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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1953
Page
6
Cross country and jumping championships will be decided Saturday and Sunday February 28 and March 1 at Elkhorn. Skier entries from regional clubs compete for top honors in a two day event.
Southern division Class B action limited to four games over the weekend shaping week one of the tournament. Beavers stand eight wins twelve losses as they eye opening rounds, with six teams in sudden death play and the top five advancing to double elimination. Special note on Twin Bridges and Boulder wins in District 16 Class C as Western powers compete.
Beaverhead suffers a 51 to 39 defeat to Anaconda Central Samns after a scoreless first period as Dick Denny leads Beaver scoring with 12 points followed by Kenison Schulz Romers Westad and Hilger Selway. In a preliminary, Ben Tyrand's Bombers beat Anaconda Central reserves 40 to 36.
Western Montana Bulldogs crushed Anaconda All-Stars 110 to 39 in Dillon, setting the largest team score and margin in Montana combined collegiate and AAU hoop play this season. The Bulldogs also beat the New Dealers 65 to 62 in a preseason clash.
Ten elk trapped in Yellowstone park were released near Glen on Saturday in a joint effort by the Butte Anglers club the state fish and game department and the Birch Creek Stockmen's association.
The Sideliner reports a Montana Senate discussion about legalizing special hunting privileges for archers. It notes national growth in archery, with states offering seasons and areas for bowhunters, a rising number of clubs, and a thriving market for equipment.
The Montana Fish and Game Commission sets a 10 pound and one fish limit for eastern brook trout in Beaverhead and Clark Fork drainage in Carbon counties, with no size limit within the weight cap. Grayling in Lake Agnes will be 10 fish. regulations issued after biologists and wardens’ field work. Booklets outlining 1953-54 rules available by April 30. Winter fishing ends February 28 with some waterways open under prior rules.
Pete Crump 172 pounds, Armstead rodeo standout turned pro boxer, was knocked out in 2 39 of the second round by Dave Hamilton 182 of Syracuse N Y in a four rounder at Butte Hamilton floored Crump in the first and again with a right hand in the second It was Crump s second pro bout and follows a first round KO win in his debut on the same card where Jimmy Savala beat Reyes Lopez in the lightweight main event.
Bow and arrow hunters favor special seasons to avoid loud firearm noise and to enable stealthy stalking. States with designated bow seasons report satisfied hunters, no game depletion, and increased visitor interest from other states. The Sideliner notes senators dismissed at Helena may have underestimated the issue.
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