Northwestern league batting race heats up with three contenders
The Northwestern league debate over batting honors grows crowded as Hillyard of Butte leads with 242, closely followed by Fries and McGinnis in pursuit. Evans tops pitching, Brown leads steals, while several players trade places in a spirited chase for the top averages and power. A drifting gambling vignette closes the page with a humorous jab on a store shooting myth.
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Rube Evans
Hillyard
Butte
Rube
du Johnson
Techan
Spokane
Mare Gard
George’ McGinnis
McGinnis
Fries
Swatters
Roy Brown
Vancouver
Willie” Lenard
Gislason
Hamilton
Bibee
Boss Parr
Schmutz
Seattle
White
Great Falls
Promoter Pins Hope on Rising Lightweight Hope
Comer Fitzpatrick, once manager of Kid Lavigne and Jack Johnson’s corner, curates a new boxing talent. The young fighter Sam Harris now trains, known as Battling Champ, with Harry Segal in his corner. Segal has a track record in top-flight boxing circles and eyes a rapid rise for the protege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Am Fitzpatrick
Lavigne
Dick” Burge
London
Jack” Johnson
Australia
Tommy” Burns
Sam
Harry Segal
When Knights Were Bald Piece of Medieval Humor
An aging knight grows bald and hides it with a periwig, but a gust of wind reveals his bare pate during a hunt. The company laughs and the knight quips that his own hair would not stay in place, making light of the incident.
Gibbons Panned For Lack Of Confidence In Ring
New York dispatch notes Mike Gibbons struggles against high class opposition, with critics arguing his heart and nerve fail when punished. The piece traces his career from 1911 debut through bouts with Lewis, Denning, Srein, and Goort, highlighting repeated hesitancy to finish opponents and inconsistent form against top-tier foes.
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New York
Mike Gibbons
Ringsiders
Gibbons
Fred Keats
Newson Gibbons
Sherman
Willie Lewis
Tewis
Philadelphia
Young Eve
Eric
Erne
St. Paul
Jack Denning
Denning
Gibbone
Young Cashman
Freddie Hicks
Lewis
Tong
Jeff Smith
Tommy Cowhore
Joe Srein
Sid Burns
Tommy
Malo
Malones
Phons
Eddie ‘cGoort
Frightened Rabbit
Ahern
Ahearn
Bob McAllister
McAllister
Winaky
Toolish
Mana
Jimmy Clabby
Eddie McGoorty
Lee “Houck
Soldier Barfield
Packey McFarland
Young Ahearn
Ted Lewis
Suneh
Getting Power Into Swing With Driver
New York June 10 article discusses how long driving in golf can be improved through practice and a key technique. It highlights the role of rapid, well timed wrist and body movement, noting a reader’s experiment with knee knuckling and body rotation that doubled power and added about 18 percent drive length, while warning beginners to expect initial topping and adjust timing.
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New York
Els
Evening Post
Harry Ward
Vardon
Tony
Precautions Taken To Have Babe Right
Pigeburg Pa June 10 Charles Babe Adams famed pitcher of 1908 era is profiled as a top National League ace known for resilience. The piece recounts how team doctors and trainers used baths and warm rooms to fortify him before the decisive World Series game against Detroit and Pittsburgh, yielding an 8 to 0 victory.
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Pigeburg
Charles Babe Adams
Babe
Denever
Adams
Novies
Detroit Tigers
Maddox
Pittery Club
Nick
Adame
Pittsburg
Detroit
Adama
Clarke
Wagner
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Colver
Northwestern League
J. Newton Colver
Far West
Dickson
Battin
AB. R H. Ave
Tacoma
Vancouver Wang
Rat Falls Wag
PO. A
Ave
DP. Greans
AB. R
Ave. Melanet
Wolfram
Iy Butte
Catan
Evans
Reuther
Spokian
Hnson
Tus
le ‘Great Pails
Righee Ma
Murphy
Vianouver
Shee Beattie
Grover
Bohne Tacoma
Harr Spokan
Peters
Tae
Leard Tacoma
Kippert Butte
Roberts Tacoma
Ae Brown
Kw ‘Niams
Williams
Browning
Harstad
Os m
Smit Isutte
Met i
Colteln Spokane
Brinker Vancouver
Meikle
Morse
Ibe
Fitzsimmons
Van
Acosta
Brooks
Noble
Okane
Pappancouver Nanny
Giugni
Levine
Johnson
Roberts
Cale
Stoffman
Brown
Bohne
Sheely
Pappa
A Coltrin
Murray
Fitelimons
Bankhead
Leara
Big- Bee
Les
Hill Johnson
Yard
Leard
Brinker
Hillvard
Harp Murray
Coltrin
Leara N Healey
Calvo
Gistason
Sells
Iman
Mensor
Shaw and
Raymond
Bennett
Harper and Cunningham
Brink’ Calvo
Chick and Roberts
Anl
Pet Web
Whit Rans
San Schmuite
Clark
Great Fals
Callahan
Peterson
Sutherland
Leonard
Tac-Spo
McGinnity
Butt
Hood
Eastley
Indrix
Leifer
Kallio
Great Fats
Telford
Hydron
Russell Vancouver
Bonner
Rowe
Metvor
Hane
Jamon Jerpe
Gasette Times
Cincinnati
Fromme
Pirates
Kelly
McQuillen
Pirate
Red
Grants
Rige
Carey
Frank Baker
Batte Adams Snally
Bender
Phillies
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