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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1940

Page

10

All Star City League Set To Face McQueen Club Monday

All star players from five league clubs will be chosen by fan votes to meet circuit leading McQueen in the annual Butte City league game at Clark Park Monday evening. Balloting closes tonight with results announced before the 6 15 start.

McQueen Butte Clark Park Glen H. Rice McQueens Rice Hull Popovac Doug Edwards M. Holland Latimer McMahon Hoar Dapez Micholosky Kristic V. Slatt Koprivica Sennett Navarro Tomazich Driscoll Woodmen Walkerville Miners’ Union Parkway League

Scores Rattle C Y O Softball Leagues With Lopsided Wins

In C Y O softball action five league games produced high scoring affairs. St Patrick s beat Holy Savior 12 11 while St Lawrence hammered Immaculate Conception 10 0. In women s play St Lawrence 15 6 Immaculate Conception St Helena 32 24 over St Joseph and Holy Savior 29 17 over St Mary s. Mike McCormick Reds new outfielder uses a 32 ounce bat but ear hit.

Mike McCormick Cincinnati Reds

City Softball Day Rematches Top District Clubs

A three game schedule heads the city softball day at Harrison avenue fields led by Anselmo against Northwest Welders and a Texaco versus Bob's Smokehouse match. Boosters slated to face an unnamed girls team with an Anaconda squad possible. Emmett and Steele site lighted field plans and a Mining District meeting follow at 8:30.

Harrison Avenue Mining District Softball Association Anselmo Northwest Welders Texaco Bob's Smokehouse Butte Boosters Anaconda Boosters Texaco Smokehouse Harrison Northwest Emmett and Steele Streets

Englewood West Side Beat South Butte In Junior League

The West Side club topped South Butte 15-2 in the Miners' Union junior baseball league feature. East Side fell to Englewood 9-2. Tonight South Butte vs East Side at 9 and McQueen vs West Side at 10:30.

West Side South Butte East Side Englewood McQueen

North Siders Rally Past Miners in High-Scoring War

Walkerville torpedoed the Miners Union 22 to 21 as North Siders climb into a two way tie for second with Modern Woodmen at 10–7. Parkways beat Legion Juniors 6–3 in a pitching duel with Berg besting McGregor.

Walkerville Butte North Siders Miners’ Union Parkways Legion Berg McGregor Woodmen Walkerville Miners’ Union Glen Rice McQueen Park Anaconda American Legion Parkway Koprivica Gilbert Vucurovich Oceana Carkulis Driscoll Sylvain Apaiin Crunch Exsenengenceansrems McGregor P Parkways AB Michalsky Cf rf _ BEOUIE Raneanteneiemnenniewane Weg Djkenetteem Griffith Michelle Nteemeenane Slatt Din Wedin

Grade School Net Play Nears Final

Grade school tennis tournament moves toward finals with one Class A boys match today and two girls semi finals on Friday. Local WPA director Ted Rule announced. In today’s boys match Melvin Fisher of Greeley faces Billie Adams of Emerson. Albert Fay of St John’s is the other semifinalist with a bye. Friday’s girls semis feature Lillian Corley of Grant versus Gloria Sampson of Monroe and Betty Lou Falk of Grant against Rose O’Malley of Grant.

Ted Rule WPA Melvin Fisher Greeley Billie Adams Emerson Fisher Adams Albert Fay St. John’s Fay Lillian Corley Grant Gloria Sampson Monroe Betty Lou Falk Rose O'Malley

Woman Notches Hole in One at City Park Course

Thelma Lundquist is the only woman to ace Pueblo City Park No. 11, a feat many men have attempted but not achieved on Pueblo courses.

Pueblo Cole Thelma Lundquist City Park

National Golf Champion Loses to Dark Horse

In Seattle on June 26 at Broadmoor Country Club, Bud Ward of Spokane lost in first round of the Pacific Northwest amateur to Ralph Whaley of Seattle. The match went to a 19th hole playoff after a tie at the 18th. Medalist Harry Givan of Seattle narrowly beat Lloyd Byerly of Portland in a 19th hole finish. Defending champ Jack Westland of Seattle eased past Jack Burns of Yakima 2 and 1, while Bob Lee of Seattle, a University of Washington student, defeated J R Hazlett Jr 7 and 6 after leading qualifiers with a 67.

Seattle Bud Ward Spokane Bowes Colfer Ralph Whaley Pacific Northwest Broadmoor Country Club Whaley Harry Givan Lloyd Byerly Portland Givan British Columbia Jack Westland Jack Burns Yakima Bob Lee University of Washington J. R. Hazlett Jr

Butte Copper Sox defeat Helena Vigilantes 17 to 8 in league game

Butte Copper Sox shell Helena Vigilantes 17 to 8 as Joe Gray is tagged for three first inning runs and Dutch Schneider and Purcell are hit hard. Helena miscues fuel Butte offense while Orlich Wagner and Peinich drive in key runs. Gray takes loss.

Copper Sox Mound East Helena Helena Montana Butte AB Dunstan Ib Olesnickss Girard Niklas Tb Mihelich If Ocimino Orlieh Rf OjThrasn F Pinich Matmirrf Waeneref Obchhitnif Jpainiche Sennett Purcell Butte Neates Orlich Wagner Peinich Mihelich J. Peinich Hanshaw Spear Mattmiller Smith Dunstan Gray

Medalist Johnny Burke Still Tops Collegiate Golf

In the NCAA golf tournament first round at Ekwanok Burke of Georgetown, 1938 champion, beat John Leidy of Michigan 4 2 to move closer to another title. Hall Iowa Ramsel LSU and Alexander Duke remain contenders. Hall beat Duke's Tom Perry 3 2 Ramsey eliminated Stanford's Warren Berl 1 up and Alexander beat Yale's T Meiser 8 6. John Schiechl of Santa Clara will not join the Philadelphia Eagles next fall as Chicago Bears trade two veterans for the rookie.

Manchester Johnny Burke Georgetown John Leidy University of Michigan William Hall Iowa Lee Ramsel Louisiana State Stewart Alexander Duke Hall Tom Perry Ramsey Warren Berl Stanford Alexander T. Meiser Yale John Schiechl Santa Clara Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Eagles

Fans to Name College Aces to Face Pros

Chicago Tribune announces a national All American football poll with fans voting July 12 23 to choose 11 players and five coaches to face Green Bay Packers August 29 at Soldiers Field Chicago. Eligibility requires seniors from 1939 season.

Green Bay Packers Chicago Tribune Soldiers’ Field Chicago

Indian Boxer Is New Hobby of Wirt Ross

New York, June 26. Wirt Ross, famed eccentric boxing collector, announces his latest acquisition Chief Crazy Horse III a Montana welterweight descended from Chief Crazy Horse I II. The fighter who carries a tomahawk in his corner hangs it on a ring post and is described as Indian 99 44 100 per cent with a dramatic, rumor filled backstory.

Jack Guenther New York Haystack Sloan Wirt Ross Ross Long Pacific Coast Chief Crazy Horse III Montana Crazy Horse I Custer Little Big Horn Crazy Horse Clark Gable Tit Little Big Horn Country Stanley California Boxing Commission

Yankees Salvage Win Over Indians in Final Western Trip

The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3 to 1 as Red Ruffing outpitched Mel Harder in a tight hurling duel. DiMaggio drove in key runs with two hits, breaking a five game skid and lifting the Yankees into the AL first division.

New York Red Sox Chicago A’s Cleveland New York Yankees Red Mel Harder Cleveland Indians Diuffine Vardar Queayvrnouu Joe DiMaggio al Smith Smith Crosetti Rolfe Pytlak Dahleren DiMaggio Chapman Boudreau Harder

White Sox rally past Senators in nine to even series

Chicago trailed but scored two in the ninth to beat Washington 7 to 6. Key contributions came from Chapman and Gelbert with multi run drives, while Masterson and Dietrich held the mound efforts for the decisive rally.

Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Washingson Kuhelth & Band Travis Oj Wrightrf Bidwrth Applingss Gelbertss Soltersif Ferrell McNair Mastersonp Treshe Evans Smithp Lies Haynes P Dietrichp Krauskasp Masterson Kennedy Lewis Walker Travis Gelbert Kreevich Kuhel Appling Tresh Dietrich Bonura Case Wright Kreevieh Solters Bloodworth Haynes

Rizzo Stars as Pirates Phill Split in Doubleheader

Johnny Rizzo delivered six hits in seven at bats including a homer and a triple as the Phillies split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Ladies Day before 12,565. The Phils won 4-2 in the opener with Rizzo driving in all four runs. the Pirates took the second game 11-6 behind Brown relief.

Rizzo Pirates Phill Philadelphia Johnny Rizzo Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Phils Ace Brown Brown Truett Sewell Pittsburgh Pha Phila Fletcher Robaysis O Braganss Atwoode Lopezc Mahanib Bowmanp Blantonp Plicsrheer Ccestein Robays di Maggio Schulte Glenn Vaughan May Bragan Lopez Mahan Elliott

Bantam League Starts Fast In Butte Youth Baseball

Butte's Bantam circuit for under 15s opened with close wins. Classic Bar triumphed 17 5 over Panch Drug, while Creamery Cafe beat the Muckers 10 8. Today three new games feature Bug House versus Young Butte Boosters at 9 and Parkway Juniors versus Pancic Drug at 10 30.

Butte Classic Bar Panch Drug Creamery Cafe The Muckers Bug House Young Butte Boosters Parkway Juniors Pancic Drug

DeMolay Team Beats Hennessy 9-4 in Softball Clash

DeMolays defeated Hennessy by a 9 to 4 margin in the Mining District Softball League race. The contest was the only softball game reported from the district last night.

DE Molay DeMolays Hennessy’s Mining

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