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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1920
Page
15
Baseball writers critique balk rules and umpire enforcement noting that few pitchers were penalized in 1919 while lax interpretation allows illegal motions to continue. The piece laments rule enforcement disparities and urges reviving strict balk practices and clearer umpire guidelines.
The Canadian Trotting and Pacing Association voted to abolish rule 49 allowing harness horses at fall fairs to race without time records. Now any purse-winning Canadian race under the association will count the time as an official record.
Rochester Yacht Club plans to construct a $5,000 clubhouse. The club holds the Canada Cup donated by the Royal Yacht Club of Canada, won in competition with Toronto yachtsmen.
In a north south west east whist contest the declarer unfolds a superb plan to prevent south from winning and forces lead shifts. A second deal shows precise trump management as the declarer secures eleven tricks despite an unfavorable distribution.
John T Ling of Skokie club wins the championship at Wilmette after his wife retrieves his missing mashie from the Hardenbrooks. Burt Hardenbrook supports Ling during the final as the club is found on the lawn and Ling regains the two down deficit to win.
Bobby McLean wins fifteen international skating championships and holds nine world records in both amateur and professional categories as he leads global ice skating performances.
The Kentucky Jockey Club approved a $5,000 donation to the Kentucky Board of Agriculture to aid the development of thoroughbreds. The vote reflects support for breeding and racing interests within the state.
A letter highlights boxing's spread beyond traditional centers to industries such as the Four Wheel Drive company in Clintonville Wisconsin. Industrial firms form athletic clubs promoting boxing as a sport aiding business efficiency under a National Industrial Athletic Association emphasis on amateurism.
The article urges anglers to prepare gear before opening day and offers practical, nonprofessional repairs. It covers fixing shaky ferrules, methods for ferrule cement, and cautions against white lead. It also details windings, varnish removal, and applying spar varnish, plus general upkeep for split bamboo and steel rods.
The article sketches expanding crossover contests as major colleges plan national titles. Chicago meets Pennsylvania in basketball with a possible neutral game at Princeton, while Harvard experiments with western and southern matchups. Future schedules aim to unify top teams from the Big Three with central and western powers.
Australian sprinter Jack Donaldson, in the U S since last August, coaches the 238d regiment of the New York track team.
The Blackburn Rovers paid about $15,000 for Frank Riley from Falkirk eleven in a record transfer for a soccer player.
The Grand Circuit held 276 races in the last season with total purses of 486 442 dollars. The Massachusetts Golf Association comprises seventy four clubs in the state.
The Princeton tennis team will play ten intercollegiate matches next season. Matches are scheduled for June. Dartmouth baseball slate shows twenty games from April 30 to June 22.
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