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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1927
Page
6
Butte followers anticipate Frankie Monahan resisting heavy blows as a boxing match nears. The report notes boxing leanings and local belief in Monahan’s endurance amid sledgehammer-style rivalry and contenders.
Jimmy Riley, star performer of the Brewery team, wins the class 3 marathon. The event lists competitors including Jovick 181 Linden 170 and others with times around 160 to 169, reflecting a tight field.
New York January 9 Yale faces a third straight season with a losing streak on the basketball court after falling to Dartmouth 29 21. The Blue have lost more than 20 straight games since 1921 and 1986 campaigns, with reports noting Risberg’s West hiding and Bird Landis gossip circulating in Rochester.
Recreation program for Butte youths shifts to hockey this week with a meeting at 4 PM at the YMCA where Ben Hardin will address grammar boys interested in hockey. Expected to attract entrants for the Mackey league to be played at Lake Avoca as planners outline three age and weight class leagues beginning soon.
Pantages vaudeville opens in Butte with acts by Three Teddingtons, a banjo trio, and the Anger sisters. Howard and Ross perform multiple banjos and quick patter. A light, varied program ends with a grand operatic mini piece as the audience cheers.
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production directed by Fred Hague arrives on Broadway this week. The film offers a grand cinematic epic with chariot battles and religious scenes in color, featuring Ramon Navarro and Francis X. Bushman among others.
Butte shooters opened their 1927 season at the range with riflemen and shotgun events. Poore led trapshooting with 97 of 100, Roy Tindate second with 96, while Roy Leighton topped riflemen with 254 from four posts. Tom Riemann won second, Stivers hit 87 birds, and other scores included Otto Schulz, Jo Montana, and The Misses Leary. The Butte Gun Club invited Marine guards to use the range and spectators were welcome Sunday.
Marquette defeated Avoca 8 to 2 in the season opener at Lake Avoca. Hickey scored early for Marquette as Gerry contributed two goals, while Rowe was in net for Avoca. Lineups listed include Petre Ttowe Goat London and Clarke Roberts among others.
Mike Ferris announces new choral and gym classes at Elk's CHM for men and women this week. Weekday hours run from noon to 9 pm, Sunday from 2 to 6 pm. Youth classes start Saturday for ages four and up, daily from 10 to 12 and after 4 pm on weekdays, with sessions three days a week.
In New York weight boxing action, Roberts and Dundee collide at Madison Square Garden for a 10 round welterweight bout on Friday night. Dundee from Tacoma and Balti more’s own are on the card, with Sgt Sammy Fea and Henry Galdberg also set for showdowns in Wilkes-Barre and Brooklyn respectively.
Jimmy O Connor a prospect from the University of Montana who pitched for Montana Power of the Mines league in part of 1925 has received tryout offers from the Nashy Ne club of the Southern League and Milwaukee in the American Association. He is in contact with Steve Hogan of the Montana Power company and currently attends Ben Louis Medical College. He previously graduated in pharmacy at the University of Srontana and hopes for a medical career though he may pursue baseball again. His last Montana season was with the Power club of the Cascade Teassue in Balls.
LaHoood trains hard for a major clash with Detroit rival Manahan in a 6 round semi final at the Dixie LaHoood Broadway show. Wine works to trim weight as fans expect a crowd stirring fight in Butte as promoters pace a full boxing card.
The reminiscence recalls Rube Waddell and early baseball days with the A's, recounting a practice crane show with Tubes and catcher Schreck, Waddell’s playful instruction to a young player, and episodes from his Chicago Cubs fishing trip, highlighting his humorous and generous character.
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