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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
3
Chet McIntyre muses on aging and weight while training heavyweights for the Far Western meet here at month’s end. The piece references Fred Fulton, Jim Corbett, Jess Willard, and Tom Cowler plus notes on Mathewson’s finger and Freddie Welsh retirement rumors.
Frank Vance from Seattle and Eddie O Connell of Portland meet at the Rose City Athletic club in a grudge wrestling match. Promoters have ordered extra police to curb rough stuff while Mike Butler serves as referee.
The local Drama League center held its monthly meeting Thursday at the YMCA. Two one act plays were presented.
Chicago boxer Charlie White defeats British challenger Matt Wells by decision over sixteen rounds in Kansas City. White builds momentum late as early rounds see Wells win two decisions to White’s one. White finishes strong to swing the score and even the series.
Boston owner J. J. Lantn denied today that Tris Speaker would be traded to the New York Yankees, stating he expected to sign Speaker shortly with the Red Box.
In New York on April 7, Joshua Crane of Rowton earned the right to challenge Jay Gould for the national tennis title by defeating Payne Whitney of New York in the semifinals, three sets to one.
Odde predicts Stanford to beat the University of Washington varsity eight as the rivals meet on Lake Washington. The three mile course from Leach to Madison Park will be lined with buoys. Thorpe Babcock acts as referee and starter. The series holds nine prior meetings with the locals winning each time.
Ivan Michailoff the six four Russian wrestler invades the Pacific Coast for bouts with Ad Santell Coast marvel attracting attention in a Cossack uniform. He has defeated Dr Roller and Demetral and once lasted 34 minutes in a striking contest with Joe Stecher.
In Kenosha Wisconsin last night Jack Hemple, sparring partner to heavyweight champion Jess Willard, defeated Lee Nelson by knockout in the seventh round of a ten round bout. A right smash to Nelsons jaw ended the fight.
The Seattle Giants defeated the New System lads six to one in an exhibition. Luke Glavenich and Bert Cole showed promise on the mound, while Bert also plays outfield. Hap Morse sprained an ankle in practice and may miss a few games.
The Star and Dugdale offer two season tickets for North Western league games at Dugdale Park. Send the nearest correct opening attendance figure before 6 pm April 25 to the Star sport editor. The top two correct guesses win passes for the season opener and season access.
Baseball results from multiple games across cities including San Francisco Portland Salt Lake Oakland Los Angeles Vernon Shreveport Richmond Brooklyn Braves St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and others. The article notes a whisky decline of 14 million gallons and 6 million barrels of beer with a total national drink bill of 2.5 billion dollars for 1915.
Cincinnati reports President Garry Herrmann announces the signing of Hal Chase to play first base for the Reds. Chase is expected to join immediately after training with the San Francisco Seals and boost the club's strength.
The article notes Cleveland ranking highest for telephones per capita among U S cities while New Orleans receives the booby prize. It reflects regional telephone penetration and urban connectivity differences.
Billy Weeks, Canadian middleweight champion, meets Sid Mitchell of Seattle for the title in the Tivoli Mitt Show main event. Mitchell attracts strong support as a challenger while other bouts include Harrahan vs Connors and several Seattle and Tacoma fighters on the undercard. Lonnie Austin to referee with three judges.
In an affidavit to the supreme court Walter Lathrop Hanson grandnephew of Leland Stanford and heir to $500 000 claims his mother Aimee Janson and her Saratoga lawyer Judge Rockwood conspired to declare him incompetent and exile him to Canada to seize his fortune.
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