Promoters Bid for Willard Jones Plans Ground Match
Kansas City January 16 promoters from across the country bid for the right to sign heavyweight champion Willard. Tom Jones his manager and Jack Curley discussed terms with bidders including Curley Masie and Jim Johnston as options from Madison Square Garden to Lower California were explored. Jones said bids near ten thousand dollars plus bonuses were on offer and some would be decided before week’s end with a fight by April possible.
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Kansas City
Willard
Madison Bauare Garden
California
Joss Willard
Confernce Betwen
Tom Jones
Jack Curay
Curly
Ge McCracken-Rickard
Barney Oldfield
Massie
Jim Corroth
San Francisco
Tia Juana
Mexico
Jim Johnston
Madison Bavare Garden
Jones
New Yorker
New Orleans
Jour
Gurley
Cal
Wiltlard
Concludin Jones
Western Golf group weighs free California trip offer
Western Golf association leaders expect no war over accepting a free transportation invitation to California for the amateur championship awards. Directors are likely to approve the courtesy despite heated discussion. A cross-connected golfer predicted the special train, and the national body is not expected to oppose the Western decision.
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Chicago
San
Western Golf Association
California
del Montery Club
Woolward
United States Golf Association
Mack Loncos Headlines in Butte Wrestling Show
The world class lightweight star Loncos, billed as the world’s great light heavyweight, toured Butte with an Empress show. He wrestled in several handicap bouts, delivering near two hour draws and enduring matches with Ernst and other opponents amid travel, weights, and dramatic grandstands.
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Carter
Loncos
Butte
Londos
St Lightnavys Welfer
Son
Ernst
Warmer times sought for Blewett visit to boost baseball drive
Despite 1 below zero weather, fans pursue fundraising to place Butte in the league. Northwestern Teague seeks Blewett, Dugdalsy, and Farr to boost support, hoping warmer days will spur donations and business backing. Louis Drellf and Frank Batley volunteer to canvass West Park Street for substantial contributions. Bob Crown urges Joe Cohen to back Butte as a lively league town with local support. Brown from Vancouver may visit to drum up interest.
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Mercury
Butte
Northwestern Teague
Blewett
Blowell
West Park Street
Louis Drell F
Frank Batley
Park Street
Bob Crown
Joe Cohen
Spokane
Iediane
Brown
Vancouver
Billiard Gossip on De Oro’s Form and Three-Cushion Triumph
Billiard gossip credits Alfred De Oro with a secret to his Chicago three-cushion win over August Kleckhofer, recounting how he switched to his heavier cue after meeting Tom Foley in Wabash room. The match yielded world records and a dramatic swing in performance as De Oro defeated Kleckhofer 15 to 88, with Hoppe challenging Sutton in future bets. Washington notes a college billiards season led by Maryland, Michigan Agricultural, and Cornell in national matches.
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George Siosson
Alfred de Oro
August Kieckhofer
Chicago
Siosson
de Oro
Fone
Kicekhefer
Charli Weeghman
Benny Klatener
al Wessing
Joe Capron
Kisekhfer
Tom Foley
Wabash
Poley
Foley
de ‘Oro
Sullivan on Athletics and Longevity in Early Interview
In a San Francisco report on athletes longevity a federal study says champions die young. James J. Sullivan, cited posthumously, argues against the verdict stressing moderation, training rules, and that many champions live long. He weighed both sides and praised proper athletic conduct and its long term benefits.
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San Francisco
Cat
James &. Sullivan
Sullivan
Weeghman Has Plenty of Substantial Associates
Chicago report identifies Charles Weeghman’s Cubs ownership partners as prominent magnates including J Ogden Armour of Armour & Co and Willard H. Wyne? Jr.. bankers and manufacturers among Chicago’s elite. A banquet revealed the names, with Weeghman planning a conference this week to discuss arrangements and potential stockholders.
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Weeghman
Chicago
Charles Weeshman
Chicago Cubs
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Packers
Willandsley Jr
Werzhman
Hoeblick & Co
Remodeling the Earth From the Chicago journal
The essay notes that Ceylon exports rely on tea and rubber, crops recently introduced from other regions. It contrasts older American crops like corn and wheat with the potato in Ireland and Germany, arguing civilized man reshapes flora and fauna, yet often relies on former wild predecessors and improvises with limited original crops.
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The
Chicago Journal
Ceylon
England
Ireland
Germany
Butte Wrestler Charley Cutler To Meet Pat Connolly In Blood Match
Charley Cutler, the largest wrestler today, will face Pat Connolly next Thursday afternoon in a handicap blood match at the Broadway theater. Connolly, dwarfed by Cutler, plans to last an hour in a 21 foot ring with a 2 to 2.5 foot ring. Connolly trained with Gilles McDonald in Hamilton street gym and expects a tough bout in Butte with bets offered on Cutler felling him twice before the hour ends.
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Charley Cutter
Pat Connolly
Broadway
Butte
West Park Street
Cutler
Connolly
Besid Cutler
Waiter Mings
Yserday
Bank
Rasium
Billings
Oie
Epent Botung
New York
Police Gazette
Pat
Cutle
America
Connelly
Gilles McDonald
Hamilton Street
Billing
Frozen feet end in a 0-0 hockey tie at Lake Avoca
In a frigid Lake Avoca game the East Side and the Maple Leafs battled to a scoreless tie as players endured frozen feet and numb fingers. The extreme cold made handling and skating difficult, yet both teams persisted to finish the match.
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Maple Leafs
Lake Avoca
Butte Plans Unified Amateur Athletic System For Youth
In Butte a proposed central governing body would unite nine amateur athletic organizations to standardize access to sports. Local leaders urge facilities including gyms pools and fields, arguing climate supports year round play and that business backing backs a city wide push for broader athletics. Names and exact dates are unclear but the drive aims to boost youth and community participation in all sports.
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Board “of Education
Butte
District Tournament Set for Belgrade Belgrade
Special dispatch from Belgrade reports the Gallatin district basketball tournament to decide the district rep for the state event. Competing high schools likely include Park County Livingstone Gallatin Helena Belgrade Three Forks Shirlowton Manhattan and Bozeman. The event to be held in Bozeman in March with games in the Auditorium offering ample seating. local team hopes to advance to the state tournament.
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Belgrade
Gallatin Dieteterirmament
Hozema
Park County
Livingevon
Gallatin & Hozeman
Three Forks
Shirlowton
Manhattan
Belgrate
Fred Hounton
Montana Agricultural Faculty
Bozeman
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Wille Hoppe
George Sutton
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New York Star
Chicazo
Washington
State College
National Rift Association of America
Michigan Agultural College
Cornell
Mfe
Wen
Sulivan
Cotry
Ward Payson
Weston
Sutler
MNS
Gerits
Ontewey
Remy
Bneting
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Marshall
Ford Tractor Co
Ford Tractor Company
Minneapolis
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