Orgy of Spending by Minor Leaguers Nears End Says McGraw
Giants manager John J. McGraw warns the era of giant salaries for minor league players is ending. He cites records set by Rube Marquard and Jimmy O’Connell, notes White Sox and Yankees bidding, and argues majors rely on minors for star talent while major league clubs would dominate the market.
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New York
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Rube Marquard
Indianapolis
American Association
Giants
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Jimmy O'Connell
San Francisco
Charles Comiskey
Willie Kamm
Pacific Coast
White Sox
Comiskey
Hugh McQuillan
McQuillan
Douglas
McGraw
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Reformers' Ideas Would Ruin Gridiron Sport
Associated Press reports Frank Cavanaugh coach of Boston College opposes moves to curb physical play at the American Football Coaches Association meeting. He warns rules reducing aggression, such as banning side clipping, would undermine football fundamentals.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Cavanaugh
Boston College
Dartmouth
American Football Coaches' Association
Edy to Represent Helena at State Ice Skating Meet
Jack Edy won the one mile ice skating race at Hale Square rink and earned Helena’s berth in the state championship at Butte on New Year’s Eve. He defeated Tommy Sillere in two straight heats while local champion Harry McCann withdrew due to a knee injury suffered at Bozeman.
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Standard
Helena
Jack Edy
Hale Square
Butte
Holland
Edy
Tommy Sillere
Harry McCann
Bozeman
Butte Hosts Mountain View and Missoula In Church League Tilt
In Butte tonight the Mountain View five face the First Methodist Sunday school squad from Missoula at the high school gym. The eight fifteen feature follows a 7:50 pregame between Mountain View second team and Peroples second squad.
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Butte
Mountain View Quint
Methodist
Missoula
Mountain View
Peroples
Methodist of
Ben Hardin
Miles City
Smith
Helland
Harold Hoem
Quint
Grainger
Young
Pascoe
Trevlar
Bagsley
Stark
University of Montana
Brown
Williams
Bardon
Reynolds
NCAA Amends Constitution to Limit Amateur Oversight
The National Collegiate Athletic Association approved a constitutional amendment removing general supervision of amateur athletics and narrowing power to supervisory control over collegiate athletics. Delegates also voted to join the American Olympic Association and the National Amateur Athletic Federation.
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Associated Press
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Olympic Association
National Amateur Athletic Federation
Criqui Signs for 60 with Johnny Kilbane
New York promoter Tom O Rourke announced Eugene Criqui European featherweight champion has accepted terms for a world title bout with Johnny Kilbane at the polo grounds on Decoration Day. Kilbane has signed for the match and Criqui would take 25,000 dollars or 20 percent of gate receipts as option.
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Associated Press
New York
Tom O'Rourke
Paris
Eugene Criqui
Polo Grounds
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Kilbane
Criqui
O'Rourke
Butte and Anaconda Supply Strong College Basketball Prospects
Butte and Anaconda provide the majority of candidates for Mount St. Charles College in Helena. Coach Ed Cahill has 23 players out with a nucleus from last year, and the college quintet opens January 11 in Bozeman against the Bobcats with a busy slate to follow.
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Butte
Anaconda
Mount St. Charles College
Helena
Ed Cahill
Saints
John Murray
Ogden
Archie Waisner
Helena High Star
Saas” Keane
Fleet
Central High
Frank Brown
Helena High School
Cyril Lally
Donald Sullivan
Melvin Dempsey
Dick Kane
George Murphy
Glen Stanton
Walter Sullivan
Bill Corrigan
Nick Sladich
Earl Smith
Cahill
Mining
Donahoe
Kehoe
Gannon
Mitchell
Mulholland
Lauer
Sheehan
Omer
Bozeman
Bobcats
Montana State
Livingston A. C
Livingston
Billings Polytechnic
Billings
University of Montana At
Missoula
State Normal
Montana School of Mines
Dillon
Montana Wesleyan
Miske Pooley Bout Set for January 12 in Omaha
Billy Miske of St. Paul heavyweight meets Harry Foley of Hot Springs Ark in a 10 round bout in Omaha January 12 under the American Legion post auspices announced by J J Isaacson Legion matchmaker.
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Miske-Poley
Omaha
Billy Miske
St. Paul
Harry Foley
Hot Springs
Ark
American Legion Post
J. J. Isaacson
Legion
Realistic Sword Duel Highlights Knighthood Film
The article details dangerous sword duels during filming of When Knighthood Was in Flower a Paramount Marion Davies led production at the American theater. Fencing master James Murray supervised scenes with expert duelists including two German barons an Italian and a French count. Davies wowed as Princess Mary Tudor disguising as a boy in a tavern duel showing nimble small sword work.
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Shakespeare
Cosmopolitan
Paramount
James Murray
New York Athletic Club
Europe
Guy Coombs
Academy of Dramatic Arts
Forrest Stanley
Ernest Glendinning
Marion Davies
Mary Tudor
Miss Davies
Maitre d’Armes Murray
Forrest Stanler
Paramount Picture
New Finlen hotel contract to be awarded today
The contract for the erection of the New Finlen hotel at Broadway and Wyoming Street will be let at 10 this morning. Bids opened yesterday range from 265 378 to 462 900. Lowest bidder for construction is A Broadland of Missoula. Jarr & McVey of Butte bid 52 604 for heating and plumbing. Electrical fixture bids vary from 9 448 to 13 820 with Central Electric of Billings and Cascade Electric of Great Falls among others.
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Finlen
Broadway
Wyoming Street
Finlen Hotel
A. Broadland
Missoula
Minneapolis
Salt Lake
Great Falls
Billings
Butte
George Shanley
Shanley & Baker
Kroffeanz & Frank
Cherdron Construction Company
Salt Lake City
Finlay Construction Company
H. Settergren
Swanstrom & Hammil
Bozeman
Lesiie & Leigland
Nelson & Pederson
J. A. McDonald Company
O'Brien & Goss
Jarr & McVey of
Jarr Company
Montana Plumbing Company of
G. A. Meyer
J. G. Wright
Arnold & Co
Butte Plumbing Company
Magill-Nevin
H. L. Hanson Company
Butte Electrical
Central Electric Company
Electric Shop
Sullivan Electric Company
Cascade Electric Company
Arnold Electric Company
Baker Electric Company
Ford Stolen, Recovered After Street Chase
P H Luker of 522 West Broadway reported his Ford missing from in front of his home last night. He and friends found the car on a main street within an hour and Luker leaped onto the running board, commandeering it as two youths fled. One youth was briefly held. the other described by officers.
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P. H. Luker
West Broadway
Luker
When Knighthood Was in Flower Premiered in Montana
The American theater in Montana showcased the premier of When Knighthood Was in Flower. Marion Davies shines as Princess Mary Tudor with warmth while Lyn Warding as King Henry and the aging King Louis deliver notable turns. the film drew large crowds and generated strong review buzz.
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Charles Major
Montana
Marion Davies
Miss Davis
Louis
France
Mary Tudor
Lyn Warding
Henry
Knighthood
Butte
Fortunate holiday forecast urges social joy and thrift
Astrology marks this period as highly favorable with benefic aspects among Uranus sun and Mars. Jupiter’s adverse influence tempers but social contact, weddings, employment progress, and ambitious undertakings enjoy guidance. Venus favors new clothes and jewels while cautioning alms over aid to the poor. Children born today may be original, energetic, yet reticent and money minded.
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Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Heirs Move to Seize North Oaks Estate Title
Heirs of James J. Hill and his wife have taken definite steps to sue Louis W. Hill to take from him North Oaks farm near St. Paul, the historic country home established by his father.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
North Oaks Farm
Man Sues for 20217 Damages After Auto Crash
James F. Carroll files against Joseph Russell seeking 20217 damages for personal injuries from an auto collision. He says on December 15 at the Front street and Oregon avenue intersection Russell struck him with a 4000 pound car two feet north of the south curb.
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James F. Carroll
Joseph Russell
Front Street
Oregon Avenue
Negro Held Without Bail in Brigham Killing
William Battles, an African American, was held without bail in Orange New Jersey after the death of Mrs. Eleanor L. Brigham. Brigham, wife of New York businessman Charles Brigham, was found murdered by strangulation in her home yesterday. Nearby, a banana tree note and unrelated bamboo fact appear in the text.
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Associated Press Orange
N. J
William Battles
Eleanor L. Brigham
Charles Brigham
New York
Manhattan Club Eyeing Top Boxers for Jan Event
The Manhattan Athletic Club plans a January boxing card with main event hopefuls Dandy Dillon Soug Meyers or Joe Simonich. Promoter Homer Stone aims to boost the bill with strong national matches and strong preliminaries. Simonich Dillon Meyers arrive as new fighters train in Butte.
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Dandy Dillon
Joe Simonich
Soug Meyers
Lutte
Manhattan Athletic Club
Homer Stone
Boxing Commission
Butte
Stone
Simonich
Dillon
Sammy Gordon
Great Falls
Meyers
Walter Rooney
Salt Lake
Idaho
Lee Butler
Dick Marron
Butler
Jack Whalen
California
Eddie Murray
New York
Sharp
Manhattan
Schilling
North Main Street
Northwest
Flying Five Take Lead in Basketball League
In the Y league last night the Ramblers routed the Meteors 36 to 6 with Boyer and Greiner standout. Panthers beat Midgets 28 to 14 with O'Brien and Helland shining. Gophers edged Rowdies 14 to 9 after Davis subbed in for Genzberger. Flying Five crushed Scrubs 36 to 4 as Lang scored 26 points.
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Ramblers
Meteors
Boyer
Greiner
Panthers
Montana Electrics Top B Bowling Race As Luteys Take Two of Three
The Montana Electrics held top honors in Class B 1 bowling at the M C A last night as the Luteys won two of three from the Ortons in the final match. The Butte Battery and Al-Te-Co teams surged in standings with key matches left, including a three-game set between the Battery and Laundry, and a potential late shift tied to the Water Company game.
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Montana Electrics
Luteys
Ortons
Luters
Electrics
Al-Te-Co Quint
C. I
Butte Battery
Laundrymen
Al-Te-Co
Butte Water Company
Water Company
Co. O. D
Follws
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Flo Ford
Beautiful Picture
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Manhattan Club
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Teague
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Albright
Thomson
Co. O. D. Laundry Schander
Marquette Bowling
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