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Newspaper

Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1928

Page

9

Tunney Begins Training For Scrap With Heeney

Gene Tunney settles into mountain training camp to defend his heavyweight title against Tom Heeney. He plans road work, calisthenics, and sparring in two weeks, aiming for a 190 pound fight at Yankee Stadium likely on July 26.

Associated Press Speculator N. Y Gene Tunney Tom Heeney New Zealand Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey Chicago New York Adirondack Billy Vidabeck Jersey Yankee Stadium Florida Sun Heeney

Butte Baseball Amateurs Open Season With Three Games

Butte Amateur league opens a 1928 schedule of 180 games with three openers at Cinders Hebgen Park Parrot Flat and at Parrot Flat. Ten teams compete in four round robin series with prizes for first home run. Games start 6 30 pm and fans attend free.

Butte Walkerville Stratfords Rocker Western Fuels Hebgen Park Floral Park Centerville Parrot Flat Butte Baseball Association

American Invaders Go Into Action On Many Fronts Today

May 13 American sports scene sees Hagen win British open as Wills leads American push in Europe Collett battles de la Chaume for British women title while Wills Mallory Anderson Hunter face strong French fields in tennis in St Cloud and Amsterdam flows toward Olympic year.

Alan J. Gould Associated Press New York Europe Amsterdam Walter Hagen Helen Wills Mlle Thion de la Chaume St. Cloud Miss Wills Penelope Anderson Molla Mallory Frank Hunter France Lili de Alvarez Elizabeth Ryan Kitty McKane Godfree Betty Nuthaill

Fencing Match Fatal in Belgium Open Championship

In Brussels during the Belgium open championship fencing match, M. Neef was killed when a button detached from an opponent's blade. The weapon pierced his body for six inches near the right lung.

Brussels Belgium M. Neef Neef

Elimination Contests Select Three For Legion Ball League

Butte yesterday hosted elimination games to choose three teams for the American Legion juvenile baseball league. Weasels East Side Juniors and Cardinals advanced, joining Cabbage Patch Bobcats Walkerville Juniors Centerville Juniors Belmonts to form the league roster. Play starts next Saturday with weekly games through June. Weasels edged Allen Cubs 5 4 at Hebgen Park after a late rally. East Sides defeated East Side Neighborhood House 10 1 at Parrot Flat. Cardinals beat Yanks 16 7 at the Cinders. Carlton umpired. Sam Kinville and W L Chapman also noted.

Butte American Legion Weasels East Side Cardinals Cabbage Patch Bobcats Walkerville Centerville Belmonts Allen Cubs Hebgen Park Cubs Danny Bukvich East Sides Parrot Flat Yanks Cinders Sam Kinville W. L. Chapman Sergeant Carlton

Reigh Count to Enter Mammoth Cave Purse Test

Reigh Count the Derby favorite will race tomorrow in the Mammoth Cave purse at Churchill Downs. The colt, son of Sunreigh and Contessina, carries 118 pounds in the mile and one sixteenth event, against Lawley Dodgson Colonel Shaw Golden Racket and stable mate Reigh Olga.

Associated Press Louisville Reigh Churchill Downs Sunreigh Contessina Mammoth Cave Lawley Dodgson Colonel Shaw Golden Racket Reigh Olga

Historic Sports Milestones and Notable Births

On May 14 from old records: a Phillies Cardinals grandstand collapse in 1927, Stengel’s six for six in 1896, Earl Combs born 1901 in Pebworth Kentucky, Joe Gans KO Rudy Anholz in 1908 San Francisco, Joe Becket beats Dick Smith in London 1923, and the first golf club traceable to 1744 by the Edinburgh golfers.

Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Player Stengel Pittsburg Earl Combs New York Pebworth Joe Gans Rudy Anholz San Francisco Cal Joe Becket England Dick Smith London

Fighters Ready for Big Friday Card at Elks Gym

Dixie Lahood and Kid Ponce head a Friday fifth card of the American Legion with a 12 round main fight. Denny faces Al Rossberg in an eight round semi windup as three other bouts line the card. Tickets are selling fast for ring side and other seats, promoter Chuck Staples said.

Dixie Lahood Kid Ponce Jerry Denny American Legion Elks’ Gym Lahood Ponce Lusty Denny al Rossberg Great Falls Chuck” Staples Legion

Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues

National League games saw Brooklyn 8 over Pittsburg 5 and Cincinnati 11 over Philadelphia 4. New York 5 defeated Chicago 6 while Boston 6 beat St. Louis 5. American League results include Philadelphia 0 at Cleveland 2 and New York 7 over Chicago 3. Other notes list multiple Western and American Association scores with rain in Des Moines Amarillo and minor standings.

Pittsburg Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Chicago Boston St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Washingeton Pueblo Tulsa Omaha Wichita Denver Oklahoma City Des Moines-Amarillo American Association Columbus Toledo Kansas City Milwaukee Indianapolis Louisville St. Pauli Minneapolis

Mandell to defend lightweight title at Polo Grounds

Sammy Mandell of Rockford Illinois defends his world lightweight crown Thursday night at the Polo Grounds against the hard punching Baby Face Jimmy McLarnin. Mandell, champion since beating Rocky Kansas in Chicago two years ago, previously faced Paul McGraw last year and has since appeared mainly in no decision and catch weight bouts.

New York Sammy Mandell Rockford Jimmy McLarnin Polo Grounds Mandell Rocky Kansas Chicago Paul McGraw

Baseball Schedule for Today Across Leagues

National League games include Boston at St Louis, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, and New York at Chicago. American League matches feature Chicago at Washington, St Louis at Boston, Detroit at New York, and Cleveland at Philadelphia.

American League Chicago Washington St. Louis Boston Detroit New York Cleveland Philadelphia

Home Run Leaders From Yesterday's Games

Yesterday's home run rundown lists players across the National and American leagues. Notable totals include Ruth with eight for New York and Hauser with seven for Philadelphia, plus Bottomley and Gehrig contributing multiple long balls for St. Louis and New York respectively.

Reds Take Lead in National League With Big Win

Cincinnati defeats Philadelphia 11 to 4 to move into first place as New York loses to Chicago. Carl Mays faced early trouble but settled, while Donald Hurst debuts for Philadelphia. St. Louis beat Boston 6 to 5 with Richbourg homering and Hornsby driving in two runs.

Associated Press Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Chicago Carl Mays Reds Mays Donald Hurst Phillies

Westerners win spots for 1928 Olympic track team

Charles Harlow Jeddy Welsh and Lillian Cove land earned their tickets to the 1928 Olympic Games after stellar performances at the Southern Pacific A A U meet at Pomona College. Harlow set a javelin mark 209 feet 7 inches and Welsh ran 120 yard hurdles in 14.35 seconds as records fell. Jim Stewart scored 7709.93 points in the decathlon, surpassing the previous mark of 7574.42 set by Fatt Elkins.

Associated Press Claremont Cal Charles Harlow Los Angeles Athletic Club Jeddy Welsh Timber Lillian Coveland Pasadena Athletic Club Southern Pacific A. A. U Pomona College Pasadena Harlow Welsh Jim Stewart University of Southern California Fatt Elkins University of Nebraska At Lincoln

Week's Major League Slate Sees Cubs And Yankees Lead

In a strong week, the Cubs and Cardinals dominated the National League while the Yankees and Athletics led the American. New York climbed with five wins against the Indians and Athletics, and Ruth and Gehrig powered the Yankees with eight three homers. Cincinnati Reds posted the best all around showing with ten plus hits per game and solid defense as they won five of seven.

Associated Press New York Cubs Cardinals Yankees Athletics Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Indians Roger Peckinpaugh Connie Mack Ruth Gehrig Hauser Brooklyn Cards Philadelphia Boston Robins Larry Benton Giants Reds St. Louis Cincinnati Washington White Sox Red Sox

Big Six in Baseball Dominates Output as Ruth and Hornsby Tie

Paul Waner Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby each collected three hits in four at bats to lead the Big Six. Ruth nudged ahead of Hornsby by a fraction on the percentage system while Cobb Frisch Heilmann trailed. In tennis, Switzerland beat India to stay in Davis Cup contention as Aeschilman Ferrier rallied the Swiss.

Dodgers Brooklyn Ebbets Field Pirates Burleigh Grimes Gooch Robins Grimes Elliott Associated Press Paul Waner Babe Ruth Rogers Hornsby Ruth Hornsby Ty Cobb George Uhle Athletics Georgia Braves Cobb Frisch St. Louis Heilmann Tigers Switzerland Zurich India Aeschilman and Ferrier Pitt and Sons

Boom er Beats Hagen on St Cloud Course in Paris

British Open champion Walter Hagen reports defeat to Aubrey Boom er on the St Cloud course outside Paris after 36 holes. Boom er, a top European player, plans to join Hagen and Archie Compston in the American Open at Olympia Fields, sailing June 2.

Walter Hagen Standard and North American Newspaper Alliance Alliance Paris Aubrey Boomer St. Cloud Boomer Europe America Olympia Field Chicago Archie Compston Congressional Washington Lakeville Great Neck Long Island St. Cloud Golf Club Eifel Tower Arc de Triomphe

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