Tacoma Ten Gets Out Of Lead In Gritty Tilt
Harper fuels Tacoma Tigers surge with 400 season start as Great Falls looms. McGinnity and Brown say only a big run by rivals can halt Tacoma while Sutherland and Pillett anchor a stout pitching duo. Will Williams adds depth, and coast-wide chatter hints Spokane’s strong showing may test the lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Joe McGinnity
Bob Brown
Tacoma
Tigers
Taly
Harper
Spokane
Brown
Bob
McGinnity
Great Falls
Sutherland
Pillett
Hester
Ben Hunt
Big" Meikle
Indians
Nick Williams
Willias
Willlams
Tommy Fitzsimmons
Butte
Joseph Henry Connolly
Edmond V. Collins
Harry J. Harper
Earl F. Thompson
Ira Flagstead
Edward Bonnie Bogart
Carlton Stevens
Herman Pillett
Peter Henry Peterson
Allen Edward Bonner
Draft Registrars to Meet Again Next Sunday
Draft registrars for conscription will hold another meeting Sunday noon at city hall to receive instructions, with a Sunday evening session for those unable to attend. Reports from the resister will be discussed, and two more Butte boys sent in cards from outside towns, Harold L. Bicknell of Chicago and Ronald W. Graham of Milwaukee. American Association scores include Columbus 0, Toledo 1. Minneapolis 1, Kansas City 1 in nine innings. Louisville 6, Indianapolis 1-0. Jack Dillon and George Chip fought 10 slow rounds to a draw in Cincinnati.
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Butte
Harold L. Bicknell
Chicago
Ronald W. Graham
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Jack Dillon
George Chip
Tacoma
Great Falls
Seattle
Buerr
Vancouver
Spokane
Boston
Chicago Cleveland
New York
Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit Ie
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnat
Pittsboro American Association
Pet
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Minneapolis
Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
Minni s Is Leader In Double Victory
Philadelphia wins both games against New York 4 0 and 4 3 in a doubleheader as McInnis leads with six hits and a sacrifice. Washington and Chicago also win, Ruth shines for Washington, and Cleveland takes an extra inning 1 0 over Detroit. Coveleskie earns his fifth straight win and fourth shutout as Cleveland climbs to third.
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Philadelphia
New York
McInnis
RH. B
Fisher
Monroe
Nanamaker
Rush
Meyer
Mogridge and
Walters
Noyes and
Schang
Cleveland
Detroit
Coveleskie
James
Stanay Spencer
Coveleskle
O'Neill
Baseball players register in wartime draft drive in Butte
A flood of registration cards went out as baseball players from Butte report to city clerk to enroll for the draft. Eddie Johnson and Rex Hydorn led the way with addresses including Troy Montana and others at Tacoma Portland Boise Salt Lake City Seattle Cleveland and more. Each player cited readiness to fight or serve in any capacity and many clubs across the nation prepared to register in coming hours.
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Milwaukee
Eddie Johnson
Rex Hydorn
Butte Baseball Club
Hydorn
Troy
Mont
Johnson
Kaiser
Ybail
Butte
Gend
Charles E. Shriner
Tacoma
William Shrine Coma
Max Fat Patrick Keegan
Portland
Oremond
J. McCarthy
Gladstone
Roy Puckett
Dayton
Ohio
By ‘Samuel
Boise
Idaho
Pearl F. Cannon
North Yakima
Wash
Joseph #1 Tacheny
George D.tacheny
St. Paul
Arthur Murphy
Norris
Tom Welch
Goldfield
Col
L.P. Dell
Salt Lake City
W. C. Jorgensen
Seattle
N. D
Antonio de Simone
Denver
Ralph J. Pennell
Omaha
George Haspedis
Spo
Japan Explains Gold Shift to Ease Debt
Tokyo reports finance minister Kazuo Shora attributes large gold transfers from the United States to Japan to Japan receiving payments on British and French debts through American channels. He says negotiations with Britain and France aim to issue war loans while Japanese banks plan buying British and French securities in the United States to curb gold outflow and ease Japan’s growing reserves.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
Kazuo Shora
Great Britain
France
America
M. Shora
Great
Britain
Spible
No Man's Land and Baseball Dreams Across Time
A collage of war poetry and late season baseball reverie contrasts grim front line imagery with reflections on Hans Wagner's fading days on the mound. It moves from battlefield dusk to heroic sports nostalgia, touching Tigers pennant hopes and the elusive peak of performance.
Spirited Baseball Behind Way Ridge On Front Lines
On the western front near Vimy ridge a baseball game was played before khaki spectators including General Horne. Two Canadian brigades faced off with the Second beating the Third 7 to 1. An improvised grand stand, shells in the distance, and airmen overhead framed a rare interwar league scene amid wartime disruption.
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France
London
Vimy Ridge
Third Brigade
Ottawa
Pari
Endeavor to End Coal Miner Strike in Western Canada
Calgary May 29 A United Mine Workers of America committee from Indianapolis is expected to arrive to begin talks with mine owners over a strike by several thousand coal miners seeking higher wages. If talks fail the government may take over the mines under a commission. A prolonged strike could cause a serious coal shortage in Western Canada.
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Calgary
Alberta
United Mine Workers of America
Applis
Ind
Ottawa
Canada
Bank andTrust Firms Subscribed to Liberty Bonds Totals
Boston on May 29 reports the Shawmutt bank subscribed for 12 million dollars of liberty bonds the Old Colony Trust company for 10 million and the United Shoe Company subscribed for 1 million in a move reflecting local financial support for the government loan program.
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Boston
Shawmutt Bank
Liberty
Old Colony ‘Trust Company
United Shoe Company
Watson Saves Game Relieving Meadows In Cincinnati
Cincinnati could not hit Watson and St. Louis won the first game of the series 7 to 4. Meadows started for St. Louis and was hit hard, with Ring also struggling for Cincinnati. Batteries Aheadows and Watson, Gonzales, Knetzer, Ring and Eller, Wingo. Also notes rain postponements in Boston and Chicago activities.
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Washington
Jay sy—Domon
Dumont
Boston
Harper
Ruth
Leonard
Thomas
Agnew
Henry
R.H W.E
Ruth and
Ainsmith
Chicago
Felsch
Weaver
FE. Collins
St. Louis
Lou
Cincinnati
Watson
Meadows
Ring
Rhe St. Louie
Gonzales
Knetzer
Eller
Wingo
South Dakota druggists refuse liquor sale permits
Aberdeen, May 29. South Dakota druggists urged by their association to refrain from obtaining permits to sell liquor under the new bone dry law effective July 1. Physicians will generally decline to seek permits for prescribing liquor. Federal rules allow druggists five gallons for medicines, cutting a potential supply source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Opening Baseball Game Delayed by Snow at Hebgen Park
Persistent snow at Hebgen Park forces a postponement of the season opener. Ground and air conditions hindered play despite officials and fans hoping for a late May start. No game today. future schedules depend on improving weather.
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Hebgen Park
Weather Bureau
Butte
North Pole
Tion
Ad Club
John McCloskey
Russ Hall
Noah
McGinnity
Rise of Renny Leonard in New York boxing scene
In Chicago at the Fairmont club a promoter recalls how a youth named Leonard sought entry into boxing after a brawl with tough neighborhood youths. A misguided ring call transformed Leiner into Leonard, the name by which the crowd and promoter would remember him. The piece notes Leonard’s rapid ascent and a mispronounced tag that stuck.
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Renny Leonard
New York
Fred Welsh
Ion
Little
Chicago
Leonard
Mickey
Leiner
Wrestler Oli in shape for Connolly bout at Empire theater
John Oli, sought after wrestler, arrived in Butte with promoters Jake Pincus and Tom Green confident he is ready after a workout. He recuperated from a Chicago injury suffered against Strangler Lewis, with a two hour and twenty five minute bout ending in a forfeit. Oli promises to wear down Connolly and wrestlers note his clever style and strength. The match ranks as the main event with a 9 p.m. bell following a preliminary.
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John Oli
Jake Pincus
Tom Green
Olin
Worcester
Mass
Butte
Grappler
Strangler Lewis
Chicago
Lewis
Finn
Connolly
Stecher
Empire Theater
Snow postpones Tacoma Great Falls game in May snow
Snow fell at Great Falls leading to the postponement of the Tacoma Great Falls game. Pirates invest: each member of the Pittsburg National League club purchased a Liberty Loan bond today.
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Great Falls
Tacoma
Pirates Invest
Pittsburg
Ormesdale Captures Feature at Belmont Race Meet
Ormesdale ridden by Jockey Johnny McTaggart carried 111 pounds to an easy four length victory in the Belmont feature at the Westchester Racing Association Spring meeting. Spur, public choice, finished second a length ahead of Bor row, with Fern Rock, Celandria, Old Koenig and Dick Williams behind. The winner’s time was 1 39 1 5, in track condition noted as challenging. The field had a $5,000 guaranteed purse and Belmont scratched top weight Stromboli.
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New York
Westchester Racing Assocment
Park Track
Ormesdale
Johnny McTaggart
James Butler
Spur
Harry Payne Whitney
Borrow
Dick Willams
Celandria
Koenig
Fern Rock
August Belmont
Stromboli
McTaggart
Colandria
Closly
Old Koenig
Trail
Change to wood cups to prevent Mongolia shell accidents
Washington reports that Navy brass powder cups will be replaced with wood or fiber substitutes after the Mongolia disaster. A board found cups were to blame, exonerating the armed guard, and Secretary Daniels pledged the sweeping gun cup replacement to prevent a similar tragedy. Also, McAllister beat Gunboat Smith in a 10 round bout in New York.
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Washington
Mongolia
Red Cross
Daniels
F. A. Wilner
Mongo- Ma
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Eddie” Johnson
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