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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
2
Emperor William, answering a royal address from the Hanseatic league, silent on calls for broader submarine use. Across Germany, numerous sovereigns and bodies sent thanks for his war manifesto, with some urging unrestricted submarine action.
A United States patent has been granted to two South Africa residents for a single wheeler litter designed to move sick or injured persons.
Pupils at Claremont high school in California engage in labor in a lemon grove on the school grounds. The unusual activity ties curriculum to practical work as students carry out orchard tasks.
Pat Calhoun the clever lightweight boxer and two year Pacific Northwest champion will represent Smelter City Athletic Club at a boxing and wrestling tournament in Austrian hall on Saturday January 20. The event, postponed from January 6, features AAU sanctioned bouts in club gymnasium with medals and watches for weight winners and a strong field including four amateur champions. Attendance from Centerville Edervale Y M C A and Silver Bow Park clubs promises rivalries and bright contests. women are invited.
In New York on January 17, Tener of the National League and Ran Johnson of the American League threaten to refuse recognition of the Players Fraternity after its pledge to strike. They say clubs will deal with players individually, citing the 1913 agreement and arguing the fraternity has damaged relations and provoked a tense stand.
New York reports J P Morgan & Co will float a new British loan of 200 million dollars in the United States. It is the third British loan rotation since the war began, secured by high grade collateral and issued as 4 1 4 percent convertible notes dated Feb 1, 1827. One hundred million matures in one year and the remainder in two years. Rich veins of zinc are said to exist across Japan.
Butte high school prepares to clash with former year stars in a night game in the new high school gym. Coach Dr. Cook leads Sid Rowe Dutch Muller William Thrasher Harry McAuliff Nig Barwen and Emmett Hale as the lineup. A postgame dance may be arranged following last Friday’s event with Lewistown next on the visiting schedule.
The article critiques baseball defense changes and praises stricter balk rules, notes the crossover appeal of golf for ball players, and recalls anecdotes about hitting distances and players like Christy Mathewson. It contrasts old and new styles, referencing figures such as Moran and Jennings.
Bill Tate a colored boxer from New York, 280 pounds, stops Montana giant Lew Bodie 213 in the seventh round of a scheduled ten rounder at the Ryan Athletic club arena last night. Referee Claude Tibbitts of Albany had urged Tate to fight and threatened to end the bout if he did not. The knockout ends Bodie Todie’s ring career as he had vowed to fight only in railroad tickets if defeated. Coach crowd reaction shifted to the official for his decisive ruling. Meanwhile baseball plans show over 70 percent of major league teams set for spring camps with varied training sites across the country.
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