Fronts of the Big Show Open as Baseball Season Begins
Amid a bleak season, teams prepare for pennant chase with Red Sox and Giants favored. Cubs, Tinker still eyed. Giants cut players including Olle Gulla, Brown, Barr. Alaska notes on wrestling and dog races. UW football players join spring drills. E J Stewart backs Pipal and Bohler in new athletic plan.
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Rosses
Chicago Cubs
Joe Tinker
Great Falls
Bert Cole
Olle Gulla
Brown
Barr
Tenley
Harvard Rejoices Over Percy's Return as Crimson Coach
Harvard students celebrate when Percy Haughton agrees to coach the Crimson football team next fall. He resumes duties after becoming president of the Boston National League baseball club.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Percy Haughton
Crimson
Boston
Baseball Season Promises Prosperity Says National League Proxy
New York April 11 The president of the National League predicts a prosperous year for baseball based on broad nationwide prosperity and favorable conditions in the sport. He notes generous patronage by the public and no management issues to hinder the game’s success this season.
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Wetman-Bruton Company
Union Square
New York City
National League
John K. Tener
New York
Hill's Baseball Dope Chief Bender Boosts Phillies For Season
Phillies hopefuls include Dave Bancroft and Beattie, with Hugh Fullerton praising Chief Bender as a great help. Billy Cunningham hits .500 in two at bats, Charley Schmuts shows form, and Beattie beats Franklin 1 to 0. The colored team returns for two games on the 22nd and 23rd as boosters visit from Butte. Tealey seeks an outfielder. Jack Coffey signs as shortstop for the Seals. Pete Aliteon sold to New Orleans by the Cubs.
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Phillies
Hugh Fullerton
Pete Aliteon
New Orleans
The
Cubs
New Outfielder Joins Seattle Squad This Week
Roy Wolfe, an outfielder, has been turned over to the Seattle club by the St. Louis Cards and is expected to arrive Friday. He comes highly recommended though local management knows little about him, and Dugdale has been told Wolfe’s transportation is arranged.
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Roy Wolfe
Seattle
St. Louis
Dugdale
Rookie Discovers the Resin Ball in Cardinals Camp
The St. Louis Cardinals southpaw rookie Bob Steele at San Antonio refines a resin coated baseball to smooth it and direct its break. The new delivery replaces the emery and mud ball as organized ball weighs action on the method.
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Bob Steele
St. Louis Cardinals
San Antonio
Baseball results from multiple games across leagues
Boston Harvard 1 Sox 0. Bellingham Vancouver 7 Griffiths 14. Washington 1 Phillies 2. St Louis Browns 3 Cards 1. Seattle 1 Franklin 0. Spokane 15 C A 4. Louisville 5 Cubs 11.
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Sox
Bellingham
Vancouver
Grante
Washington
Phillies
St. Louie
Browns
Cards
Seattle
Franklin
Spokane
C. A
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Cubs
Local baseball scores wanted by The Star column
The Star invites amateur and semi pro baseball teams in the city to send scores and gossip for publication in a special column. Notify advance games and ensure accuracy when submitting results.
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Spokane Has First Division Team If Kemp Is Correct
Spokane, April 11. Abe Kemp predicts Spokane will field a first division ball club this season. Nick Williams has assembled a fighting team with strong outfield depth featuring Eddie Mensor Cy Neighbore Ike Wolfer and Harry Harper. Pitching may be the weak link but could improve with another week of prep.
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Kemp
Indians
Pellmell
Baseball Scribe
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Eddie Mensor
Cy Neighbore
Ike Wolfer
Harry Harper
Nick
Mensor
Smokers Night Card Set For YMHA Auditorium
The Young Men’s Hebrew Association schedules a first smoker in the auditorium at 17th and Jefferson on Thursday night. Matchmaker Stubey arranged a strong card with Farr versus O’Neil, Ward versus Gardner, and Spider Abeva versus Holland among others.
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Stubey
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Ward Va. Gardner
Ll Ve. Fegel
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Willams Ve. Kelly
Yale Footballers Out for Practice
Yale capt Black urged 76 candidates to spring practice in New Haven urging hard study before football skills. Coach Hoe emphasized academics must be overcome before players can prove their football material.
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Conn
Capt. Black
Yale Gridiron
Hoe
Guess Opening Attendance for Dugdale Star Season Pass
The Star invites readers to guess opening attendance for Northwestern league games at Dugdale. Two season tickets for all games will go to the two closest readers, with prizes awarded by President Dugdale. Submit figures to The Star sport editor before 6 o'clock on April 26.
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Dugdale
Dug
Queet
the Star
Cail
Mat Artists Set Rematch in Frisco Tonight
Frisco April 11 Ad Santel and Pat Connelly clash as Santel seeks to prove wrestling progress since 1918. Connelly recalls two prior victories over Santel, in 1912 and 1913, and notes only Joe Stecher has defeated him among top competitors.
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Ban Francisco
Ad Santel
Pat Connelly
Santel
Connelly
Joe Bstecher
Nebraska
Hi Schools Clash Sets Three League Showdowns
Three games were scheduled among local high schools with Bronadway facing West Seattle atop the standings. Queen Anne met Lincoln while Ballard played Franklin. The Franklin Lincoln game was voided unless it affects standings.
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West Seattle
Queen Anne
Lincoln
Ballard
Franklin
Teama
Murray and Sommers Lead Rose City Boxing Card
Portland report says Billy Murray and Al Sommers headline tonight at the Rose City Athletic Club. They meet in a six round bout at 158 pounds, with five additional six round bouts on the program.
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Portland
Billy Murray
al Sommers
Rose City Athletic Club
New Faces Appear at Friday Boxing Smokers
New mitt wielders will be featured at Friday night's boxing smoker at the S A Chet McIn tyre has many new faces on his staff and will pit them against each other to select the best of his material for the Far Western meet.
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S.A
Chet McIintyre
National Pastime Revival Foreseen by American League Chief
Byron B. Johnson, president of the American League, forecasts a strong baseball season in 1916 with renewed fan interest. He notes the sport endured 1914 and 1915’s distressing conditions but remains confident baseball remains deeply rooted in the American heart and expects a revival similar to the banner years of 1912 and 1913.
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B. B. Johnson
Chicago
Teddy Challenges Lightweights From Northwest Boxing
Sailor Haynie and I issue a challenge to all lightweight contenders in the Northwest. I have fought before and split with Billy Wright and Chet Neff, defeated Al Mosler, and in San Francisco faced Lee Johnson Eddie Shannon Sally Salvador Herb Brodie Auriel La Forrest and Herb White. White tied all, except Brodie defeated, and Forrest was stopped in the second. Haynie has three fights all won by KO.
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Sailor Haynie
Billy Wright
Chet Neff
al Mosler
San Francisco
Lee Johnson
Eddie Shannon
Sally Salvador
Herb Brodie
Auriel la
Herb White
White
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Forrest
Haynie
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