Webster and Simonich Battle to Twelve Round Draw
Joe Simonich of Butte and Al Webster of Billings fought twelve fast rounds in Billings in the Legion show main event. The middleweights, 116 pounds, slugged after seven rounds with solid blows to the jaw as a large crowd watched. The card also featured a first minute KO by Paul Stevens and two preliminaries ending in draws and decisions.
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Associated Press
Bililangs
Mont
Joe Simonich
Butte
al Webster
Billings
American Legion
Webster
Simonich
Paul Stevens
Don Brody
Jack Wilkes
Dewey Straight
Frank Wine
Roundup
Rex Moore
Livingston
Mines league moves echo in California field action
In the San Francisco winter league Eddie Coleman pitched a two hit game for the Kennealy Seals who beat the Foresters 2 to 0. Earl Averill ex-Anode and George Matthews former Power man star in the Seals outfield and right field respectively. Zanic Callaghan and Collins, key figures, populate the Foresters infield and outfield as the Mines circuit pace returns to the coast.
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San Francisco
Mines
Eddie Coleman
Earl Averillee
Conto “Coly
San Francisco Seal
Kenealy Seals
Averill
Anode
George Matthews
Coleman
The
Foresters
Zanic
Callaghan
Collins
Seals
Clarks
Harvard Runner Wins Cross Country Title
Willard J. Tibbetts of Harvard captured the two mile champion race, winning the varsity cross country meet at Van Cortlandt Park by a yard ahead of Syracuse’s James Loucks in a thrilling six mile race.
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Associated Press
New York
Navy
Willard J. Tibbetts
Harvard
James Loucks
Syracuse
van Cortlandt Park
Grange to Debut with Bears in Chicago Thanksgiving
Harold Red Grange will debut for the Chicago Bears in Cubs Park on Thanksgiving morning before a likely 60,000 crowd. Tickets sold quickly with scalpers offering high sums as fans chase the famed player. Grange is guaranteed about 2000 per game plus a share of gate receipts, potentially earning 20 to 30 thousand for the first game.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harold “Red’ Grange
Chicago Bears
Bears
Cardinals
Red
Chicago Cardinals
Cubs Park
Columbus
Yellow Jackets
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Giants
Cub Park
Grange
Exendine resigns as W S C coach
Spokane reports A A Exendine steps down after three seasons as Washington State College football coach, with resignation effective after the Christmas game against the University of Hawai i. Athletics director Dr J F Bohler says no successor is named yet. Kassel named captain of Illinois 1926 team at campus dinner. In separate note, Philippine sardine consumption reaches 18 000 cases in one month.
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Associated Press
Spokane
A. A. Exendine
Washington State College
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
J. F. Bohler
Washington State
Exenne
Kassel
Illinis
Urbana
Cef
Melrose Park
University of Illinois
Mushy Callaghan tops veteran Pal Moran in Los Angeles bout
Newsby Mushy Callaghan from Los Angeles scored a knockout victory over veteran Pal Moran of New Orleans. Moran, facing a youthful challenger, suffered his first knockout, signaling an end of an era as he contemplates retirement at about 28. Moran had battled many top fighters, including Leonard, White, Shugrue, Vicentini, Kaplan, and others, with his near-victory coming only in a contested foul against Zivic.
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Mushy” Callaghan
Los Angeles
Pal Moran
New Orleans
Pat Moran
Yhose
Paul
Benny Leonard
Charley White
Patsy Cline
Cline
Pinky Mitchell
Joe Tiplitz
Bobby Barrett
Lew Tendler
Johnny Mendelsohn
Jack Bernstein
Johnny Shugrue
Johnny Dundee
Lius Vicentini
Lollis Kid Kaplan
Moran
Shugrue
Dundee
Vicentini
Jack Zivic
Kid Wagner
Kaplan
Basil Galiano
Cleveland
Zivic
Lyons Aces 20 Wins and Five Shutouts In 1930 Season
Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox led the American League with 21 wins and five shutouts last season. Lyons prevented scoring, held opponents to goose eggs five times, and shared high praise with peers like Coveleskie Rommel and Johnson. The piece notes Yankees trades, Shocker, Goslin, and the era’s pitching depth.
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Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Mr. Lyons
Stanley Coveleskie
Walt Johnson
Eddie Rommel
Beau Drummer
Athletics
Covey
Johnson
Rommel
Lyons
Landis
Dazzy Vance
Adolph Logue
Harold Carlson
Sammy Gray
Joe Giard
Yankee
Yanks
Browns
Urban Shocker
Brownies
Shocker
Milton Gaston
Sox
Yankees
Red Sox
Goslin
Tied Leaders Win as League Closes
Inglewood and Boulevard Bobcats finished tied for the league title after final-day wins in Hebgen yesterday. Englewood beat Panthers 12 to 0 and Bobcats defeated the Hubs 18 to 6, setting up a championship decider at Clark Park Thursday before the state high school final between Gregg Falls and Billings.
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Inglewood
Boulevard Bobcats
Hebgen Bark
Englewood
Panthers
Bobcats
Clark Park
Gregg Falls
Billings
Big Jim McGee
Tom Penaluna
Tamm
Gridiron Upsets Shake Eastern Standings
New York Navy reports an unprecedented run of upsets ending the season with Dartmouth as the sole undefeated and untied team. Colgate and Lafayette share a tie, while St Lawrence also shows a similar slate, altering the array of top-ranked squads across major and minor colleges.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Navy
Dartmouth
Colgate
Lafayette
Little
St. Lawrence
Seventeen Hundred Men Rush Rasgao Hydro Project Completion
Seventeen hundred workers toil day and night to speed the completion of the Rasgao hydroelectric plant in Brasil. The massive project aims to boost power supply and economic growth for the region.
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Rasgao
Brasil
Friedman Captain of Michigan Team
Ben Friedman of Cleveland was elected captain of the University of Michigan football team for 1926. George M. Varnell, Seattle, said the California Stanford score was 27 to 14, not 26 to 14, and that Stanford earned a point on the final kickoff after California blocked the TD due to offside.
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ben Friedman
Cleveland
University of Michigan
Stanford
Seattle
George M. Varnell
University of California
Palo Alto
Varnell
California
Northern Pacific Railway
Murphy
Funeral honors for Royal Council member Joseph Smith
In Braintree Scotland at age 78 Joseph Smith, a member of the Royal Council, passed away. Attending were his mother-in-law aged 72, two brothers aged 86 and 72, and a sister aged 84, reflecting a modest early obituary tone.
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Braintree
Scotland
Joseph Smith
Royal Council
Harvard athlete wins cross country crown
Willard Tibbetts of Harvard won the intercollegiate varsity cross country championship in 30 minutes 34 seconds for six miles. He out-sprinted James Loucks of Syracuse, finishing first with McAuley Smith of Yale 11th, A S Hillman of Maine third, as Syracuse edged Pittsburgh 47 to 84 for the team title.
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Associated Press
New York
Willard Tibbetts
Harvard
McAuley Smith
Yale
Tibbetts
James C. Loucks
Syracuse
A. S. Hillman
Maine
Loucks
Syracuse University
Pittsburg
Panthers
Road to Yesterday Opens at Broadway Directed by De Mille
Cecil B De Mille personally directed The Road to Yesterday opens today at the Broadway. He used a duplicate 80 foot K-4 locomotive to recreate a dramatic crash and overturn a Pullman car for the film scenario. Jeanie Macpherson and Beulah Marie Dix adapted the story from a 20 year old stage success with Joseph Schildkraut and other stars in the cast.
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Cecil B. de Mille
Broadway
de Mille
Producers Distributing Corporation
Jeanie Macpherson
Beulah Marie Dix
Joseph Schildkraut
Jetta Gondal
William Boyd
Vera Reynolds
Julia Faye
Trixie Friganza
Casson Ferguson
Annual Grid Classic to Be Held in Butte Thanksgiving Day
Billings High and Great Falls High, the strongest Montana scholastic teams, head to Clark park in Butte for the annual grid classic. The Montana State High School Athletic Association upheld Billings eligibility for the finals despite a Ray mond Lyon dispute, with a 400 strong Great Falls delegation and 250-plus Billings fans expected by Thanksgiving.
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Billings High
Great Falls
Montana
Clark Park
Butte
Billings
Victor
Glendive
Montana State High School Athletic Association
New
Finlen
Dawson County
Raymond Lyon
Bisings
Lyon
Falls
Whitefield
Board of Control
Sweetgrass County
Big Timber
Billings High Schol
Frosty’ Peters
Anaconda
Miles City
Butte High
Rainbow Hotel
Esterday
Boosters’ Club
Great False
Eugene Corry
Butte High School
Corry
High School Player Allen McLean Dies After Injury
Allen McLean age 18, halfback for Broken Bow high school, died after suffering a broken vertebrae in the final game against Aurora. The accident occurred last week and prompted tributes from teammates and school officials.
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Neb
Allen McLean
Aurora
Sets Minor League Circling Bases Record by York Outfielder
Lawrence, an outfielder for the York club in the N Y Penn league, set a minor league speed record circling the bases. In a race against Bob Silva of the International league, he completed the circuit in 12 3 5 seconds, reflecting the 192 season performance.
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William Et“Red
Law
Bob Silva
Lawrence
York
Rockne Warner and Jones to Pick All American Eleven
Stanford coach Glenn Warner sails to New York to join Knute Rockne and Tad Jones in secret talks on selecting the 1925 All American grid eleven. Warner says one man cannot name all stars in football.
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Rockne
Warner and
Jones
Associated Press
Standford University
Cal
Glenn
Pop
Warner
Stanford
New York
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Tad’’ Jones
Yale
United States
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