Merits shine in North Western league season preview
Edward a and the Western league draft note new talents for North Western baseball. Ed Kipper of Butta ends season top bat with 558, retires from the diamond. Rod Murphy of Vancouver, now with Oakland, hits .555 for second. Eddie Johnson of Butte third at .345, Roy Grover of Butte now with the Athletics fourth at .342. Skeet Bigbee moves to Pittsburgh at .340. Les Darcy barred from multiple states and seeking boxing permission for Milpaga bouts. Washington University again top in athletics with crew victory over California, sweeping the Southern schools in the Saturday race.
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Butte
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Butta
Joe McGinnity
Rod Murphy
Vancouver
Oakland
Hoe
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Roy Grover
Athletics
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Pitteburg
Tacoma
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California
Endeavors
Chet McIntyre Takes Manager Role at Seattle Athletic Club
Veteran boxing instructor Chet McIntyre is assigned as manager of the Seattle Athletic Club to fill the vacancy left by Col. Win Inglis leaving for military duty. The club plans a move to its new premises, formerly the site of the tic club.
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Seattle Athletic Club
McIntyre
Col
Win Inglis
Retired wrestler Dan McLeod weighs comeback plans
Dan McLeod once world champion and famed for beating Farmer Burns in 163 pound class announces a comeback ten years after retirement. He has begun training and eyes Gus Kervaris as his first opponent after refereeing a Joe Stecher versus Henry Ordeman match in Los Angeles where he caught the comeback bug.
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Gus Kervaris
McLeod
Joe Stecher
Henry Ordeman
Los Angeles
Dan
Farmer Burns
Scripture Leads Trapshooters With Perfect 50 Score
George Scripture posted a perfect score of 50 to top the Harbor Island trapshooting event. L. H. Reid scored 49 at Green Lake in the 60 target contest, while Hi Polirich and Hugh Pieming reached 94 in the 100 target shoot.
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George Scripture
Harbor Island
L. H. Reid
Green Lake
Hi Polirich
Hugh Pieming
Reds and Mackmen Looking Strong in Early Season Play
United Press reports April 16 that the Reds under Mathewson and the Athletics under Mack show strong early form. Giants and White Sox receive attention for erratic hitting while the Cubs face injuries to Doyle and Sater as they seek a new first baseman.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Presse
New York
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati Reds
Connie Mack
Giants
White Sox
Clarence Rowland
John McGraw
Eddie Cicotte
Athletics
Washington
Mack
Reds
Matty
Fred Mitchell
Vic Sater
Cubs
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Sater
Kilbane to Box Welsh in 10 Round Bout May Fifth
Johnny Kilbane and Freddie Welsh will meet at the Manhattan Athletic Club in New York on May 5 in a 10 round bout. The contract was signed after a conference between Harry Pollok Welsh's manager and Jimmy Dunn Kilbane's manager. Kilbane will enter at 1 25 and take 30 percent of the gate. Charlie White of New York likely will referee.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Freddie Welsh
Manhattan Athletic Club
New York
Harry Pollok
Jimmy Dunn
Kilbane
Fach
Chariie White
Local Produce List Returns Mixed Fruits and Oranges
A pantry notice lists Winesap and Newton apples, Grepefrault pears, Cal e Pierida honey, Strainea crates, and assorted citrus including Oranges and new naval pineapples. The fragment shows varied items and quantities in a dusty market catalog.
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Arkansas
Seattle Won’t Be Down in Race This Year Says Dug
Seattle will open the North western league season with one of the strongest clubs ever from the city. Last season the team finished fifth, but President Dugdale promises improvements as he cites how the 1916 championship chase ended.
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Seattle
Dug
Dugdale
Grant and Neville to meet in Northern California golf final
Douglas Grant and Jack Neville reach the finals of the Northern California golf championship after easy wins. Grant faces F. H. O'Keene and Neville meets B. K. Johnstone in the semi finals set for next Sunday.
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San Francisco
Douglas Grant
Jack Neville
Grant
F. H. O'Keene
Neville
BE. K. Johnstone
Egan Wed in San Francisco to Alice Barrett Scudder
H. Chandler Egan, former Western golf champion, married in San Francisco to Mrs. Alice Barrett Scudder of Chicago. They departed for Egan’s home in Medford Oregon after the ceremony. Louisville defeated Toledo 7 to 6. St. Paul hosted Kansas City in cold weather.
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H. Chandler Egan
San Francisco
Alice Barrett Scudder
Chicago
Egan
Medford
Ore
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Kansas City
Rain Halts Sunday Double Bill in Vancouver
Rain halted Sunday double bill. it will be played next week. Bill MeIvor, holdout Giant pitcher, may appear in Vancouver this summer. Dugdale and Bob Brown reportedly plan a trade sending Brownie to Seattle in exchange for the Beavers MeIvor. The Yannigans meet the Regulars today.
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Bill MeIvor
Vancouver
Dugdale
Bob Brown
Seattle
Beavers
Yannigans
Two Big Leaguers on Injured List Already
CHICAGO April 16 With the major league season a week old two stars are out of the game with injuries Home Run Baker of the Yanks and Vic Sater of the Cubs are the victims to date.
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Chicago
Baker
Yanks
Vic Sater
Cubs
Southern Golf Course Is Planted With Spuds
Twenty acres of the Hermitage Golf club in Richmond Virginia have been planted to potatoes. The Hermitage is described as one of the oldest and most aristocratic clubs in the South.
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Richmond
Hermitage Golf Club
South
Southern Takes on Schermer This Eve
William Southern of Bellingham and Joe Schermer a local billiard ace clash in a three cushion tourney at Brown & Hulen parlors. Great Falls N W league beat Olympia 9 0 with Hall Clark and Gardner allowing only one hit.
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Schermer
William Southern
Bellingham
Joe Schermer
Brown & Hulen
Olympia
Great Falls N. W
Hall
Clark
Gardner
No Referee Yet Chosen For Dreamland Bout
Eddie Pinkman and Johnny O Leary prepare for a boxing match tomorrow night in Dreamland with several local contenders named as third men. None seem to satisfy both fighters as the referee selection continues to delay.
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Eddie Pinkman
Johnny O'Leary
Gladiators
Dreamland
Cobb Tops Tigers But White Sox Win Slugfest
Ty Cobb led a strong Tigers effort with superior hitting but Chicago White Sox victory came despite a lineup featuring Jim Scott Fédie Cicotte and Red Faber. The Reds beat the Pirates as Hal Chase collected two hits in four at bats and Christy Mathewson remains a rising star in Cincinnati.
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Jim Scott
Fédie Cicotte
Red Faber
Scott
Tiger
Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati
Reds
Pirates
Hal Chase
Fred Mitchell
Hill Donovan
Vic Saler
Chicago
Championship Golf Meet Not Called Off
The Pacific Northwest Golf Association has not canceled its championship tournament set for Portland in June. President C Henry Davis announced the decision after reports the meet would be canceled due to the war.
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Pacific Northwest Golf Association
Portland
C. Henry Davis
Darcy Bout Called Off in New Orleans Promoter Cancellation
New Orleans on April 16 reports that the Jeff Smith versus Les Darcy bout set for April 28 is canceled at Gov. Pleasant’s request. Replacement likely is Young Ahearn. Notes mention Columbus 1 Indianapolis and Milwaukee as related locations.
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Jeff Smith
Les Darcy
Gov. Pleasant
Young Ahearn
Darcy
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