Dame Fortune Hands Locals Close Battle
Oakland edge Seattle 2 1 in a ninth inning rally after eight frames of tight play. Murphy and Compton scored on a misplay as Lyle Bigbee reached and Seattle failed to prevent the final two runs. Carl Hollings and Lane starred on the mound in a rough day for both teams.
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Baseball News From April Standings And Games
Reports from multiple leagues note postponed games in Detroit New York City and Boston due to cold wet weather. Seattle's Pete Compton and Miles Mains shine with key hits and pitching as Oak, Seattle, and Cleveland players feature in the day’s action.
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Washington Ball Squad Faces W S C In First Meeting
The University of Washington baseball team meets Washington State this afternoon at Denny Field in the season opener. Percy Chamberlain may start, with Burke and Waller ready on the mound. Land will catch, Ladner at first, Foran second, Reem short, Smith third. outfield unsettled.
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Hartfield Arrives for Arena Bout in Gotham Ring
Soldier Hartfield, the famed New York welterweight, lands in our hamlet for the arena smoker card Tuesday night facing Canadian middleweight Frank Barreau. The battle marks a clash with a top foe after Hartfield’s recent San Francisco bout with Mike Gibbons.
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Tacoma
Cunningham and Marquis to Take Hill in Park Showdown
Jimmy Marquis the Broadway star twirler and Lefty Cunningham will duel in the Lincoln park game, billed as a top local high school matchup after Marquis impressed by fanning 17 Queen Anne hitters. Broadway fields with its usual lineup. Dean showed recovery by contributing three hits despite a split hand. Lincoln faces Queen Anne at Mercer fields, with Pickering or Sandell pitching for Lincoln and Wright for Queen Anne. Franklin hosts Ballard at Columbia field, with Young Zolla likely on the mound for Franklin and Frayley for Ballard.
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Wright to Meet Lux in Tacoma Title Bout
McCarthy fights Wright to meet Lux in Tacoma in a main event for the coast welterweight title. Morrie Lux of Portland challenges Wright as the show moves to Tacoma. Johnny McCarthy from California is billed to face Frankie Haynie in Golden Gate action tonight.
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Murphy Loses Narrow Call In Tacoma Boxing Card
Seattle’s Frankie Murphy was edged by Morgan Jones in an eight round bantamweight clash praised for Jones’s aggression. The Tacoma crowd favored Murphy, while Morrissey and Schumann fought a close main event as Williams drew with Anderson and Ryan tied Mason in other bouts.
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Angels Take Mormons In Tow In Easy Win
The Angela team defeated Salt Lake yesterday in Los Angeles. The Angels scored seven runs on four hits, capitalizing on a six-run first inning. Driscoll hit a home run as the day’s standout moment.
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Jockey Frank Midgeley Dies at 45 in Queens Home
Frank Midgeley, a leading jockey about twenty years ago and a member of a renowned family of jockeys and horsemen, has died at his home in Queens. He was 45 and was highly sought after at the height of his career.
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Frank Midgeley
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Midgeley
Famed Horse to Run at Kalamazoo
Chicago April 25. Pop Geers plans a comeback with Napoleon Direct 1 59 8 4 to star for him in 1919 free for all classic. The veteran driver previously relied on trotters but returns to pacers with a famed Hal family descendant.
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Pop” Geers
Pop
Lexington
Eurmimer
Cannefax to Get Chance at Green Cloth Title Soon
Alfred je Oro, world two cushion billiard champion, will meet Hob Cannefax of St. Louis in a championship at the Friars' club May 1 2 and 3. Albert Cutter or George Moore will be chosen as the referee.
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Alfred Je Oro
Hob Cannefax
St. Louis
Friars’ Club
Hither
Albert Cutter
George Moore
Rising Star Napoleon Direct Dominates Early Race Circuit
The horse Napoleon Direct showed steady improvement after a modest start, winning several cheap races early in the season and then capturing stakes as the season closed. Over the next two seasons he moved into free-for-all classes, remaining nearly unbeatable and losing only infrequently.
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Napoleon
Big Ring
Critiem
Racing Legends Shine In Early 20th Century Track
In 1916 at Columbus a rival defeated the famed Single G and set a new mark. Napoleon Direct carried a suspected leg issue into 1917, and last season Millard Banders drove Lou Dillon to the trotting record of 1.58 percent.
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Napoleon Direct
Millard Banders
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