Jugo-Slav Bowling Team Wins International Tournament
The Jugo-Slavs, led by Mudro, Jovick, Pascoal and others, won the international bowling event at Butte with a two shift score of 2 780, earning a silver Y M C A trophy for two holds. U S A team No 1 finished second with 2 745, Ireland No 1 placed third at 2 728 as Ed Thomas rolled a 271 high game.
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Matt Mooney
Suzanne Lenglen Dropped From French Rankings
The 1926 French Tennis Federation ranking shows Suzanne Lenglen removed from the top feminine list after turning professional. Irene La Coste and Henri Cochet tie for first among men, with Jacques Brugnon fourth and additional players like Paul Foret, M. Landry, Jean Erile Courtens, and others listed in the top ten.
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France
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Jean Borotra
Henri Cochet
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College Athletes Cut Ties With Olympic Association
The National College Athletic Association voted to withdraw from membership in the American Olympic Association amid opposition to A A U control of preparations for the 1928 Olympics. The decision came at the end of its twenty first annual conference after President Brig. Gen. Palmer E. Pierce attacked A A U tactics. Pierce was re elected president and new officers were chosen.
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Olympic Association
General Pierce
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J. C. Adams
Yale
BE. L. Mercer
Swarthmore
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University of Geora
T. F. Moran
Purdue
W. Beyer
Iowa State College
D. A. Penick
University of Texas
3. L. Knight
University of Wyoming
H. V. Carpenter
State College of Washington
Butte Central Opens Basketball Season Next Week
Butte Central will open its basketball season a week from tomorrow with alumni athletes from the school. The following night the team faces St. Peter's High of Anaconda in Butte. The remainder of the schedule is under development and to be finalized today.
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Perham Rink Triumphs Over McMillan's Curlers
Art Perham's rink defeated Don McMillen's crew in a special match at the Butte curling rink last night. The score stood 17 to unknown. The winning quartet included Hocking Brimacombe Martin and Perham. Leek Moriey and McMillan comprised the other team.
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Wade
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McMillan
Livingston Park County High School Triumph
Park County High School of Livingston defeated Custer County High School Miles City with a score of 24 to 13 in a basketball game.
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Custer County High School
Miles City
Rose Bowl Clash Looms as Alabama and Stanford Drill
Two field generals trained their squads for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Alabama under Wallace Wade drilled hard at the Arroyo while Pop Warner’s Stanford sides held a milder signal session at Occidental College as Eli Post and others vie for starting roles. Hoffman and teammates sharpened passing while the Tide kept secrecy with Sherlock Holmes on the field. In San Francisco the East West game saw Nevy BI Ingram praise a strong eastern squad and Orin Hollinberry guiding the westerns through a lighter practice.
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Women enter Wrigley marathon swim in January
Santa Catalina channel poses no fears for 11 women entrants led by Mrs Alma Moore of Los Angeles and her husband Leland Moore. The event offers a total prize of 409000 dollars. Other entrants include Miss Margaret Hauser and Miss Myrtle Huddleston of Long Beach Miss Reba Schwartz Miss Martha Stager Miss Clarabelle Barrett Miss Ellen Ray of New York Mrs Della Sullivan of Holyoke Mass Mrs Vallery Mahr Schramm of Coronado Cal Mrs Lee Fourrier of San Bernardino Cal Miss Jean McKenzie of Carpenteri Cal.
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Los Angeles
Santa Catalina Channel
Alma Moore
Leland Moore
William Wrigley Jr
Oscar Reichow
Margaret Hauser
Myrtle Huddleston
Long Beach
Reba
Bobby) Schwartz
Martha Stager
Clarabelle Barrett
Ellen Ray
New York
Della Sullivan
Holyoke Mass
Vallery Mahr Schramm
Coronado
Cal
Lee Fourrier
San Bernardino
Jean McKenzie
Carpenteria
Gallatin High Defeats Whitehall in Bozeman Ball Contest
Gallatin High won 12 to 7 over Whitehall High in a fast basketball game. Siebold scored 9 of Gallatin’s 12 points and sparked the victory while Bruner and Barnes led Whitehall. Lineups list Gallatin Siebold Wilson Breeden De Fra Cooper Duffy Bohart and Whitehall Painter Manlove Pruett Bruner McFadden Barnes Johnson.
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Bobcats Triumph Over Tacoma Team in Hoop Battle
Montana State College defeated the Brotherhood Bank club of the Tacoma City league 42 to 31 in a late game. The rivalry produced a tight contest with MSU pulling away in the final period at Tacoma, Washington.
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Brotherhood Bank Club
Deserves to Win Riconda Amid Trade Pursuits and Tragedy
Riconda, once tried by the Athletics and the Braves, likely spends early 1927 in the minors after a Milwaukee trade with Frank Wilson for Lance Redbourg. His career carries a tragic echo as his brother vanished in a Long Island boat accident, a blow that haunted his fight to reach the majors.
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Sfarry Riconda
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Milwaukee
Frank Wilson
Lance Redbourg
Harry
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New Haven
Connie Mack
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Rhonda
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Long Island
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Iarty
Pacific Coast
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Davey Bancroft
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Braves
Pilot
Landis challenges Risberg to name crooked players publicly
Kenesaw M. Landis invites Charles Risberg to Chicago to reveal names of major league players linked to the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Risberg, ousted in 1920, had said he could expose about 20 insiders. Landis offered fair pay and urged prompt arrival with facts.
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Marquettes 10 Enter Hockey Circuit Again
The Marquette hockey team will join the Hutte Anaconda circuit again, announced by Ernest Dazzie. A meeting will be held tonight to plan the entry, expanding the league to four teams with Anaconda Avocas and Butte Tigers already in.
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New Year’s Day Boxing Card at Empres Riverfront
Eight exhibition bouts were set for New Year’s Day at the Empres with top local fighters volunteering their services. Tickets are on sale at cigar shops and box office opens at noon. Eddie Roberts of Tacoma will train in the Ey for a welterweight bout with Joe Dundee, now set for February 4 in New York.
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Izzy Sehwar
Empres
Roperts
Dundee
New York
Eddie Roberta
Tacoma
Bowling standout Ed Thomas rolls nine straight strikes
Ed Thomas achieved nine consecutive strikes on the WN 2 C Ed Thomas lanes, totaling 271 pins before leaving four pins on the tenth frame's opening ball. The sequence showcased a dominant performance with a late pin drop.
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Dempsey Plans Heavyweight Fight Talks with Fitzsimmons
Jack Dempsey wired promoter Lloyd Fitzsimmons of Benton Harbor and left for Los Angeles to discuss a heavyweight bout next summer. Fitzsimmons met with Pete Reilly manager of Jack Delaney and Reilly said Delaney would favor a match with Dempsey over Tunney due to Dempsey’s popularity.
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Lloyd Fitzsimmons
Benton Harbor
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Tunney Eyes Best Offer For Open Air Summer Bout
Gene Tunney said the promoter's offer will decide his first post championship bout. He noted Humbert Kingary made a liberal offer to stage a display of talent, and Tunney will look at other promoters for a stronger deal. The bout is planned for summer as an open air affair.
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Questions Legality of Huddle System
Oswald Tower, editor of the official guide, questions basketball huddle legality. He says signals are allowed if the game is not delayed, allowing a brief outside the circle for the center. He argues teams should not gain extra time by prolonged huddling or extended setup after conferences.
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Montana principals weigh reform in high school athletics
At Helena a Montana High School Athletic Association meeting sparked debate over eight semester and four seasons rules and the push to adopt National Inter scholastic rules. Attendees floated amendments to ease eligibility hardships and possibly change school attendance rules for semest ers. No consensus on a football league replacement for the district finals emerged.
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Butte Boy 15 Competes in International Boxing Title
Bernard Harde, son of Josephine Converse of the School of Mines, will compete January 3 in the International Amateur Boxing championships in New York. A Dartmouth student, he won the welterweight title two years ago while at the school.
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Channel Swim Planned From Santa Catalina Island
A swim attempt to cross the channel from Santa Catalina Island is scheduled for January 16 with a 11 a m start instead of 4 p m Oscar Retchow heads the arrangements. More than 100 entries arrive daily and officials predict scores will collapse after the first hours if started late. Entry list is expected to exceed 160 swimmers.
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School of Mines hoopsters prep for tough season outfits
Hig Butte School's Miners basketball squad of 17, led by captain Glen Sigler, aims for a demanding schedule. Coach Charley McAuliffe trains players including Norman Thomson and Gene Little while planning games with Jamestown North Dakota, Idaho Tech, Montana State Normal, and others across Butte and out-of-town venues.
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