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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1916
Page
2
Tom Jones invites bids from promoters as Willard's Mankato hosts a reception in Kansas City to discuss future ventures. The event gathers industry figures, with Jones signaling active outreach and potential collaboration opportunities.
Promoters from across the country converge in Kansas City to sign Jess Willard to a contract as Tom Jones and promoter Curley clash over terms. Curley finances the film plan and rejects other representatives while bids hover near 91 000 with possible bonuses. Meanwhile golf officials debate California bound travel as Western Gulf eyes free transport. Wrestling talk and other sports rumors fill the page.
Fans push to raise funds and influence President Blewett and Spokane officials to visit Butte and decide on Northwestern league entry. Despite frigid weather and low participation, organizers vow to press local merchants and sports figures to drum up support and attract interest from Vancouver and Spokane to move Butte up in the league.
George Siosson reveals why Alfred De Oro changed form and dominated Benny Kienkhofer and Al Weasing in Chicago. De Oro regains his old swing, defeating Kieckhofer 15 to 8 in a pivotal match, setting two world marks, while Hoppe plans a later challenge and Sutton eyes a potential rematch.
In Washington on January 16, a college score series reports 98 hits in a 1000 attempt total during the first of 12 matches. Michigan Agricultural Police hold second with 8, Cornell third with 6 as the National Association of America oversees the event.
San Francisco January 16. A federal report on athlete longevity finds champions would have opposed James Sullivan. Sullivan, regarded as the era's greatest athletics expert, cites plain rules: no tobacco, no alcohol, steady diet, regular training. He argues modern high school schedules push youth athletes too hard yet notes many 49 year old champions remain active in public life. Edward Payson Weston, famed walker, is among those still active at over ninety.
Chicago January 16 The owners of the Chicago Cubs are named by Charles Weeghman as J Ogden Armour head of Armour & Co William Wrigley Jr and a Chicago financier known only as one of the big bankers Julius Rosenwald may join as a stockholder A conference between Weeghman and Rosenwald is planned this week
A Chicago Journal piece reflects on how colonial crops like tea and rubber were introduced to Ceylon and compares global agricultural shifts. It notes Americas influence on crops, the native corn dominance in the U.S. feed, and the broader human pattern of adapting existing resources rather than creating new ones.
Charley Cutler, the famed wrestler, faces Pat Connolly next Thursday in a 24 foot ring at Broadway theater. Crowds in Butte back a side bet with money from local fans as Connolly plans to outlast Cutler in a one hour bout under Police Gazette rules. Connolly trained with Gilles Mac Donald and four others in Hamilton street gym. promoters urged Cutler to return to Butte but he stayed training in Billings.
Players battled extreme cold as The Fast Side and the Maple Leafs skated to a 1 1 tie at Lake Avorn yesterday. Trogen feet and numb fingers slowed action but players persisted until the clock expired.
V Maney and V Munsey urge uniting amateur athletic groups in Butte under a single central authority to regulate all sports year round. They argue facilities are lacking and call for gymnasiums swim and athletic fields to accommodate men women children and business leaders, with civic backing to exploit favorable year round climate.
The Gallatin district basketball tournament to determine the district’s representatives for the state tourney at Bozeman will be held in Belgrade. Likely teams include Park County High School at Livingston, Gallatin, The Forks, Harold ton, Manhattan, and Belgrade. A neutral arena in the High School Auditorium will host games to accommodate many spectators.
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