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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
6
American athletes smash two world records in preliminaries as they contend for Paris Olympic spots. Pitt pitcher Sundberg posts his fourth win with the Sundberg outfit. An ode against Black Pitts at Anaconda is noted with A C M facing Clarks at Butte tomorrow.
In Cambridge at Hovard stadium American finalists crushed two world records and tied Olympic marks. Jackson Scholz set a 200 meter record of 21.0 seconds while J Coard Taylor ran 48.1 seconds for the 400. Ray Robertson also matched Taylor's time in a comeback showing.
Bill Lasley led Black Pitts to a 2 1 decision against A C M in seven frames as Rube Lewis struggled early but settled, while John Conrad and Heinie Zimmerman powered a decisive sixth inning. Deibarba and Kunz provided key sacrifices and fielding miscues aided Pitt victory.
Scattered baseball score notes show unclear lines with mentions of players Geary Root and Mudiey. The fragment references R H E tallies and innings but lacks full details for a complete game recap.
Archie Thornton, once noted for Clarks, has signed with the Anodes per the Mines League bulletin from secretary J. Ryan Gaul. He may debut Sunday with the Anacondans against the Black Pitts, as Walter Anderson, a strong third baseman from Kalispell with Mississippi Valley league experience, also joins the Powers.
Hap Collard of Augusta tops South Atlantic League batters with a .3 percent average after 19 games, ranking third in hitting and fifth overall. He also won two pitching starts last week, a 6 to 4 victory over Spartanburg and a 6 to 4 win over Asheville.
In Columbia Gardens on Thursday Woolman Streets defeated Wyomings 19 to 15 in seven innings. Batteries were Gillespie and Cunningham for Woolman Streets and Barry and Harrington for Wyomings. Also noted is a Cleveland 8 to 3 Boston win with Uhle tiring in the eighth.
Detroit June 13. A clash between New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers ended with a forfeit in favor of New York after a field riot involving players and fans. Meuser was hit, Meusel and Cole were banished, and umpire Evans forfeited the 9 0 game to the Yankees as police struggled to restore order.
Philadelphia defeats Chicago 7 to 6 as a big seventh inning fueled by a triple and five hits. Meeker earns the win over Connally who takes the loss. Baumeister pitch in the ninth for the final out. umpires call Fourelli benching.
Joe Behan, early in training at the Legion gym with Joe Simonich and others, prepares for a 12 round bout Tuesday with Al Webster of Billings. Behan, a slugger like Webster, impressed fans with sparring and recently won multiple 150 pound rounds in California. Webster is due to arrive soon to finish training.
Georges Carpentier of France will meet Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo in a six round light heavyweights bout at Buffalo on August 4. Stipulations prevent Carpentier from fighting any other opponent except Gene Tunney before the Slattery bout.
Frank Moody of Pagend won a decision over Look Malone of St. Paul in a slow 10 round contest held in Boston on June 13.
Middle West track collegians expect to upend eastern rivals at Cambridge where Illinois is praised as one of the era’s best. Names like Hubbard Osborne Leschinsky and Teotell shine as contenders in sprints jumps and throws while Dempsey and Firpo Wills loom in boxing commentary.
Chicago rises to first in the National League by beating Boston 5 to 1. Padgett hit three doubles driving in a run, Colter Bancroft Stengel and Grantham doubled, Kaufman and Stryker pitched for the NL clubs. Final: Chicago 5 Boston 1.
New York lost sole first place by falling to Cincinnati in ten innings 4 1 while Chicago defeated Boston. Dean wild in the tenth as Roush singled for the winning runs after a pitching duel featuring Rixey Watson and Dean. Bressler and Gowdy hit homers. Score by innings shows Cincinnati 4 New York 1.
In Brooklyn on June 15 the St Louis Cardinals exploded for six runs in the eighth after Osborne gave up four hits in seven innings. Sotheron allowed five runs in relief as St Louis triumphed 8 to 1, aided by three Brooklyn errors. Bottomley left for St Louis to have his tonsils removed, prompting a lineup shift.
Cliffords edged St. Lawrence 2 to 0 behind pitcher Hook Leahy at the Cinders. Angelo Dusfault Mickey Kelly made sensational catches while Rubber Nugent slugged in a feature. Frankie Biphison relieved after a Saints protest. Batteries Leahy Meehan and Ryan Crowley. Manager Driscoll issued a city junior teams challenge.
Joe Novak, once a caddy on the Butte links and now a Berkeley Country Club pro in California, returns to Butte to visit relatives. He just played in Detroit at the national open championship, finishing 34th of 85. He plans to compete in the Northwest Open at Vancouver on June 20–21. Also noted: George Duncan of Scotland beat Jim Barnes 2 up in a semi final, with Abe Itchel defeating R. G. Wilson 4 and 3.
Joe Mundee of Baltimore won a 2 round decision against Sailor Friedman of Chicago at catch weights in Baltimore. The bout took place tonight and highlighted Mundee’s sharp precise fighting as the crowd watched.
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