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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
2
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Tulsa magnate Harry F. Sinclair claims control of contracts for Benny Kauff Lee Magee and George Anderson among Kansas City Newark and Buffalo Federals. He says Magee valued at over fifteen thousand dollars and asserts offers for Magee and Moseley, while denying he is the league's liquidating agent. He plans retirement from baseball interests after the St Louis Americans sale settles.
A veteran player announces he is quitting baseball amid Federal League losses and accuses the public of underestimating players. He says organized baseball treated players fairly and hopes the future improves. A report notes Sinclair negotiating to buy the New York Nationals and possibly bring Magee and other Federal stars to the Giants if the deal proceeds.
Cincinnati December 23 The Chicago Nationals and St Louis Americans are exempt until 1917 from the May 20 player limit under the baseball peace agreement. National League limit is 21 per team. American League limit 25. August Herrmann, National Commission head, says Cubs and Browns will keep surplus players after mergers. The remaining 14 majors will observe the limit. no move to drop it.
Joseph Garretson of Cincinnati, from the Taft hunting party at the Taft ranch near Corpus Christi, telegraphed President Charles Weeghman that Taft will not make any further statement on transferring the Chicago Nationals until his return to Cincinnati on January 6. The Taft party is expected to depart for the north on January 1.
The 1912 copper season saw Arizona produce about 350 million pounds of copper. Major mines and processing plants contributed to the bulk of the yield, reflecting the state’s mining prominence in that era.
Mars wrestlers eye Butte hoping for a theater to stage a show. Joe Turner plans a match with Mike Yoke in Salt Lake and seeks a Rentrop bout for a side bet with Turner holding the Police Gazette middleweight belt. Demetral demands a Connolly match with up to a $5,000 stake and claims he can beat Connolly under any terms.
Fielder Jones, former manager of the St. Louis Federals, said he would travel to St. Louis within a day or two after a summons from Phil Ball, owner of the St. Louis Americans, who has offered him the managerial post for 1916.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland will defend his featherweight title against George Chaney of Baltimore in a 15 round bout set for March 17 in Baltimore. The fight article confirms the match and weight at 122 pounds with a forfeit of 1090 dollars posted for weight and appearance.
The scheduled bout between Walter Miller welterweight champion and Joe Turner 155 pound champion has been canceled by promoters. Miller who has wrestled here several times will go East shortly.
The Anaconda hockey club will begin its season with a home game against Bupptte on the schedule. Players to watch include key forwards and the new goaltender as the team aims for a strong start.
Two teams on the ice Christmas day will face off with one winner meeting the Maple Leaf team at Lake Avoca and the other taking on East Side Athletics at Anaconda.
Massachusetts population reached 3,369,310 on April 1, up 326,894 since five years earlier. Boston's count rose to 745,439. Worcester 162,697. Fall River 124,791. Metropolitan district within ten miles of city hall totals 1,587,003. Massachusetts ranks sixth in the nation by population and leads Rhode Island in density.
Teheran reports Russian troops engage Emir Khishimet led gendarmes at Rabitakerim about 25 miles from Teheran. Fighting advances toward the city as telegraphic lines are cut and details are unavailable.
Commerce and Finance notes an unusual influx of full-rigged ships, barkentines, schooners, and several Norwegians in New York waters. Vessels vary from seaworthy to tattered, many repurposed to haul freight as the maritime boom drives profits. Tugs methodically move ships in and out while brigantines remain scarce.
A Constantinople dispatch reported by the Hamburger Fremdenblatt says the revolutionary movement in India has expanded greatly. British forces struggle to quell it as native troops desert in large numbers and mutinies surge, with troops resisting attacks on insurgents.
In Baltimore on December 23 two well known men died by suicide amid severe ill health. Edward F. Buke 42, a horseman who served under Theodore Roosevelt at San Juan Hill, shot himself at home. James Carroll Schenck 33, from a longtime Baltimore family and leading clubs, shot himself in his father's studio. Wisconsin offers 10,000,000 acres for settlement.
A charity ramble links the upcoming bonspiel in Butte on 12 and 15 with eight Anaconda entrants and a possible two-team from Butte and Nelson in British Columbia. Duluth hosts the national event January 17, while teams choose rosters, and a Salvation Army flour donation goes to a needy family.
Robert Lee Hodges the owner of the St Louis Americans Browns said he entered a contract with Ball and Stifel for the sale of the Browns. He did not reveal the purchase price.
The Helena YMCA basketball team defeated the Nebraska All-Stars 35 to 31 in a fast game. The score was tied at the end of regulation and extra time was needed to decide the winner.
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