Butte civic groups plan honors banquet for high school athletes
About 30 representatives from civic, governmental, industrial and labor organizations met in the chamber of commerce to plan a banquet honoring Butte high school athletes who won three state titles. A rowing cup for the school will be presented, with a six by nine foot pennant from the Butte lodge of Elks to also be given. The Silver Bow club may host the event and Loomis orchestra will provide music.
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Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bow
Butte Lodge of Elks
Chauncey Berrien
State Athletic Association
Loomis Orchestra
Winter Garden
Pointe
Thorpe to referee Notre Dame Stanford clash in Pasadena
Ed Thorpe of Columbia will referee the Notre Dame versus Stanford game in Pasadena on New Year's Day. FP. C. Quigley will umpire, Walter Eckersall head linesman, and Judge R. Morris field judge. Stanford practiced and Cardinal back Jim Kelly missed practice with a cold but Neill returned to guard duties after a knee injury deemed not serious.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Ed Thorpe
Columbia
Pasadena
FP. C. Quigley
Kansas
Walter Eckersall
Chicago
R. Morris
Washington
Stanford
South
Jim Kelly
Cardinal
California
Neill
McTigue Marullo Bout Postponed to January 19
The 10 round world light heavyweight title bout between Mike McTigue and Young Marullo in New Orleans was postponed due to bad weather and rescheduled for January 19. New Orleans officials announced the change today.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mike McTigue
Young Marullo
Paluso Defeats Ridley In Salt Lake City Bout
Lew Paluso of Salt Lake City outpointed Bud Ridley of Seattle in a 12 round featherweight bout. Frankie Welch of Chicago defeated Patsy Recco in 11 rounds in Chicago. welterweights.
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Ridley
Salt Lake City
Lew Paluso
Salt Lake
Bud Ridley
Seattle
Welch
Chicago
Frankie Welch
Patsy Recco
Roper Will Stay On As Princeton Football Coach
Princeton New Jersey December 22 W W Bill Roper head coach of the Princeton football team will remain for another year according to an announcement by Dr C W Kennedy chairman of the board of athletic control. A year ago Roper said pressure of professional interest would force withdrawal but the board asked him to reconsider and today he announced his willingness to stay on with his appointment formally voted.
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Bill” Roper
Br. C. W. Kennedy
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Board of Control
Webster Wins Hard Fight for Middleweight Title Bout
Al Webster edged Chuck Lambert in a 15 round slugfest to claim the better middleweight after two prior draws. Both fighters suffered cuts as the bout went the distance in Billings Montana.
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Associated Press
Billings
Mont
al Webster
Chuck Lambert
Fargo
Toredore
Sailor
Young Walsh
Laurel
Jimmie Freyvler
Helena
Bo Palmer
Siki Thrown From Memphis Cafe After Refusal of Food
Senegalese fighter Siki faced drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after entering a Memphis cafe, being refused food, and being escorted out by a small Negro porter who later handed him to police. His wife and her brother were released with no involvement shown. Siki was fined 50.
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Tenn
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Battler
Beverley Werner
USC Football Prepares For Missouri Christmas Day Showdown
USC enters the final two days of practice for the December 25 game against Missouri. Coach Howard Jones plans a light training session after today’s grit workout as the Trojans fine tune tricks. The team heads for Columbia late Tuesday or Wednesday and returns just before kickoff.
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Los Angeles
University of Missouri
University of Southern California
Missouri
OBrien defeats Lombardo in Brookyn lightweight bout
Milwaukee lightweight Tommy OBrien easily outpointed Philadelphia fighter Johnny Lombardo also known as Ray Mitchell in a 10 round bout in Brooklyn.
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Associated Press
New York
Tommy O'Brien
Milwaukee
Johnny Lombardo
Philadelphia
Ray Mitchell
Brooklyn
Bowling Note Exchange Wins Roll Off
A fragment reports Note-Exchange winning a roll off in bowling, but details like participants scores and location are not provided. The kept line indicates a victory event with Note-Exchange prevailing.
Wisconsin Trims Grinnell In Low Scoring Contest
Wisconsin defeated Grinnell 20 to 15 in Madison. Both teams struggled offensively but Wisconsin tightened in the final period with Martel scoring a burst of baskets. Moran stood out for Grinnell as the steady performer.
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Smoking and drinking hinder athletic potential says Grantland Rice
A student asks if smoking and occasional drinking hurt athletic prospects. Rice argues they harm stamina and nerve control, noting stars like Tom Gibbons and Stenroos who never smoked or drank excelled, showing age, development, and concentration matter in competition.
Across Ages of Sport Aged Athletes Compete and Train On
A survey of athletes from 17 to 55 shows champions and near greats like Hussey Gibbons Lindstrom and Jones maintaining conditioning through diet training and discipline. The piece notes advancing ages still contend at top levels and outlines upcoming schedules for Penn Yale and other programs with focus on stamina speed and competition.
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Gibbons
Frank Hussey
Stenroos
Lindstrom
Walter Johnson
Young Lott
Nor Brookes
J. H. Taylor
Sandy Herd
Bobby Jones
Grain Exports Dip As Week Totals Fall Short
United States grain exports last week totaled 5.283 million bushels, down from 5.344 million the prior week. Wheat at 3.99 million, corn 105 thousand, rye 372 thousand, oats 190 thousand. flour 249 thousand barrels. For 11 months in 1924 grain exports valued at 388 million dollars, up 97 million from 1923.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
North Dakota Aggies to Meet Butte YMCA Five in Butte
North Dakota Aggies, among the strongest in their section, will play the Butte YMCA five in Butte on January 7. The Dakota team started well and will embark on a western trip with several games in Montana.
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Butte Y. M. C. A
Dakotas
Montana
Robinson Improves After Surgery for Pleurisy
Wilbert H. Robinson manager of the Brooklyn baseball club was slightly improved after an operation Saturday at Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore. Doctors said he will undergo a minor operation tomorrow or Wednesday as a result of pleurisy.
Cal guard Walter Rau may miss Penn game with elbow dislocation
Berkeley Cal guard Walter Rau sustained a badly displaced elbow in Saturdays scrimmage and may be unable to play in the January first clash with the University of Pennsylvania. Doctors reported the injury after today's examination.
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Associated Press
Berkeldy
Cal
Walter Rau
University of California
University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern Defeats Michigan in Evanston Basketball
Northwestern University defeated Michigan Agricultural College 26 to 17 in Evanston. The game was played tonight with Northwestern taking an early lead and holding off a late rally by the visitors.
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Northwestern
Associated Press
Chicago
Northwestern University
Michigan Agricultural College
Evanston
Creighton Beats Minnesota 29 to 24 in Omaha Basketball
Creighton University defeated Minnesota 29 to 24 at Omaha in a late season college basketball game. The score shows Creighton pulling ahead in the second half.
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Omaha
Minnesota
Creighton University
Navigator at Rialto Delivers Buster Keaton Comedy Delight
The Rialto shows The Navigator featuring Buster Keaton in a crewless ocean liner caper with Kathryn McGuire. Phase of getaway humor praised as the best of Keaton’s work. directors include Donald Crisp and Buster Keaton. written by Havez, Bruckman, and Mitchell. Jackie Coogan brings Little Robinson Crusoe to Rialto next, running through Friday.
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Metro-Goldwyn
Rialto Theater
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Kathryn McGuire
Jean Havez
Clyde Bruckman
Joseph Mitchell
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Joseph M. Schenck
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Jackie Coogan
Rialto
Weather map notes see high and low pressure patterns
The map shows a high pressure crest from British Columbia to Western Montana with a low centered over Manitoba and plateaus. Snow blankets the Rockies and Manitoba, while rain falls in California. Temperature rises in northern plains, eastern Montana, and adjacent provinces due to the moderating Canadian low.
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Greece Seeks Neutral Stance on Albania Situation
The Greek government told the British minister it will maintain a strictly neutral position in view of the Albania situation, according to an Athens dispatch.
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Associated Press
London
Albania
Athens
President grants limited clemency to one inmate
Washington December 22 1939 extension of executive clemency as a Christmas gift was limited to one person John Rohrer of San Jose California whose life sentence may be commuted or parole upon immediate application.
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Washington
John Rohrer
San Jose
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