Butte Forms Independent Baseball League With Four Teams
Four teams entered the new Butte Independent Baseball league as organizers plan a June 18 season opener at Meaderville diamond. Englewood meets the Colored Giants while Meaderville and East Side clash in the day’s second game. Officials will set a 100 game schedule this week with further meetings to finalize officers and a proposed Clark field doubleheaders on Sundays and evenings. The league aims to develop local talent for Mines league inclusion.
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Butte Independent Baseball League
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Colored Giants
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East Side
Clark Field
Mines League
Meaderville Or Gardens
Radio kiss discovered as indoor sport in Seattle
W. K. Romans of Seattle and his wife were listening on two earphone sets when a terminal detached and a kiss occurred when their hands touched, reestablishing the circuit and resuming the concert.
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W. K. Romans
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Scores from regional games across four cities
In Columbus Minneapolis lost 8 to 16. In Toledo St Paul won 16 to 7. In Louisville Kansas City lost 7 to 6. In Indianapolis Milwaukee fell 7 to 5. The results summarize a day of American Association matchups across major markets.
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Toledo
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Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Auto Accident Not His Fault
Henry Hubbert gives a different account of the Drummond river plunge last Saturday night claiming the other car caused the crash. He describes slow driving near a rock point on the riverbank and two men in the water being rescued as Mrs. Davis arrives with supplies to aid the injured.
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Drummond
Washington Crew Trims Wisconsin by Eight Lengths
The University of Washington crew team defeated Wisconsin by eight lengths in Madison. Washington surged from the start and maintained the lead, pulling away to win the boat race decisively.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
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Wisconsin University
Driver recounts crash near bank after passing witness
A testimony describes a vehicle going off a road bank after passing Mrs. Davis and her party. The driver denies claims that he knocked the car over the bank or failed to render aid to the injured men. He says the car could not make the turn due to speed and left the road about 30 feet beyond him.
Girl's Love Prize in Fatal Fight
Francesa Sonier of West Newbury Massachusetts was the focal point of a fatal duel as two Groveland youths clashed over a love interest. Herman Tabor aged 19 died and rival Paul Claridge is jailed on manslaughter charges.
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Groveland
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Park County post boxing card highlights Biddle Adams main event
Park County post of the American Legion in Livingston hosts its first boxing card of the year on Saturday night June 17. Al Biddle champion welterweight of the Dakotas meets Joe T. Adams in the 12 round main event. Russie Le Roy, Fargo contender for the world lightweight title, has arrived to train for his Montana appearance. Eddie White of Los Angeles faces Ralph Parmeter Wyoming lightweight champion in the eight round semi windup.
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Bobby Ward
Woods
Montana
Eddie White
Los Angeles
Ralph Parmeter
Wyoming
Eleventh Cavalry Upsets Thirteenth in Ninth Corps Tourney
In Boish Idaho on June 12 the Eleventh Cavalry polo team from Monterey California beat Fort Russell's Thirteenth Cavalry 8 to 7 in the first game of the Ninth Corps area tournament. Lieut Lipman suffered a shoulder injury and was replaced by Maj B Y Read after one minute. This marked Monterey’s first win in ten days of play.
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Idaho
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Monterey
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Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Russell
S&s. M. Lipman
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San Francisco
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Lynch to Battle Buff for Crown in New York Match
Johnny Buff has signed to defend his bantamweight title against Joe Lynch on July 10 at the New York Velodrome. Promoter Tex Rickard announced the bout in New York.
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Johnny Buff
Joe Lynch
Tex Rickard
Baseball matchups on today’s National and American leagues
National League games feature Pittsburg at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. American League includes Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Washington at Detroit and Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Man From Home Enchants Rialto Audience In Italy Scene
Last evening and Sunday, Rialto theater offered The Man From Home in a 70 minute Italian set production. Booth Tarkington novel adaptation by George Fitzmaurice stars James Kirkwood Anna Nilsson Norman Kerry Dorothy umming and John Miltern. The film ends its Rialto run today.
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Aramount
Booth Tarkington
George Fitzmaurice
Bay of
Naples
Enrico Caruso
James Kirkwood
Anna @. Nilsson
Norman Kerry
Dorothy Umming
John Miltern
Guido Bergere
Rialto
Meusel Drives New York to Easy Win Over Cincinnati
Meusel hit a bases loaded homer in the third and a fifth inning triple with Groh aboard as New York defeated Cincinnati 9 to 3. Rixey, Gillespie and Hargrave aided Cincinnati while Barnes and Snyder worked for New York in the June game.
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Snyder
St. Louis steady offense downs Philadelphia in series clincher
St. Louis piled up 23 hits to crush Philadelphia 14 to 8 in the third straight win. Lavan had five for five while Meadows Winters Ring and Henline were tagged by a ten hit surge in the sixth inning. Pertice KR Walker Bar foot Clemons Meadows Winters Ring and Henline Peters held the mound for the Phillies.
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Miller Drives Fifth Straight Win as Boston Tops Pittsburg
Boston defeated Pittsburg 11 to 6 aided by errors and a windy day. Holke missed the Braves lineup due to measles. Pittsburg piled six hits but stranded runners, while Morrison Yellowhorse Hollingsworth Gooch and Gowdy faced Miller for Boston.
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Chicago Dominates Brooklyn 8 0 as Dodgers Limited
Chicago defeated Brooklyn 8 to 0 in a decisive win. Aldridge limited the Dodgers to five scattered hits with two doubles, whileBrooklyn managed only two runners reaching third base. Batteries Aldridge and O Farrell. Smith Decatur Mamaux Deberry.
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Aldridge
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Decatur
Mamaux
Deberry
Belgian War Heroine Weds American in Brussels
Miss Suzanne Silvercruys daughter of a Belgian supreme court justice and sister of the Belgian legation secretary in Washington married Henry Walcott Farnam Jr. son of Yale professor Farnam in Brussels. She had lectured in the United States for Belgian relief and was made a Knight in the Order of Leopold by King Albert for her war work.
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Shucks Pruett Wins Browns First Series Victory
American League game in St Louis sees Shucks Pruett earn the Browns their first win over the Yankees in the present series. Babe Ruth struck out three times. Williams hit his fifteenth homer in the first inning with Gerber aboard as St Louis outscores New York 7 to 9.
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Shucks" Pruett
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Yankees
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Gerber
Cleveland Beats Philadelphia With Big Offense
Cleveland wins as Uhle sharp after rough start while Miller belts a home run into the left field stands. Final score Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 11. Batteries Naylor Harrison Sullivan and Braggy Uhle and O Neill.
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O'Brien Defeats Mendelsohn After Accidental Foul
Milwaukee on June 12 reports Tommy O'Brien of Los Angeles won a decision over Milwaukee light weight Johnny Mendelsohn when Mendelsohn inadvertently fouled in the fourth period with a low punch. The bout was even before the foul.
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City of Taxi cabs Havana Sobriquet
Washington reports Havana Cuba earns the sobriquet City of Taxi cabs based on 5686 taxi cabs 3775 private cars and about 2923 motor trucks and 30 trailers. The total motor vehicles reach 19689 passenger cars and trucks.
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Shrine Council authorizes Philadelphia hospital project
San Francisco June 12. Immediate construction of a new 300000 dollar Shrine hospital for crippled children at Philadelphia was authorized today by the hospital committee of the Imperial Council of the Shrine.
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Big Game Tonight Between Montana Power and Cole Pitts
Montana Power faces Cole Pitts at Clark Field in a 6 30 PM clash with a chance to rise to third place. Ross Barclay, Pitts manager, has added new players strengthening the infield and pitching staff. Red Hicks is expected to start on the mound.
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