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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
14
New York reports show fifty colleges in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association vote on football forms. West Point proposal calls for eradicating abuses such as excessive roughness and semiprofessional practices while weighing changes toward American and Rugby games.
Tom Sharkey says estimating the July 4 boxing match is hard seven months ahead. He expresses bias for keeping the white title and notes two clever fighters in and out of the ring. He adds his personal views on Johnson and race.
New Haven Conn Dec 27 Capt Fred Daly of Cambridge Mass will lead Yale next year with Kilpatrick Vaughan Ravage Francis Field Daly Paul Howe Corey as backfield ends and backs Freshmen Cape FE Philbin Walter Camp Jr son of the expert was a former full back and may partner with a varsity man for the team
Detroit Mich Dee 27 preparation are under way for the tenth annual American Bowling club bowling tournament to be held here from Feb 8 to March 15. Knights of the pin expect record entries with 315000 blanks printed and distributed. Special rates will be arranged for distant cities as the tournament aims to exceed past participation.
The six day cycling race started at 10 o'clock in Berlin's zoological gardens with fifteen thousand spectators. Sixteen pairs compete including New York winners Rutt and Clarke and the American team Root and Fogler. Butt faced possible arrest for evading military service but was allowed to compete after intervention from the crown prince.
Princeton, N J December 27 The football captaincy for next season remains unresolved as Eddie Hart, the plunging full back, may not play again due to a neck injury. A committee of three surgeons was appointed to examine him and their ruling will determine Hart’s eligibility and the Tigers future leadership.
Morris Jones, 10, son of Dr W F Jones of Ticonderoga NY, owns a silver cup from a Rutland VT half mile dash where Charles Taylor, aged over 100 at his funeral, raced Onida in 2 19 4 weight 1275 pounds and won by a half length Look Away ran 1 13 for a half mile. He next drove yearling filly Look Forward in fairs across Northern New York and Vermont.
Results from Oakland on December 27 across six races. Marburg won the first race at five and a half furlongs with Thistle Refle second and Annie Wells third in 1 07. Alder Guleh captured the six furlongs second race with Batronta and Samnotta following in 1 14 5. Priceless Jewel won the six and a half furlongs third race with Orelio and May Sutton behind in 1 20. Fernando took the Futurity course Santa Rosa handicap in 1 08 4 5 with Binocular second and Sewell third. Charley Paine won the mile and a sixteenth selling race with Dr Mayer and Roy Junior second and third in 1 47 2 6. Adena led the six and a half furlongs selling race with Burning Bush and Cableskill following in 1 19 2 5.
Tampa Florida December racing showcased high class with four nose finishes. Brookline's Victory opened at 20 to 1 as a surprise, with six races detailing winners Frank Flesher Grookline King s Guinea Lucullus Lens Vanen and other placers along standard times.
In Jacksonville Dee 27 The Earl upset at closing odds of 17 to 1 with Grande Diane the heavy favorite. The mile handicap featured Sir Cleges ridden by Nichol in a tidy race as part of a full afternoon of six races.
Phil King former quarterback on the all American team and Princeton adviser coach submits rule ideas to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association. He suggests backs five yards behind the line seven on defense seven during plays quarterback free to run and no limits on passes if forward pass stays. He also calls one minute rests after 10 20 and 30 periods with captain to inspect players and bans on coaches on field during rests.
Pittsburg reports pitcher Charlen Adams has signed a two year contract with the Pittsburg National baseball club on December 27. The deal secures Adams as a key member for the upcoming seasons.
The McDougall buttons contest, held by Butte curlers, will be decided Wednesday night at the local rink with O'Brien's rink facing Beaudro's for the coveted buttons. Beaudro defeated Arthur 15 to 8 to earn a finals berth. crowd expected, rink in good shape, public invited to watch.
Pittsburg reports at the National League meeting indicate Vic Willis of the Pirates may depart after last season. Clarke, dissatisfied with Willis late in the pennant run, reportedly refused Willis to Cincinnati who countered with Pitcher Spade. Willis’s late-season form and contract holdout are cited as reasons for potential move next year.
Andrew Carnegie slipped on ice in Central Park injuring his left knee. He could not attend the dinner at his home for Governor Hughes and President Butler of Columbia University, but guests were told the event would proceed as planned despite his absence.
Boston manager Fred Lake denies Cincinnati rumors that Pittsburg stars will join the Nationals. He plans to develop young players, trim rosters to 25, and avoid trades or reliance on other clubs, seeking a winning lineup through spring trials.
New York observers discuss rising boxing purses and the film industry. They argue moving pictures drive profits, while others warn of fake fights designed to pull in audiences. The Jeffries Johnson bout is cited as an example of spectacle and strategy.
Connie Mack will send Athletics players south in two platoons for spring work. Juveniles on his reserve list depart March 1 to Atlanta, while the old men follow March 10 under Harry Davis. Mack praises Strunk and names candidates for outfield duties as he eyes a championship merger.
The Jeffries Gotch Roller show at the Broadway theater has a moved date from January 15 to January 25. The performers are detained in the East, delaying their Butte appearance.
An old advertisement touts laxative bromine quinine tablets as a cure for a cold in one day. It claims a money refund if it fails and notes a signature by Grave on each box, priced at five cents.
New York December 27 heavy betting swirls around the Nelson versus Welsh 20 round title bout planned at the National Sporting Club of London in late February. Welsh aims to bet five thousand of his own money that he will win the decision as English backers likely to follow. Wagering could reach between twenty five thousand and thirty five thousand dollars.
A magazine advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a safe 50 cent cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims rapid improvements in back pain fatigue nervousness and urinary troubles, urging readers to start treatment immediately and to trust the Cincinnati firm of Pape Thompson & Pape.
Greenwald, a contestant in a Milwaukee ring bout, was arrested and freed on $100 bail after being charged with unlawfully engaging in a prize fight. He waived preliminary examination and will face municipal court early next term to test the prize fight law.
In Kansas City on December 27 the 10 round lightweight title fight between Abe Attell and Chicago's Tommy Mowatt was postponed indefinitely. Promoter C. B. Nelson offered no reason for the delay, which was decided on lace tc ay.
In Des Moines Iowa on December 27 Zbyszo failed to throw Jesse Reimer within a 50 minute bout. The first opponent James Corbin was thrown in three minutes. Zbyszo aimed to throw three men in an hour.
Willie Hoppe and Ora Morningstar debate current championship rules as they plan a possible series to challenge Calvin Demarest for the 18.2 title. Demarest will only accept rules recognized by experts and the date and venue for the Hoppe Morningstar matches are to be determined in New York.
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