Track meets loom as Montana colleges eye May clash
Coaches and athletes shift focus from basketball to track as Montana colleges plan a state meet in Helena with backing from the chamber of commerce. Jett Olsen and MacGowan, inter allied games stars in France, boost hopes at the State College, while Chuck McAuliffe and Glen Lucetti vie for pole vault supremacy. Odds favor pole vault showdowns as Howard, McAuliffe, and Lucetti prepare for a high reaching May contest.
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Helena
State College
Jett Olsen
MacGowan
France
Cort Howard
Howard
University
Prescott
School of Mines
the Mines
Bozemaniat
Glen Lucetti
Lucetti
Scott
Flathead High School
Kaliapell
William Mettlar
Yale
Mettlar
McAuliffe
Sucett
Weather Stirs Butte As Warmth Returns After Snow
Butte reports a 42 degree high at 3 pm defying forecasts of storms. Across Montana a warm spell continued though Great Falls noted heavy afternoon snow with west winds. Officials indicated a two to three day period of mild weather ahead though a low barometer suggested possible wind and rain. In Bavaria, Count Arco Valley’s death sentence for Eisner’s 1919 assassination was commuted to life imprisonment by a unanimous Bavarian cabinet vote.
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Butte
Montana
Hutte
Great Walls
Motana Power Company
Valle Berne
Arco Valley
Kurt Eisner
Munich
Anaconda marksman wins Twohy medal at club shoot
Drumgoole of Anaconda scored 24 points to win the Twohy Al at the Butte Gun Club monthly shoot, besting Renfro who had 22. Fifteen shooters competed before a sizable crowd including out of town entrants Woodworth of Spokane and Larabie of Deer Lodge. The event featured five 20 target contests followed by a 23 target sixth event for the Twohy medal, with scores listed for each participant.
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Drumgoole
Butte
Renfro
A.W. Woodworth
Spokane
Larable
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Twohy
Woodworth
Scribner
Larabie Brumgoote Horgan Seyfert Smith
McLeod
Bruce
Goddars
Truzzoline
Hallowell
Faireniid
Mailtet
Derville High Gun In First Shoot For Medal
Rocky Mountain rifle range south of Rocker hosted the opening medal contest with 25 shooters. Wind troubled contestants but several creditable scores emerged as ten weeks of Sunday shooting began. top scorers included Derville and Tisdale with 48s and others in the 40s. Also a Lettish front dispatch notes bolsheviks deploying large forces including Chinese regiments.
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Rocky Mountain Rifle Range
Rocker
Jack Derville
R. J. Tisdale
J.T. Crawford
Hans Holmes
WH Health
John Osterman
Gay Stivers
C. Morgai J. Dolan
C.F. Staples
W. J. McLain
Abs
Mike Curnow
Sichols
Casper Motake
Parker Rand
Fred Sting
C. Hussey
Je Daccar
Lettish Front
Penhagen
Lettish Bureau
Butte Eyes Eastern Crown After Helena Triumph
Sports column notes Butte’s win over Helena positions it as a top mining district title contender. It highlights Helena’s strong squad, Lewistown looming next Saturday, and mentions other sports items from wrestling to track, hockey, and college football finances.
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Helena
Butte
Billings
Lewistown
Grand Circuit adopts racing schedule with Toledo dates
Stewards approve a calendar for the Grand Circuit including Toledo July 12 17 and August 2 7 along with multiple stops at North Randall Cleveland Kalamazoo Columbus Philadelphia Poughkeepsie Readville Hartford Syracuse Lexington Atlanta and other cities under new trotting association rules. Officers D Devereaux E W Swisher and W H Kinnat are re elected. A third death from sleeping sickness is reported in Spokane with Charles Hartman 48 listed as victim.
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North Randal
Cleveland
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
Columbus
Aus
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
Readville
Mass
Hartford
Syracuse
Lexington
Atlanta
New
National Trotting Association
American ‘Trotting
Grand Jroult
D. Devereaux
E W. Swisher
W. H. Kinnat
Spokane
Washington
Charles Hartman
Helsler
Alberta
Spgmneve
Sani
Oan
Brown Plan Rouses Salt Lake Fans Over Vancouver Bid
The Sporting News reports Salt Lake officials reacted to Bob Brown of Vancouver proposing to buy the Bate Lake club and form a Northwestern league. President Bill Lane may accept any fair schedule. talks include 28 weeks of baseball and shifting games if weather or finances demand.
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Vancouver
Lake Club
Brown
Menaing
Great Falls
Butter
Tall City
Hev
Tetas
Sporting News
Sian
Bill Lane
Salt Lake
Erit
San Francisco
Black Cook
Mecredie
Borsiana ‘Club
Cook
Mccarthy
Oakland Clube
Oime
Fon
Tatekenson
Lanes
Rod Brown
Chine
Ike
Rome
Lane
Browse
Pele
Eames
Count Arco Valley Sentenced to Death for Munich Assassination
Count Arco Valley was condemned to death for the assassination of Kurt Lisner the Bavarian premier in Munich on February 21 1918. On the witness stand he said I shot him from behind because he betrayed my fatherland.
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Ality Por Slayer
Count Arco Valley
Kurt Lisner
Munich
Ortega Triumph Over Darcy Delights San Francisco Fans
Butte boxing readers will note San Francisco’s report of Battling Ortega’s 10 round decision over Jim Darcy in the Presidio. Ortega, a relentless forward fighter, wore Darcy down with precision punching and swift footwork, drawing cheers as the crowd praised his stamina and power.
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Ortega
San Francisco
Jim Darey
Darey
Ton Phons
San Francisco Bulletin
Marion T. Salazar
California
Oregon
Presidio
Wold
Hle Cemeat
Ortera
Akiand
Jim Carey
Portland
Trvine
Tome
Police White
Dan O'Brien
San Franciscos
Inet
John L. Sullivan
Darcy
Jim Griffin
Kid Carter
Joe Walcott
Montana Grizzlies to meet Washington Huskies in Seattle
In Missoula Montana January 18 the Montana Grizzlies will play the University of Washington in Seattle on October 16 according to an announcement by Montana coach Bier n. Washington’s coach Hunt had previously requested a game and accepted Montana’s terms making this their first football matchup.
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Montana
Washington
Missoula
Montana Grizzlies
University of Washington
Seattle
Biern
Hunt
Washington Letics
Ukrainian Front Menaced by Bolshevik Forces
A message to the Ukrainian mission reports large Bolshevik forces menacing the Ukrainian front. General Petlura has begun moving toward the front and major military events seem imminent. The Ukraine’s economic situation is described as favorable with large grain, sugar, and other food stocks.
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Petlura
Ukraine
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