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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
6
A roundup quotes rain insurance costs for Centre-Arizona game crowds, amid debate over strict rules enforcement by officials like Maxwell and calls to centralize control of intersectional games. It notes Connie Mack touring Texas camps and Everett Scott’s talk of Yankee alignment with former Red Sox teammates.
The three team baseball trade involving Washington Boston and Philadelphia stalled after talks between Clark Griffith and Harry Frazee. No agreement was reached as Frazee said the proposition had not gone through. Possible moves included Joe Dugan to Boston and Joe Judge plus Bing Miller to Philadelphia, with Peckinpaugh to manage the Senators.
Next Saturday night at Three Forks under Sacajawea Athletic club auspices Art Beal formerly of Omaha now in Butte will wrestle Jack Billings of Washington in a 166 pound light middleweight finish match. Three Forks fans expect a fast bout.
The Lincoln school sixth grade finished level with Washington Junior High, last year’s champions, at a 10 to 10 draw according to Lincoln membership accounts.
Reports from Texas list athletes chosen for spring training with the Oakland Athletics organization in San Antonio Eagle Pass area. Other notes include numerous boxing results with multiple bouts across cities including Milwaukee Omaha Denver and Denver.
The Michigan state fair may ban horse racing from fair programs if fixed races and betting are not eliminated. H. H. Holladay, head of agriculture, says the question will be discussed at a Detroit meeting of fair secretaries. He cites that racing is under just suspicion and insists supporters must remove the issues or racing will be discontinued.
The Ladies' Bowling league opens with two weeks of play starting Monday January 9 and continuing through 16 weeks. Scrubs and Originals meet Mondays at 2 pm, Weeds and Monarchs Tuesdays, and Independents plus one unnamed team Wednesdays. The highest pin total after 30 games wins, governed by the association rules.
Boston January 4 The Massachusetts boxing commission will suspend Johnny Wilson middle weight champion after his New York suspension for refusing to meet Harry Greb of Pittsburg in a bout announced for next month.
January 4 report that Charles Brickley, former Harvard star, has been offered the head football coach job at Northwestern University. He reportedly indicated he would accept if suitable inducements are provided, as Northwestern officials weigh the offer.
St. Louis Jan 4 Bob Quinn business manager of the St. Louis Americans said the Browns would not hold spring training at Bogalusa Louisiana as previously announced because Bogalusa officials failed to fulfill arrangements.
A 10 week Thursday 2 pm handicap singles tournament for women starts Jan 5 at the YMCA. New bowlers receive up to 60 handicap. Forty plus named Y M C A bowlers are listed with current handicaps. the highest total pins across 30 games, including handicap, wins.
Entrants in the California state open golf championships to be played in Los Angeles January 15 16 and 17 include Jock Hutchison and Jim Barnes British and American open champions. About 40 to 50 professionals are expected to compete for prizes totaling 1500 dollars with 500 dollars awarded to the first prize and 850 to the second.
Philadelphia National League club states Manager Wilhelm will lead more than 30 players including 15 pitchers and three catchers to report for spring training in Leesburg Florida on March 1. The group will assemble in early March for workouts and roster evaluation.
In Milwaukee on January 4 reports say no decision yet made for a January 13 meeting between light-weight champion Benny Leonard and challenger Johnny Dundee. Negotiations are ongoing with no formal agreement reached.
The Buick Six defeated Strong North Butte three straight games posting a record 2,888. Dazzie led the losers with 637 overall. Pasene led the winners with 63 total, while Beaty Sportin Goods swept Standard team and posted 2,749 for three games. Anderson topped with 266 in one game and 606 in three. Carlisle and Kistler Garage contributed 615 and 916 respectively.
Lehigh and Lafayette face a unique plan tying three baseball games to alumni days next June. Each college would split squads with one nine abroad and one at home. The combined scores would determine the winner, offsetting hypothetical wins, a proposal Lehigh has sent to Lafayette and is watching closely.
Philadelphia announces that Robert Fe McCann, shortstop for the Philadelphia American League club, has been sold to the Portland team of the Pacific Coast League. McCann has previously played in the Virginia and International leagues.
Roy Conley of Sheridan Wyoming was unable to continue after a foul blow in the third round from Morris Lax of Kansas City and received the decision in Denver on January 4.
Jack Britton world welterweight champion signs to defend his title in a 15 round bout in New York on January 27. Opponent listed as Jack Perry of Pittsburgh. Promoter Tex Rickard also announces future dates with Dave Shade of California and Mickey Walter of Newark.
Stylish Jimmie, a pointer owned by Miss Marion du Pont Montpelier Station Virginia and handled by R K Armstrong, won the all American derby for bird dogs in Grand Junction Colorado on January 4.
Connells defeated Chequamegon 2 of 3 in the City league at Marquette alleys last night. The winners posted a 909 in the nar game, shaping the evening's outcome with strong teamwork and consistent strikes.
Philadelphia report says William Martin of Seattle a leading University of Pennsylvania hurdler has developed a growth on his left leg and will be operated on later this week. Coach Lawson Robertson fears the injury will sideline him for the rest of the indoor season. A separate note mentions a silk thread 600 to 800 yards long may unwind from a silkworm cocoon.
In his first appearance in Butte as coach Charlie McAuliffe will bring Custer county high school basketball to Butte to meet Central high at the Butte high school gym tonight. Central is in good shape to repel the invasion by Miles City and McAuliffe's squad must be at its best to threaten.
Morse Coughlin, of Helmville, suffered a severe foot injury while chopping timber when his axe glanced off and struck his right foot. He was brought to Butte late Tuesday night for surgical treatment, underwent an operation, and was reported resting easily last night.
Richard Short a Butte miner dies after a lingering illness at 41 born in England has resided in Butte for 20 years. He is survived by wife Florence Short and sister Susie McIntyre of Victoria BC. Body lies at Sherman Reed chapel and funeral is today at 2 pm with burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
The report shows mixed demand across currencies with Britain at 19 percent, France at 8.01, Germany 51, and Norway 15.65. Cables and 60 day bills appear for several nations including Italy, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, and Switzerland, with Montreal quoted at 33.50 and 19.35.
Joseph E. Daniels of 1600 S Hope St Los Angeles reports Tanlac relieved long standing stomach distress loss of appetite and weight loss. He says he now sleeps well eats breakfast and gains strength as the medicine works. Tanlac is sold in Anaconda by Fuller Drug Co and leading druggists everywhere.
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle calomel substitute for cleansing blood, bowels, and liver. It promises clearer skin after a few nights, better mood, and no awful tastes, urging nightly use for a week.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to treat early coughs with Musterole, a white mustard oil ointment that draws out congestion and relieves soreness without blistering. It claims it can prevent pneumonia and offers jars at 35c and 65c with a hospital size of $3.
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