Merchants Respond to Appeal for Funds for Baseball Club
Butte merchants and residents pledged support as committees canvassed business houses for stock subscriptions to the baseball club. Many $100 contributions and $60 pledges were reported, with some buyers taking single shares of stock. Leaders stressed the city’s role as pivotal to Montana baseball and warned that funds from mining firms depend on this response.
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Montana
Butters
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Attreet Car Company
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Wardens. JR
Wharton
Theystem
Blewett
FED STAR WHO JOINED YANKS
Lee Magee joins the New York Yankees amid optimism for 1916 as a former St Louis Cardinal and Federal League star. His two year deal at 9000 dollars per year replaces hisBrooklyn Feds contract while the Yankees paid 20000 dollars to secure him from Harry Sinclair. Magee’s move revives prospects and centers on his 149 base hits from last season.
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Lee Magee
Yankees
New York
St. Louis Cardinal
Yanks
Lee
Harry Sinclair
Magee
Brooklyn Feds
Brookfeds
Mitchell Draws With Joe Rivers In 19-Round Bout
In Cincinnati, Joe Rivers of Los Angeles and Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee fought 19 furious rounds to a newspaper draw. Rivers dominated early with infighting and hard blows, while Mitchell pressed back with tight straight hits and sustained exchanges.
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Ohio
Joe Rivers
Los Angeles
Ritchie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Rivers
Mitchell
Elahith
Unth
Mitch
Cutler and Taylor Wrestle 10 Draw
Spokane witnesses a two hour heavyweight bout as Charles Cutter and Jack Taylor contest the Pacific Northwest title without a fall. Both men fight hard, with Cutler’s reach and Taylor’s weight influence the bout. crowd and clock note the long stalemate and repeated warnings.
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Cutler
Taylor
Spokane
Charles Cutter
Jack Taylor
Saskatoon
Tastor
Miller Defeats Turner In Match At Billings
In Billings the world championship bout ended with Miller defeating Turner after Turner’s injury halted the second fall. The match, best two of three, concluded with Miller retaining the belt amid mixed crowd reaction and commentary on boxing skill versus aggression.
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Turner
Billings
Joe Turner
Wa Tone
Collum
Ater
Rite Wes
Miler
Furner
Forty Thousand Dollars Paid for Three New Yanks
Chicago January 2 Forty thousand dollars was spent by the New York Americans to strengthen its playing force by the purchase of the Fedora?
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New York
Americagne
Fedora
Boxing today cleaner purer than ever with no true winners
Sport commentary argues boxing now resembles vaudeville services with no clear winners or losers, calling into question what decisions mean in modern boxing.
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