Central Quintets Take Close Victories Over Dillon and Whitehall
In a Montana scholastic basketball night at Whitehall, Butte high edged Whitehall 5 to 3 in a rare low-scoring game. Whitehall’s lone field goal came from Brooks, with two teams relying on free throws as guard play and tight defense defined a 15 to 10 battle on a mining city floor.
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Ee Asee Central
Dillon
Purple Downs
Whitehall
Jan
Montana
Butte
Whitehall High School
Bower
Brooks
Kot
Saul
Anaconda Preps For District Basketball Tourney Debut
Philipsburg and Deer Lodge cannot host the district tourney, so Anaconda takes the event in 1925. Principal Rice, Coach Rolfe, and assistant Wilfred Newman manage the tournament as Anaconda receives official confirmation from J. K. Ellwood. The season opener pits the Miners against Manganess in a contest described as key for early season light on form.
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Avaconda
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Philipsburg
Rice
Rolfe
Wilfred Newman
Butte Briefs travelers and locals visit
M Melvin of Billings is in Butte for a few days to visit friends and attend to business. Mrs Walter Odell of Great Falls is in Butte for the rest of the week to call on friends. Jerome Bechtold and Far Morrisey visit from Bozeman for a weekend of business and pleasure. D R Gray, UP official from Salt Lake, returned from Helena after railway commission meeting. Helena residents C A Arthur Douglass Miss Mrs A B Crane and Joe Goursey are guests at the Leg.
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Salt Lake
Butte
Helena
Railway Commission
C. A. Arthur Douglass
A. B. Crane
Joe Goursey
Chinese Caddy Turned Championship Golfer in Honolulu
A former caddy in Honolulu rises to success in golf by age nineteen. He joined the Honolulu Golf Club in 1919 at sixteen, won the club championship twice, and earned multiple cups. He nearly faced Chick Evans in the Western Championship final, and considers starting a store with his winnings or cups.
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Honolulu
Addy Boy
Chung
Trea ‘Wrishi
Chick Evans
Archdeacon to Tigers Seen as Sign of Great Speed
York report notes Maurice Archdeacon, minor leaguer with Rochester last season, is bound for future with Ty Cobb's Detroit Tigers. The piece praises his 202 hits, 221 batting average, 55 stolen bases, and 151 successful advancement rounds, comparing him to a famed leader and highlighting his speed as a key asset for the major league roster.
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York
Robert F._ Kelle
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Archdeacon
Tigers
Cobb
Maurice Archdeacon
Rochester
Pro ball players greatest grudge holders say Vance
Professional ball players are the greatest grudge-holders in the world writes Henry Vance. They nurse the grudge for years, recalling dates and scores when a rival cross them, as in the cases of Carlton Molesworth and Gene Demontreville. Moley’s error and Demontreville’s spite are cited, leading to Demontreville’s release and a lifelong memory of slights.
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Henry Vance
Sporting News
Carlton Molesworth
Gene Demontrevilie
Carlton
Washington Ameries Trevilie
Moley
Ville
Happe
Hector
Easieat Demontreville
Gene
Demontreville
Birmingham
Dad Vaughn
Barons
Baseball
Gene Demontreville
Mawruss
Tan
Big Timber Dominates Montana Basketball Traditions
Big Timber, famed as the basketball town of Montana, consistently fielding strong teams in the state tournament. Since Bozeman hosted the championships, Big Timber has claimed two titles, two seconds, two thirds, and multiple upsets. The region, with Billings Helena and Missoula as rivals, has produced memorable scorers like Sammy Salsbury. Nationally, Kansas City hosted many AAU events, with Montana’s lone top finish by the state college in 1916.
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Montana
Sweet Grass County
Inds
Bozeman
Iade Grain
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Kansas City
Kawton
Chicago
Atlanta
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
Kansas
Missouri
K. C. Athletic Club
Lowe & Campbell
State College
Fred Benson
Yanks and Giants Declare Warfare Clash Over Sunday Games
New York war of scheduling erupts between the Yankees and Giants as both major league clubs clash over Sunday game dates. Messages from executives in Atlantic City reveal a planned push by each side to control schedule conflicts, with Ban Johnson opposing any move creating clashes at the joint meeting.
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New York
Atlantic City
Atantic City
Yankees
Giants
Rocky Mountain Rifle Club to Open Medal Shoot Sunday
The Rocky Mountain Rifle club announces its annual medal shoot Sunday afternoon at the club range. Roy Tindale, secretary, says officers will be elected and an Elk feast will be provided by President D. Gay Stivers. Medal events include offhand shooting at 200 yards. Government medals will be awarded after 12 weeks to top shooters, while Butter Rod and Gun club members will also operate traps at the site.
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Rocky Mountain Rifle Club
Roy Tindale
D. Gay ‘Stivers
Butter Rod and Gun Club
Novak Ties Champion In Play At Ingleside
California open golf championship began today on the Ingleside links. Joe Novak formerly of Spokane tied for sixth with 154 as Hadie Loos led with 147 and Walter Hagen second with 149. The course is reputed among the hardest in the country. Nine thousand nine hundred Buddhists live in India.
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Ingleside Links
Hadie Loos
Chicago
Walter Hagen
MacDonald Smith
Kirkwood
Hutt
Martin
Los Angeles
Sarazen
Hutchinson
Joe Novak
Spokane
Expianoza
Seattle
Clark
Novak
Want Simonich on boxing card in Butte showdown
Butte boxing fans clamour for Simonich to headline a Manhattan club card set for January 15. Promoter Stone pursues a top welter opponent, eyeing Cowboy Padgett and Willie Walter Boone links, while local managers Sulivan and Sharp plan Helena main event with Walter Boone and Johnny Sharp sparring partners. Gordon, veteran flyweight, arrives from the East to add depth to the lineup as Simonich recovers from illness and resumes training.
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Butte
Joe Simonich
Manhattan
Stone
Simonich
Sammy Terrin
St. Paul
Doxies Bugs
Butte Walter
North Mair
John
Slug 'Em) Sullivan
Walter Boone
Dick Sharp
Johnny Sharp
Helena
Abe" Gordon
Sammy
Gordon
Buicks Take Three In Special Bowling Match
The Butte Buicks bowling team won three games in a special match against Murray Hos at the Houston pins. A Buicks bowler rolled a 207 in a single game and led the high average for the event, backed by strong totals from other teammates.
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Buicks
Butte Buicks
Quint
Murray Hos
Houston
A.ulleys
Beaverhead rallies late to threaten Centralites
Dillon rallies in final minutes to overcome a 18 to 14 halftime deficit and beat Central 18 to 14 last night. McKenzie and Hayes led with long throws and field goals as Beaverhead pressed the pace, while Sweeney and Selway contributed for Central in a tense, hard fouled game.
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Centralites
McKenzie
Hayes
Sullivan
Long Tomsen
Central High
Dillon
Roottie
Maroon
Ces
Cashmore
Deer Lodge Ramblers
Philipsburg
Central
Sweeney
Leitmert
McKennie
Butte
Stenate
Tral
Selway
Teese Ee McKenzie
Butte High to host Powell in basketball clash
Butte high and Powell high meet tonight at the high school gym in Butte for an 8 o clock basketball game. Deer Lodge, strong in the western part of the state, travels to face a Purple and White team with two early victories. A dance will follow for students and visitors.
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Butte High
Powell High
Butte
Deer Lodge
Bookies Return to Guba Amid New Betting Order
New York January 5 reports say bookmakers are restored at Oriental Park after a year with only betting machines. Cubans prefer posted odds with book makers, crowd size at Oriental Park grows as old practices return, and a separate note claims copper-toed child shoes earned $70,000 for their inventor.
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Oriental Ps
Bruen
Fdda
Oriental Park
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