Torrid boxing card set for Tuesday at Butte Broadway
Butte fans expect a slugging evening as Butte Legionnaires stage a popular priced program at Broadway with a 12 round main event featuring Alex Knaub vs George Gilstrap and other bouts including Al Rossberg vs Dick Cody and Ernie Rowe vs Jack Krall. Matchmaker Staples reports strong seat sales and a 3 pm Tuesday final examination before Dr Monahan.
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Ike Hays
Stuart Brockway
Montana
Butte Legionnaires
Legion Gym
R. ©. Monahan
Alex Knaub
Butte
George Gilstrap
Great Falls
France
Germany
Knaub
al Rossberg
Dick Cody
Denver
Broadway
Rossberg
Dixie Lahood
Ernie Rowe
Nabholz Shines With 69 To Lead Palos Verdes Open
Larry Nabholtz of Cleveland posted a 69 the best score among early finishers after 18 holes of the Palos Verdes open final 36. He moved to 54 holes with 214 strokes. George von Elm was runner up at 218, with a pack at 220. Other notables include Turnesa and Armour with 221 and 222 respectively.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Larry Nabholtz
Cleveland
George von Elm
Waldo Crowder
Lawrence
Kansas
Bobby Cruickshank
New York
Willie Hunter
Joe Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Billy Burke
Port Chester
Angel de la Torre
Great Neck
Ed Gayer
Chicago
Tommy Armour
Washington, D. C
Percentage system impresses hoopster in Big Ten practice
Five more practice games fill the Big Ten week ahead of conference play opening Saturday. Oregon Aggies face Wisconsin at Madison in a key test as coaches study the Westerners percentage system that bans long shots in favor of patient passing. Wisconsin already uses a similar approach, and Meanwell hopes to learn from Oregon on Tuesday when the Aggies meet the University of Chicago in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Oregon Aggies
Wisconsin
Madison
Meanwell
Aggies
University of Chicago
Tunney vows to fight until knocked out in ring retirement
Gene Tunney, heavyweight champion, declared at a Miami Beach golf course that he will quit boxing only when knocked unconscious. He dismissed reports he would retire after earning a million dollars.
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Associated Press
Mianne Beach
Fla
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Miami Beach Bay Shore
Gene
1928 Sports Outlook Highlights Major Champions
A preview of 1928 honors highlights Bobby Jones Helen Wills Rene Lacoste and Johnny Weismuller as leaders in golf tennis and swimming. Yankees stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig loom large as American league rivals plot to challenge them. Gene Tunney eyes heavyweight reign as Olympic plans unfold with US athletes set for Amsterdam and Paris. The year opens with banquets and greetings for many champions.
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Associated Press
New York
Bobby Jones
Helen Wills
Rene Lacoste
Bobby
Queen Helen
Betty” Nuthall
Serene Rene
Tilden
Bill
France
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Manassa
Amsterdam
United States
Paris
Uncle Sam
Jones
Weismuller
Ruth
Tex Rickard
Catchers Popular Choices as Big League Managers
The article notes catcher hailed as potential manager material with Jack Slattery named Boston Braves pilot. It argues catcher insight aids pitcher handling, cites six of current bosses began as catchers, eight as infielders, and no pitchers among managers. McGraw uses two catchers and bench distance to mold mound success.
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Jack Slattery
Boston Braves
Yankees
McGraw
Giants
Illinois Cage Quint Stops in Butte on Route Home
Coach Craig Ruby and 10 University of Illinois players halted in Butte en route home from a 2700 mile trip to Seattle where they lost two of three games to the Washington Huskies. The Illinois squad called the West reception favorable and praised the Huskies after three close contests. The team resumed travel on Milwaukee train 16, arriving about 4:30 PM six hours late due to a storm.
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Craig Ruby
University of Ilinois
Butte
Seattle
University of Washington
Huskies
Oneus
West
Washington
Milwaukee
Ruby
University Ofllinois
Colonel Stivers Heads Butte Gun Club as 1928 Shoot Opens
Col. D. G. Stivers was reelected president of the Butte Gun Club at its annual meeting, with A. J. Poore as vice president and other officers named. The 1928 season began with a shoot and a Mulligan by the president. riflemen eyed a Northwest match at Fort Missoula in June and a state trapshoot in Butte in July.
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D. G. Stivers
Butte Gun Club
Elk “Mulligan
A. J. Poore
Roy E. Tisdale
C. H. Smith
Pete Antionale
Angus McLeod
Roy
Butte
Northwest
Fort Missoula
Slivers
C. E
Special Bowling Race At Y M C A Today
A New Year bowling event starts at 12 15 today with six alleys at the Y M C A Pins smashers averaging 160 compete in the morning 170 in the afternoon and 178 in the late afternoon The Tuesday Butte league schedule lists Independents Tomich Grocery Hudson Motor Woodsides Webster Market Timber Butte Also Australia plans a new railroad costing 3 500 000
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Butte
Independents
Tomich Grocery
Hudson Motor and Woodsides
Webster Market
Timber Butte
Interesting Golf Stories Start Today Feature Series
The Standard begins a sports feature series by Johnny Farrell where leading golfers share astonishing happenings they have witnessed in golf. Foremost players from amateur and professional ranks will contribute, offering unusual insight for golfers and readers.
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Johnny Farrell
The
Standard
Loughran Set for Madison Square Garden Title Defense
Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia meets Leo Lomski of Aberdeen Washington in a 15 round world light heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. Loughran recently claimed the title by defeating Jimmy Slattery and aims to prove an undefeated champion at 175 pounds while pursuing a shot at heavyweight glory.
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Associated Press
New York
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Loughran
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
National Boxing Association
Lomski
Gene Tunney
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Rival mermaids prepare to swim Strait of Gibraltar
Tangier Morocco Jan 1 Misses Mercedes Gleitz and Millie Hudson rivals from London prepare to swim the Strait of Gibraltar tomorrow. Gleitz, a former English Channel conqueror, started the crossing two weeks ago but quit after eight hours.
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Associated Press
Tangier
Morocco
Mercedes Gleitz
Millie Hudson
London
Strait of Gibraltar
Gleitz
English Channel
The Dude Cowboy at Ansonia theater
Admirers of Bob Custer should see his new F B O production The Dude Cowboy showing for the last times today at the Ansonia. Custer plays a cowboy who serves as valet to the beloved’s uncle and performs startling stunts on Whisky his famous horse.
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Bob Custer
Ansonia Theater
Bob
Custer
East West in Perfect Trim for Pasadena Battle
Pittsburg Panthers practice on Rose Bowl turf while Stanford Cardinals relax before the 13th Tournament of Roses clash. East favored, but Stanford’s defense and backfield led by Welch Booth and Hagan threaten to level the Western challenge.
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Pasadena
Cal
Panther
Pittsburg
Stanford
Cardinals
Jock Sutherland
Stanford Red
Pope" Warner
Dope
Gibby” Welch
Booth and Hagan
Joe Donchess
Wings
Vaudeville Bill At Parkway Promises New Year's Cheer
Pantages performers present three Parkway shows today with a matinee and two evening performances. Caranas and Barker lead a six star vaudeville revue alongside Bert Swor. Also on the card are Sandy Lang and company, Miss Marcelle, the Hughes pair, and the film The College Hero with Ben Turpin. The program closes with two shows Tuesday night. In Belgium a large export syndicate forms to curb Britain’s exports to India, directing campaign from Bombay.
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Butte
Swor
Sandy Lang
Marcelle
Hughes
Ben Turpin
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