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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
6
Babe Ruth signs with Christy Walsh and will publish a series of baseball stories in the Standard. The famed slugger adapts to writing about big league prospects rookies and World Series battles with insider color for readers.
Grantland Rice presents a fragmented look at golf technique and instruction. The garbled text references grip, hand position, and the idea that balance and control are essential to a proper swing. The piece hints at correcting common faults and emphasizing a steady, disciplined takeaway.
Butte Brewerymen captured the five-man championship in the Commercial league sweepstar tourney, which concluded Sunday.
Cincinnati manager Jack Hendricks asserts the Reds have the league's best pitching staff and should finish third this season. He highlights acquisitions like Dressen and Critz, notes Riney and Tome Sheene have solid springs, and mentions Cuban as a potential hurdle while shaping his roster.
Harry Wills and Tom Gibbons of St Paul will spar in a 16 round bout at the Milk Route Stadium on May 29 if managers confirm no prior title bout with Jack Dempsey. Tex Rickard says a winner would meet Dempsey later for the heavyweight title with Wills guaranteed up to 150000 dollars.
Reported spring exhibition games across Florida and California with lineups featuring players such as Weisner Dodson Hartley Ernshaw Weber Harwood Mullowney Cobb Luque Benton Wi and Schang. Manager Tris Speaker prepares Cleveland lineup at Lakeland as teams field prospects in warm play and weather permits.
Grantland Rice highlights Buck Wheat as a premier pitcher and hitter while praising speed across sports figures including Dempsey Tilden Ruth Nurmi Cobb and Johnson. The column blends career notes with retrospective praise and prompts about spring prep and athletic supremacy.
Chicago reports Rabbit Maranville injured in a slide into third base ending his season for at least three months. Friberg and Barrett to split at third. Eddie Colline used 19 players in a 9 to 1 win over the Shreveport Gassers as preparation for the American League race. Pennock arrives at Yankee camp in St. Petersburg 18 pounds lighter after winter operations and plans to sign. Babe Ruth and others shown limited news from Giants and Dodgers camps. Jacobson holds out in St Louis as talks continue.
W A L outlines his pick of the best Montana players from the past 15 years. He places J McAuliffe of Butte as forward and Hauser of Anaconda as forward, with Bailings and Hartwig as centers, Forsyth as center, Rowan of Helena as guard, and Rice as coach Heicha.
W. Al Old Timers selects a Montana Interscolastic all star from historic players. He names Son Manuelife of Butte at forward and Hester of Missoula as stars from 1914 while Hartwig of Forsyth centers alongside Todd of Billings. Rowan of Helena and Rice of Kalispell are chosen as guards with Thomas of Helena as veteran coach.
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