Dillon Emerges Winner Over Fergus In Fergus Game
Beaverhead and Fergus high schools played a tight basketball game in Fergus with Dillon winning 14 to 13. W Smith scored free throws for Dillon while Soren son and Hoagle led Fergus with three field goals each, and Whitehall trailed Miles City after leading early.
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Bozeman
Beaverhead
Fergus
Dillon
W. Smith
A. Smith
Hatfield
Sorenson
Hoagle
Wilson
Glasgow
Stevensville
R. Baer
Houston
Whitehall
Custer County
Coltrin
Babcock
Tarbox
Miles City
Siegen
Smith
Butte
Livingston
Billings
Sweet Grass
Great Falls
NYU Beats LA A C in A A U Tournament Title Chase
NYU defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Athletic Club 35 to 22 in Atlanta to end LAAC’s bid for the national amateur basketball title. Earlier Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn fell 27 to 19 to Kansas City AC.
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Atlanta
Amateur Athletic Union
Los Angeles Athletic Club
New York University
Crescent Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Kansas City Athletic Club
Romanoff Arrives for Butte Match with Sorenson
K A Romanoff, the Pacific coast wrestling champion, arrives from Greeley Colorado after competing there last week to face Christ Sorenson in a Saturday night bout in Butte.
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K. A. Romanoff
Pacific Coast
Christ Sorenson
Butte
Greeley
Col
Butte Opens State Tourney With Winning Start At Bozeman
Butte tops Fairview 31 15 in the state tournament opener at Bozeman. McAuliffe Dahlberg and Boyer led a sharp purple offense while Livingston looms next as coach Danahey aims for a semifinal berth.
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Butte
Bozeman
Fairview
McAuliffe
Jiggs Dahlberg
Boyer
Grapplers vow to pin down rivals all night in hard clash
The grapplers promise a prolonged bout as they vow to keep wrestling until one is pinned twice. Spectators should plan for a late night and an airtight excuse to return home. The International Sporting Club of New York stirs police to back a boxing challenge to London rivals. Only competitors weighing 175 pounds or more and under 30 may enter as Manchester police prepare for the trip.
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Butte
Billings
Sugarbeeters
Great Falls
The
International Sporting Club of
New York
London
Oxford and Cambridge to resume annual boat race in March
Oxford and Cambridge universities plan to restart their annual boat race after a hiatus since 1914. The crews will clash on March 27 over the 4% mile Putney to Mortlake course famed for dramatic finishes.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Putney-to-Mortlake
Shortstop Ray French Traded to Des Moines Club
Shortstop Ray French of the Seattle team is sent to the Des Moines club on an optional agreement after Bohne is bought from Oakland. French showed brilliant plays and erratic days last season though he could become a solid player with more experience. Reports of knee injuries revive chatter about housemaids knee from scrub team play.
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Ray French
Seattle
Des Moines
Bohne
Oakland
French
Death Valley Jim Scott notes league speed gap
Jim Scott asserts major league players move about one step faster than minor leaguers between bases. He argues the climb from class AA to the majors is a single step in timing and speed.
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Death Valley
Jim Scott
Los Angeles Ball Club Seeks Player Opinion on Bunk House Under Grand Stand
Players are to weigh in on a bunk house fitted under the grand stand to cut hotel costs and reduce club salary expenses. The proposal aims to let the team stay on site while addressing financial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Wiggins Returns as Full Heavyweight Promised East Coast Campaign
Chuck Wiggins, once with Tom Andrews' boxing exponents sent to Australia, returns to the U S as a heavyweight at 175 pounds. Managed by George Pulford of Toledo, he aims to campaign in New Jersey and other eastern states after a Milwaukee bout in April. A former Jack Dillon camp graduate, he boasts a two handed style and has boxed since age 12 though he is not yet 21.
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Indianapolis
Chuck Wiggins
Tom Andrews
Australia
Wiggins
George Pulford
Toledo
New Jersey
Milwaukee
Jack Dillon
Record year ahead for turf stakes with rising purses
New York reporting that 1920 promises a record year for turf stakes as the Kentucky Jockey Club boosts purses in Blue Grass races and eastern fixtures like the Futurity and Belmont handicap. The piece notes past $10,000 and $50,000 purses as milestones and asserts many races will award $50,000 or more to winners.
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New York
Kentucky Jockey Club
Blue Grass
Chicago
Baseball rule amendments outlined in Chicago tabloid
The list covers changes such as banning most spitballs next fall, forbidding catchers from aiding passes, umpire discretion on postponements, no stolen-base recording on gifts, and schedules that must complete despite transfers. It also tightens scoring rules for errors and baserunner advances, and defines batters and catchers records on protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilde alleges illegal gloves in flyweight bout
Jersey City report says Jimmy Wilde, the flyweight champion, claimed he could have finished Mickey Russell sooner if his gloves had proper padding. Wilde alleged padding over the hands with little at the wrists and accused sleeves of trying to push the limit. The New Jersey boxing law requires eight ounce gloves and a possible commission investigation may follow.
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Jersey City
Jimmy Wilde
Mickey Russell
Wilde
Russell
New Jersey
Boxing Commission
Bezdek Seeks Best Penn State Baseball Nine For 1920
Bezdek athletic director at Penn State works on assembling material for the 1920 baseball squad. He aims to form the strongest nine to represent State College in the coming season.
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Bezdek
State College
Hugo Bezdek
Penn State
State
Penn State Spring Tryouts Preview Key Positions
Penn State announces spring tryouts with Bill Mullen Lightner Killinger Grubb competing for regular spots. Killinger also trains as catcher Brumbaugh seeks first base job. Pitchers Cramley Hunter Thomas McCullum Traphomer vie for rotation. Wolfe Livingston Knapp vie for first base Mearkle Korb secure second and short. Baublitz and Hains challenge for third base.
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Penn State
Bill Mullen
Lightner
Killinger
Grubb
Brumbaugh
Cramley
Hunter
Thomas
McCullum
Traphomer
Frank Wolfe
Livingston
Knapp
Mearkle
Korb
Baublitz
Hains
Fort Wayne Boxer Heads to Toledo Title Bout
Frankie Mason travels from South Bend to Toledo to fight Jimmy Wilde of England in a contest seen as a potential world flyweight championship match. Mason claims a new punch has been perfected for the bout.
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Jimmy Wilde
Frankie Mason
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Wilde
South Bend
Ind
Fort Wayne
Ohio
England
Mason
Cyclists to Lead American Olympic Team for Antwerp Games
New York March 11 report says leading amateur riders will form the American squad for the Antwerp Olympics this summer. Harold J. Dibblee notes final try outs occur in the East after sectional eliminations.
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New York
Antwerp
Harold J. Dibblee
Clying
Syria Declares Independence Amid Crescent of Tensions
Damascus reports declare Syria an independent state as the Syrian congress proclaims independence in Beirut. Prince Feigal, son of the Hedjaz king, is slated to be crowned. Arabs in Palestine La Canon and Northern Mesopotamia vote freely amid Turkish nationalist threats and potential French advisers.
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London
Feisal
Syria
Cairo
Beirut
London Times
Damascus
Feigal
Palestine
Interchurch budget outlined by state leaders at meeting
The session estimated a half billion dollar church budget with per capita figures for Congregational Methodist South and interchurch world movement. Speakers included George Mecklenburg and B W Edworthy with ministers from Helena Butte Billings and Sidney detailing denominational roles and collaboration.
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Congregational
Methodist South
Interchurch World Movement
Mecklenburg
J. A. Alford
B. W. Edworthy
Presbyterian
Helena
W. M. Jordan
Christian
Butte
C. A. Cook
Baptist
C. L. Bovard
Methodist
H. J. Graves
Methodist Episcopal South
Baker Overpays Income Tax
Secretary Baker has an overpayment of 480 dollars for last year due to a surtax miscalculation. He received notice from the Internal Revenue Bureau confirming the refund and stated he could not find where the error occurred in his figures.
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Washington
Baker
Internal Revenue Bureau
Wages Raised at Hawley and Crown Wilamette Pulp Mills
Hawley Pulp and Paper and Crown Wilamette Paper announce March 16 wage increases affecting 2000 workers and boosting annual payrolls by about 225000 dollars.
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Oregon City
Ore
Hawley Pulp and Paper Company
Crown Wilamette Paper Company
Six candidates enter aldermen race in Livingston primaries
In Livingston on March 22 six candidates seek alderman seats, all but one Republican, with three aldermen to be elected on April 6. Other notes include school funding basing on $6 per child for Park County districts, a state money total of $19,272 for 3,212 children, census adjustments adding over 200 residents, and city budget prep for next year starting March 29.
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Livingston
A. J. Huffer
Frank Trowbridge
Harry&. Masters
Charles H. Goddard
R. B. Bradford
C. H. Paugh
Paugh
Park County
Elsie Mercier
L. C. Stockdale
C. B. Swim
Missoula
Bozeman
Labertew
Brooks
C. L F. Kellogg
Montenegro
Minn
Minnesota
Missoula News Briefs Highlight Local Talks and Work Shifts
Missoula reports the Northern Pacific car shops return to eight hour days after a period of nine hours. Sculptor Lorado Taft spoke at the state university on improving old home towns and will visit several institutions. Rev. Leonard Campbell is reassigned to Missoula and heads to Helena for a church conference. A first annual conference for Montana high school education will run March 22 to 27 with Dr. Charles Judd directing instructional work.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific Railroad
Lorado Taft
Chicago
America
State University
Boards of Education
Charles H. Judd
School of Education
University of Chicago
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