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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1918
Page
30
I E Sanborn argues Crowder's work or fight order could reduce baseball to its core sport by trimming the business side. The piece predicts major league schedules may shrink and minor leagues struggle, urging centralized governance to rebuild a clean, honest game after the war.
A court battle over manager Reisler threatens the July 4 Baltimore match with Jack Dempsey. Reisler claims a binding contract while Dempsey and Kearns dispute it, leaving the outcome to judges. Some insiders doubt a quick settlement. the barber may attend as a ringside spectator.
A Philadelphia meeting of central board officials signals renewed intercollegiate football activity despite wartime strains. Leaders from Penn, Pitt, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Penn State and others endorse continuing play with major games scheduled across the country. Michigan faces Big Ten foes Ohio State Chicago North Western and Minnesota, while Cornell and Penn renew or end series terms as schedules unfold nationwide.
By George A. O'Neil John Anderson and Jack Croke select Pine Valley second hole as the best two shot hole in the country. They praise its scenic beauty and demand for a precise tee shot and a long second shot to hold a steep, bunkered green atop a ridge.
Coaches and athletic directors drafted schedules during the holidays for fall football. Several contracts remain active, so traditional contests like Town and Nebraska and Missouri and Kansas are expected. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association plans fall play in usual fashion as major programs prepare to replace star players. Coaches vow equal opportunity for all candidates, moving away from star prestige to well coached, scrimmage driven teams.
Vancouver outfielder Frank Wilson of the Pacific Coast International league has been sold to the Chicago White Sox. President Brown announced the deal and Wilson will report to Chicago at the end of the coast season.
An article explains dun hatch dynamics in streams, the life cycle of case worms and flies, and how trout feed on imitations. It notes imitation flies, including caddis cases and various winged insects, are sold in tackle stores and reflect period fishing lore.
The Bicycle Dealers' Association of Cook County will stage a road race on July 14 from Chicago to Wheeling and back or vice versa finishing at Humboldt Park. An estimated 150 riders are expected with participants from Milwaukee Toledo Michigan City Kenosha Racine Rockford Aurora Joliet and other towns.
Central Tinola reports that three fourths of the six million pounds of river fish caught in the state were handled by this section during the last fiscal year. Meatless days and high beef and pork prices have boosted fish consumption, with demand likely to rise through the war.
Spectators at fall football games will hear elevated cheers for players in military service. Universities expect athletes who could have played this season have joined the war effort. Cheer leaders will direct individual salutes to the servicemen now in uniform. Visiting fans join in praising absent heroes as part of the wartime tone.
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