Work Starts on New Seattle Tennis Club Grounds
The Seattle Tennis Club begins work at Firlock grounds next week after purchase, aiming to ready courts for upcoming tournaments. Revival in the net game revives interest with promising prospects and top players like Hugh returning to Seattle this summer.
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Wybert Manse! Smith
Hugh
Washington State
Seattle Sea
State Mt
Hyman
Ring Prodigy Found in Yank Forces
New York April 11 Exkidie Whan a former sparring partner of Firesimmons and Knights of Columbus secretary by the A B F has discovered a ring prodigy who may be the logical contender for the heavyweight title against Jess Willard or Jack Dempsey Behan reports the ring master is Wright a 205 pound fighter from the Far West who has appeared in bouts with army heavies
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New York
Exkidie Whan
Firesimmons
Knights of Columbus
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Behan
Wright
Far West
Army
Texas and Southern league series set for April in Shreveport
Shreveport and New Orleans clubs have arranged a series to settle a dispute. Games will be played in Shreveport on April 19 and April 10 to decide the best league.
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Shreveport
Tex
New Orleans
Texas
Serrie
Warden Urges Protection of All Game Birds
County Game Warden Wilkens urges hunters and dog fanciers to keep dogs from roaming during the birds nesting period. Disturbing nests often causes failure to hatch or loss of birds and young. He notes nine hundred twenty Chinese pheasants were released in King county last year and urges protection for a good fall supply.
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Wilkens
King County
Baltimore's Dunn pursues near to complete international league roster
April reports from Baltimore say Jack Dunn aims to assemble a strong lineup with Heatley at first, Maisel from St. Louis Browns at third, and Morgan from Washington at second, seeking a near comprehensive squad. In Denver on April 11 Tom Gibbons of St Paul edged George Chip in a late boxing decision, with Gibbons wobbling the opponent in the ninth before a strong return.
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Jack Dunn
Jack Heatley
Frita Maisel
St. Louis Browns
Ray Morgan
Washington
Denver
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
George Chip
Pennsylvania
Gibbons
Chip
National telegraphic trapshooting league proposed
A movement seeks to form a telegraphic trapshooting league across the United States and Canada. Clubs including New York Athletic Boston Athletic Missouri Athletic have shown interest and aim to involve Olympic San Francisco Denver Montreal clubs. Teams would meet monthly, send scores, and the top tally wins a trophy from the American Trapshooting Association.
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Canada
New York Athletic Club
Boston Athletic Association
Missouri Athletic Asociation
Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Kansas City Athletic Club
Denver Athletic Club
Montreal Athletic Association
Olympic Club
Montreal A. A
Lakeside
Cal
Montreal
New York
Boston
Local Bricklayer Runner Defends Cross Country Laurels
Max Rohland of the Paulist A. C. New York, a distance runner who holds the New York district amateur junior and senior cross country titles, will defend his laurels this year. In the past year and a half he has capt ured 29 prizes in 45 starts, trained after work mainly at night.
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New York
Hohland
Seals Rally For Third Straight Win In Eight Inning Rally
Round Coast League action sees the Seals score three in the eighth to beat the Bees 6 to 3 in Sacramento. Angels benefit from three Rangel hits and an error to top the Beavers 2 to 6. Tigers held to one hit as Besick’s Bees win 5 to. Oakes and Senators tied 0 0 until Yippers win with a ninth inning run in Sacramento.
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Fuller
Beavers
Angels
Schorr
Tigers
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Bees
Oakes
Senators
Yippers
Former Net King McLoughlin Eyes 1919 Comeback Tour
Former national tennis tithe holder Maurice McLoughlin plans a major comeback in 1919 tournaments across the West. After a striking victory over Mervyn Griffin in Coronado, he resumed intense practice and aims to reestablish his former form in forthcoming Wastern matches.
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Maurice McLoughlin
Pacific Coast
McLoughlin
Coronado
Mervyn Griffin
Famed Water Star Plans Trip to U.S
Fan ny Durack, Australia's famous woman swimmer, plans a return to the United States. She will land in New York after arrival and expects to compete in American races this summer. Durack came to California last year and did not compete during that stay.
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Water Star
U.S
San Francisco
Fanny Durack
Australia
California
America
Miss Durack
New York
Piper Taft's Fishing Contest Attracts Large Steelhead Catches
Piper Taft's fishing contest reports big steelhead trout from the Skykomish and White rivers. Anglers include Ray Sparting of Start up with an 18 pounder and 44 inch specimen, and Ethel M Mettmer with a 6 pounder in Wallace River. County closures affect Stehekin and Twin Lakes. The event features a banquet on April 23 at the Masonic temple with W L Finley presenting bird and wildlife films.
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Ray Sparting
Startup
Sparting
Skykomish
Harry van Tassel
W.G. Taft
White River
Huckiey
Sporsmen’s Association
Masonic Temple
W. L. Finley
Oregon
Grays Harbor Man Sets Steelhead Record
Ira Hornibrook of the Grays Harbor Rod and Gun Club caught four steelhead averaging 12 to 14 pounds, totaling 22 this season and leading local anglers. Two years ago he won a national prize for the largest steelhead in 1917.
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Grays Harbor
Ira Hornibrook
Huntington Rehired to Lead Oregon Football Squad
Charles Shy Huntington will again coach the University of Oregon football team for the upcoming season. Huntington, a star of the Oregon team that defeated Pennsylvania at Pasadena on New Year's Day 1917, has been renewed in the same post.
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Ore
Charles
Shy) Huntington
University of Oregon
Huntington
Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
Pasadena
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