Indians Win Get-Away Game In Northwestern Tilt
Spokane defeats the Indians seven to one on get-away day after a close pitching duel. Dickerson walked early, Dick ereon struggled with support, and in the ninth the Indians broke through as Stumpf Lafayette and Schorr sparked the surge. Fans clashed with Hurley as the umpires decision came under fire.
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Clark Dickerson
Schorr
Indians
Dickereon
Bill Hurley
Hurley
Spokane
Dickerson
Jackson
Yardley
Stumpf
McGinnis
Lafayette
Roche
Rehorr
Hillyard
Bigbee
Marshall
Grant
Autte
Tonetary
Kafora
Smith
Harrington
Northwestern league sends many players to majors
The Northwest ern league is rich with talent as eastern managers watch its stars head west. Veterans like Leard and prospects such as Boeckel and Harper are moving to Brooklyn, Detroit, and Columbus after standout seasons. Scouts project several more to major clubs, with Butte noted as a key feeder and Roy Grover advancing with the Athletics.
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Butte
Marke
Northwestern
Baseball Wilds
Brooklyn
Leard
Seattle
Tony Boeckel
Hig
Electrics
Harry Harper
Tacoma
Columbus Club
American Association
Pete Flagsted
Tiger
Harper
Detroit
Sutherland
Sioux City
Pillett
Puyallup
McGinnity
Hydern
Cincinnati
Raymond Lafayette
Indians
Russell
Vancouver
Dodgers
Hamilton
Beaver
RAO
Schance
Rottha
Roy Grover
The
Athletics
Electrics Win Flag Clinches Northwestern Teague Title
Great Falls clinched the Northwestern Teague pennant by beating Tacoma 7 to 6 in a high scoring game. Bert Hall returned after a three week layoff and pitched well until Schroeder faded after the fourth. Final score Great Falls 7 Tacoma 6. Seattle also won six of seven to close the season, defeating Vancouver 3 to 1 as Hood’s wild pitching and Vancouver errors aided the effort.
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Electrics
Great Falls
Northwestern Teague
Tacoma
Bert Hall
Schroeder
Stevens
Seattle
Vancouver
Hood
R. I. E. Vancouver
Cadman
Rastley
T. Cunningham
Kinville Wins Canoe Race Amid Dramatic Spill
Sam Kinville won the canoe race held yesterday afternoon with Cartier finishing third. Cartier, racing at Beattie, was right behind Kinville before tipping over, righting himself, and rejoining the race, finishing only a few lengths behind the winner. E. placed second.
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Sam Kinville
Cartier
Beattie
Kinville
Grand Circuit Opens Season at North Randall Track
Cleveland reports the Grand Circuit opens tomorrow with nearly 300 harness horses entered. The meet runs through Friday with events including the forest City two year-olds trotting, the Edwards pace, and two other pace and trotting heats offering purses from 1,200 to 3,000 dollars. Track officials praise the course as in excellent shape.
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Cleveland
North Randall
Forest City
Edwards
Record Crowd Sees Yankees Win A Pair
In a record crowd at League Park New York swept a doubleheader over Cleveland The first game saw Cleveland fail to hit Fisher as New York benefited from errors in the field The second game featured eight runs by New York off six Cleveland errors and a late rally by Chicago in the ninth game notes Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago results from the day with various pitchers and scorers listed
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New York
Reland
League Park
Cleveland
Fisher
Nanamaker
Coveleskie
Gould
O'Neill
Billings
Rhe
Caldwell and
Walters
Lambeth
FWO
St. Louis
Boston
St.Louis
Rogers
Rowe
St. Louta
Ruth
Thomas
Sotheron
Severeth
Shore
Pennock
Agnew
Koob
Molyneaux
Martin
Male
Review of the Week in the Big Leagues
New York leads the National League despite three wins in six games as Brooklyn and Chicago vie for position. In the American League Boston and Chicago trade spots atop the standings while Cleveland and Detroit gain and slip. New York and Philadelphia make moves in and out of the chase. Extra innings mark multiple Yankee wins, and a planned Lake Avoca game with the Colored Giants was rained out.
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Great Falls
AB. R. i
Oy Skeon
PO. A
Seattle
Tacoma
Ty McGinnis
Spokane
Butte
Stumpf
Vancouver
Lafayette
Schorr
Lea i Marshall
Bisbee
Schroeder
Eve
Boston
Meago
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
AB. R.H. Po
Washington
Smith
Niladelphia Johnson
Leiter St Louis
McCarl
Hillyard
Et Roche
York
Grant
Kafor
Philadelphia
Dickerson
Lous i
Bas Ee Meinnatt
Chicago
Brooklyn
Butto
Pittsburie i
Millyard
Mershall
Sac American Association
Fire Hite
Yardley Stumpf
Yardley Vila
Seherr
Minapolis
Zame
Lwaukee
Abuicy
Harrington
Pacific Coast League
Pet Sas Francisco
Si Lake
Los Ageles Ee
Portiana Oe
Joakaana i
Vernon
Cine Rinnatt
Chi
Hame
Destroit
St. Louis
Brookelyn
Pittsburg
White Sox
Yankees
The Sportlight on Baseball Gossip and World Series Talk
Grantland Rice surveys baseball chatter from New York and Chicago, weighing World Series hopes between Giants and White Sox. He notes player shifts, Ruth’s absence, and the coming postseason clash while poking fun at fans and press alike. The column blends humor, team previews, and World War I era sports culture with local newspaper voice.
Questioned West Title of Electrics in Northwest League
Spokane July 15 The Northwestern Baseball league closes 1917 season with Great Falls claiming pennant after sweeping Tacoma and losing to Spokane and Butte, while Seattle beat Vancouver at home. Postseason debates arise over standings as postponed games could alter final ranking.
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Spokane
Northwestern Baseball League
Great Falls
Butte
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Montana
Dagan
Findee
Great
Billings
Smetter City
Butte Miners drop Roche Hydorn and Schinkel
Roche a signee since day one is benched as Rex Hydorn and Adolph Schinkel are released by Manager McCarl. They will not join the team for the Great Falls opener as Hamilton arrives to bolster the infield and Jose Acosta accompanies him.
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Rea” Roche
Rex Hydorn
Adolph Schinkel
McCarl
Miners
Great Falls
Hamilton
Vancouver
Jose Acosta
Seattle
Butte
Schinkel
Hy- Gorn
McGinnity
National Commission
Elab
Cleveland
Dickerson
Golf Lingo Made Clear From a Young Brains Insight
Henry explains golf shouting in a humorous way deriving from his sister’s arithmetic. The anecdote notes that players yell fore because it is quicker than saying toot toot which would sound like two two and cause delay. The piece appears as a light humorous item in the magazine style.
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Henry
Verybody
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