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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
2
New York sports note on December discussions by the football rules committee about aiding the defense and offense with extra downs. The piece surveys changes in play style, noting shifts between defense emphasis and attacking schemes, and debates on safeties and rule clarifications amid teams like Harvard, Princeton, and Michigan.
A crowded Butte crowd watched a frat hockey game between Avrama and Anaconda at Flake Avoca yesterday afternoon. Anaconda edged out 1 0 with Smith and McKay scoring for Anaconda while Miller starred in goal for Jee. The first regular game is set for Anaconda Christmas Day. Manager Clark also arranged a Virginia Street Cubs game against the Anaconda Juniors. Regular games for the Butte crew are Mondays and Thursdays. Also noted is a Belreath Wamen use estimate of not less than 1 in 9 years, with last year totaling 95,085.
Yale undergrad Leonard Smith argues in the Yale Daily News that Yale may play Princeton as a warmup or drop the series, then suggests alternating schedules and moving the Yale Harvard game to Thanksgiving. The piece notes other sports chatter and a parade of oblique references to football, boxing, and a broader sports culture.
Brigham Young college basketball plans a five game in state schedule starting with an away game against the Butte Young Men's Association at the Auditorium. The slate includes appearances in Bozeman Missoula and Logan, with the team facing the University of Montana and other regional opponents.
New York December 12 Ban Johnson president of the American league left New York for Chicago without a conclusion on the sale of the New York club. He did not stop at Lynch Springs and indicated the week should decide whether the transfer of the Yankees to New Town brewer would be closed or abandoned. Other sources hinted that Bright’s prospects in the deal were favorable.
Boston notices George T. Stallings will continue as manager of the champion Nationals for at least five years. He has signed a contract extending four years beyond the current season, keeping him with the club beyond the expiration of his prior agreement.
Cheyenne Wyo December 18 ex heavyweight champion Tommy Burns was severely injured today by a fall from a Pullman car near Casper Wyo In the darkness Burns twisted his left arm and wrenched his shoulder and investigators expect he will be confined in hospital or unable to travel due to the injury.
Dan Morgan recalls efforts to pit Battler Levinsky against Jess Willard after Battling Levinsky’s string of recent showings. References to Gunboat Smith, Bearcat, McMahon, Johnson, and Youngstown bouts suggest ongoing talk of a Willard bout with top heavyweights while Levinsky denounces Willard’s skill and speed as a “wooden Indian.”
A fragmentary OCR note mentions a cure for a cold and day to day remedies. Readable words indicate a focus on medical or health guidance, with unclear attributions or dates. The text is incomplete, offering limited concrete facts or named entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Bozeman dispatch reports Judge Benjamin B. Law to rule on the defense motion to dismiss in the state case against Clarence A. Smith mayor of Butte. The ruling follows testimony connecting Smith to the editorial of the Butte Socialist and the publication of a libelous article. If denied, jurors expected to hear long arguments before a verdict, with a felonious misdemeanor potential sentence up to four to twelve months and a fine up to five thousand dollars.
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