Junior league opens with four games winners named
Four Junior Independent Basketball games were played at the Knights of Columbus gym. Outlaws beat Owls 14 to 9 in a tight opener led by Sullivan and Lowney for the winners. Weasels defeated Trojans 35 to 17 with Riley scoring 14. Pirates edged Galloping Ghosts in a close rally last quarter. Saps routed Woodmen 25 to 6 as Harrington and Nevin starred for the victors.
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Outlaws
Weasels
Pirates
Saps
Knights of Columbus
Owls
Quint
Sullivan
Lowney
Johnny Sullivan
Owl Bunch
Mulholland
D. Sullivan
J. Sullivan
C. McManus
H. Sullivan
Ghosts
O’brien
McCarthy
McCullough
Woodmen
D. Harrington
Nevin
McCormick
Ee Jones
Ebon UB
Allea Boyle
Witioeeee
Ssesvet Tes Reerdises
Gallagher Guard
Duchensatt
Fes Mackey
Manion
Diegel Wins San Diego Open Golf Tourney
Leo Diegel of the Fenimore Country Club New York won the $2,500 San Diego Country Club open at Chula Vista finishing in 67 72 75 214. Bobby Cruickshank Horton Smith tied for second at 216. Billy Burke earned third with 218. Ed Dudley and Al Espinosa tied for fourth with 221.
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San Diego
Cal
Leo Diegel
Fenimore Country Club
New York
Chula Vista
Diegel
Bobby Cruickshank
Horton Smith
Springfield
Billy Burke
Florida
Ed Dudley
Hollywood
al Espinosa
Clarkes win hockey match over Lake Avoca 7 to 4
Clarkes defeated Lake Avoca 7 to 4 in the first scheduled game for Butte’s ice hockey crown at Lake Avoca yesterday afternoon. The contest drew a small crowd and featured rough play as Clarkes prepare to face the Marquettes next Sunday in the season’s second game.
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Clarkes
Lake Avoca
Butte
Marquettes
SU Sendvlenh eLmares Erickson
Rey Ete
Sylvester
Eldkie Heathes
C. Lees
Eee
Bessette
Lindquist
Hicks
Goodman
Lake
English couple breaks world non-stop auto record at Moblery
Victor Bruce and his wife, of England, completed a 15,000 mile nonstop run at Moblery motordrome in 220 hours 32 minutes 54.38 seconds, averaging 68 miles per hour. Paris gas now cheaper than before World War I.
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Paris
Victor Bruce
England
Moblery
Aes
1927 Was Hard on Careers of Several Diamond Aces
Baseball writer George Moriarty analyzes how 1927 ended the careers of Ty Cobb Tris Speaker and Walter Johnson and questions whether successors will fill the gaps. He recalls Johnsons speed debates with Amos Rusie Cy Young and Rube Waddell and contrasts Cobb with Max Carey and the Waner brothers as potential stars.
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Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Walter Johnson
Amos Rusie
Cy Young
Rube Waddell
Johnson
Hughey Jennings
Rusie
Jennings
Walter
Cobb
Crawford
Waddell
Young
Rosie
Max Carey
Carey
Waner Brothers
February Recap of Baseball and Other Sports Highlights
The February feature covers Ty Cobb leaving Detroit for Connie Mack and a $65,000 salary, key trades including George Kelly for Eddie Roush and Sam Jones for Joe Giardia. Davis Cup ban on Vincent Richards. Suzanne Lenglen’s lucrative American tour. Otto Reickhofer and Charley Hoff in billiards. Yale pole vault record by Sabin Carr. Sarazen Hadwen golf match and Hagen win. boxing intrigue with Rosenberg and Rosenrosen suspended amid contract disclosures. Mahroney versus Delaney in New York knockout.
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Ty Cobb
Superman
Detroit Tigers
Pop Anson
Connie Mack
Athletics
Cobb
Sensations
Speaker
Dutch Leonard
Ban Johnson
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
George Kelly
West
Eddie Roush
Kelly
Reds
New York Yankees
Sam Jones
Joe Giard
Cedric Durst
Yanks
Jones
Browns
Vincent Richards
Suzanne Lenglen
C. C. Pyle
Otto Reickhofer
Otto Reiselt
Reiselt
Sabin Carr
Yale
Charley Hoff
Carr
Madison Square Garden
Gene Sarazen
Walter Haven
Sarazen
Walter
Hagen
Danner Walter
Handball Tournament Opens at Butte YMCA Today
A handicap handball tournament begins today at the Butte YMCA with seven matches in the opening round. City leaders enter the event, the second in a winter series, using a round robin where each entrant plays 13 matches and the top scorer is named champion by January 9. Today's pairings include Ed Winninghoff versus Paul Pale and Milt Carr versus Gerald Willard among others.
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Butte Y. M. C. A
Ed Winninghoff
Paul Pale
Milt Carr
Gerald Willard
Fred Emmett
Kieth Pack
Roy McGrew
al Gallagher
P. F. Doherty
M. Loynd
Dr. James
K. Huie
Milt Joslin
Young Huie
Pete Miller Wins Class 6 Marathon at Marquette
Pete Miller won the class marathon bowling contest at Marquette yesterday with 1 051 pins and a 206 average across six games. Rothwell finished second with 1 005. Other scores included Gringo 963 Ashford 944 Aleckisch 943 Brogan 930 Barry 925 Stewart 963 Mainegher 882 Len 880 Renouard 872 Nolan 850. Class A bowlers have regular schedule tonight and Class B league events bowled Wednesday.
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Pete Miller
the Marquette
Rothwell
Gringo
Ashford
Aleckisch
Brogan
Barry
Stewart
Meagher
Len
Renouard
Nolan
Billiard Champion Cochran Defends 18.2 Title
Welker Cochran, world 18.2 balkline champion, faces challenge from former titleholder Jake Schaefer as the 1 500 point match begins at the Pennsylvania Hotel with 300 point blocks scheduled tomorrow and through Wednesday.
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Associated Press
New York
Welker Cochran
Washington
Eric Hagenlacher
Chicago
Cochran
Jake Schaefer
Pennsylvania Hotel
French speed ace takes coast event
Leon Duray, the French speed ace, won the Ascot dirt track feature by completing 40 laps of the five-eighths mile course at an average 73 mph. Ralph De Palma led the first 37 laps before finishing second behind Duray, with Fred Frame in third. George Sanders exited after a motor failure during time trials. De Palma won the 10 lap event, and Babe Stapp took the 20 lap race after De Palma lost the lead for a tire change.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Leon Duray
Ascot
Ralph de Palma
Fred Frame
Angeles
George Sanders
de Palma
Babe Stapp
Brock and Schlee Delayed In Endurance Flight Attempt
Westerly winds kept aviators William S. Brock and Edward S. Schlee earth bound at Daytona Beach delaying their bid to break the world endurance flight record.
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
William S. Brock
Edward S. Schlee
Norwegian whalers report bountiful South Seas season
Oslo notes Norwegian whalers found whales plentiful in the South Seas with blue whales sighted off South Georgia. Oil yield exceeded 500 000 casks, up from 482 000 last year, though oil prices were lower.
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Oslo
South Seas
South Georgia
Eastern Players Arrive for East-West Charity Game
Eastern all stars arrive in San Francisco for the East West charity game to be played December 26. A Shrine temple committee headed by the potentate meets them at Sacramento and escorts the players to the city. The visitors will hold two workouts tomorrow.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Andrew Kaer
Shriners
Shrine Temple
Sacramento
Atkinson Adds To Track Laurels In Natal Jump Record
Durban reports S J M Atkinson set a claimed world record broad jump of 26 feet 9 inches at the Natal athletic championship. He previously held a world record of 15 1/5 seconds in the 120 yard hurdles set in Glasgow three years earlier, defeating D Kinsey of the United States by one yard.
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Durban
Natal
S. J. M. Atkinson
Glasgow
Atkinson
D. Kinsey
United States
Capitol Hill Not Sad Over Army-Navy Split
On December 18 Associated Press reports Capitol Hill shows little emotion over the break in Army Navy football relations. Lawmakers, though divided on the teams, greet relief at fewer ticket demands from constituents and staff, saving time spent chasing elusive game tickets.
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Capitol Hill
ARMY
NAVY
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senators
House
Bobcats Open Season With Stellar Montana Mines Build
Bobcats coach Romney unveils 1927 28 lineup after trimming 15 men from the squad. Capt. John Breeden Ashworth Thompson Frank Ward Golbert Peck McFarland Edward Buzzetti Herschel Ward Donald MacElliott Orland Ward Ott Gardner Harold Sadler Lawrence Anderson Max Worthington Frank Worden Fred Browning Austin De Frate headline a strong roster as Montana State heads to Billings Sheridan Greely and Denver on a holiday tour starting December 26.
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Bozeman
Mont
Bobcats
Montana Mines
Montana State
Golden Bobcats
Livingston Railway
Romney
Bobcat
Capt
John
Brick) Breeden
Breeden
Montana
Ashworth
Cat
Billings
McFarland
Edward Buzzetti
Hardin
Buazzetti
Herschel Ward
Big Sandy
Hurd
Heaas
Harold Sadler
Glendive
Sadler
Lawrence Anderson
Anderson
Max Worthington
Worthington
Frank Worden
Butte
Worden
Fred Browning
Austin de Frate
de Frate
Gallatin High School
Sheridan
Wyo
Colorado
Greely
Pratt
Denver
Campaign Against Quack Training Schools in London
A campaign has started in London to shut down quack training schools for mannequins. The effort targets unsafe and deceptive practices amid concerns for public welfare and professional standards.
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London
Pittsburg Quint Wrecking Havoc in Big Ten Preseason
Pittsburg's invasion beat Michigan, Chicago and Northwestern in late surges as four of 12 conference preseason games ended badly for Big Ten teams. Notre Dame defeated Iowa as Indiana reserves beat Wabash and Illinois reserves lost to Bradley. Minnesota beat Notre Dame 42 to 30. Pitt faces Town, Ohio State, and a Seattle trip for three games in the week after Christmas.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Big Ten
Pittsburg
Notre Dame
Iowa
Michigan
Northwestern
Hawkeyes
Panthers
Ohio State
Pitt
Indiana
Wabash
Illinois
Bradley
Minnesota
Tains
Seattle
University of Washington
Hawaii cattle industry grows to third largest sector
The report notes Hawaii's cattle raising ranks third among industries. About 135000 head are valued at 3.5 million dollars with ranch property investment surpassing 10 million dollars.
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Treas
Honolulu
Hawaii
Heavily Promoted Boxing Benefit in Chicago Ends Tomorrow
Chicago officials stage a 50 round benefit show at the Coliseum to raise about 50 000 for Christmas baskets and a 20000 purse. Otto van Porat meets Ted Sandwina in the main event while Joey Sanger faces Benny Carter in a eight round semi wind up. Ray Miller fights Mike Dundee and Harry Forbes opposes George Rivers in a fourth eight rounder.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Otto van Porat
Ted Sandwina
Sandwina
Sioux City
Town
Europe
Joey Sanger
Benny
Kid) Carter
Ray Miller
Mike Dundee
Harry Forbes
Columbus
George Rivers
Terris to Meet McGraw in 10-Round MSG Lightweight Bout
Sid Terris of New York's East Side will fight Phil McGraw of Detroit in a 10 round elimination bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night. This marks a third clash between the two with a previous win for Terris after four knockdowns and a protested decision, and a later disqualification foul that led to Terris suspension.
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Charley Phil Rosenberg
Bushey Graham
New York
Rosenberg
New York State
Tex Rickard
Chicago
Jimmy Mahroney
Boston Butcher
Jack Delaney
Maloney
Sid Terris
McGraw
Associated Press
College youngsters crowd old pro stars for jobs in fast leagues
College trained players push veterans for spotlight in professional basketball this season. Vic Hanson and Shang Chadwick plus six others from colleges rise with the American Basketball League while Nat Holman and Johnny Beckman remain top veterans. Hanson, a Syracuse alum, captained multiple sports and joined the Cleveland Rosenblums, later attempting a Yankees tryout. Chadwick from Wabash started with Del and now stars for Fort Wayne at center. Other collegians in the pro ranks include Paul Devenport, Vince McNally, George Halas, Frank Mahoney, Mike Wickhorst, and Cookie Cunningham.
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E. G. Vossbergh
Asociated Press
New York
Hardy
Foxy
Old Guard
Nat Holman
Johnny Beckman
Vic Hanson
Syracuse University
Shang Chadwick
Wabash University
Celtics
East Side
Settlement House
Hanson
Central High School
Syracuse
N. Y
Manlius School
Chadwick
Fort Wayne
Paul Devenport
Penn
Philaas
Delphia Warriors
Vince McNally
Notre Dame
George Halas
Illinois
Frank Mahoney
Creighton University
Mike Wickhorst
Indiana
Cookie ,Cunningham
Ohio State
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O'Leary
Riley
R. Fox
R. Sullivan
Peras L. McDonald
M. Cleary
J. Murphy
J. Carrigan
Erie Graeet Gao
Seteeet
B. Dezell
McGillivary Holland
Freebourn
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Calne Diabhdea Ow
Ae Rab Daly
Nabetheerihceieae McMahon
BePtares
M. Brooks
B. Brooks
Gallagher
Lake Avoca Sextet
Y.M.C
Butte League
Phippen Peewee
George Moriarty
Detroit Baseball Club
North American Newspaper Alliance
Sport Review
T Review
Norman E.brown
Lenglen
Y.M.G. A
Brock
Schlee
Earth
Pittsburg Quint Wrecking Havas
Eastern Hoop Outfit
Rosenblooms
Yankees
Joh Beckman
Del
Beckman
The
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Marine Motoring Association
Honduras
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