Aggies Edge Mines In Major Butte Showdown
In an early big intercollegiate clash in Butte the Montana State College Aggies beat the School of Mines 24 to 20. The Mines led at times as Mueller McAuliffe and Wilson starred for the Mines while Hale, Pitts and Taylor held the Aggies in check amid a hard fought, crowd-pleasing battle.
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School of Mines
Aggie
Montana State College
Mines
Central
Dillon
Butte
Mueller
McAuliffe
Wilson
Pitts
Captain Hale
Harris
Aggies
Taylor
Hale
Bush
Bobcats
McKay
Jorgenson
Renouard
Leahy
Donahey
Rouleau and Dee
Daems
Butte and Helena to clash in key scholastic basketball showdown
Local sports page highlights a rich matchup as Butte meets Helena at the gym tonight in a season first. The column notes parallel stories about Dempsey exemption claims, Ad Santel beating Sam Chapman in Boise, a 12 city midwestern baseball league forming, and Seattle hockey loss to Vancouver by 3-1.
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Butte
Helena
Fox raises ante to five hundred fifty thousand in Dempsey Carpentier bout
William Fox boosts the prize to 550000 for the Dempsey Carpentier boxing match and asks who will announce the bout or take the call.
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William Fox
Battling Ortega Defeats Jimmy Darcy in Presidio Bout
Ortega won a clear 10 round decision over Darcy at Presidio last Monday with a strong finish. Negotiations for a marathon bout with middleweight champion O'Dowd at Tia Juana proceed, promoted by James W. Coffroth if O'Dowd agrees. Tommy Simpson says terms have been accepted.
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Battling Ortega
Jimmy Darcy
Presidio
Darcy
O’dowd
Tia Juana
James W. Coffroth
Tommy Simpson
Martin Aims to Face Carpentier in Big Draw
Bob Martin the red-chevron hope travels to New York to negotiate with Charles Cochrane of London while promoter Matt Hinkle of Cleveland predicts a stronger drawing card than Dempsey and the French champion due to criticism from the American Legion.
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Bob Martin
Carpentier
Matt Hinkle
Cleveland
New York
Charles Cochrane
London
Hinkle
Martin
Dempsey
American Legion
Boxer purse splits and European trip hints emerge
The text notes Jack Kearns plans to travel to Europe to meet Carmen Carpentier. It breaks down imagined purses and tax deductions with figures: a $250,000 purse yielding $127,190 to the boxer after lead deductions, and Dempsey receiving $122,810. It also projects a $5,090,000 purse with $803,190 in taxes, leaving $196,810 for the boxer.
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Jack Kearns
Europe
Carpentier
Sam
Dempsey
Boxer
Al Sommers Seeks Bout With Ortega or Darcy
Portland middleweight Al Sommers requests a title or challenger bout against Ortega or Darcy, aiming to prove his regional standing and earn a significant matchup.
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al Sommers
Portland
Ortega
Darcy
Baseball writers urge rule to credit home runs on out of bounds hits
The scoring rules committee of the Baseball Writers Association plans to recommend to the big league rules committee that players receive home runs when they knock the ball out of bounds. Current rules only award a single, double, or triple for balls hit out of the pasture in the ninth inning with the winning run on base.
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Baseball Writers’ Association
Norfolk stops Lindsey in Memphis eight rounds
Kid Norfolk of New York knocked out Harry Lindsey of Kansas City near the end of an eight round bout in Memphis last Tuesday.
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Kid Norfolk
New York
Harry Lindsey
Kansas City
Memphis
Gillum defeats Baker in Seattle lightweight bout
Harry Gillum of Salt Lake City edged Al Baker of Philadelphia in a Seattle lightweight boxing decision, securing the win on points. The bout highlighted speed and technique from both fighters as fans watched at the venue.
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Seattle
Harry Gillum
Salt Lake
al Baker
Philadelphia
Spokane Plans Contingent Pro Baseball If Northwest League Fails
Spokane officials state that professional baseball will proceed only if the Northwest league plan collapses. They envision an Inland Empire club with potential Spokane city league teams, outlining a contingency for a local pro presence.
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Spokane
Inland Empire
Jockey Club Satisfied With Racing Reforms Delay
At the annual meeting the stewards of the Jockey Club took no action on reforms to thoroughbred racing. The expected changes were not debated or adopted, leaving current conduct unchanged.
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Jockey Club
Futurity to Return as Richest American Turf Fixture
Racing authorities announce the Futurity will resume in 1923 and reclaim its status as the richest event on American turf. The Westchester Racing Association adds 10,000 dollars, pushing the total value to over 70,000 dollars.
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Westchester Racing Association
Curlers Call Off Bonspiel Due to Rain and Snow
Inclement weather including snow and rain made curling impossible and melting ice forced the postponement and suspension of events as teams decided to discontinue the bonspiel yesterday afternoon.
Ourappy Battle Tonight Sparks District Showdown Preview
The Purple and White host the Hell five at the high school gym for a key district tournament preview. Tipoff is 8:00 PM with a 7:20 PM midgets versus Boy Scouts opener. Coach Danahey reports strong practice as Butte and Helena vie for lane spots and travel dates to Helena Belt and Lewistown January 23 and 24.
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Boy Scouts
Danahey
Butte
Dahlberg
Murphy
McAuliffe
Ashford
Helena
Tnro
Belt
Lewistown
Australia England Split In David Cup Opener
Sydney reports England and Australia tied after the first round of the David Cup world team championship. Australia star Gerald Patterson beat English rival A H Lowe in four sets 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-2. Lieut Col A R F Kinesco te defeated Australian Andersen in straight sets 7-5 6-2 6-4.
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Sydney
Australia
England
Gerald L. Patterson
Vetc.n. A
Andersen
Club owners fix 1920 schedule after day of wrangling
Chicago Jan 16 After a day of wrangling American association club owners agreed to play 168 games starting April 14 and ending October 3. A committee will draft a new schedule to be presented for adoption tomorrow.
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Chicago
American Association
Canadian champ Clonie Tait defeats Whelan in St Paul
Lightweight champion Clonie Tait of Canada kayoed Billy Whelan of St Paul in two fierce rounds. Whelan lost most of his front teeth in the first round and his seconds threw in the sponge at the start of the third.
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ST. Paul
Clonie ‘Tait
Canada
Billy Whelan
Whelan
Helena High beats freshmen at State College 45 to 27
Helena high school defeated freshmen from State Agricultural College 45 to 27 in a fast basketball game played tonight in Helena.
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Helena
Helena High School
State Agricultural College
Billings High Defeats Fergus County Quintet In Home Victory
Billings high school trounced Fergus county high school of Lewistown 43 to 17, marking Lewistown’s first loss in the season as the Billings team claimed a decisive home win.
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Billings
Fergus County High School
Lewistown
Sanction Sought for Two Auto Races at Hanford Dirt Track
The American Automobile Association seeks sanction for two one mile dirt races at Hanford California in 1920. Hanford requests May 1 and July 4. Percy E Towne a director will referee both events with nationally known drivers invited to participate.
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American Automobile Association
Hanford
Cal
California State Automobile Association
Percy E. Towne
Automobie Association
Livingston Y M C A Teams Split Basketball and Volleyball
In Bozeman on January 16 Livingston YMCA teams posted a 31 to 26 basketball win over the Livingston railroad squad. The YMCA swept volleyball in three straight games 21 6 and 21 16.
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Bozeman
Livingston Railroad
Y. mM. CA
Livingston
Dunbar Wins Mesaba Bonspiel With 17 Straight Victories
R. P. Dunbar of St. Paul swept the Mesaba bonspiel at Eleveth Minnesota breaking all records by winning 17 straight games without a defeat. The dominant run highlighted a standout performance in the curling tournament.
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Mesaba
Eleveth
Minn
R. P. Dunbar
St. Paul
Tacoma and San Francisco boxers set for six rounds in Ta coma
Heinie Schuman of Tacoma and Eddie Shannon of San Francisco are paired for a six round lightweight bout in Tacoma on January 22. Schuman is touted as one of the Northwest's best lightweights.
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Pacific Coast
Heinie Schuman
Tacoma
Eddie Shannon
San Francisco
Schuman
Northwest
Golf Workout At Griffith Park Lures L A Baseball and Boxing Stars
Golf keeps baseball players and boxers in shape say athletes from both sports who use the Los Angeles municipal golf links in Griffith Park. Bill Pertiea and Toots Shultz of the Pacific Coast Baseball league join Ken Penner of Vernon and Diamond Jim Furnace with Steve Dalton among the better known golfers.
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Los Angeles Municipal
Griffith Park
Bill’ Pertiea
Toots” Shultz
Los Angeles Club
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Ken Penner
Vernon Club
Jim” Furnace
Steve” Dalton
Famed Corn Palace Sold to Local Firm
Mitchell and D funds sell Mitchell's corn palace once called the world's only theater built of corn for 2200 dollars to a local wrecking firm. Demolition to occur before March 1. Built in 1893 for about 15000. City plans a 200000 auditorium next spring. The structure featured yearly corn decorations.
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Mitchell, & D
Jan. Mitchell
Supreme Court rules bill 60 ineffective for now
North Dakota high court votes 4 to 1 that house bill 60 from the recent special session is not in effect at this time. Justice J E Robinson dissents. The measure would have made acts of special sessions take effect within 10 days after adjournment.
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Bismarck
N. D
State Supreme Court
North Dakota
J. E. Robinson
Waitress fined for traffic rule violation in New York
Sophie Hodosky, a waitress, testified she earned $12 a week salary and about $80 weekly in tips. She pleaded guilty to a traffic rule violation while driving a $4,500 automobile and was fined $2.
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New York
Sophie Hodosky
Propaganda Paper Die Freiheit Suppressed in Germany
Berlin reports say Die Freiheit has been banned after Tuesday's disturbances. The government will not lift the embargo until independents halt incendiary propaganda. A parliamentary guard may be formed to protect the national assembly and aid the president against disruptive members.
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Berlin
Die Freiheit
National Assembly
Senate Conferees Discuss Cummins Bill Rate Section
Senate conferees and the Interstate Commerce Commission committee met on the railroad bill rate making section. After adjournment, officials announced no final conclusions had been reached.
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Senate
Legislative Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Council Approves Russia Relief Exchange Plan
In an official communication the supreme council approved recommendations to relieve Russia's interior population by supplying medicine agriculture machinery and other urgently needed commodities in exchange for grain and flax.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Russia
Shipping Board Chairman Downplays Pacific Fraud Sums
Chairman Payne of the Shipping Board expressed belief that no large sum of money is involved in suspected frauds across several Pacific coast shipyards, as correspondence on the cases was released tonight.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Payne
Shipping Board
Brotherhood salts not press wage rise for reasonable time
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will not press its demands for a general wage increase for a reasonable time while the railroad administration completes analysis of the wages and working conditions report. Acting president Timothy Shea announced the decision after returning from Washington where he sought an answer to the 40 percent increase request from last fall.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Railroad Administration
Board of Wages
Timothy Shea
Washington
Snow Storm Centralizes in Great Falls Montana
Snow swirls over Great Falls central Montana as a storm blankets the city tonight. Mild temperatures accompany the snowfall signaling broader winter weather across the region.
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Great Falls
Montana
Sinn Fein candidates successful in Dublin election
Preliminary returns from Dublin municipal elections show Sinn Fein success with three commoners elected on the first count, including Alderman Tom Kelley who is in prison in London. County districts indicate Sinn Fein gains and a Labour influence, suggesting a large party majority outside Ulster.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Tom Kelley
Pr‘on
London
Ireland
Binn Fein
Togher
Ulster
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