Mines ball gains new stars as season nears
Montana Powers begin practice as four Butte clubs prepare for the season opening next week. Veteran players and newcomers draw hype, with Walt Keeley, Lefty Ricker, Red Colbert and Dick Boyer among notable names shaping early speed and talent across Clark, A C M Camp and Meaderville teams. New recruits arrive daily as managers hunt for squad depth.
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Walt Keeley
St. Mary's
Clarke
Dick Boyer
Doug Trait
Wilson
Dinty” Moore
Jimmy Charlton
Fight Talk Promoter Eyes Firpo Return for Dempsey Title Fight
Tex Rickard announces a September 6 title bout between Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills at Boyle’s Thirty Acres. He also pursues Luis Angel Firpo’s return to the United States for another campaign and an elimination test with Wills to determine Dempsey’s next opponent. Negotiations with Firpo are said to have stalled but could resume if he signals genuine interest.
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New York
Tex Rickerd
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Big Pine Bowl
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Luis Angel Firpo
Rickard
Wills
Firpo
Dempsey
Ali
Ebrkven
Gonzaga Falls Before Montana In baseball clash
Montana defeated Gonzaga 8 to 7 amid numerous errors. O'Conner pitched well in late innings to stave off disaster as the two teams meet again tomorrow in Missoula.
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Associated Prees
Missoula
University Montana
University
O'Conner
Montana
Today’s MLB matchups across the leagues
National League games include New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Chicago St. Louis at Pittsburg American League schedules feature Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at St. Louis Washington at New York and Boston at Philadelphia.
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St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
American Association
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Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
San Francisco
Vernon Eee
Salt Lake
Tee
Tee Abbbics
Quakland
Portland
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Sacramento
Coast League Results From Los Angeles Seattle and San Francisco
Baseball scores show OUI and Abeeseeseveees 2 2h 0 at Los Angeles with Krause Foster Baker and others listed. Seattle game notes Sal Lake Geeseeesee 4 8 in 12 innings with Mulcahy Ponder Jenkins and more. San Francisco 30 appears with Hughes and Yellemomry among batteries. Portland 1.16.2 shows BACTAMOMO and list of players.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
R. H. E. Oui
Abeeseeseveees
Krause
Foster and Baker
Vines
Sellers
Keck
Courtney
Hannah
Seattle
Sal Lake
Mulcahy
Ponder and Jenkins
Cook
Steuland
Tobin
E. Baldwin
San Francisco
R. HE. Ee Sry
Hughes
Yellemomry
Hamilton wins Bitter Root valley track meet big day
Hamilton high wins the Bitter Root valley track and field meet with 55 2 3 points, Stevensville second at 49, Darby 8 5, Corvallis 6, Florence Carlton 5, Victor 1. Neilson scores 18, breaking three records including high jump to 5 ft 7 in and broad jump to 19 ft 11 in. Meagher sets discus 115 ft 8 in and Taylor shoots shot put 44 ft 6 1 2 in. Drew wins 220 yard hurdles in 27 3 5 seconds.
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Hamilton High
Bitter Root Valley
Stevensville
Darby
Corvallis
Florence Carlton
Victor
Neilson
Meagher
Taylor
Drew
Ille
Carpentier Kayo Declared Fair By Vienna Federation
The Vienna Boxing Federation ruled that Georges Carpentier fairly knocked out Arthur Townley in the second round after reviewing footage of the bout. Referee and ringside experts backed the decision amid a protest alleging a foul punch from Carpentier. The purse had been held pending federation ruling.
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Vienna
Vienna Boxing Federation
Georges Carpentier
Arthur Townley
Carpentier
Townley
Geaman
Boxing Federa
Giants Rally In Twelfth To Top Boston In Extra Inning Win
New York defeated Boston 7 to 4 in 12 innings as Groh Frisch Kelly and Jackson delivered key hits and J Barnes passed to Young for three runs. Cooney muffed Bentley’s fly but two runs scored to tie in the seventh and Southworth Sunningham and Cooney starred in the outfield.
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New York Today
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J. Barnes
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Cooney
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New York
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Gowdy
Snyder
McNamara
Nell
Reds Back To Second In Close Chicago Showdown
Hargrave and Bohne hit homers driving Cincinnati to a 4 to 3 win over Chicago to climb back into second place. Sheehan pitched well but poor support cost a shutout while Kaufmann yielded four hits after the first inning, three of them homers. Cincinnati tailed 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2, Chicago 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 6. Batteries Sheehan Hargrave Kaufmann O’Farrell.
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Hargrave
Bohne
Cincinnati
Tom Sheehan
Kaufmann
R. H.E
Sheehan and Hargrave
O'Farrell
Carpentier’s End of Purse Delayed for Boxing Review
Georges Carpentier’s share of the purse from his bout with Arthur Townley was held up in Vienna awaiting the Vienna Boxing association ruling on the legality of Townley’s knockout blow in the second round. Referee and insiders praised the knockout as clean, while some locals called it low. The purse delay slows Carpentier’s departure from Havre for a bout with Tom Gibbons in the United States.
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Vienna
Georges Carpentier
Arthur Townley
Vienna Boxing Association
Townley
Carpentier
Havre
United States
Tom Gibbons
Athletics Win 11-0 Behind Ehmke Shutout
Philadelphia amateurs fall as Amos Strunk signs with the A’s. Ehmke limits Philadelphia to three hits while Boston wins 11 to 0. Clark makes three fine at third base and Veach contributes a triple two singles and two walks.
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Philadelphia
Howard Ehmke
Boston
Veach
Clark
Amos Strunk
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
R. H. EB
Ehmke
O'Neill
Eee Heimach
Pierson
Penns
Simonich Ready for Webster Clash in Helena Tilt
Joe B Simonich of Butte heads to the scene of his clash with Al Webster of Billings in the Helena Handball association feature event. He trained hard ending with a session against Dixie La Hood after a prior Portland bout with Pinkey Mitchell.
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Butte
al Webster
Billings
Helena Handball Association
Joe
Pinkey Mitchell
Portland
Dixie la Hood
Legion Gym
Collard Doubles Down Early for Augusta in South Atlantic
Hap Collard, former Clark ace, has two strong starts for Augusta in the South Atlantic League. He beat Charlotte 20 7 on April 21 and Asheville 7 6 on April 26, striking out six in the second game. Detroit reportedly holds future PTO chances as Collard contends for a big league shot.
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Clarks
Augusta
Ty Cobb
Detroit Bengal
Cobb
Clark
Hap
Detroit
Collard
Charlotte
Asheville
Detroiters
Neill Shines in Gym Session Ahead of Legion Bout
Everett prospect Eddie Neill impressed in fast rounds with California welter Ritchie McCarron shaping as a strong challenger to Butte bantam Dixie La Hood. Neill, trained by Pete Moe, looks in top form for the 12 round Legion main next Thursday, with matchmakers finalizing the rest of the card.
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Everett
Dixie la
la Hood
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Force
Bad Ride Defeats Sarazen in Jamaica Handicap
Kentucky Derby favorite Sarazen, owned by Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, suffered a first defeat as a 38 year old start in the Lynnee handicap at Jamaica track. Bracadale led to the wire in the six furlongs with Sarazen finishing second by a length and a half, Brainstorm third, among others named.
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New York
Sarazen
W. K. Vanderbilt
Jamaica Track
Rancocas Stable
Bracadale
Jazen
Cr. Kumgner
Brainstorm
Dave Harrington
Prince of Umbria
Lord Granite
Hephaistos
Jane
Dempsey to meet Harry Wills in Jersey City title bout
Jack Kearns confirms Tex Rickard’s plans for a September bout in Jersey City. Dempsey will defend the heavyweight title against Harry Wills with a sizable purse likely around 750000 plus gate percentage. Kearns preferred Labor Day but may accept September 6 if needed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Jersey City
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Wills
Rickard
Dempsey
Firpo
Big Sandy Wins North Central Montana Track Championship
Big Sandy Chouteau school won the North Central Montana track title at Great Falls on May 2, finishing with Havre 33 points behind. Havre took second place in the meet.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Chouteau Senate Ek
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Havre
A C M Triumphs Over Meaderville In Practice
A C M Mines beat Meaderville Independents 8 to 3 at Meaderville grounds with Adams Henderson Delaney in the box. Meaderville won 6 to 1 in a prior game as Trivitick and Guidoni worked the mound for Meaderville. Second game to feature Meaderville colored Giants at Clark park Sunday 1 30, with A C M and Taylor Laundry set to play.
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Delaney
Meadervile Independents
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Guidoni
Meaderville
Colored Giants
Clark Park
Oregon Aggies Storm Oregon for 9 to 3 Baseball Win
Oregon Agricultural College defeated Oregon 9 to 3 in Eugene as Brooks benefited from poor support and clean hitting. The Aggies struck in the second, third, sixth, eighth and ninth innings, capped by a long homer by Sighet. Young pitched well despite tight spots, while Oregon answered with a fifth inning homer by Buckner after two on.
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Oregon Agricultural College
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Young
Buckner
Malone Outpoints Dempsey In 10-Round Rochester Bout
Jack Malone of St Paul defeated Mike Dempsey of Rochester by a ten round decision, outpointing his opponent at every stage of the bout. The Rochester crowd watched as Malone controlled the action from start to finish in the 10 round feature.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Jack Malone
St. Paul
Mike Dempsey
Young Stribling Beats Burns In Ten Round Bout
Toronto report records Georgia's Young Stribling defeating Detroit's Tommy Burns over ten rounds in a close decision at the alloted event.
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Burns
Young Stribling
Associated Press
Toronto
Georgia
Tommy Burns
Detroit
French and English Turf Champs Set for May 17 Match
Paris May 2 Epinard the French 1923 3 year old will race against Sir Gallahad III holder of the Lincolnshire handicap in a 1300 meter match at Saint Cloud on May 17. Sir Gallahad is owned by Capt. Jefferson Davis Cohn and Epinard racing for Pierre Wertheimer plans a Channel crossing to face English 4 year olds then a U S tour for three races in New York and Kentucky against Zev In Memoriam and My Own.
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Paris
Epinard
Sir Gallahad III
England
St. Cloud
Sir Gallahad
Teddy Plucky
Liege
Jefferson Davis Cohn
Pierre Wertheimer
Huskies Top Idaho 11 8 With Two Homers At Denny Field
Washington defeated Idaho 11 to 8 at Denny Field. Freddie Lewis drove a three run homer in the third inning and Bob Boyd added a homer in the seventh. Snow was removed from the mound in the fifth after protests to umpire Whitesides.
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Associated Press
University OF Washington
Seattle
Washington
University of Idaho
Denny Field
Freddie Lewis
Bob Boyd
Purple and Gold
Whitesides
Whitman Tops Washington State in Northwest Conference Opener
Whitman College opened the Northwest conference baseball season with a 5 to 0 victory over Washington State College. Pitcher Lewis Beck limited WSC to three hits, all by Richards, the visiting first baseman.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Lewis Beck
Whitman
Cougars
Richards
Cacker
Washington State College
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