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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
8
Fast Anaconda basketball squad heads to Madison Square Garden to clash with Maroon rivals as Ulric men aim to resume form after a tight schedule. The meet will feature top local clubs and the anticipated return of key players.
Waco Texas reports Walter Johnson, pitcher for the Washington Nationals, being courted by local businessmen to take command of a new ball club. The move follows Johnson’s long association with the sport and prior franchise changes as the team seeks a fresh leadership role amid league realignments.
Dan Graham from Butte won three state championships at Holland Tink, reclaiming titles from Earling Olwen a year after losing them. He upset the first race winner by three feet, while Olson led the mile before Graham overtook. Sam Georgeevich led from the start to win the 20 yard event, with Bud Gelling, Tom Penaluna, and John Nevin close behind. Girl racers, Petronia Maney placed third in the under 13 boys. London won the open ladies race.
Tiger Flowers of Atlanta and Jack Delaney of Bridgeport are set for a 15 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Flowers has also signed to fight Ted Moore at the National Sportsmen's Club in Newark on February 2.
The Western Amateur Trapshooting Association was formed at a meeting of western trapshooters to oversee sport west of Chicago. George C. Franklin of Denver was elected president, Fred C. Clark of Wintaul? was treasurer, and D. W. Franchot of Tulsa named as another officer. The new body plans to meet next in Chicago with the aim of governing events and costs in the region.
Local boys basketball starts tomorrow with Class A and Class B leagues under the Hoye Work Committee of the Butts Rotary club. Five minute quarters will be played each Saturday with a full schedule announced, featuring Garfield Monroe Webster Immaculate Conception St Patrick and others in early matchups and a Glans League alignment including Longfellow Grant Franklin Sherman Greeley Hawthorne Holy Savior and St Joseph among teams.
Wayne Mann world heavyweight wrestling champion signs a $2600 four week Vander Vile contract and starts February first to expand his acting repertoire. He has been a football player army lieutenant circus clown school teacher and prizefighter. He studied medicine three years and served as Nebraska school principal before returning to show business.
Bloodgood not in on election maneuver, with notes of offers from league clubs received while in Butte. The 1825 University of Nebraska squad is mentioned, and the affair drew wide comment in local circles over alleged tactics of fun tea. Renault signs with Oper, who will meet Jack Renault in Omaha on January 39.
A petition circulated in New York urged Congress to regulate baseball by licensing clubs managers coaches and players with government licenses and a three member federal commission to enforce the law. It demanded uniform salaries, prize rules, and a league wide schedule, while Johnson of the American League disavowed endorsement of government control.
The 1926 boxing calendar shows potential for a livelier season with multiple divisions, though barriers may arise from new challengers and the division spread. A key hinge is whether Jack Dempsey defends his heavyweight title, possibly against Tommy or Harry Wills, with Gibbons targeting a May or September bout.Promising talent exists in light and middleweights as champions seek risk, while Benny Leonard’s inactivity and contenders like Kaplan Garcia Dundee and Herman loom in lightweight and other classes.
New York report states heavyweight Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul demands a flat 75000 dollar purse for a title bout with Primo Firpo under the Nationals Sporting Club auspices. The item also mentions London and a football coach resignation at Southern University.
From New York January 15 the Associated Press reports that prosecutors planned to press charges against Jimmy OConnel and Gary Dolan for involvement in a bribery scandal if grounds were presented. The district attorney indicated readiness to proceed.
New York DA Banton signaled possible indictments under a base ball bribery law if evidence from Landis is provided. The inquiry targets Jimmy O Connell, Cory Dolan, and Heine Land as players and figures in the 1924 bribery scandal. Landis remained silent as the case stirred debate on criminal action by federal or state authorities.
Elmer C. Henderson stepped down as head football coach of the University of Southern California amid a tense Pacific Coast Conference dispute and rumors of a successor. The move, announced January 15, follows friction with Stanford and California and leaves the Trojan program in a period of uncertainty.
Washington State meets Montana Grizzlies in Missoula for a second Northwest Conference game. The Cougars, riding a 23-28 win over Whitman, hope for a stronger season with seven returnees and new additions to the lineup including George and Oscar Dahlberg. Starting for Saturday likely include Baney, Tilman, and Sweet, as Jim Art notes improving prospects.
Anaconda and Central, rivals in the triangle with Butte on a corner, meet at the Butte high gym in a district basketball battle. Central has shown improvement after heavy practice, while Anscone is making his first Butte floor appearance this year. The game starts at 8 and referee Ben Hardin will officiate.
The Jensen team edged Exchange 108 at the Y M C A in a dramatic latest Butte basketball clash. Elderkin’s winning toss capped a frantic finish as Driscoll Pedlar and Symons led the winners while Cravens and Cravens trailed, Symons' squad rallying from a 7-6 halftime deficit to prevail 39-17 in the title game.
Willam Meyer Charles P Nevin and John F Emigh were announced yesterday as members of the new Silver Bow boxing commission by Judges Lynch Carroll and Bourguin. They replace the old four year board which included Meyer T J Freeborn and Chaunce F Bert. Meyer has chaired the board previously Nevin is a former mayor of Butte and Emigh a former deputy county attorney all are keen followers of boxing.
Inter class handball tournament at the Butte K of gym opened with several close matches. Winners advance to the second round. notable scorers include Weingartner 21 3 and Hugh Quinn 21 10. Several players won by default and others ousted, with results from Bil Sullivan and Weld Sartner among others.
The Montana State College defeated Montana Normal College 41 to 29 in Bozeman tonight. The game featured shifting momentum with the Bobcats rallying in the final period to seal the win. Montana State College led at the start and maintained control through the second half.
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