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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
6
Interest runs high as Centerville and Englewood prepare for Sundays decisive game with city honors at stake. Fans crowd streets for clues on lineups and outcomes while locals predict a strong showing from key players and husky prospects.
Central high brings a largely new lineup to the court at 8 o clock tonight against Deer Lodge’s Powell county high five in the Butte high school gym. Spike Sullivan Harrington guard Ozanne forward Keppeler captain Loftus McKenzie Regan Wiggenstein mix in as Deck. Deer Lodge counters with Tilman at center De Weber at guard while Mashin tests out his lineup after practice in November.
Turner, long time scout and adviser to Philadelphia and other clubs, signs as assistant manager and scout for the Portland club of the Pacific League. The move aims to develop players toward major league quality. Turner will scout and help oversee the season.
The athletic board of Washington State University unanimously approved a three year contract for coach Welch after a board meeting. Welch plans to depart for duties this month and will lead the team in the upcoming season.
An eastern sports writer urged an elimination series among Catholic university and college football elevens to crown a national Catholic champion. Notre Dame Georgetown and Detroit led a large field, with Creighton and Marquette strong. Western foes like South Dakota and Gonzaga also noted. The plan faces feasibility questions, travel costs, and playoff logistics.
The Associated Press reports a plan to shorten the series from nine to seven games in all major leagues as owners push reform while magnates resist. A special meeting was set to finalize the plan, with the advisory council weighing minors action. The piece also notes manager and umpire moves and potential player trades amid the shifting landscape of professional baseball.
A Welsh village collects waste and loose wool found on fences and hillsides. Grains of wool are brought to school where it is washed dyed carded and spun into scarfs sweaters caps gloves stockings for the pupils. A trunk in an elm tree containing the wool is thought to have lain there about a century.
Memphis boxer Pal Moore defeated bantamweight world champion Johnny Burt in a 10 round no decision match in Milwaukee. Moore dominated with punching while Burt struggled to respond, keeping the bout competitive. Attendance reached about 7,000 with gate figures reported at 46,000.
The St Paul Mikes, O’Dowd and O’Gibrons, prepared for a ten-round no-decision fight in Paul, with O’Dowd claiming middleweight form after a prior November victory. The piece mocks rain lore and cats and dogs weather sayings, noting wind and rain as humorous distractions.
A postwar football close sees massive attendance and a booming interest across major matchups. The Yale Princeton game led with 78,000 fans, followed by Yale Army and Harvard clashes as the sport expands beyond its prewar prominence.
Archaeologists locate ancient Capernaum and its synagogue believed to be the Christ era site near the Sea of Galilee. Excavations reveal temple stones and earth faults from an earthquake, with tractor use noted in Western Canada and a London report on domestic air travel.
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