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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1922
Page
18
Montana coaches and critics name a mythical 1922 interscholastic all star from Butte Anaconda and Central with Kelly Hober Keyes and Sweet forming the backfield. Many stars shown in the season across the state.
A list of players from Cranston Miles City Baier Caruso Carpenter Mueller Thompson Kelly Hober EB Keyes Sweet and Feeerentaense with positions including left end left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle tight end quarterback and backs.
The Standard selects a mythical Montana all star squad from the 1922 season after polling coaches and critics statewide. Miles City, Great Falls, and Missoula have players on the eleven with Anaconda Butte Central Stevensville Livingston represented. Kelly of Missoula named captain at quarterback with Hober Great Falls Keyes Butte Sweet Miles City in support.
The article names Park County and Anaconda standouts plus Miles City and Great Falls players as top propositions for positions. It singles out Bluhm as a developing 15 year old, praises Harris Winters Jacquette and Anderson, and notes Carpenter as an imposing 230 pound pivot from Stevensville with potential to play center or guard.
Battling Siki former European heavyweight champion files suit against the French Boxing Federation which stripped him of the title and suspended him for nine months. A summons to federation president Paul Rosseau demands records behind the disqualification and argues the ruling exceeds boxing jurisdiction and was improperly served.
Thomas Meighan stars in a Paramount comedy drama shown at the Rialto on Wednesday. A light hearted story of love for home town and a lively Fox Film news reel completes the program with a special Rialto musical set.
Marvin Fat Dempsey of Butte was elected captain of the Mount 8 and J Charles college football team for 1928. The 210 pound guard played for the team in 1922 and will start his third year at the school. He was a star at Central high for two seasons.
A 1922 Bell Syndicate essay argues coaches should remain on the sidelines to prevent overreach and to let players think for themselves. It likens football strategy to chess, stresses quarterback judgment, and warns sideline coaching harms game balance and safety.
Safety First clinched first honors in the Class C bowling league at the YMCA by winning three straight to end the season, edging Siegel with a 813 pins per game year average to 808. McElroy led individuals with 175, Wilkinson 173, Van der Heydt 172, while Wilkinson posted a 252 high single and the fans tallied 652 for three games. Siegel’s posted 943 high team game and 2647 high match. The standings list various players and teams. Backgammon note follows.
The article traces the spitball’s origins with Jack Chesbro of the Yankees as the first major league pitcher to use the delivery. It recounts Tip O Neill and Joe Cantillon bringing All Americans to the coast, including Mercer Lajoie and Chesbro, and explains how Stricklett taught Chesbro the pitch after watching a coast league game. It notes Hildebrand’s early observations and the spread of the delivery to Stricklett Thomas and Cutting.
New York December 23. Giants manager John J. McGraw opposes the proposed players union but suggests raising a fund to aid impoverished players. He cites old stars with no money and proposes the union take dues for charitable use. He notes upcoming nasal surgery and plans a Havana trip after recovery.
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