on East Mercury Street. The city agreed to remove it but asks the property owner to cover the expense. The panel adjourned to confer with the city attorney before the council meeting.
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East Mercury Street
Fire and Water Committee
Further study on auto permit charge discussed by committee
The special traffic committee and city attorney P. E. Geagan discussed drafting a 50 cent driving permit ordinance. The panel aims to present the proposal to the city council Wednesday evening. Funds from the charge would fund traffic regulation and new signs and markers.
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Special Traffic Committee
P. E. Geagan
Missouri City to Butler s Choice in Convention Fight
Washington December 5 circulation spread that Chairman Butler favors Kansas City for the next republican convention prompting debate among Republican National Committee members. Delegations from cities seeking the convention heard tomorrow and a decision is due Wednesday as Emile Kuntz announced the preference. Butler remained isolated and could not be reached for confirmation.
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Washington, D. C
Butler
Kansas City
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Detroit
Missouri City
Emile Kuntz
Louisiana
Post Office Loss Near 24 Billions Leads to Rate Change
Washington reports the Postmaster General transmitted a cost report showing last year’s mail operations at a net loss of 23.914 million dollars. First class mail profited 83.174 million. second class mail newspapers and periodicals lost 84.023 million. Recommendations include restoring the one cent postcard postage rate.
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Washington
Congress
Postmaster-General New
Postmaster - General
Married Alive at Ansonia Teases Theory Versus Practice
Fox Films presents the two day run of Married Alive at the Ansonia theater. The satire follows a brilliant professor whose controversial theories on polygamy clash with the real life schemes of a modern Bluebeard. Adapted from Ralph Straus's popular novel.
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Fox Films
Ansonia Theater
Ralph Straus
Auxiliary reports on five-year rehabilitation program
Dr. Savage notes the auxiliary aided 65 children, 57 surgically treated at Billings, 19 this year sent to hospital, eight at St Vincent’s. St Vincent’s charges $2 a day, with no charge from Dr. Allard. St James in Butte furnishes nurse and physician space gratis. Finance shows 1926 balance of $10,287.29, boosted to $21,498.49 by the 1927 campaign, with expenses of $11,101.11 and a $10,397.38 remaining. Daly, Furman, and MacDonald audited the report and praised the work.
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Allard
St. James Hospital
Butte
Northern Pacific
H. B. Lowry
C. L. Berrien
Maud Boyington
J. E. Corette
A. J. Davis Jr
W. B. Daly
John V. Dwyer
Fred Furman
Charles R. Leonard
William Meyer
R. J. MacDonald
Ralp Place
F. FE
Auxiliary
Englewood Team Hosts Postseason Party at Nine Mile House
Twenty two members of the Englewood football team of the Independent league will hold their annual postseason party at the Nine Mile house on Saturday night. The event starts at 10 with a dance and a turkey dinner included, as announced by manager Tige Harrington.
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Englewood
Nine Mile House
House Debates Flood Control and National Defense Measures
Lawmakers consider amendments to ease credit at federal farm loan banks and authorize state compacts for flood control. A Garber bill seeks flood control consents, Woodruff pursues 40 million for river navigability, McLeod propones 100 million for aviation aid, and Curry reintroduces a national defense department with three air assistants.
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Garbe
Oklahoma
Moore
Kentucky
Congress
Garber
Woodruff
Michigan
McLeod
Curry
California
Department of National Defense
Peasantry Fears Highlight Chicago Educator Speech
William E. Dodd of the University of Chicago warned the American Farm Bureau federation that farmers fear a slide into peasantry due to tariffs, banking and immigration laws. The report notes reactions to industrial and labor policies and outlines Christmas tree plans and upcoming board elections.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William E. Dodd
American Farm Bureau Federation
Professor Dodd
History Department
University of Chicago
Australia to Erect War Monument in Villers Bretonneux
Australia plans a $500,000 war monument at Villers Bretonneux in France. The project honors fallen soldiers and strengthens commemorative ties with France.
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Australia
Villers-Bretonneaux
France
Disqualification of Judge in Butte Gambling Cases
Affidavits of disqualification will be filed against District Judge George Bourquin in all gambling abatement cases in his department. The first comes from Assistant Attorney General I W Choate in the Montana bar case on East Park street. Trials begin with Joseph O Neill in Judge J J Lynch's department as the state leads a drive to clean up gambling.
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George Bourquin
I. W. Choate
Montana Bar
East Park Street
James McCarthy
John Doe
A. Wehl
Bourquin
Foot
Choate
Frank Sullivan
Hum Yow
Lynch
Dillon
Oklahoma
G. W. Elder
Attorney General's Office
F. H. Sarles
Butte
Answer Filed in Damage Action Against Heirs of Barnes
An answer to a damage complaint by heirs of Frank Barnes was filed in district court yesterday. F X Girard, agent for the Harbour block building, claims Barnes contributed to his own death by careless conduct after a fall down the elevator shaft.
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Frank Barnes
F. X. Girard
Girard
Barnes
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Mr. Daly
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