Twenty Battles Tonight In Montana Amateur Boxing Tourney
About seventy fighters compete in eight divisions at the Butte Y M C A starting with weigh ins at 7 and first bout at 8 15. Entrants include John Hunter and Klein 120 pounder with finals set for Saturday night and potential record crowd due to advance ticket sales.
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Butte Spring Play Program Kicks Off With Kite Contests
The Butte Y M C A and Knights of Columbus sponsor a spring play program for city youth running from Saturday through June 18 with eight events. Activities include kite flying marbles roller skating O Leary tournament hopscotch girls field and track boys field and track and baseball. Entry rules limit kite contest to three per school with medal awards for top three and finals by trial heats.
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Peltzer Hurt Ankle Threatens Olympic Hope
German track star Dr. Otto Peltzer suffered an ankle injury in a Poessneck field day handball game. Initial reports said no serious damage but doctors fear weeks may pass before he resumes training, possibly ruling him out of the Amsterdam Olympic Games.
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Preston Knocks Out Hoon in Second Round Bout
Johnny Preston welterweight from Honolulu stops Billy Hoon of Chicago in the second round of a 10 round San Francisco fight. Preston weighed 147 pounds to Hoons 144. Yankee Jack Smith, new to boxing in New York, is a former baseball player. Chicago in 1907 and Boston in 1914 both won all World Series games.
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Giants and Pirates Share Wide Baseball Action at May Games
The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Robins 2 to 1 as Lindstrom and John homered in a tight seven inning duel. Other results include Phillies 9 Braves 3 and Cardinals suffering a 6 3 loss to Cincinnati, with notable hits by Frisch and Walker. Dawson saves Pirates win in 10 innings over the Cubs as Detroit tops Chicago 7 to 1. Browns blank Indians 7 to 0 to end Cleveland’s home stand.
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Mystery probes swirl after Sharkey Delaney bout in ring
New York May 2 A secret inquiry is under way into the Sharkey Delaney fight after officials claimed canvassing the event from every angle The probe could trigger action if irregularities are found echoing 1925 procedures directed at a previously disputed title bout Referee Magnolia was ordered to remove both fighters from the ring.
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Yesterday's Results Across Leagues and Cities
National standings show Brooklyn ahead of New York with a 2 1 margin as Boston and Philadelphia follow. American results list New York fifth and Washington ninth with St Louis and Cleveland both failing to win. Rain caused postponements in Philadelphia Boston and Oklahoma City Denver and Tulsa Pueblo. Western scores include Wichita over Des Moines 9 to 1 and Amarillo 8 over Omaha 5 with several rainouts.
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Gavuzzo Naves And Loses Time In Derby
Peter Gavuzzo of Southampton England shaved his beard as three runners tied for first in today's 34.6 mile lap from Lincoln to Normal. Gavuzzo and William Kerr tied for sixteenth, trimming Gavuzzo’s overall lead to 4 hours 51 minutes over 71 starters. Payne and McMurry tied for seventh. lap time was 4 24:40. Gavuzzo plans to keep beard growth until race end. CARDS GET FARM. St. Louis club to run Waynesboro squad for player development.
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Bobcats to Open Track Season Against Intermountain Union
Bozeman Montana May 1 The State College Bobcats begin their track season this Saturday with a dual meet against Intermountain Union College of Helena in Bozeman The event provides a preview ahead of the May 12 meet with the University of Montana Grizzlies in Missoula Key Bobcat athletes Decker Georgevitch and Kleffman are sidelined by illness ankle sprain and a family emergency reducing depth for the Intermountain contest and beyond.
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Helen Wills Improves Aide Rest Before Amsterdam Matches
Helen Wills, recovering from bronchitis, left her rooms for a brief airing and said she was rounding into form. Heinrich Klenschroth, who traveled from Berlin to send German sympathy, found her greatly improved but urged continued rest until her Amsterdam matches. Wills plans to visit Germany later if schedule allows.
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Lewis GTO Freak Wins From Lutze In Heavyweight Bout
In Los Angeles on May 2, Lewis defended his heavyweight title by defeating Nick Lutze of Chicago in a 1 hour 29 minute 35 second bout. Lutze was knocked unconscious by a slam and carried from the ring as authorities intervened. Lewis carried a 32 pound weight advantage and a 12 year age gap into the match.
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Boys Believed to Start Fire at Vacant House Shed
Firefighters were called at 11 PM to extinguish a blaze in a rear shed at 420 Walker Avenue. The vacant house, owned by Miss McKee who is currently in New York, suffered only minor damage. Authorities believe the fire was set by local boys seeking to see the fire department respond.
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Phillpotts Never Sees His Own Plays in London
The Associated Press reports Eden Phillpotts has never attended or will see his plays on stage. Dickens once fled Oliver Twist in a box to avoid viewing his words dramatized. Phillpotts’ hits The Farmer’s Wife and Yellow Sands ran long runs, yet he never visited the theater district during their runs.
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Name Theory Links Common Surnames to Low Crime
In Paris a self proclaimed amateur criminologist argues that people with common surnames like Durand Dupont Smith and Jones appear less often on police blotters than rarer names, suggesting common names correlate with lower crime involvement.
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MQuade Dropped by Giant Owners
Judge Francis X. McQuade long time treasurer of the National Exhibition company that runs the New York Giants was removed by the board. Leo J. Bondy elected to succeed him with John J. McGraw remaining as vice president and manager. The ouster cited moves for harmony as the reason.
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Walkerville Team Signs 20 Players for Amateur Club
Cap Wilcox reports twenty candidates signed for Walkerville baseball club with many 1926 titleholders returning. Backstops Bull Murphy, Cook brothers Ooky and Tucker anchor the catching and infield with Sco vil Pajonich Thomson White and Henry. Infielders Charley Phippen Horace Shea Granley Patsy Davies Dennehy Bill Murphy listed, outfielders Scratch Daniels Gandy O Leary Pierce Tiddy Boyd Perrin Porche vina.
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White Sox Bat Selection Sparks Dugout Banter in Louisville
The Chicago White Sox arrived in Louisville to face the Colonels in a two game set. A wholesale batch of bats accompanied the team and players selected their sticks during pregame routine. Ted Lyons quipped that if the heavy hitters cannot deliver with such a layout it won’t be the bat’s fault.
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On This Date Sports Births
Born on May 3 are Eppa Rixey a Reds pitcher from Culpeper Virginia 1891 Charles Ruffing Red Sox pitcher born Granville DL 1904 and Paulino Uzcudun Spanish heavyweight contender born 1899 in Spain.
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